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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 · 8h
So silver is what we need to find... 👀
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CNN @cnn.com · 10h
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 · 1d
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.

Read more:
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Article originally posted on
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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 · 1d
👉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 · 1d
🛑 How Safe Are We? — FBI under Patel is firing, reassigning agents seen as disloyal; DOJ is purging dissenting prosecutors. Power is centralizing.

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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 · 2d
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 · 2d
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 · 2d
The tables are turning... 🥶
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CBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy · 2d
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 · 3d
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 · 4d
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 · 4d
Article by Terry H. Schwadron
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 4d
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 · 4d
🥴 Facts!
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 6d
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.

Read more: www.dcreport.org/2025/10/03/o...
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 · 6d
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 · 6d
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 · 6d
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 · 7d
Freedom of speech in the context of this administration 👋🚮
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ACLU @aclu.org · 7d
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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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 8d
Trump’s pick Pete Hegseth wants to scrap military DEI programs in favor of a rigid “warrior ethos.”

What does this mean for recruitment, morale & America’s global image?

www.dcreport.org/2025/10/01/h...

Article by Mariel Padilla, originally published on the @19thnews.org
In a Room Full of Men, Hegseth Called for a Military Culture Shift From ‘Woke’ to ‘Warrior’
Pete Hegseth scraps diversity programs, fires top women leaders, and pushes gender-neutral fitness standards in a shift toward “warrior ethos.”
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 8d
Masks are off.

Trump’s executive actions, military threats, and politicized justice are pushing democracy toward dictatorship.
He’s not just leading — he’s reshaping the rules.

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Dropping the Pretenses
Trump’s executive orders, prosecutions, and military use show a dangerous slide toward authoritarian rule in America.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 9d
You can't expect problems to magically become erased, especially when they're underfunded and cut! 🤦‍♀️
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CNN @cnn.com · 9d
A record number of Americans are living on the streets, roughly a quarter with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or other severe mental illness. The overwhelming majority pose no public danger, and research links only 3% to 5% of violent acts to those with serious mental illness.
Trump wants to force mentally ill homeless people into hospitals and treatment. He’s cutting the programs that fund them | CNN Business
Trump’s cuts to Medicaid, housing assistance and mental health programs will undermine his goal of increasing involuntary commitment.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 10d
Welp, there goes that 🙈
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CNN @cnn.com · 10d
President Trump has ordered a 10% tariff on foreign softwood timber and lumber and a 25% tariff on kitchen cabinets and some wooden furniture. https://cnn.it/4mItFev
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 11d
Article originally posted in @19thnews.org
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 11d
🔍 When It Comes to Rising Costs, Women Are More Worried Than Men, About Everything reveals how economic pressures are hitting women harder, especially women of color.

This is more than statistics, it’s a warning: costs don’t rise equally.

Full article: www.dcreport.org/2025/09/28/w...
When It Comes To Rising Costs, Women Are More Worried Than Men — About Everything
A new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll shows women, especially women of color, are more worried than men about groceries, housing, child care, and medical bills.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 12d
🚨 “Accuser, Judge and Jury” digs deep into the indictment of James Comey — but argues it’s less about Comey himself, and more about power, narrative, and the weaponization of justice.

www.dcreport.org/2025/09/27/a...
Accuser, Judge and Jury
The central issue with the White House-ordered indictment of James B. Comey Jr. obviously isn't about the fate of Comey, but about Donald Trump and the Justice Department officials he uses as avatars ...
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 13d
🔍 Distilling International Disdain, sheds light on how U.S. foreign policy, trade restrictions, or political posturing are pushing global partners toward growing frustration—and what that might cost the U.S. in influence and cooperation

www.dcreport.org/2025/09/26/d...
Distilling International Disdain
Donald Trump’s UN General Assembly speech blasted globalism, climate action, and allies in a combative rant that left world leaders stunned.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 13d
This is Trump's America 🤦‍♀️
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CNN @cnn.com · 13d
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, pushing the issue back before the justices for the second time this year.

More details: https://cnn.it/4myiLrx
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