CURE News Digest - August 28, 2025
CURE News
8-26-25 The Conversation
Internet post by Garriga & Bodea
Title: Trump’s Push to Fire Fed governor threatens Central Bank independence – and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)
https://theconversation.com/trumps-push-to-fire-fed-governor-threatens-central-bank-independence-and-that-isnt-good-news-for-sound-economic-stewardship-or-battling-inflation-263970?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20August%2027%202025%20-%203497735633&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20August%2027%202025%20-%203497735633+CID_09b421520e483b57b2539b841f29ab72&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=Trumps%20push%20to%20fire%20Fed%20governor%20undermines%20bank%20independence8-27-25 The Conversation
Internet post by Folberg & Rassoolkhani
Title: How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker
8-27-25 The Conversation
Internet post by Nicole M. Bennett
Title: When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data
8-27-25 Lincoln Square Media substack
Internet post by Kristoffer Ealy
Title: The MAGA Fealty Spiral: When Women and Minorities Forget They’re Not Allowed to Think
Subtitle: In Trump’s movement, women and minorities can have a microphone, but never a mind of their own.
https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-maga-fealty-spiral-when-women8-27-25 Daily Dose of Democracy/Video of the Day
8 ½ - minute YouTube video recording featuring Brian Tyler Cohen
Title: DISASTER: Trump officials HUMILIATE themselves in public
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDrDdtffguE&ab_channel=BrianTylerCohen
8-27-25 Dose of Democracy substack
Synopsis of Brian Cohen’s video post:
Trump’s officials debase themselves in a three-hour humiliation ritual.
Our country's descent into a grim caricature of authoritarian strongman rule so outrageous that even the North Koreans would be offended continued apace on Tuesday with a three-hour long White House Cabinet circle jerk, wherein every official took turns fawning over Donald Trump, praising him and touting his fantastical accomplishments. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy declared, "Mr. President, it is pretty great to celebrate labor day with a builder who loves labor, who loves the men and women who built this country, the people who sweat" (Trump has never labored a day in his life). Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff weepily wished that "the Nobel committee finally gets its act together and realizes you are the single finest candidate since this Nobel award was ever talked about, to receive that award." Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent gushed, "You have brought us back from the edge. You are restoring confidence in government." Roadkill butcher RFK Jr. lauded Trump for "saving the whales" by ending windmills, which he claimed have killed 160 whales over the past two years (???). Sec. of Commerce Howard Lutnick crowned Donald the "crypto president" and vowed to put GDP statistics on the blockchain (which would literally do nothing). Sec. of Agriculture Brooke Rollins breathlessly thanked the MAGA cult leader for "saving college football" (??????). Marco Rubio claimed the meeting was the "most important labor day of his life." Seriously, we are just a few weeks away from the secretary of State publicly thanking Trump for allowing the Sun to rise. Just a repulsive and utterly demeaning show of bowing and scraping from a group of shameless sycophants willing to do anything to get their share of the pie while helping Lord Goldemort burn the bakery down to the ground around them.
See Daily Dose of Democracy Top Stories for 8-27-25 at
https://doseofdemocracy.com/trump-cabinet-debases-itself-in-three-hour-circle-jerk8-27-25 Daily Dose of Democracy substack
Synopsis of HuffPost article by Ed Mazza:
Democrats flip key seat in Iowa district that Trump won by double digits.
In what hopefully is a sign of better things to come in 2026, Democrats broke the GOP's supermajority in the Iowa state Senate with Catelin Drey's decisive victory in the special election for Iowa's 1st district. DNC Chair Ken Martin said that the party had deployed 30,000 volunteers to help get out the vote, leading to a 55%-45% victory for Drey and the flip of the district for the first time in more than 15 years. These kinds of victories are exactly why Republicans are desperately trying to rewrite the maps and eke out a few extra seats — the blowback to Trump's unspeakable cruelty and nihilistic destruction is coming, and they're justifiably terrified.
See Daily Dose of Democracy Top Stories for 8-27-25 at https://doseofdemocracy.com/trump-cabinet-debases-itself-in-three-hour-circle-jerk/
8-27-25 Daily Dose of Democracy substack
Synopsis of MSNBC post:
Jeanine Pirro’s office fails three times to convince grand jurors to return indictment against woman who “pushed FBI agent’s hand against the wall.”
In a deeply welcomed show of resistance to the Trump regime's fascistic crackdowns, THREE grand juries in Washington, DC, all refused to indict Sidney Reid for allegedly assaulting a law enforcement officer. The "assault" in question? Reid is accused of having "forcefully pushed” an FBI agent’s hand against a cement wall and "caused lacerations" during an immigration enforcement protest. The idea that this woman assaulted anyone while she was being manhandled by the cops is preposterous, and hopefully this sets a strong precedent for the undoubtedly many more cases to come. In a potent reminder for this case and others, Reid's lawyers said Pirro "can try to concoct crimes to quiet the people, but in our criminal justice system, the citizens have the last word."
