CURE News Digest - September 19, 2025

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9-18-25 We (the people) Dissent

Internet post by K. Starling

Title: Nearly 1200 No Kings & 850+ Protests This Week

https://thepeopledissent.substack.com/p/nearly-1200-no-kings-and-850-protests

9-18-25 Lincoln Square Media substack

32-minute video recording featuring Edwin Eisendrath & Michael Tomasky

Title: Heroes of the Resistance | It’s the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath & Michael Tomasky

Subtitle: Courage can be contagious.

https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/heroes-of-the-resistance-its-the

9-18-25 The Contrarian substack

Internet post by The Contrarian

Title: The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement

Subtitle: Thursday: Freedom-loving people in the United Kingdom understood the assignment (featuring Billy Bragg), plus a plea from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-contrarian-covers-the-citizens

9-18-25 Lincoln Square Media substack

Internet post by Lincoln Square, with an embedded 3-minute video recording of Jimmy Kimmel

Title: Lincoln Square Will Not Be Silenced

Subtitle: Come at us, Donald. We’re not going anywhere.

https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/lincoln-square-will-not-be-silenced

9-9-25 The Contrarian substack

Internet post by Jennifer Rubin

Title: Undaunted

Subtitle: In Pennsylvania, Governor Shapiro gets it right

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/undaunted-191

9-19-25 America, America substack

Internet post by Steven Beschloss

Title: Capitulation and the Attack on Free Speech

Subtitle: The crackdown on Jimmy Kimmel is an outrage that puts us all at risk

https://www.americaamerica.news/p/capitulation-and-the-attack-on-free

9-18-25 Letters from an American substack

Internet post by Heather Cox Richardson

Topic: Americans from both parties are pushing back

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-18-2025

9-19-25 The Grassroots Connector substack

Internet post by Bonnie Williams

Title: Plays of Clever Resistance

Subtitle: Just in time for National Banned Book Week (Oct. 5-11)

https://grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/plays-of-clever-resistance

9-18-25 The Contrarian substack

Internet post by The Contrarian

Title: Speak Up for Free Speech

Subtitle: Concrete ways to make some noise as a community

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/speak-up-for-free-speech

9-18-25 The Next Move

Internet post by Garry Kasparov

Title: I Saw How Russia Killed Media Freedom

Subtitle: Censorship is central to the story of Russia’s descent into KGB dictatorship.

https://www.thenextmove.org/p/i-saw-how-russia-killed-media-freedom

9-17-25 America, America | Mad Hattery and Other Outrages substack

2-minute video recording by Steven Beschloss

Title: Got a minute or two?

Subtitle: Mad Hattery and Other Outrages – a new series

https://www.americaamerica.news/p/got-a-minute-or-two

9-19-25 Robert Reich substack

Internet post by Robert Reich

Title: Trump’s War on Late-Night Comedy

Subtitle: It could be his undoing

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-humorless-president

9-19-25 Lincoln Square Media substack

Internet post by Stuart Stevens

Title: The Matthew Dowd I Know

Subtitle: He spoke truth to power. In Trump’s America, that’s a fireable offense.

https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-matthew-dowd-i-know

9-17-25 The Next Move substack

Internet post by Evan Gottesman

Title: The Russians Are Loving This

Subtitle: Charlie Kirk’s assasination and political violence in America have Russian propagandists downright giddy. It’s all fodder for a war being waged on social media.

https://www.thenextmove.org/p/the-russians-are-loving-this

9-18-25 The Contrarian substack

20-minute video recording featuring Jennifer Rubin & Neera Tanden

Title: Healthcare for millions of Americans is on the brink because of Republicans: Neera Tanden in Conversation

Subtitle: “Republicans chose to make people lose their health care…”

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/healthcare-for-millions-of-americans?utm_source=podcast-email&publication_id=3719374&post_id=173935849&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_content=watch_now_button&r=4379b&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

9-17-25 The Bulwark

43 ½ - minute video recording featuring Jonathan V. Last & Heather Cox Richardson

Title: JVL + Heather Cox Richardson

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/jvl-heather-cox-richardson?utm_source=live-stream-redirect&triedRedirect=true

9-18-25 Zeteo substack

Internet post by Prem Thakker

Title: Trump FCC Chair Who Demanded Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Once Slammed Censoring Late-Night Comedians

Subtitle: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr also once said Trump bears responsibility for the “political violence” on January 6.

https://zeteo.com/p/trump-fcc-chair-who-demanded-jimmy

9-18-25 Lincoln Square Media substack

58 ½ - minute video recording featuring Stuart Stevens & Stephen Marche

Title: The Next Civil War | Author Stephen Marche Joins Stuart Stevens

Subtitle: “Political violence” undersells what’s underway. It’s governance by threat, a society reshaped by intimidation.

https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-next-civil-war-author-stephen

