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DCReport
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Nonprofit journalism reporting on the facts to protect your rights as citizens, consumers, workers, investors, and voters.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 10h
Brace yourselves: the economy is entering choppy waters. Growth is cooling, wage pressure persists, and external risks are surfacing.

This isn’t a crash prediction—it’s a reality check by @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social

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Reality Check: With the Economy, We're In for A Rocky Ride
Pulitzer-winning journalist David Cay Johnston warns that the U.S. economy has stopped growing, with small businesses shedding jobs and trade collapsing.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 19h
This article was originally published by @propublica.org on October 9 by @fastlerner.bsky.social
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 19h
EPA scientists completed a major toxicity report on PFNA months ago — but it still hasn’t been released. Findings link PFNA to low birth weight, liver & reproductive harm, and 26 million people may be at risk.

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Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
The EPA completed but withheld a report showing PFNA, a toxic “forever chemical,” contaminates drinking water for 26 million people, endangering public health.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 1d
There is at least some hope... 🫠🫠
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d
NEW: Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.
Education Dept. Reverses Decision to Halt Funds for Deafblind Student Programs
Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 2d
Two faces of Trump: abroad, a peacemaker; at home, an autocrat. 🤔 Ceasefires & hostage deals are being hailed, but domestic crackdowns, political control & suppressing dissent tell another story.

Read more: www.dcreport.org/2025/10/12/r...
Article by: Terry H. Schwadron
Reconciling Clashing Trump Images
Trump casts himself as a global peacemaker while tightening control at home—deploying troops, silencing critics, and reshaping democracy.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 2d
👉 @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social makes it clear that what’s at stake is: access to essential services, freedom of organizational policy, and the relationship between federal power and state/local autonomy.

Full article: www.dcreport.org/2025/10/11/t...
Trump Using Small Grants to Force Deportation Compliance
Trump’s team is embedding anti-DEI and deportation mandates in small federal grants - forcing towns to choose between funding and freedom.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 3d
🔍 The Trump Nobel ‘Snub’ by Terry Schwadron examines how the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s decision not to award Donald Trump this year reverberates beyond ego—it signals a test of narrative, timing, and legitimacy.

👉 Read the full piece: www.dcreport.org/2025/10/11/t...
The Trump Nobel 'Snub'
Will Trump lash out for not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? Will the Netherlands feel his wrath? Terry Schwadron provides his view.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 4d
Tech used to challenge power. Now it's bending the knee.

Check out @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social's video as he provides us with another Reality Check ✔️✅!

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Silicon Valley Bends the Knee
David Cay Johnston exposes how tech CEOs fear Trump’s retaliation — and how a secret Intel deal gives him dangerous power over private enterprise.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 4d
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 5d
So silver is what we need to find... 👀
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CNN @cnn.com · 5d
Gold isn’t the only precious metal on a gangbusters rally.

Silver prices have surged roughly 75% this year, boosted by investors seeking out safe havens, plus strong industrial demand and lingering supply deficits. https://cnn.it/46Y2M0b
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 6d
Trump’s executive onslaught is driven by the unitary executive theory — giving the president tight control over the entire executive branch. The Court may soon tip the balance.

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Article originally posted on
@us.theconversation.com by
Graham G. Dodds
The Supreme Court Is Headed Toward a Radically New Vision of Unlimited Presidential Power
Trump’s executive actions revive the controversial unitary executive theory, threatening checks and balances and expanding presidential power.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 6d
👉Private ownership + political power = threat to democracy.

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When Billionaires Own the News: The Death of Public Truth
From Musk’s takeover of Twitter to Ellison’s growing media empire, private ownership of major platforms is endangering democracy.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 6d
🛑 How Safe Are We? — FBI under Patel is firing, reassigning agents seen as disloyal; DOJ is purging dissenting prosecutors. Power is centralizing.

