<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Contrarian: Evening Roundup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the big stories of the day, with analysis from the brightest political and legal minds, all in one place. 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joins April Ryan for the Tea!]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-october-15-no-kings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-october-15-no-kings</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:42:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/16415422-e892-476c-9047-0e91c87bf038_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Your Weekend Plans!</span></h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;b39eb067-c67d-4787-b417-4b42872302b5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Democracy is not a spectator sport. 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Andy Kim and the FDA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Senator has a plan, the FDA doesn&#8217;t want you to know...., working class Dems, The Pod, and more]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-october-14-senator</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-october-14-senator</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:25:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b34e33f0-3229-44ad-83b5-d771f6905a52_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Spotlight</span></h1><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;643895ba-d239-4a16-826a-92e6a5182003&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Following a bribery and corruption scandal, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle has resigned her position. 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isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-october-13-30-rock</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:04:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c10df605-f0ee-4a37-95d4-e81bc28079cc_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Spotlight</span></h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;1dd82603-06f7-4a5e-ac81-372c9015e096&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&#8216;30 Rock&#8217; Once Seemed Too Absurd to Be Real. 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America is not a dictatorship; Donald Trump isn&#8217;t Hitler; ICE is despicable but not the Gestapo; and Americans are about to use our freedom to vote to put our country on a better path. But sometimes, when Trump&#8217;s acolytes open their mouths, it&#8217;s &#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Marco Rubio&#8217;s Descent into Darkness, and the True Meaning of the West&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:12427006,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Tom Malinowski&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Former Congressman and Assistant Secretary of State&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jg-z!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5667f6f-9307-4063-b3d8-14b7714a2a68_144x144.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://tommal.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://tommal.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Tom Malinowski&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:5443977}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-10-12T15:00:28.871Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5UT5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fded525ed-718f-4322-a57b-d65644546343_1438x829.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/marco-rubios-descent-into-darkness&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:219929404,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:57,&quot;comment_count&quot;:7,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1><span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">In the Headline</span></h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;f81cf618-adbe-4acc-92c8-3795504e4e88&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The recent decision by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to bring billionaire Elon Musk into the Pentagon to strategize about the future of warfare is akin to inviting Godzilla back to your home after he wrecked it once before when stomping through your city.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Godzilla Returns&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:12282062,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Max Stier&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Max Stier is the founding president and CEO of the nonpartisan nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, recognized for its leadership in government management. 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The Economist/YouGov poll lead among likely voters is up to 11 points for Democrats, with an all-time high of 37 percent who think inflation is the top issue. 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Keep checking to see how Americans all across the country are protecting and defending democracy. 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Juan Proa&#241;o</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;">Live at 9:15am ET on Substack</p></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evening Roundup, October 6: It’s Publication Day for April Ryan and Jennifer Weiss-Wolf!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Menopause matters, gubernatorial greatness is afoot?, Let&#8217;s Do Lunch tackles the economy, April Ryan with Esosa Osa, the Pod, and more!]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-october-6-its-publishing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-october-6-its-publishing</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:42:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/275edfb7-5da7-4b7b-bdc1-c97a65a573c0_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Spotlight</span></h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;86deaefa-7687-4d7b-bed9-b81c382f7549&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;What would you say to The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale author Margaret Atwood if you had five minutes to talk to her? 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more!]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-october-5-religion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-october-5-religion</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:29:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/00757af3-156d-487f-acd3-580654b44aff_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Spotlight</span></h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;e44a7d8a-e4d7-4d1e-98ee-2e1c293da255&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;These days, Instagram is full of Democrats talking about God.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Are 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more!]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-october-1-primetime</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-october-1-primetime</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:50:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4bec0d2c-75a5-4c2d-8d26-1001451caafd_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Spotlight</span></h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;5fba855d-0cd2-4a5e-b819-7b9173a9df9e&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;If the 2026 midterms develop into a Blue Wave, Democrats not only have an opportunity to capture Congress, but to expand their capacity to govern in states across the nation. 