CURE News Digest: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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2-25-26 Mark Fiore’s Cartoon Update
“The state of his union” by Mark Fiore (editorial cartoonist)
https://markfiore.substack.com/p/the-state-of-his-union
2-25-26 e pluribus cartoonum
“State Of The Coverup” by RJ Matson (editorial cartoonist)
https://rjmatson.substack.com/p/state-of-the-cover-up2-24-26 NPR
“Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump” by Stephen Fowler
This post includes both narrative information and a 3-minute podcast from Morning Edition.
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2-24-26 Letters from an American
“February 24, 2026” by Heather Cox Richardson
“Once Trump was back in the White House, the U.S. position changed dramatically. As a team from the Wall Street Journal later explained, even before Trump took the oath of office, Putin was reaching out to Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, a billionaire real-estate developer with no experience in diplomacy, to negotiate over Ukraine. In February, Witkoff went to Moscow to meet with Putin without a translator and without being briefed by the CIA.”
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-24-2026
2-25-26 Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
“SOTU” by Joyce Vance
“I watched just in case you could’t”
https://joycevance.substack.com/p/sotu2-25-26 The Borowitz Report
“Video Reveals Trump’s Sexual Misconduct with Children” by Andy Borowitz
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/the-video-trump-doesnt-want-you-to
2-25-26 Lincoln Square Media | The Strategy Session, SOTU Edition
29-minute video recording featuring Rick Wilson, Joe Trippi & Steven Beschloss
“How Low Can Trump Go?”
“Trump’s nonstop lying isn’t satiating the MAGA cult like it used to.”
https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/how-low-can-trump-go-the-strategy2-25-26 Hopium Chronicles by Simon Rosenberg
“The Spanberger & Alex Padilla Addresses – A Better Day Is Coming”
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-spanberger-and-padilla-addresses
2-25-26 The Up and Up
“The State of Our Union” by Rachel Janfaza
“Trump’s fav/unfav with young Americans is nearly -30 points. As one put it, the state of things in the U.S. ‘seems almost dystopian.’”
https://www.theupandup.us/p/the-state-of-our-union-genz
2-25-26 The Downballot
“Morning Digest: Trump’s crusade to punish Indiana Republicans isn’t going so hot” by David Nir & Jeff Singer
“He promised pain after the GOP spurned a remap, but he’s struggling to deliver”
https://www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-digest-trumps-crusade-toEnd of CURE News Digest: Wednesday, February 25, 2026