CURE News Digest (Afternoon): Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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10-1-25 Open Windows - Ann Telnaes substack
Internet post (cartoon) by Ann Telnaes, editorial cartoonist & visual storyteller
Title: The actual “enemy within”
Subtitle: Trump lays the groundwork for using the military on dissent.
https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/the-actual-enemy-from-within
10-1-25 The Bulwark Morning Shots substack
Internet post by Egger, Kristol, Saletan & Swift
Title: The Silence of the Generals
Subtitle: And the searing words of a veteran on the bench.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-silence-of-the-generals-hegseth-trump-quantico-speech-william-young-ice-opinion10-1-25 The Bulwark substack
Internet post by Jonathan Cohn
Title: The Republican Shutdown Argument is a Giant Lie
Subtitle: No, Democrats aren’t trying to fund health care for “illegal aliens.”
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/republican-trump-gop-government-shutdown-argument-illegal-aliens-is-giant-lie10-1-25 The Brennan Center for Justice | The Briefing Newsletter substack
Internet post by Michael Waldman
Title: New Supreme Court Terms Pits Presidency Against Constitutional Values
Subtitle: As the justices take their seats, our system of checks and balances tilts precariously.
https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/new-supreme-court-term-pits-presidency10-1-25 The Borowitz Report substack
Internet post by Andy Borowitz (comedian & satirist)
Title: Furious Kim Jong Un Claims Trump Stole His Idea of Gathering Generals
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/furious-kim-jong-un-claims-trump-72710-1-25 Hopium Chronicles by Simon Rosenberg
Internet post by Simon Rosenberg
Title: Leaders Schumer and Jeffries Are Right To Force Trump And The Rs To Take Responsibility For The Harm They’re Doing
Subtitle: We are going live at 4 pm ET with Reps Greg Landsman and Mark Veasey to hear the latest from inside the House…..
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/schumer-and-jeffries-are-right-to
10-1-25 Daily Dose of Democracy | Video of the Day
15-minute YouTube video recording featuring Brian Tyler Cohen
Title: BREAKING: Trump issues SHOCKING EDICT to military
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3rgfLAkrPA
9-30-25 To the Contrary substack
44-minute video recording featuring Charlie Sykes & Matthew Sheffield
Title: The Republican Free Speech Hoax
https://charliesykes.substack.com/p/the-republican-free-speech-hoax9-30-25 Musings & Amusings of a B-list Writer
Internet post by Robert S. McElvaine
Title: The Most Terrifying Day for the Survival of America Yet – Fascism Is Here. NOW
Subtitle: Trump is pressing the pedal to the metal on his previously slow-moving coup
https://robertsmcelvaine.substack.com/p/the-most-terrifying-day-for-the-survival9-30-25 Lincoln Square Media substack
41-minute video recording featuring Susan J. Demas & Edwin Eisendrath
Title: Trump Says U.S. Cities Should Be Military ‘Training Grounds’
Subtitle: And ICE is detaining more U.S. citizens as part of its raids.
https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/trump-says-us-cities-should-be-military9-30-25 Adam Kinzinger substack
Internet post by Adam Kinzinger
Title: Christian Nationalism Is Rising: Trump No Longer the Center of MAGA
Subtitle: From Charlie Kirk’s memorial to statehouse laws, faith is overtaking politics as the driving force in the movement.
https://adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/christian-nationalism-is-rising-trump10-1-25 The DownBallot substack
Internet post by David Nir & Jeff Singer
Title: Morning Digest: How will Trump feel as another swing-state congressman leaves to run for governor?
Subtitle: Trump’s pressured other House members to stay put, but now two have defied him
https://www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-digest-how-will-trump-feel9-30-25 Meidas+ substack
Internet post by Michael Cohen and MeidasTouch Network
Title: American Pay While Politicians Play
Subtitle: Every day the government shuts down, Americans suffer. Families lose paychecks, veterans go unpaid, health care stalls, and the powerful watch unscathed.
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/americans-pay-while-politicians-play
9-30-25 The Existential Republic substack
Internet post by Christopher Armitage
Title: Republicans Are an Invading Force: What Are Our Options?
https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/republicans-are-an-invading-force
9-30-25 Zeteo substack
Internet post by Suebsaeng & Perez
Title: ‘Why?’: Trump Officials Worry He’s Making It Harder to Jail His Enemies
Subtitle: Donald Trump is bullying his own government to prosecute his political foes, whether or not there’s actually a criminal case. And it may already be backfiring.
https://zeteo.com/p/trump-doj-political-enemies-prosecution-backfire