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The treatment for a fatal cat disease wasn’t legally available. So cat lovers created an international black market.

The cat drug black market, and why we needed it in the first place, on the next Reveal.
The treatment for a fatal cat disease wasn’t legally available. So cat lovers created an international black market.
A fatal cat disease was finally cured, but the treatment wasn’t legally available. So a group of cat lovers created an international black market.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:22 PM
A mysterious disease was killing cats, with no treatment available…at least not in the US.

So a group of cat lovers turned to the black market to get lifesaving treatments into the hands of pet parents.

And it was working, until the feds showed up.
The treatment for a fatal cat disease wasn’t legally available. So cat lovers created an international black market.
A fatal cat disease was finally cured, but the treatment wasn’t legally available. So a group of cat lovers created an international black market.
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January 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Before he announced that he was "taking back" Venezuela's oil, Trump declared that he was going to take back the Panama Canal from...China.

Both claims are examples of Trump's bizarre "America First" approach to foreign policy.
The Trump administration’s threat to reclaim the Panama Canal is destabilizing one of the US's closest partners in Latin America
The Trump administration’s America First approach to foreign policy is perplexing and even destabilizing some longtime US allies.
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January 3, 2026 at 6:44 PM
As Trump continues to plunder Venezuela's oil, now seems like a good time to revisit this @billmckibben.bsky.social interview on the remarkable rise of solar energy.
How a climate doomsayer became an unexpected optimist
On this week’s “More To The Story,” environmentalist Bill McKibben examines how the remarkable rise of solar power could (finally) begin to slow climate change.
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January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Artists are boycotting the Kennedy Center after the president renamed it to include himself. Plans for his White House ballroom are still pushing forward. Why did Donald Trump even bother with all these vanity projects?

As art historian Erin Thompson told @revealnews.org, it’s all about power.
Trump's gilded White House makeover is all about power
On this week’s “More To The Story,” art historian Erin Thompson examines the ways societies build and destroy monuments—and why Trump is so focused on remaking Washington in his own image.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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If you liked the @hyperfixedpod.bsky.social series on the black market for life saving cat drugs, @revealnews.org is running an hour-long version of that story this weekend! Hear it on the radio! Share it with your friends!!!
The treatment for a fatal cat disease wasn’t legally available. So cat lovers created an international black market.
A fatal cat disease was finally cured, but the treatment wasn’t legally available. So a group of cat lovers created an international black market.
revealnews.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
The fatal cat disease FIP had finally been cured. But the treatment wasn’t legal in the US. Cats kept dying.

So a group of renegade cat ladies took matters into their own hands. This week on Reveal: the cat drug black market.
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January 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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On @revealnews.org's “More To The Story,” climate change activist @billmckibben.bsky.social examines the remarkable growth of renewable energy and why it gives us a chance to fight climate change.

It’s the most optimistic 30 minutes you’ll hear all week: tinyurl.com/3ztc2w34
December 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Bill McKibben is a longtime environmental activist whose outlook on climate change has been described as “dark realism.”

Now, he’s painting a much sunnier picture about the future of our planet thanks to the remarkable rise of solar power.

Listen to the full episode here: tinyurl.com/3ztc2w34
December 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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How did two well-respected New York art galleries sell more than $80 million in fake art–and why almost no one ever was punished?

This mystery and more from our friends at @revealnews.org:
Fancy galleries, fake art
How two well-respected New York art galleries sold more than $80 million in fake art—and why almost no one ever was punished.
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December 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This week on Reveal:

We’re celebrating a whole decade of unforgettable journalism with a look back at some of our favorite stories and interviewing the journalists behind the reporting to explain what happened after the stories aired. 🙌
We’re celebrating a decade of Reveal with our biggest investigations and impact
Reveal celebrates its 10-year anniversary with standout stories from the archives and interviews with the journalists behind the investigations.
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December 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"The hot new thing right now is to be a Christian nationalist. And unfortunately, it means hurting an awful lot of people along the way."

This Christmas, check out our interview with @maklelan.bsky.social, who discusses how politicians have used the Bible to serve their own interests.
The Bible says so…or does it?
On this week’s “More To The Story,” religious scholar and TikTok star Dan McClellan examines how some Christian nationalists use—and often abuse—the Bible to gain political power.
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December 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Is there a sin of empathy? Does the Bible condone slavery? Did Jesus really say wealthy people might not reach heaven?

