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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Do you know the odds that you will get a food-borne illness this year? The shockingly high numbers explained in my new short video for DCREPORT with a powerful comparison to the same risk for Europeans. www.youtube.com/shorts/vlBBl...

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Is America’s Food Less Safe Than Europe’s? | Reality Check with David Cay Johnston

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today's San Jose Mercury News shows a trend in policing and civilian oversight:

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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

While promoting Doonbeg golf course in Ireland, Trump said Ukraine should stop striking Russian oil refineries, blaming that for high diesel prices. What he didn't mention: a missed Russian missile attack for Boris Johnston affected Ukrainian civilians. @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social for DC Report.

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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

40% of Hispanic Americans say the American Dream still holds true. Two years ago it was 52%. Diana Orcés finds the decline cuts across parties alike. Article originally published on @us.theconversation.com

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Why Hispanic Americans are losing faith in the American Dream

Only 40% of Hispanic Americans still believe in the American Dream as concerns over immigration, democratic rights and belonging grow.

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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Trump can't put his name on the Kennedy Center Congress controls that, and a federal judge blocked his "Donald J. Trump Plaza" workaround too. Now he won't approve the $257M renovation, and his aides call the building crumbling. Remember the East Wing? Video by @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social

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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Trump calls AI extinction warnings a "hoax," saying a strong president is guardrail enough. David Cay Johnston argues the real risk isn't the power grid or dam spillways, it's nuclear weapons. A 1970 sci-fi film saw it coming.

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

While Trump takes money to issue get-out-of-prison-free cards, there is exactly one person he would be a fool to pardon, no matter how big the bribe. My Reality Check video for DCReport explains: www.youtube.com/shorts/KvIKK...

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Why Trump Would Be a Fool to Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Analyzing Trump's latest one-sided attack on Zelenskyy and what it means: my latest Reality Check quick video for DCReport: youtube.com/shorts/a1KWs...

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Trump Has a Warning for Ukraine. What About Putin? | Reality Check with David Cay Johnston

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Below shows how far back European settlers wrote into law their mindless racism:

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Our major news organizations are being overly cautious in describing the dangers of AI, as I explain in my latest short video for DCReport: youtube.com/shorts/942hK...

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Could AI Wipe Out Humanity? Trump Calls the Risk a “Hoax”

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Russian troll farms are fabricating news reports of celebrities denouncing the Democratic Party, including Ben Affleck, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Cher, Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert De Niro, Jennifer Lopez, Cynthia Nixon, and Sigourney Weaver. Remember: "Russia, are you listening?"

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Is the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts at risk of sudden demolition? My new DCReport short video: www.facebook.com/share/v/1Fia...

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Kennedy Performing Arts Center's future is uncertain. My new very short video for DCReport explains: youtube.com/shorts/Gwodp...

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Could Trump Demolish the Kennedy Center? | Reality Check with David Cay Johnston

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

For 38 years, I've watched Trump create his own reality, calling him "delusional Donald." Today, in remarks captured on video, he claimed 2 firefighters lifted him at Ground Zero on 9/11. Donald belongs in a healthcare facility for dementia, not the White House.

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

How dumb, tone deaf, or racist are the Target executives who put a Jim Crow era minstrel show Halloween costume for kidd on sale? It's been withdrawn, the NYDailyNews reports, but…

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Should people in subsidized low-income housing be forced to move out if their incomes soar, allowing new low-income tenants to move in? From today's San Jose Mercury News [paywall]:

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Jennifer Leonard and me making s statement without making a statement:

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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Dolly Parton joked her way to the top, using quick wit, self-deprecating humor, & making men the butt of the joke. Rest easy, Dolly. 🎶 Article originally published on @theconversation.com

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Dolly Parton Took Control of Her Career by Making Men the Butt of the Joke

Dolly Parton used humor to challenge sexism, make men the butt of the joke and take control of her career in the male-dominated country music industry.

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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"That is not blindness. That is white sight by design." A Hawaii Supreme Court Justice just used 8 pages of a legal opinion to call out the Roberts Court for racism, citing Dred Scott and Plessy v. Ferguson. @DavidCayJ says other state courts should follow.

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Some cartographic humor to start your day with a smile:

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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A Navy sailor deployed near Iran learned his father was arrested by Border Patrol while he was working 12-hour shifts at sea. At least 52 military parents have been detained. 6 deported. The Pentagon has said nothing.

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Trump’s Deportation Crackdown Is Detaining U.S. Military Families

The Trump administration’s deportation crackdown is detaining parents and spouses of U.S. service members, raising questions about military families.

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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

152 ICE & CBP agents have been accused, convicted of violent crimes. 73% for sexual offenses. 50% for crimes against minors. No government database tracks any of it. Article originally published on the @19thnews.org.

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ICE Violence Against Women Is Largely Untracked. One Advocacy Group Is Working To Change That.

Report identifies 152 ICE and CBP agents accused, charged or convicted in violent crime cases, exposing gaps in oversight and accountability.

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The White House just announced a deal to take 65 billion barrels of oil from Venezuela -- at cost -- through an unnamed new company. Why would Venezuela give up that oil? How do the Trump family and his cronies stand to profit? Expect major developments in the next few days.

