Melody Schreiber
@melodyschreiber.com
Health contributor/reporter at Guardian US, contributing editor at the New Republic, freelance elsewhere. Arctic obsessive and book enthusiast.
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Melody Schreiber
@melodyschreiber.com
· Dec 6
Experts fear for US childhood vaccine schedule after hepatitis B guideline change
Pediatricians say panel’s decision will create confusion and access issues, and condemn ‘parody of public health’
www.theguardian.com
NEW: The entire US childhood vaccine schedule is now open for scrutiny. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Here's the map after 24 hours of launch. Find your event or get one up here: www.mobilize.us/map/?tag_ids...
January 10, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Here's the map after 24 hours of launch. Find your event or get one up here: www.mobilize.us/map/?tag_ids...
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We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
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Local assisted living facilities are taking additional security measures because the residents don’t want their care to be interrupted when ICE abducts their staff. Schools are closed for the safety of students, faculty, and staff. There is no facet of society or stage of life unaffected.
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Local assisted living facilities are taking additional security measures because the residents don’t want their care to be interrupted when ICE abducts their staff. Schools are closed for the safety of students, faculty, and staff. There is no facet of society or stage of life unaffected.
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Trump: "AFFORDABILITY! Effective January 20, 2026, I, as President of the United States, am calling for a one year cap on Credit Card Interest Rates of 10%."
January 10, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Trump: "AFFORDABILITY! Effective January 20, 2026, I, as President of the United States, am calling for a one year cap on Credit Card Interest Rates of 10%."
What's the opposite of secession? Rejection?
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 10, 2026 at 1:31 AM
What's the opposite of secession? Rejection?
The irony
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
January 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
The irony
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The report by Tracy Beth Høeg and Martin Kulldorff forming the basis for this decision includes references to articles by The Brownstone Institute and Hillsdale College's Academy for Science and
Freedom.
Freedom.
BREAKING: CDC announces an unprecedented overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule, a significant shift that recommends fewer shots for all kids.
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move
The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
nbcnews.to
January 10, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The report by Tracy Beth Høeg and Martin Kulldorff forming the basis for this decision includes references to articles by The Brownstone Institute and Hillsdale College's Academy for Science and
Freedom.
Freedom.
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It's why you have UN agencies, election observers, media witnesses, NGOs, etc. It's why bad actor governments get rid of these groups, and it's one of the reasons you can tell who's a bad actor -- when they start kicking these groups out.
January 9, 2026 at 11:57 PM
It's why you have UN agencies, election observers, media witnesses, NGOs, etc. It's why bad actor governments get rid of these groups, and it's one of the reasons you can tell who's a bad actor -- when they start kicking these groups out.
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I have covered one or two governments that have lied about what they are doing. It's easy enough to just say: "The administration claimed x, but this is what witnesses saw." You often have to spend a lot of time in hospitals counting and examining bodies because governments do lie.
"Administration assertions seem to run counter to media evidence and the consensus of the vast majority of reporting on the killing thus far."
January 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I have covered one or two governments that have lied about what they are doing. It's easy enough to just say: "The administration claimed x, but this is what witnesses saw." You often have to spend a lot of time in hospitals counting and examining bodies because governments do lie.
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ICYMI: WaPo, on why ICE always has phones in their hands: to feed the social media beast.
@drewharwell.com
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January 9, 2026 at 11:53 PM
ICYMI: WaPo, on why ICE always has phones in their hands: to feed the social media beast.
@drewharwell.com
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@drewharwell.com
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Is Trump saying it would be easier to invade than pay money?
January 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Is Trump saying it would be easier to invade than pay money?