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Get help organizing from&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-09-30T13:37:00.390Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/707c6e33-6e32-4aeb-b632-141c3202b3ad_526x532.webp&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-contrarian-covers-the-citizens&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:157834176,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:4093,&quot;comment_count&quot;:178,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;17d38e0d-b813-40a8-aa2c-e8e7fc46d7ca&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;RJ draws several editorial cartoons each week for his substack, e pluribus cartoonum, and for Roll Call, the newspaper of Congress and Capitol Hill. 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Salman Rushdie recounts his assassination attempt, Basic Pistol review, third-country removals, and April Ryan with Rep. Bennie Thompson]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-september-29-dining</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-september-29-dining</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:00:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f98c265e-aad7-49ac-8098-c2e3dcdc7e78_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Spotlight</span></h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;a8bd8b79-3ef4-4e62-b65c-6091c6af3856&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;AI may be harmless when it&#8217;s for proofreading a paper or planning a weekend trip, but the truth is, hostile actors are using it to push their own nefarious agenda. 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Eisen&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Trump Goes Full-Orwell&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:23675904,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Richard Painter&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:null,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://rwpusa.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://rwpusa.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Richard Painter&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:4902696},{&quot;id&quot;:336251560,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Virginia Canter&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Chief Counsel for Ethics and Anticorruption and Director of Policy, Oversight and Ethics, Democracy Defenders Fund &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qOd7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb0874387-b0e1-46d4-9b2d-b5b49f1642b2_144x144.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://virginiacanter.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://virginiacanter.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Virginia Canter&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:4825201},{&quot;id&quot;:357463519,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Christopher J. 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An ideology. And a method. Change what it means to be American or German, and you change society&#8217;s direction.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Can Democracy Survive a Culture of Cruelty?&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:95763292,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Danielle Allen&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;The founder of The Renovator, Danielle Allen, is a Harvard prof and democracy advocate working on democracy renovation 24-7. &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LrQ_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6da7aa77-7b38-4212-9769-cf09cd0e82aa_715x715.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://www.democracyrenovator.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://www.democracyrenovator.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;The Renovator&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:5643121}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-09-25T15:02:06.700Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T8JL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec7cb54a-fdb1-4da9-9f0b-363de7a0060e_661x667.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/can-democracy-survive-a-culture-of&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:217303794,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:31,&quot;comment_count&quot;:3,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1><span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">In the Headlines</span></h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;5acb68f1-67a2-4553-b469-9324315ccb39&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;On Thursday night, Trump rolled out the red carpet for Xi Jinping &#8212; literally &#8212; ahead of his state visit to Washington. 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Kelly, the Ellisons, April Ryan with Chris Jones, and more]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-september-24-crypto</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-september-24-crypto</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:41:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/81522f11-ecc5-4f35-92e1-c0dfb194b496_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Spotlight</span></h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;c10a20c8-4e4c-469a-b322-4275dc434d06&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;By Virginia Canter and Christopher 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Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1><span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">In the Headlines</span></h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;27033984-9c01-4cac-bcdb-ee9bb08aa357&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;At an August primary night speech in downtown Vancouver, WA, Democratic Rep. 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My work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Playboy and more.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/16d1b38d-a553-4e93-ab12-8fd2d6fc5a6a_1512x1512.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://nataliefertig1.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://nataliefertig1.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;OUT OF STATE&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:9248644}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-09-24T14:31:21.649Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!da7B!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed9c2d77-60c6-486d-bf38-d43ac3a867f0_980x732.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/red-district-democrats-still-have&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:217155818,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:15,&quot;comment_count&quot;:2,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1><span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Act Now!</span></h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;0d894c98-7ff3-459a-b412-51188e8c2973&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Dolly Parton memorialized. 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more]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-september-21-paramount</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-september-21-paramount</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:30:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/493938af-5b1e-4629-ad44-ae497073d035_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Spotlight</span></h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;53734499-98db-4017-96b3-3d19170ce6d0&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;On Monday, Paramount struck a deal that will pave the way for its acquisition of Warner Bros. 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