CURE News Digest: Thursday, May 21, 2026
CURE News
HYPOCRISY
“The Hypocrisy of the Purcell Principle”
5-20-26 Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
“Shame and the Supreme Court” by Joyce Vance
https://joycevance.substack.com/p/shame-and-the-supreme-courtDEMOCRACY
A few Republicans showing some courage.
5-20-26 Robert Reich substack
“Why Trump’s Revenge Tour Will Come Back To Bite Him in the Butt” by Robert Reich
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-trumps-revenge-tour-will-comeIt may not be a sea change, but it’s a start.
5-20-26 Adam Kinzinger substack
12 ½ - minute video featuring Adam Kinzinger
“BREAKING: Senate Smacks Down Trump on Iran, DOJ Hands Trump Family Lifetime IRS Immunity, Record-Shattering $32M Primary Takes Out Massie, and more…”
“To be clear, the vast majority of the Senate GOP is still in lockstep with Trump. But Trump’s own actions have created a small group of GOP Senators who just proved that, on some issues, they can be persuaded to side with Democrats in rebuking the president.”
https://www.adamkinzinger.com/p/breaking-senate-smacks-down-trump
Fighting back against the slush fund.
5-21-26 Letters from an American
“May 20, 2026” by Heather Cox Richardson
“Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges and former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn sued President Donald J. Trump, acting attorney general Todd Blanche, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent today to block the creation of the fund to pay off those convicted of crimes related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.”
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-20-2026“Trump’s ‘wins’ should delight Democrats”
5-21-26 The Contrarian
“Trump Is a Big Fish in a Small MAGA Pond” by Jennifer Rubin
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/trump-is-a-big-fish-in-a-small-maga
“We’ve overcome bigger challenges before.”
5-21-26 The Bulwark | Morning Shots
“Don’t Count Democracy Out Just Yet” by Kristol, Egger & Swift
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-count-democracy-out-just-yet-freedom-house-dissidentsSix shocks weakening Trump’s brand.
5-21-26 Hopium Chronicles by Simon Rosenberg
59-minute video featuring Simon Rosenberg
“Trump and Trumpism Are Failing, And We Must Grow More Ambitious Now” by Simon Rosenberg
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trump-has-failed-and-we-must-growRESISTANCE
It's time to get defiant!
5-21-26 Defiance
This is an organization with the following purpose: “We can’t wait until January 21, 2029 to “undo” Trump’s disastrous legacy. So we built a club to do it NOW. Help us fight Trump’s abuses of power, defiantly.” Watch the 1 ½ -minute video posted on their website. Examples of their doing include combating censorship, defying Trump’s ‘secret police’, fighting against federal overreach (FAFO), launching a national campaign to ensure that troops have legal support to respond against “manifestly illegal orders”, taking Trump to court, defending targets of retribution, helping Congress locate its backbone, standing up to Trump’s corporate enablers, and protecting America’s elections. This organization provides support for a variety coalitions to address the issues just named. Check out their website!
One way to ensure fair elections.
5-21-26 Fight Against Federal Overreach (FAFO)
This is a “national coalition of District Attorneys collaborating to ensure federal officials are held accountable when they exceed their lawful authority.” One of their strategies reflects what Minnesotans did during the ICE “siege” of Minneapolis: people peacefully observed what was going on and used their phone cameras to record what was happening. This strategy could be used by citizens to monitor what’s happening at election poll sites, and district attorneys can use the information to prosecute the offenders. Most importantly, no President can pardon someone who is convicted of a state offense! This coalition also plans to work with Indivisible and other national organizations to defend our democracy. Check out this website!
https://www.federaloverreach.org/IMMIGRATION
Protesting against ICE detention centers.
5-21-26 Assembly Notes by Stacey Abrams
“Yesterday, We Gathered at the Capitol to Demand an End to Child and Family Detention” by Stacey Abrams
https://staceyabrams.substack.com/p/yesterday-we-gathered-at-the-capitol
Support a national day of action.
5-20-26 We (the people) Dissent
“Take On the Titans: De-ICE Citizens Bank” by K. Starling
“Join thousands of people across the country on June 6 to raise the volume on our message in a national day of action.”
https://thepeopledissent.substack.com/p/take-on-the-titans-de-ice-citizens
“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.”
~Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor who passed away in 2016