See Daily Dose of Democracy Top Stories for 8-27-25 at https://doseofdemocracy.com/trump-cabinet-debases-itself-in-three-hour-circle-jerk/
8-27-25 Daily Dose of Democracy substack
Synopsis from The Guardian post by George Chidi:
NAACP sues Texas over congressional redistricting, saying it strips Black voters of political power. Stripping Black and Brown voters of political power in Texas was precisely the point. Donnie told Texas Republicans he needed five more seats and they tripped over themselves to deliver. But hey, what's a little more racial gerrymandering in a state with a very, long track record of blatant disenfranchisement?
See Daily Dose of Democracy Top Stories for 8-27-25 at https://doseofdemocracy.com/trump-cabinet-debases-itself-in-three-hour-circle-jerk/8-27-25 Tangle News
Internet post by Isaac Saul
Title: The Fed’s independence faces its biggest test yet.
Subtitle: Plus, can changing party registration prevent gerrymandering?
https://www.readtangle.com/lisa-cook-fed-governor-fired/8-27-25 Zeteo
Internet post by Grace Blakeley
Title: Is Trump Embracing Socialism With His Intel Deal?
Subtitle: This is a huge opportunity for the left. Because the question is not now ‘big government or free markets?’ The question we should be asking is ‘who controls the economy – the elites or the people?’
https://zeteo.com/p/is-trump-embracing-socialism-with8-27-25 The Contrarian substack
33-minute video recording featuring Elizabeth Goitein & Jennifer Rubin
Title: Can Trump actually send the National Guard to Chicago? Liza Goitein explains
Subtitle: “There is no law that allows the President to federalize the National Guard to police local crime.”
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/can-trump-actually-send-the-national8-27-25 The Bulwark Triad
Internet post by Jonathan V. Last
Title: Fast Times at the End Times
Subtitle: Things are unraveling quickly. And Trump’s approval is fine.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/fast-times-at-the-end-times8-27-25 Lincoln Square Media substack
35-minute video recording featuring Susan J. Demas & Kyle Davidson
Title: Will MAGA Republicans Shut Down the Government in Michigan? First Draft with Susan J. Demas and Kyle Davidson
Subtitle: And can Democrats hang onto a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, despite big divisions over Israel and Gaza?
https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/will-maga-republicans-shut-down-the8-27-25 The Jim Acosta Show substack
54 ½ - minute video recording featuring Acosta, Wilson & Jong-Fast
Title: “Dictator” Trump with Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson
Subtitle: Jim asks if Trump wants to act like a dictator, he can order the release of the Epstein files.
https://jimacosta.substack.com/p/dictator-trump-with-molly-jong-fast8-27-25 America, America substack
Internet post by Steven Beschloss
Title: Journalistic Malpractice at the Washington Post
Subtitle: While Trump builds a dictatorship, a one-vital news outlet normalizes him
https://www.americaamerica.news/p/journalistic-malpractice-at-the-washington
8-27-25 The Contrarian substack
Internet post by Linda Burstyn
Title: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
Subtitle: The Way Forward: Advice from Great Women
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/speaker-emerita-nancy-pelosiInternet post by Michael Franklin
Title: Lisa Cook made history. Now she’s being punished for it.
Subtitle: Her removal isn’t about merit – it’s about politics and baseless attacks designed to silence her voice.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/lisa-cook-made-history-now-shes-being8-27-25 The Contrarian/The Tea Show substack
23-minute video recording featuring April Ryan & Anthony Coly
Title: What about the Epstein files? Anthony Coly and April Ryan spill the tea
Subtitle: “The day that Jeffrey Epstein died, Donald Trump was out there pushing conspiracy theories on social media.”
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/what-about-the-epstein-files-anthony
8-27-25 The Contrarian substack
Internet post by The Contrarian
Title: The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement
Subtitle: Wednesday: Protests against ICE, DC protests the federal takeover, a Texas Republican objects, planning ahead, and more.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-contrarian-covers-the-citizens8-27-25 Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
Internet post by Joyce Vance
Title: Revisiting America’s Dark History of Internment
https://joycevance.substack.com/p/revisiting-americas-dark-history8-27-25 Letters from an American
Internet post by Heather Cox Richardson
Topics: National Guard troops, freezing D.C.’s budget, getting rid of civil servants, etc.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-27-2025
8-27-25 Hopium Chronicles by Simon Rosenberg
Internet post by Simon Rosenberg
Title: The Resignation Letter of Dr. Demetre C. Daskalaskis of the Centers for Disease Control
Subtitle: “FIRE HIM” wrote Senator Patty Murray tonight about the deeply malevolent Robert Kennedy after a day of extraordinary chaos
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-resignation-letter-of-dr-demetre8-27-25 The Bulwark
1 hour, 15 minute video recording featuring Miller, Last & Longwell
Title: Vance is a DORK! MAGA is GAY! Sandwich man WINS!
