VOL. I · NO. 8586THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 20265¢

THE EDITION

Thursday, September 3, 2026

124 stories filed by the Buffoon Desk.

WHITE HOUSE 2 People Were Killed And Suspect Is Dead In Downtown Minneapolis Shooting · via HuffPost

WORLD Koretskyi’s stark presentation on Ukraine’s finances comes as ‘cold shower’ for officials · via NV

WHITE HOUSE A Judge Blocks Trump's New Bid To Curb Birthright Citizenship, Citing Supreme Court Precedent · via HuffPost

WORLD Zelenskyy moves to speed interceptor production against jet-powered drones · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Trump Had 4 Brutal Words For His ‘Extremely Obese’ Friend – And Critics Are Fuming · via HuffPost

WORLD Exclusive: 3 HUR fighters wounded in Kyiv shootout, 1 seriously, RDK deputy commander says · via NV

WORLD Khartiia Assault troops liberate another 4 square kilometers in Kupiansk district · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Scott Bessent Tries To Shame Media At Presser, And It Spectacularly Backfires · via HuffPost

WORLD Danish intelligence uncovers Russian sabotage plans against defense companies · via NV

TARIFFS M&S Bank Personal Loans Review · via Forbes

COURTS San Diego inmate cleared to sue deputies after jailhouse thumb amputation · via Courthouse News

WORLD Cameroon’s indomitable Lionesses football team finally shatter WAFCON glass ceiling · via Global Voices

WORLD Germany to boost support for Ukraine after Russian sabotage at Leipzig airport · via NV

CULTURE Piers Morgan And Ben Shapiro Debase Themselves In Filthy Social Media Spiral Out · via HuffPost

WORLD Ukraine recognizes Soviet crimes against Hungarians in Zakarpattia · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Nobel-Winning Psychiatrist Issues Chilling New Warning About Trump: ‘It’s Worse’ · via HuffPost

COURTS Ninth Circuit delivers sweeping victory to news service on public access · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE US Supreme Court again urged to permit Trump vote-by-mail restrictions · via Arizona Mirror

WORLD Ukraine unveils British RapidRanger air defense system mounted on Spanish VAMTAC vehicle · via NV

WORLD Nepal Must Rebuild 20,000 Homes, No Let Up In Search For Missing · via HuffPost

COURTS Natera settles class action over prenatal tests for $8.25M · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE James Carville Thinks GOP’s Midterms Convention Could Have A Very Unintended Consequence · via HuffPost

CULTURE I Confessed to 60,000 Unread Emails. Then Everyone Told Me What I Was Doing Wrong | The Walrus · via The Walrus

WORLD Putin admits Russia was unprepared for Ukraine’s refinery strike campaign · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Karl Rove Warns Republicans That Trump Will Screw Up Midterms For 1 Devastating Reason · via HuffPost

WHITE HOUSE Thousands of Arizona voters received letters asking if they’d moved. Here’s why. · via Arizona Mirror

COURTS 11th Circuit deems fishery council’s veto powers unconstitutional · via Courthouse News

COURTS Trump brings mail-in ballot fight back to Supreme Court · via Courthouse News

COURTS Judge limits ICE reach for immigrant data · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE US Supreme Court declines to hear application on Michigan citizens-only voting ballot measure · via Michigan Advance

COURTS California law firm denied bid to restart 2027 Green Card lottery · via Courthouse News

COURTS 2nd Circuit won’t enforce Starbucks NLRB orders · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Some university leaders not happy with Legislature’s enrollment oversight · via Florida Phoenix

COURTS 2nd Circuit to reconsider ruling on Palestinian activist · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Florida’s universities are off-limits for anyone in the US ‘unlawfully’ · via Florida Phoenix

WORLD Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses destroyed 15 million books, Russian officials say · via Meduza

COURTS Supreme Court refuses to put proof-of-citizenship amendment on Michigan ballot · via Courthouse News

COURTS Orleans Parish jail partnership battles over legal fees · via Courthouse News