Religious scholar @maklelan.bsky.social on biblical misinterpretations and how politicians use—and abuse—the world’s most argued-over book.
The Bible says so…or does it?
On this week’s “More To The Story,” religious scholar and TikTok star Dan McClellan examines how some Christian nationalists use—and often abuse—the Bible to gain political power.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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How did two well-respected New York art galleries sell more than $80 million in fake art–and why almost no one ever was punished?

This mystery and more from our friends at @revealnews.org:
Fancy galleries, fake art
How two well-respected New York art galleries sold more than $80 million in fake art–and why almost no one ever was punished.
www.motherjones.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Why did Trump slap his name on the Kennedy Center? @artcrimeprof.bsky.social gives our friends at @revealnews.org an answer:

It's about power.
Trump's gilded White House makeover is all about power
On this week’s “More To The Story,” art historian Erin Thompson examines the ways societies build and destroy monuments—and why Trump is so focused on remaking Washington in his own image.
www.motherjones.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Learn more about sanitation justice at the latest More to the Story episode from @revealnews.org here:
Why Trump deemed basic sanitation illegal DEI
On this week’s “More To The Story,” activist Catherine Coleman Flowers examines how the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks could supercharge the movement to protect the planet.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This week on "Reveal," from the Center for Investigative Reporting, a look at the country's largest art fraud in modern history—and why almost no one ever was legally punished.
Fancy galleries, fake art
How two well-respected New York art galleries sold more than $80 million in fake art–and why almost no one ever was punished.
www.motherjones.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Trump's latest vanity project? Renaming the Kennedy Center to the “Trump-Kennedy Center."

As @artcrimeprof.bsky.social told us, the president's obsession with remaking Washington in his own image is about one thing:

Power.
Trump's gilded White House makeover is all about power
On this week’s “More To The Story,” art historian Erin Thompson examines the ways societies build and destroy monuments—and why Trump is so focused on remaking Washington in his own image.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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ICYMI, the Trump-appointed board members of the Kennedy Center voted to rename the famed theater the “Trump-Kennedy Center."

As art historian Erin Thompson told our friends at @revealnews.org, Trump's obsession with remaking Washington in his image is about one thing: Power.
Trump's gilded White House makeover is all about power
On this week’s “More To The Story,” art historian Erin Thompson examines the ways societies build and destroy monuments—and why Trump is so focused on remaking Washington in his own image.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
On this week’s “More To The Story,” environmental activist Catherine Coleman Flowers explains how a program to provide basic sanitation in the Deep South was canceled under Trump.

Why? It was deemed illegal DEI.
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
On this week’s “More To The Story,” environmental activist Catherine Coleman Flowers explains how a program to provide basic sanitation in the Deep South was canceled under Trump.

Why? It was deemed illegal DEI.
Why Trump deemed basic sanitation illegal DEI
On this week’s “More To The Story,” activist Catherine Coleman Flowers examines how the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks could supercharge the movement to protect the planet.
revealnews.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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The government is using face-scanning apps to check if random people on the street are citizens. And they say you cannot refuse.

Our new dystopia, on this week’s @revealnews.org
Lessons from Trump’s “war” on Chicago
ICE and Border Patrol agents terrorized the city, and locals fought back.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
ICE and border patrol agents roaming around the streets of Chicago in unmarked cars, faces covered, armed with military-style semi-automatic weapons.

Locals are finding unique ways to fight back.

This week on Reveal, lessons from Trump's war on the Windy City:
Lessons From Trump’s “War” on Chicago - Reveal
ICE and Border Patrol agents terrorized the city, and locals fought back.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“We have a criminal justice system in which the courtroom and the sentence is so far removed from the lived experience of the condemned."

Executions have nearly doubled in 2025, according to a report from NPR. We spoke to the reverend who witnesses them.
Executions Are Rising in the US. This Reverend Witnesses Them. - Reveal
On this week’s “More To The Story,” death row spiritual adviser Jeff Hood talks about how his longtime activism for racial justice led him inside America’s execution chambers for the final moments of ...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM