Melody Schreiber
@melodyschreiber.com
Health contributor/reporter at Guardian US, contributing editor at the New Republic, freelance elsewhere. Arctic obsessive and book enthusiast.
Email: melodyschreiber@proton.me
Signal: melodyschreiber.06
Newsletter: notadoctor.news
Email: melodyschreiber@proton.me
Signal: melodyschreiber.06
Newsletter: notadoctor.news
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Hundreds of Starbucks baristas and labor organizers blockaded Starbucks' largest distribution center in York, Pennsylvania, halting distribution of syrups, coffee beans, and other supplies to the entire northeast.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hundreds of Starbucks baristas and labor organizers blockaded Starbucks' largest distribution center in York, Pennsylvania, halting distribution of syrups, coffee beans, and other supplies to the entire northeast.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
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It's because we never know when we'll have to stay overnight at the airport because everyone involved with our flights had to get paying jobs
I don't even own any pajamas but this guy's pitch has inspired me to buy some for when I fly to SLC to start tour next week
Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel:
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It's because we never know when we'll have to stay overnight at the airport because everyone involved with our flights had to get paying jobs
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WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
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They did this in Louisiana and currently have their worst pertussis outbreak in 35 years. Ridiculous.
NEW: Officials at the Indian Health Service have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations for patients.
The Indian Health Service Is Flagging Vaccine-Related Speech. Doctors Say They’re Being Censored.
Officials have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
They did this in Louisiana and currently have their worst pertussis outbreak in 35 years. Ridiculous.
Genuinely floored to hear the e* slur unedited on the radio in the year 2025 (Merry Christmas to You)
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Genuinely floored to hear the e* slur unedited on the radio in the year 2025 (Merry Christmas to You)
What does this mean for H5N1 etc as well?
EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
What does this mean for H5N1 etc as well?
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Elon Musk is very explicitly altering the X algorithm to show people content that aligns with his far-right worldview.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Elon Musk is very explicitly altering the X algorithm to show people content that aligns with his far-right worldview.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
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More on these being unregulated: youtu.be/pzggl8C2fvs
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 AM
More on these being unregulated: youtu.be/pzggl8C2fvs
This is actually a major plot point in @vanessahua.bsky.social's book A River of Stars -- a woman gets a fatal infection at a medi-spa for "brain health." Personally I'm wary of anything going into a vein, especially when it's unregulated.
Both of my siblings are proponents of the IV drip for general health which feels like… too much? My sister just had one to recover from jet lag. Am I in denial and possibly because I need an IV drip?
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This is actually a major plot point in @vanessahua.bsky.social's book A River of Stars -- a woman gets a fatal infection at a medi-spa for "brain health." Personally I'm wary of anything going into a vein, especially when it's unregulated.
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Wait until they hear about the drug cascade that untreated ADHD tends to lead to.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Wait until they hear about the drug cascade that untreated ADHD tends to lead to.
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APHA and other leading medical, health and patient advocacy groups issued a joint statement on the alarming changes made to the CDC autism website. #SpeakForHealth
vist.ly/4fexk
vist.ly/4fexk
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
APHA and other leading medical, health and patient advocacy groups issued a joint statement on the alarming changes made to the CDC autism website. #SpeakForHealth
vist.ly/4fexk
vist.ly/4fexk
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Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission: The women he sexually abused.
Jennifer Weiner writes in the New York Times: Gift Link
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Jennifer Weiner writes in the New York Times: Gift Link
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission: The women he sexually abused.
Jennifer Weiner writes in the New York Times: Gift Link
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Jennifer Weiner writes in the New York Times: Gift Link
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
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trying to start a moral panic and the stories are all like “the ADHD meds really helped but didn’t solve everything”
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
trying to start a moral panic and the stories are all like “the ADHD meds really helped but didn’t solve everything”
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BREAKING: Judge Cobb rules that the Pentagon's National Guard deployment into D.C. was illegal.
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
BREAKING: Judge Cobb rules that the Pentagon's National Guard deployment into D.C. was illegal.
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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Not many young people know this but it is generally pretty unusual for the president to outright call for the mass executions of elected members of the opposition party
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Not many young people know this but it is generally pretty unusual for the president to outright call for the mass executions of elected members of the opposition party
I did this, and it was indeed on -- but unchecking took away priority inbox FYI
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I did this, and it was indeed on -- but unchecking took away priority inbox FYI
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The CDC website has been lobotomized. Where it once presented the decades of evidence debunking the false claims of a link between vaccines and autism, that has now been replaced with junk science.
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The CDC website has been lobotomized. Where it once presented the decades of evidence debunking the false claims of a link between vaccines and autism, that has now been replaced with junk science.
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They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
Recently I was hanging out with some acquaintances.
One said, "hey your wife seems to have lost a lot of weight, good for her!" and he responded "it's really about portion control! She just doesn't eat as much now"
I overheard and said "also she's on GLP-1s right" and he said "sure there's that"
One said, "hey your wife seems to have lost a lot of weight, good for her!" and he responded "it's really about portion control! She just doesn't eat as much now"
I overheard and said "also she's on GLP-1s right" and he said "sure there's that"
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Recently I was hanging out with some acquaintances.
One said, "hey your wife seems to have lost a lot of weight, good for her!" and he responded "it's really about portion control! She just doesn't eat as much now"
I overheard and said "also she's on GLP-1s right" and he said "sure there's that"
One said, "hey your wife seems to have lost a lot of weight, good for her!" and he responded "it's really about portion control! She just doesn't eat as much now"
I overheard and said "also she's on GLP-1s right" and he said "sure there's that"
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I have posted before about how my GLP-1 pretty much saved my life after covid, but I also strongly believe that people taking them should have access to mental health support, because these medications & discussion around them & how folks treat you would make it so very very easy to hurt yourself.
One of the things I want people to take away from this is (CN: EDs): Anorexia doesn't look like you think.
Sometimes, yes, it does.
But a LOT of times it does not. 🧵
www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...
Sometimes, yes, it does.
But a LOT of times it does not. 🧵
www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...
Doctors are worried about prescribing GLP-1s to certain patients
With one in eight adults taking drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, emerging evidence shows that the medication has potential to both help and harm people with eating disorders.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I have posted before about how my GLP-1 pretty much saved my life after covid, but I also strongly believe that people taking them should have access to mental health support, because these medications & discussion around them & how folks treat you would make it so very very easy to hurt yourself.
There's a theory that Trump takes the views of whoever he talked to last, and he did recently speak to MBS...
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
There's a theory that Trump takes the views of whoever he talked to last, and he did recently speak to MBS...
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They Might Be Giants - Jackie The Clipper (Official Video)
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November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Robert Malone says the MMWR -- the CDC's venerated journal -- is being scaled back. He also says he is now the chair of the influenza vaccine working group.
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Robert Malone says the MMWR -- the CDC's venerated journal -- is being scaled back. He also says he is now the chair of the influenza vaccine working group.