Decca Muldowney

Oakland

Reporter and Fact-checker at Freelance

journalist & researcher | alum @thedailybeast @trdny @propublica | covering labor, repro rights, & extremism | "burden the conscience of the affluent"

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Articles

‘Book Boyfriends’ and ‘Shadow Daddies’: the men cashing in on romantasy

1 month ago | technewstube.com | Decca Muldowney

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‘Book Boyfriends’ and ‘Shadow Daddies’: the men cashing in on romantasy

1 month ago | theverge.com | Decca Muldowney

Entertainment /BooksFrom BookTok to IRL balls, these performers embody beloved characters. From BookTok to IRL balls, these performers embody beloved characters. Apr 11, 2025, 2:00 PM UTCIf you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images, Zach HarrisonPart OfThe modifierssee all Six hours into a fantasy ball, actor Zach Harrison is sweating.
No resistance against Trump without Palestine

Feb 17, 2025 | newint.org | Decca Muldowney

In the dying days of Joe Biden’s presidency, Jack Lew, the US ambassador to Israel, expressed concern about the changing views of his country’s politicians. ‘You can’t ignore the impact of this war on future policymakers,’ he said. ‘Not the people making the decisions today, but the people who are 25, 35, 45 today and who will be the leaders for the next 30 years, 40 years.’ Lew thinks this generational shift among Democrats is dangerous. I find myself hoping it’s real.
Singing in dark times: Cultural resistance in Palestine

Jul 1, 2024 | newint.org | Decca Muldowney

At least 28 Palestinian artists and writers have been killed since the beginning of Israel’s devastating bombardment of Gaza. It is a number that is easy to lose sight of given the wider horrifying reality of the war for Palestinians: more than 35,000 dead in total and two million displaced. Ten thousand bodies that have yet to be recovered from under the rubble – rubble that, according to the UN, will take 14 years to clear. But it is a number on which we should pause.
Meet the Woman Training Parents How to Get Books Banned

Dec 1, 2023 | iverifyu.com | Decca Muldowney

A conservative activist who teaches parents how to get books removed from school libraries has won her first major victory at a right-leaning Southern California school board, setting the district up for a fresh legal battle with the state. On Nov. 16, Chino Valley became the first school district in the country to enact what critics call “book banning” policy that allows any community member to challenge “sexually obscene” materials in school libraries.
Donald Trump’s New Campaign Talking Point: Save the Donuts

Nov 19, 2023 | blogarama.com | Jake Lahut |Jennifer Wood |Decca Muldowney |Will Bredderman

Donald Trump’s New Campaign Talking Point: Save the Donuts Donald Trump's New Campaign Talking Point: Save the Donuts By Jake Lahut • Read More » SNL's Biden Gets Upstaged by a Giant Panda in Cold Open By Jennifer M. Wood • Read More » MAGA Influencers Are Sold on This Grifty Wellness Company By Decca Muldowney, William Bredderman • Read More » Make Unique Gifts for Everyone on Your Nice List These custom gifts from CVS are sure to be a hit this holiday season. The truth is a Beast.
MAGA Influencers Are Sold on This Grifty Wellness Company

Nov 18, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Decca Muldowney |Will Bredderman

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Reuters A gaggle of Trumpworld-linked investors and disreputable medical professionals are hawking a Goop-like lifestyle brand—complete with supplements, podcasts, tele-health, and even a dating service—to conservative audiences with the help of far-right influencers, The Daily Beast has discovered.
Far-Right Board in Ottawa County, Michigan, Have 'Buyer's Remorse' Over $4M Resignation Offer to Health Boss

Nov 16, 2023 | thedailybeast.com | Decca Muldowney

A group of far-right commissioners in Ottawa County, Michigan, is having second thoughts about a $4 million offer they made two weeks ago to the county's public health officer in exchange for her resignation, according to court documents obtained by The Daily Beast.
New Report Finds Musk’s X Is an Antisemitic, Islamophobic ‘Hell-Scape’

Nov 14, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Decca Muldowney

By Decca Muldowney,3 hours agoKirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via Reuters X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is failing to remove posts containing hate against Jews, Muslims, and Palestinians , according to a report out Tuesday from the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a non-profit being sued by Elon Musk. Researchers at the CCDH used X’s internal reporting system to flag 200 posts written since Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
Ottawa County's Far-Right Board Offers Public Health Officer Adeline Hambley $4 Million to Quit

Nov 9, 2023 | thedailybeast.com | Decca Muldowney

A group of far-right local commissioners in Michigan has offered the county's public health officer $4.1 million to leave her job, after trying unsuccessfully to remove her for the last 10 months. The commissioners, aligned with local ultraconservative group Ottawa Impact, offered the high-priced settlement to Adeline Hambley, the county's public health boss, after an 8-hour closed door session on Wednesday, according to reporting from the Holland Sentinel.