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

a smart question posed by the US edition of The Guardian:

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A GOP nominee for Congress from Texas illustrates the hate filled, vile direction. Trump is taking the party, as explained in my latest DCReport Reality Check video. www.facebook.com/share/r/19Gn...

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Great SF Chronicle report on pay—clear, compares top pay to the median, including benefits and overtime. Bravo to chartist Hanna Zakharenko, reporters Hanna Zakharenko and Nami Sumida, plus Abigail Vân Neely for a related piece. Gift article link below. www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Good for a laugh: www.facebook.com/share/r/1B8X...

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

In a 91-page opinion, the Hawaii Supreme Court has called out the racism of the United States Supreme Court under Chief Justice Roberts. My short video below explains: youtube.com/shorts/o83kw...

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Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Says U.S. Supreme Court Only Sees White

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A brand new Smithsonian exhibit is a direct challenge to Donald Trump's efforts to whitewash American history. Will Donald shut it down? Please watch my 2-minute video on Dorothy Height, the godmother of the Civil Rights movement. www.youtube.com/shorts/SI7AT...

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Will Trump Target This Smithsonian Civil Rights Exhibit? | Reality Check with David Cay Johnston

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The White House is NOT disputing this story in The New York Times or a nearly identical one in The Washington Post, both showing that Trump has radically reduced the stature of the American presidency and that has no idea what he's doing in his gratuitous, deadly, and super expensive war with Iran.

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A new Smithsonian exhibit celebrates a black woman hero of the civil rights movement, directly challenging Trump administration efforts to delete exhibits about non-whites and females. How long will it stay up is the question asked in my new column. www.dcreport.org/2026/08/10/t...

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Will Trump Allow This?

The Smithsonian just opened an exhibit honoring civil rights icon Dorothy Height. Given Trump's drive to scrub minority history, how long will it last?

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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Trump called it "HISTORIC," but within hours of his Gaza disarmament announcement, Hamas said Israel must withdraw first, and Israel's national security minister called it unacceptable.

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Suddenly, Peace in Gaza?

Trump announced a Gaza peace roadmap, but Israel and Hamas remain divided over key terms, raising doubts that a lasting ceasefire is within reach.

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

For half a century, my press criticism has helped improve journalism, including forcing a corrupt broadcast chain to close down. My latest column for DCReport examines the state of conservative commentary and what it means for you: www.dcreport.org/2026/08/02/f...

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What it Means for You that Ross Douthat Leaves The NYTimes for 60 Minutes

Faux conservatism weakens democracy, normalizes misinformation, and distracts from threats to liberty. America needs principled conservative voices.

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The conventions of American journalism left reporters and editors ill-equipped to understand Elon Musk and his terrifying goals, Greg Sargeant argues in a provocative The New Republic essay. Sargeant was a longtime WashPost columnist before joining TNR. Free link: newrepublic.com/article/2135...

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The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” Kids

In his explosive interview with The Economist, the SpaceX billionaire inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism.

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

NOT welcome news. H/t Prof Paul Caron's TaxProf blog today:

Headline on study showing law school Dean tenure has fallen from more than 10 years in the 1950s to less than three years in the last decade or so.

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In 2017, I wrote that Trump planned just what we are seeing today: a militarized society with severe cuts to spending on health and human services. DCReport.org reader Jerry Rosenblum just reminded me of this piece, drawn from budget documents. www.dcreport.org/2017/07/19/i...

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DCReport

DCReport is a non-profit news organization, co-founded by Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston, that reports on the facts of politics.

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Yet another woman accuses Trump of rape. Beatrice Keul, a Swiss former beauty queen and banking executive, is making the news in Europe. Why not here?

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Trump just accused his own administration of lying, covering up, and working behalf of a foreign government against him. He said nothing, however, about all the cyber security, election security, an election integrity people he fired. ROTFLMAO. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

More hateful ignorance and bigotry from the No. 2 elected official in Indiana, who evidently slept through junior high civics. H/t the Friendly Atheist newsletter:

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

NYC mayor Mamdani enjoys much stronger support among American Jews than Netanyahu. Mamdani is at 44% favorable, 39% unfavorable compared to 32/59 for Netanyahu.

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

My oops this morning on Jacob Soboroff's Connect program on MS Now: I said "commerce clause," when I clearly meant "emoluments."

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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This short documentary by Caught in the Storm captures the resilience of the River Arts District, historic Biltmore Village, & Chimney Rock as they resiliently work to bounce back after Hurricane Helene.

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After Helene: Businesses Bounce Back

Eighteen months after Tropical Storm Helene, Western North Carolina businesses continue rebuilding amid economic challenges, recovery efforts and renewed hope.

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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

After Helene: Lost & Found, which tells the story of volunteers and community members working to recover and return these treasured items to their owners, offering moments of hope amid a long recovery process. www.dcreport.org/2026/06/12/h...

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After Helene: Lost & Found

18 months after Helene, volunteers are reuniting survivors with treasured possessions swept away by historic floodwaters in North Carolina.

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Another installment from our collaboration with the School of Journalism at @northeasternu.bsky.social: Caught In the Current: The Forgotten Story of Helene's Impact on Asheville, North Carolina and the surrounding region. Student journalism at its best!

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