CURE News Digest (Morning Edition): Wednesday, October 1, 2025
CURE News
No Kings! protest/rally will be held in the Champaign-Urbana area on October 18, 2025 at noon. Please get this date & time on your calendar! More details to follow as they are released.
9-30-25 We (the people) Dissent
Internet post by K. Starling
Title: No Kings! Updates and Information
Subtitle: A second No Kings event is coming Oct. 18.
https://thepeopledissent.substack.com/p/no-kings-updates-and-information9-30-25 Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
Internet post by Joyce Vance
Title: The First Amendment (And A Court) Punch Back
https://joycevance.substack.com/p/the-first-amendment-and-a-court-punch
9-30-25 Lincoln Square Media substack
32-minute video recording featuring Rick Wilson, Joe Trippi & Mike Madrid
Title: Trump’s Speech to Generals Is Greeted By the Sound of Silence | The Strategy Session
Subtitle: And Trump has lost major ground with Latino voters.
https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/trumps-speech-to-generals-is-greeted9-30-25 The Borowitz Report substack
Internet post by Andy Borowitz (comedian & satirist)
Title: Hegseth’s Meeting Backfires as Military Audience Starts Chanting “Epstein, Epstein”
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/hegseths-meeting-backfires-as-military
9-30-25 The Contrarian substack
15-minute video recording with Jennifer Rubin & Amy McGrath
Title: Our enemies are smiling at us: Amy McGrath and Jen dissect Trump and Hegseth Show in Quantico
Subtitle: “It’s a WTF moment.”
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/our-enemies-are-smiling-at-us-amy9-30-25 The Contrarian substack
Internet post by Joscelyn, Corke & Eisen
Title: Trump is targeting the First Amendment rights of all Americans
Subtitle: Using the Kirk murder to justify the creation of a domestic terrorist group label is the one step in squelching all opposition.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-is-targeting-the-first-amendment9-30-25 Hopium Chronicles by Simon Rosenberg
25 ½ - minute video recording featuring Simon Rosenberg & Gov. Gavin Newsom
Title: My Conversation with Governor Gavin Newsom
Subtitle: We cover a lot of ground - winning Yes on 50, challenging Trump more effectively, rallying behind Schumer and Jeffries, and keeping the military off our streets
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/my-conversation-with-governor-gavin10-1-25 Letters from an American substack
Internet post by Heather Cox Richardson
Title: September 30, 2025
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-30-2025
10-1-25 The Contrarian substack
Internet post by Jennifer Rubin
Title: No Wonder We Have a Shutdown
Subtitle: Trump’s abject ignorance and narcissism made this inevitable
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/no-wonder-we-have-a-shutdown10-1-25 Robert Reich substack
Internet post by Robert Reich
Title: Office Hours: How long will the shutdown last?
Subtitle: What happens next and why?
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-closing-the-government10-1-25 Popular Information substack
Internet post by Legum, Crosby & Sims
Title: Trump declares war on America
Subtitle: “It’s the enemy from within and we have to handle it before it gets out of control.”
https://popular.info/p/trump-declares-war-on-america10-1-25 Lincoln Square Media substack
38 ½ - minute video recording featuring Susan J. Demas & Spencer T. Kuvin, Esq.
Title: The Fight to Release the Epstein Files | Attorney Spencer Kuvin Joins Susan Demas
Subtitle: “There are two justice systems that exist in this country.”
https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-fight-to-release-the-epstein