It took a little while, but @annasplat.bsky.social turned me into an American chestnut devotee
January 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
It took a little while, but @annasplat.bsky.social turned me into an American chestnut devotee
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"The changes are a “systematic attempt” by health officials “to erode public confidence in childhood vaccines”, said @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social" via @theguardian.com @melodyschreiber.com
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US to slash routine vaccine recommendations for children in major change experts say creates doubt
Jabs to prevent influenza, rotavirus, RSV and other vaccines are no longer fully recommended
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
"The changes are a “systematic attempt” by health officials “to erode public confidence in childhood vaccines”, said @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social" via @theguardian.com @melodyschreiber.com
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Analysis estimates Trump administration ‘wasted’ billions to compensate over 154,000 federal employees on leave
Doge cuts cost US taxpayers $10bn to cover workers’ paid leave, analysis finds
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Analysis estimates Trump administration ‘wasted’ billions to compensate over 154,000 federal employees on leave
I wonder how many people know that we already have an airbase on Greenland for exactly this purpose
Trump: "If we don't take Greenland, you're gonna have Russia or China as your next door neighbor. That's not going to happen."
January 9, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I wonder how many people know that we already have an airbase on Greenland for exactly this purpose
Very much the same
I’m so grateful I get to write for a living.
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Very much the same
"I'm not mad at you"
January 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
"I'm not mad at you"
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"NYS Dept of Health & NYC Health Dept reject all recent and unilateral changes to the CDC immunization schedule."
This letter just went all to all medical providers in NYC. It sends an unambiguous message: Do not change your prior immunization practices.
This letter just went all to all medical providers in NYC. It sends an unambiguous message: Do not change your prior immunization practices.
January 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM
"NYS Dept of Health & NYC Health Dept reject all recent and unilateral changes to the CDC immunization schedule."
This letter just went all to all medical providers in NYC. It sends an unambiguous message: Do not change your prior immunization practices.
This letter just went all to all medical providers in NYC. It sends an unambiguous message: Do not change your prior immunization practices.
This is a who's-who of my favorite independent journalists!
Whoops, I lost the link to the actual in trying to get the character count down for the first post. Here it is!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
How independent journalism is a form of resistance: ‘I’m not answering to anyone’
Trump’s attacks on mainstream media have opened a window for journalists who want to operate independently
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
This is a who's-who of my favorite independent journalists!
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Becca Good’s statement on the murder of her wife Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.
“On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Becca Good’s statement on the murder of her wife Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.
“On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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A bombshell new video shows that Good was not actually blocking ICE; instead, she waved for the agents to “go around” her vehicle after dropping someone off.
However, the agents swarmed, pulling on the doors and demanding she “get out of the fucking car!” trib.al/StJkKeI
However, the agents swarmed, pulling on the doors and demanding she “get out of the fucking car!” trib.al/StJkKeI
January 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
A bombshell new video shows that Good was not actually blocking ICE; instead, she waved for the agents to “go around” her vehicle after dropping someone off.
However, the agents swarmed, pulling on the doors and demanding she “get out of the fucking car!” trib.al/StJkKeI
However, the agents swarmed, pulling on the doors and demanding she “get out of the fucking car!” trib.al/StJkKeI
When my editor asks if the draft is ready
I've told myself more or less the same thing at 7:59 AM on the due date of the term paper, after 8 cups of coffee and zero sleep, no longer fully remembering everything I wrote. 🐋
January 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
When my editor asks if the draft is ready
I keep seeing things like this and thinking about Charlie Kirk, a hero for being a devoted Christian and parent
Reporter: A mother of 3, a partner, a poet. 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. She was shot and killed near the site of an ICE operation after dropping off her 6-year-old son at school. She was a devoted Christian. Her former neighbor says she wasn't a terrorist nor an extremist as she's been described.
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I keep seeing things like this and thinking about Charlie Kirk, a hero for being a devoted Christian and parent
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The lawsuits have been plentiful as well as the settlements
wach.com/news/local/f...
wach.com/news/local/f...
Clemson professor wins settlement after firing over Charlie Kirk post
An assistant professor at Clemson University will be back on the job after a social media post led to his firing.
wach.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The lawsuits have been plentiful as well as the settlements
wach.com/news/local/f...
wach.com/news/local/f...
I haven't followed the news super closely because it's already a lot. But I haven't seen this info -- was Renee Good there to protest, or was she just driving by? (Either way, she didn't deserve this.)
January 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I haven't followed the news super closely because it's already a lot. But I haven't seen this info -- was Renee Good there to protest, or was she just driving by? (Either way, she didn't deserve this.)