CURE Digest (Afternoon Edition): Wednesday, November 5, 2025

[CURE News]

11-5-25  The Bulwark Morning Shots

“Vive La Resistance” by Kristol, Egger, Carrosquillo, & Swift

Waves can be blue after all.

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/vive-la-resistance-blue-wave-elections-spanberger-sherrill-mamdani

11-5-25  America, America

“Snapshot:  What a Night for Democrats and Democracy” by Steven Beschloss

Big wins in Virginia, New Jersey and New York send a clear message.

https://www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-what-a-night-for-democrats

11-5-25  The DownBallot

“Morning Digest:  Voters deliver massive wins to Democrats in rejection of Trump and GOP” by David Nir & Jeff Singer

From coast to coast, Democrats ran up the score – and ran ahead of the polls.

https://www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-digest-voters-deliver-massive

11-5-25  Adam Kinzinger substack

“More Mikie Sherrill’s Please” by Adam Kinzinger

Her win in New Jersey points to a brighter political future.

https://adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/more-mikie-sherrills-please

11-5-25  Musings & Amusings of a B-List Writer

“Oh, What a Night!” by Robert S. McElvaine

Americans started on the path back to being America in yesterday’s elections.

https://robertsmcelvaine.substack.com/p/oh-what-a-night

11-5-25  The Existentialist Republic

“Mamdani, Spanberger, Sherrill Won Big.  Let’s Make Sure They Can Deliver” by Christopher Armitage

Armitage states, “State and local government just got reinforcements. Time to help them build something worth defending.”

https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/mamdani-spanberger-sherrill-won-big

11-5-25  The Conversation

“Zohran Mamdani’s transformative child care plan builds on a history of NYC social innovations” by Simon Black

https://theconversation.com/zohran-mamdanis-transformative-child-care-plan-builds-on-a-history-of-nyc-social-innovations-268462

11-5-25  ProPublica

“Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump.  It’s Paying Off for Silicon Valley.” by Jake Pearson

The Trump administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been good for venture capitalists like Andreessen, who previously accused the agency of “terrorizing” fintech startups and crypto companies.

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-cfpb-marc-andreessen-silicon-valley

11-4-25  Open Windows - Ann Telnaes

“Dick Cheney” by Ann Telnaes (editorial cartoonist & visual storyteller)

The original Darth Vader dies.

https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/dick-cheney

11-4-25  The Bulwark

“Threatening Nigeria?  Leaving Romania?  The Chaos of Trump’s Foreign Policy” by Mark Hertling

Meanduring on the world stage isn’t leadership, it’s dangerous.

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/nigeria-romania-trump-foreign-policy-chaos

11-5-25  Zeteo

“How to Build on Zohran Mamdani’s Win in Congress” by Geoff Simpson

Mamdani’s victory isn’t just a tactical blueprint; it’s a strategic mandate for 2026 and beyond.

https://zeteo.com/p/build-zohran-mamdani-win-congress-midterms

11-2-25  The Conversation

“Trump’s squeeze of Venezuela goes beyond the ‘Monroe Doctrine’ – in ideology, intent and scale, it’s unprecedented” by Alan McPherson

https://theconversation.com/trumps-squeeze-of-venezuela-goes-beyond-monroe-doctrine-in-ideology-intent-and-scale-its-unprecedented-268845?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%203%202025%20-%203569836409&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%203%202025%20-%203569836409+CID_b7c6bfaf0a3db0c51af87a66a4a0b489&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=Trumps%20squeeze%20of%20Venezuela%20goes%20beyond%20Monroe%20doctrine%20%20in%20ideology%20intent%20and%20scale%20its%20unprecedented

End of CURE News Digest (Afternoon Edition):  Wednesday, November 5, 2025

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