9-18-25 Searching for Hope substack

Internet post by Tryvge Olson

Title: Free Speech Isn’t a Punchline

Subtitle: And it Doesn’t Matter Which Side of the Political Divide You Are On

https://trygveolson.substack.com/p/free-speech-isnt-a-punchline

9-18-25 Dan Rather Steady substack

Internet post by Dan Rather & Team Steady

Title: Freedom of Speech For Sale

Subtitle: Jimmy Kimmel is benched to curry favor with Trump

https://steady.substack.com/p/freedom-of-speech-for-sale

9-18-25 Letters from an American substack

20-minute video recording featuring Heather Cox Richardson & Senator Adam Schiff

Title: Live with Heather Cox Richardson

Subtitle: A recording from Heather Cox Richardson’s live video

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/live-with-heather-cox-richardson-ea3

9-18-25 The Jim Acosta Show

52-minute video recording featuring Jim Acosta, Garry Kasparov & Ali Velshi

Title: Kimmel Canceled and Trump Media Takeover with MSNBC’s Ali Velshi and Pro-Democracy Advocate Garry Kasparov

Subtitle: Plus Jim urges viewers to stand with Jimmy by flooding the phone lines at the FCC,

https://jimacosta.substack.com/p/kimmel-canceled-and-trump-media-takeover

9-18-25 Lincoln Square Media substack

36-minute video recording featuring Lisa Senecal & David Pepper

Title: Jimmy Kimmel Has Been Silenced. He Won’t Be The Last.

Subtitle: Authoritarians fear mockery more than outrage.

https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/jimmy-kimmel-has-been-silenced-he

9-18-25 To the Contrary

41 ½ - minute video recording featuring Charlie Sykes and Adam Kinzinger

Title: Kimmel, Kinzinger, and MAGA’s State-Sponsored Cancel Culture

Subtitle: ABC obeys in advance

https://charliesykes.substack.com/p/kimmel-kinzinger-and-magas-state?utm_source=podcast-email&publication_id=759524&post_id=173898070&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_content=watch_now_button&r=4379b&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

9-18-25 Zeteo substack

Internet post by John Harwood

Title: Trump Will Always Fail to Meet the Moment. It’s Up to Us to Fill the Moral Void

Subtitle: Where other US leaders attempted to heal America in the wake of political violence, Trump and his cronies have inflamed the country with alarming speed and zealotry.

https://zeteo.com/p/trump-will-always-fail-to-meet-the

9-18-25 Lincoln Square Media substack

30-minute video recording featuring Joe Trippi & Congressman Tom Suozzi

Title: Why Is The Democratic Brand in Trouble? | That Trippi Show with Congressman Tom Suozzi

Subtitle: “The goal for Dems? It should be to WIN.”

https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/why-is-the-democratic-brand-in-trouble

9-18-25 The Contrarian substack

Internet post by Shalise Manza Young

Title: No, Sen. Schmitt. America belongs to all of us.

Subtitle: White Christian nationalism’s influence is growing, and it’s not staying in the shadows anymore.

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/no-sen-schmitt-america-belongs-to

9-18-25 The Contrarian substack

Internet post by Azza Cohen

Title: Split Screen: Listening as an act of resistance

Subtitle: The noise of war should not be normal in any U.S. city.

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/split-screen-listening-as-an-act

9-18-25 Brennan Center for Justice | The Briefing

Internet post by Michael Waldman

Title: Advocates for Strict Voting Rights Can’t Find Evidence of Noncitizen Voting

Subtitle: Not surprisingly, a state investigation found that it’s American citizens who vote in Louisiana.

https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/advocates-for-strict-voting-requirements

9-18-25 Tangle News

Internet post by Ari Weitzman

Title: What to make of the Fed’s interest rate cut.

Subtitle: Plus, is China an existential threat to the United States?

https://www.readtangle.com/federal-reserve-interest-rate-cut-september-cook-miran-powell/

9-18-25 The Contrarian substack

19 ½ - minute video recording featuring Jennifer Rubin & Kris Brown

Title: Gun violence is an uniquely American problem: Kris Brown in conversation

Subtitle: “The frustration is knowing what works and having, fingers point in every direction except the one that can actually prevent the next shooting.”

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/gun-violence-is-an-uniquely-american

9-18-25 The Contrarian substack

Internet post by Jeff Nesbit

Title: A line in the sand at the CDC

Subtitle: Standing for science over politics, a former CDC director testifies to Congress

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/a-line-in-the-sand-at-the-cdc

9-18-25 The Up and Up by Rachel Janfaza substack

Internet post by Rachel Janfaza

Title: The new dating guru: ChatGPT

Subtitle: 49% of Gen Z has used AI for dating. Here’s what they’re asking it.

https://www.theupandup.us/p/the-new-dating-guru-chatgpt-genz

9-18-25 Democracy Docket