Read more: dcreport.org/2025/10/07/h...
Article by Terry H. Schwadron
How Safe Are We?
FBI Director Kash Patel fires agents, DOJ prosecutors dismissed, and Trump’s loyalty purge deepens — leaving America’s national security at risk.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 7d
Can someone tell the people running the U.S. that Mother Earth is going to come back swinging if they keep attacking her...🤦‍♀️😪
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CNN @cnn.com · 7d
The Trump administration is eyeing cutting funds for two major climate pollution projects in Texas and Louisiana, including one in House Speaker Mike Johnson’s district, according to a list of potential cuts obtained by CNN.
Major climate pollution removal project in Johnson’s district could be on Trump’s chopping block | CNN
The Trump administration is eyeing cutting funds for two major climate pollution projects in Texas and Louisiana, including one in House Speaker Mike Johnson’s district.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 7d
The tables are turning... 🥶
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CBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy · 7d
Soybean farmer who backed Trump feels strain of China's boycott: "Our clock is tick-tocking"
It's prime harvest season in southern Illinois, but for soybean farmers like Scott Gaffner, what's usually a time of reward is now a season of worry. Janet Shamlian reports.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 8d
The Supreme Court is increasingly ruling in the dark. 🌑The shadow docket lets it bypass normal procedure, no full hearings, no detailed opinions, and make sweeping decisions.
Justice Jackson says it’s “gratuitous and harmful.”

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Article by: Henry R. Kaufman
The Supreme Court Is Operating in the Shadows — And Democracy Is Paying the Price
The Supreme Court’s growing use of its “Shadow Docket” bypasses deliberation, fast-tracking Trump-era rulings with massive political consequences.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 9d
Jane Goodall changed the game: she showed chimpanzees have language, tools, grief—and reminded us that our humanity includes our compassion. 🌍Her legacy isn’t just memory, it’s mission.

Article by: @mireyamayor.bsky.social on The Conversation
Full article: www.dcreport.org/2025/10/05/j...
Jane Goodall, the Gentle Disrupter Whose Research on Chimpanzees Redefined What It Meant To Be Human
Jane Goodall redefined what it means to be human. From chimps to children, her life’s work inspired compassion, curiosity, and change for all living beings.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 9d
Article by Terry H. Schwadron
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 9d
This shutdown isn’t just about funding—it’s about breaking systems.

✔️ Budget cuts + health care rollback ✔️ Targeted state shutdowns ✔️ Threats of mass layoffs

Politics over people. Read more 👉 www.dcreport.org/2025/10/05/t...
Shutdown Politics We Understand
As the government shutdown deepens, Trump’s partisan agenda rolls on—gutting health care, threatening layoffs, and turning politics into punishment.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 9d
🥴 Facts!
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 11d
Trump & Pfizer struck a deal to lower Medicaid drug prices—but it’s more about tariffs than health reform.

Only some drugs, only for Medicaid, under threat of 100% import tariffs. Don’t confuse perception with policy.

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On Lowering Prescription Drug Costs
Trump and Pfizer struck a deal to lower some Medicaid drug prices, but the move is more about tariffs and politics than broad healthcare relief.
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CBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy · 11d
Appeals court upholds decision against Trump's view on birthright citizenship
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's injunction that says the Trump administration's effort to end birthright citizenship is likely unconstitutional.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 11d
Recent grads in the U.S. are struggling more than their counterparts abroad. Employers are holding back; economic uncertainty is rising; long-term effects not being paid attention to.

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Policies Blocking Grad Careers?
Unlike Europe and Japan, U.S. college grads face higher unemployment. Why is America unique in leaving young workers behind?
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 11d
David Cay Johnston reminds us that shutdowns aren’t political theater — they are real disruption. Workers, communities, public services all feel the sting.

Full article: www.dcreport.org/2025/10/03/d...
David Cay Johnston: Short Takes On Big Issues
David Cay Johnston: Wednesday marked the first day of the 2026 federal budget year — and the U.S. government is already in partial shutdown.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 12d
Freedom of speech in the context of this administration 👋🚮
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ACLU @aclu.org · 12d
BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
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