CURE News Digest: Saturday, February 28, 2026

[CURE News]

2-28-26  e pluribus cartoonum

“Violation” by RJ Matson (editorial cartoonist)

https://rjmatson.substack.com/p/violation

2-27-26  We (the people) Dissent

“No Kings News + Three National Protests that You May Not Have Heard About” by K. Starling

https://thepeopledissent.substack.com/p/no-kings-news-three-national-protests

2-28-26  Letters from an American

“February 27, 2026” by Heather Cox Richardson

“Trump’s name is, in fact, all through the Epstein files, and the DOJ’s clumsy attempt to hide files that discuss him has only called attention to them. The recent news that the DOJ withheld files about allegations that Trump raped a 13-year-old girl has raised suggestions of an illegal coverup, whether the allegations are true or not. Representative Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, says he will open an investigation.”

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-27-2026

2-28-26  The Conversation

“Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they are” by Javed Ali

https://theconversation.com/iran-will-respond-to-us-israeli-strikes-as-existential-threats-to-the-regime-because-they-are-277176

2-28-26  Hopium Chronicles with Simon Rosenberg

“Our Addled, Failing, Desperate Leader Wags The Dog, Goes to War, and Declares Himself King” by Simon Rosenberg

“Oh, by the way, the inflation data on Friday was terrible”

https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/our-addled-failing-desperate-leader

2-27-26  The Bulwark | Morning Shots

“Same Brutal ICE.  Now Stealthier.” by Kristol, Egger & Swift

“ICE has learned how to be cruel and lawless without drawing so much attention to itself.”

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/same-brutal-ice-now-stealthier-dhs-nurul-amin-shah-alam-minneapolis-dhs-funding-midterms-primaries

2-28-26  The Contrarian

“Trump Can’t Use War or Other Excuses to Take over American Elections” by Norman Eisen

“The Contrarians won’t let you – Publishers Roundup 56”

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-cant-use-war-or-other-excuses

2-27-26  To the Contrary

“Yes, We Should Be Alarmed About This” by Charlie Sykes

“MAGA wants an election ‘emergency’”

https://charliesykes.substack.com/p/yes-we-should-be-alarmed-about-this

2-5-26  The Bulwark 

“It’s the Democracy, Stupid” by Matt Johnson

“It turns out voters care about rights and freedoms after all”

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/its-the-democracy-stupid

End of CURE News Digest:  Saturday, February 28, 2026, 

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