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/vance-is-a-dork-maga-is-gay-sandwich
8-27-25 The Bulwark
39-minute video recording featuring Stein, Cohn & Diamond
Title: BREAKING: CDC in Turmoil, Mass Resignations Under RFK
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/breaking-cdc-in-turmoil-mass-resignations8-27-25 Hopium Chronicles by Simon Rosenberg
Internet post by Simon Rosenberg
Title: An Encouraging Win in Iowa, National Security Moms, Some Thoughts on Trump’s Occupation of the Capital of the United States of America
Subtitle: Watch my new interview with Iowa Dem Chair Rita Hart talking about our opportunities in Iowa this cycle
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/an-encouraging-win-in-iowa-national8-27-25 The Conversation
Internet post by David Higgins
Title: FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines with new restrictions, potentially limiting access for healthy children
8-26-25 The Conversation
Internet post by Barbara Kates-Garnick
Title: Like Reagan, Trump is slashing US environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper impact
8-26-25 The Conversation
Internet post by Sam Wineburg
Title: College students are bombarded by misinformation, so this professor taught them fact-checking 101 – here’s what happened
https://theconversation.com/college-students-are-bombarded-by-misinformation-so-this-professor-taught-them-fact-checking-101-heres-what-happened-2624098-26-25 The Conversation
Internet post by Art Jipson
Title: Active Clubs are white supremacy’s new, dangerous frontier
https://theconversation.com/active-clubs-are-white-supremacys-new-dangerous-frontier-2627868-27-25 Democracy Docket
Internet post by Jen Rice
Title: California Supreme Court Rejects Latest GOP Redistricting Challenge
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/california-supreme-court-rejects-latest-gop-redistricting-challenge/8-28-25 Lincoln Square Media substack
Internet post by Joe Trippi
Title: The Time for a Pro-Democracy Movement Is Now
Subtitle: The Democratic Party must stop functioning solely as a political party and instead step into its moment in history; to lead a pro-democracy movement capable of confronting this authoritarian threat.
https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/stand-up-america-the-time-for-a-pro8-28-25 Robert Reich’s substack
Internet post by Robert Reich
Title: How to respond to Trump’s lies about a “crime wave”
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-respond-to-trumps-lies-about
8-28-25 The Borowitz Report substack
Internet post by Andy Borowitz (comedian & satirist)
Title: Greenland Tells Trump it Will Only Consider Joining US After it Sees Epstein Files
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/greenland-tells-trump-it-will-only
8-28-25 The Contrarian substack
Internet post by Jennifer Rubin
Title: Is the Trump Regime Trying to Kill Us?
Subtitle: The biggest threat to our health and safety is in the Oval office
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/is-the-trump-regime-trying-to-kill
8-28-25 Zeteo substack
Internet post by Muhammad Shehada
Title: Egypt Isn’t Starving Gaza – Israel Is
Subtitle: Debunking the latest lie from pro-Israeli propagandists: Egypt could open its border with Gaza anytime and end the Israeli-created famine in the Strip. Here’s the truth.
https://zeteo.com/p/egypt-isnt-starving-gaza-israel-is8-28-25 Lincoln Square Media/Punching Up With Maya May substack
37 ½ - minute video recording featuring May, Orlins & Farahvar
Title: ‘We Might Have a Dictator, but We Don’t Have a Dictatorship’
Subtitle: Are Americans having ‘buyer’s remorse’ about Trump?
https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/we-might-have-a-dictator-but-we-dont
8-28-25 Adam Kinzinger’s substack
Internet post by Adam Kinzinger
Title: Young Men Are In Crisis: And They Think Trump is The Answer
Subtitle: A loneliness epidemic that doesn’t just affect the infected, it affects all of us
https://adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/young-men-are-in-crisis-and-they8-28-25 ProPublica
Internet post by McGaughy & Cheng
Title: A Texas Congressman Is Quietly Helping Elon Musk Pitch a $760M Plan to Build Tunnels Under Houston to Ease Flooding
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-wesley-hunt-houston-tunnels-boring-co?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature8-28-25 The Conversation
Internet post by H. Sami Karaca
Title: American capitalism is being remade by state power
8-28-25 The Conversation
Internet post by Allie McCreary
Title: As National Park System visitor numbers hit record highs, here’s how visitors can adapt for a better experience
8-28-25 The Conversation
Internet post by Paul M. Collins, Jr. & Tim Komatsu
Title: How the conservative Federalist Society will affect the Supreme Court for decades to come
8-28-25 The Conversation
Internet post by Winterstein & Rasmussen
Title: Pregnant women face touch choices about medication use due to lack of safety data – here’s why medical research cuts will make it worse
8-27-25 The Contrarian substack
Internet post by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
Title: To celebrate Women’s Equality Day, we’re choosing joy
Subtitle: It is tough to be simultaneously reflective and realistic about women’s rights at this moment in our nation’s history.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/to-celebrate-womens-equality-day
