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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Trump Has Made Haitians Fear for Their Lives
While the Trump administration continues to try to revoke Temporary Protected Status, even Haitians with full U.S. citizenship now fear violence and deportation.
newrepublic.com
Even Haitians who have been U.S. citizens for decades are constantly looking over their shoulders. “If they can do it to white people in Minnesota, they can do it to anyone.” My latest:
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
"is there a technology the left is excited about"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
February 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"is there a technology the left is excited about"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reported fiction
It is my personal editorial position that the term "reported fiction" is bad and not a thing journalists should, generally speaking, embrace.
February 18, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Reported fiction
sure drugs are fun but have you ever tried dropping your kids off at school and blasting music
February 18, 2026 at 3:03 PM
sure drugs are fun but have you ever tried dropping your kids off at school and blasting music
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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
Oh snap Tricia McLaughlin is out
DHS spokeswoman who regularly lied about deportation campaign is removed
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DHS spokeswoman who became a face of Trump deportation campaign steps down
Tricia McLaughlin is leaving just over a year into Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem’s tenure leading the department.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Oh snap Tricia McLaughlin is out
So important to see older individuals getting low-impact exercise and consuming enough calcium. Osteoporosis is a major concern.
The US Department of Health and Human Services just released this video.
February 18, 2026 at 12:46 AM
So important to see older individuals getting low-impact exercise and consuming enough calcium. Osteoporosis is a major concern.
A two-month-old baby was unresponsive and still sent back to Dilley.
Me and my team have been in contact with Juan’s family. Juan has bronchitis—according to his mom—and at some point in the last several hours he was unresponsive. Juan was still discharged from the hospital despite that around midnight today.
February 18, 2026 at 12:09 AM
A two-month-old baby was unresponsive and still sent back to Dilley.
Remember when people used to insist it wasn't airborne? www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
Study: SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in 39% of hospital air samples during outbreaks, despite good ventilation
www.cidrap.umn.edu
February 17, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Remember when people used to insist it wasn't airborne? www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
I think some people like ChatGPT because they weren't really taught how to do research
February 17, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I think some people like ChatGPT because they weren't really taught how to do research
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A 7 year old who lives in Colombia and was detained while entering the U.S. on a valid tourist visa to go to Disneyland! The school she wanted to return to is in Colombia!! But ICE kept her locked in a concentration camp for 70 days.
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 9:15 PM
A 7 year old who lives in Colombia and was detained while entering the U.S. on a valid tourist visa to go to Disneyland! The school she wanted to return to is in Colombia!! But ICE kept her locked in a concentration camp for 70 days.
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Sowing fear of "ICE at the polls!" could do more to suppress votes than any actual ICE at the polls. Here's an explanation of the right's strategy on this, along with my recommendations for what to do instead of playing along.
katestarbird.substack.com/p/effective-...
katestarbird.substack.com/p/effective-...
Effective outrage
Defusing and redirecting threats of “ICE at the polls!”
katestarbird.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Sowing fear of "ICE at the polls!" could do more to suppress votes than any actual ICE at the polls. Here's an explanation of the right's strategy on this, along with my recommendations for what to do instead of playing along.
katestarbird.substack.com/p/effective-...
katestarbird.substack.com/p/effective-...
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There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
yes
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 6:46 PM
yes
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looks like Mamdani is gonna get his rent freeze this year after all. big news on the housing beat from @smaldo.bsky.social:
Rent Board Resignation Clears Path for Mamdani Rent Freeze Promise
The new mayor is now able to appoint a majority to the Rent Guidelines Board, giving him the numbers for a signature campaign promise.
www.thecity.nyc
February 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
looks like Mamdani is gonna get his rent freeze this year after all. big news on the housing beat from @smaldo.bsky.social:
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When I first heard about the Prairieland case, it seemed clear—and bad. A group of activists had “ambushed” an ICE detention center. An officer had been shot. But as is so often the case, it’s more complicated.
www.ms.now/news/antifa-...
www.ms.now/news/antifa-...
February 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
When I first heard about the Prairieland case, it seemed clear—and bad. A group of activists had “ambushed” an ICE detention center. An officer had been shot. But as is so often the case, it’s more complicated.
www.ms.now/news/antifa-...
www.ms.now/news/antifa-...
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For years, the YMCA of Central Maryland has fought food insecurity in the Baltimore region. Then about a year ago, it opened another food pantry — one for its own employees.
Meanwhile, its CEO is one of the highest-paid nonprofit leaders in the area.
Meanwhile, its CEO is one of the highest-paid nonprofit leaders in the area.
YMCA employees wanted pay raises. They got a food pantry instead.
The YMCA of Central Maryland opened a food pantry for workers asking for pay raises. Meanwhile, its CEO is one of the region’s highest-paid nonprofit leaders.
buff.ly
February 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
For years, the YMCA of Central Maryland has fought food insecurity in the Baltimore region. Then about a year ago, it opened another food pantry — one for its own employees.
Meanwhile, its CEO is one of the highest-paid nonprofit leaders in the area.
Meanwhile, its CEO is one of the highest-paid nonprofit leaders in the area.
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"The data from January shows that the nation’s two operating utility-scale offshore wind farms — South Fork Wind and Vineyard Wind — performed as well as gas-fired power plants and better than coal-fired facilities"
Offshore wind showed up big during the East Coast’s brutal cold
America’s two utility-scale offshore wind farms performed as well as gas power plants and better than coal in January — including during Winter Storm Fern.
www.canarymedia.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"The data from January shows that the nation’s two operating utility-scale offshore wind farms — South Fork Wind and Vineyard Wind — performed as well as gas-fired power plants and better than coal-fired facilities"
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If anyone wants an example of the kind of stuff I wish more Democrats would do when it comes to defending trans rights, look no further than this from @jayapal.house.gov
My Trans Bill of Rights protects the freedom for all trans people to live as their full, authentic selves. It’s time to get this passed!
February 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
If anyone wants an example of the kind of stuff I wish more Democrats would do when it comes to defending trans rights, look no further than this from @jayapal.house.gov
Luxury gyms are the new country club
February 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Luxury gyms are the new country club
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Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
We love to see it (congrats @cartersherman.bsky.social!!)
From last night's @semafor.com media newsletter: The Guardian is launching a video-first daily news podcast hosted by Kai Wright and Carter Sherman.
It's part of a larger push by the publication into video, and a further investment in the US, where the Guardian now has 200 staffers.
It's part of a larger push by the publication into video, and a further investment in the US, where the Guardian now has 200 staffers.
February 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
We love to see it (congrats @cartersherman.bsky.social!!)
This piece simultaneously says cub reporters can't be picky about "AI-assisted" journalism jobs because of a contracting market, while also noting that AI makes it less necessary to staff newsrooms.
This AI-loving newspaper editor is teaching young journalists a valuable lesson: editors can be dumbasses
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor
Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.
www.cleveland.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:45 AM
This piece simultaneously says cub reporters can't be picky about "AI-assisted" journalism jobs because of a contracting market, while also noting that AI makes it less necessary to staff newsrooms.
I think @anildash.com pointed out that coding is one of the few industries where LLM automation takes away the grunt work and frees people up to be more creative -- unlike most other industries, where this is reversed.
Token Anxiety
i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
February 16, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I think @anildash.com pointed out that coding is one of the few industries where LLM automation takes away the grunt work and frees people up to be more creative -- unlike most other industries, where this is reversed.