COURTS Feds charge ICE agent over false statements in Minneapolis shooting · via Courthouse News

CULTURE Hiking canyons can quickly turn deadly when storms hit – what you should know before going in · via The Conversation

WHITE HOUSE Form allows hundreds with felony convictions to find their voter eligibility · via Florida Phoenix

WHITE HOUSE Women on parole face higher rates of mental health, housing challenges · via Stateline

WORLD Ukraine’s SBU accuses Russian Volunteer Corps deputy commander Stepan Kaplunov of working for the FSB and plotting an Independence Day assassination. He says he was tortured into confessing. · via Meduza

WORLD Ebola outbreak underscores food insecurity crisis in DRC · via Mongabay

COURTS The right to not testify · via Courthouse News

CULTURE What we forget when we remember 9/11 · via The Conversation

WORLD Cherokee youth win legal rights for waterway in first all-female U.S. effort · via Mongabay

CULTURE The Dangers of an Ideal: Wrestling with Wendell Berry’s Legacy · via Daily Yonder

WORLD Key tree species boost Amazon forest restoration, new study shows · via Mongabay

COURTS Adobe back on the hook over subscription plan terms · via Courthouse News

COURTS Study shows plug-in hybrids polluting far more than expected · via Courthouse News

COURTS Spanish PM says no ‘solid proof’ Morocco planned Ceuta migrant rush · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Election experts see few legal options for Trump to meddle with polling places · via Michigan Advance

COURTS Europe struggles to respond as Russia escalates shadow warfare · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE After Whitmer call, Trump administration lifts halt on invasive carp project · via Michigan Advance

WORLD A ‘lost’ Philippine pigeon reappears after 20 years — but its forest is disappearing · via Mongabay

COURTS Italy butchered mobsters’ rights by slamming door on parole · via Courthouse News

COURTS Machado says Venezuela needs ‘more than money’ after US oil deal · via Courthouse News

COURTS EU lawmakers demand Brussels force Meta to ‘protect’ European children · via Courthouse News

WORLD Trading food for medicine and crossing the river by zip line are part of life in Nepal flood zone · via Mongabay

COURTS ‘Survivor Greece’ contestant sues for $100 million after leg severed in boating accident · via Courthouse News

WORLD South Africa’s new gold rush: Big promises, closed books in new carbon frontier · via Mongabay

COURTS ‘Laughable’: Top House Democrat skewers billionaire Leon Black lawsuit over Epstein subpoena · via Courthouse News

FACT CHECK Social Media Posts Push False Claim of Trump Chopping Down 60 Cherry Trees · via FactCheck.org

WORLD Planned Bolivia-Brazil highway threatens Chiquitania dry forest · via Mongabay

FACT CHECK DHS Contracts: Reported Potential Cost Avoidance from Terminations Will Not Fully Materialize · via GAO

WHITE HOUSE Michigan AG investigating alleged embezzlement of state grant from the American Arab Chamber · via Michigan Advance

WORLD On renewable energy, it’s time to debunk the ‘transition minerals’ narrative (commentary) · via Mongabay

COURTS Shifting a yellow vest protest falls short of obstruction · via Courthouse News

FACT CHECK Defense Management: DOD Needs to Review Its Defense Agencies and Field Activities for Efficiency and Effectiveness · via GAO

CULTURE Do you need to worry about the Sun turning into a black hole? · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Secret Service: Protection Policies Should be Consistently Updated to Better Ensure Protectee Safety · via GAO

CULTURE Qué hacer si se impugna tu voto: consejos prácticos para las elecciones de mitad de legislatura · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Flight Simulators: FAA Should Take Steps to Ensure Oversight Efforts Address Increased Workload · via GAO

CULTURE Satellite images show how penguins’ diets are changing in response to Antarctic climate change · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Disaster Contracting: FEMA and the Corps of Engineers Have Opportunities to Improve Local Vendor Use · via GAO

CULTURE Is there a ‘right’ way for a company to justify a price hike? · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Bank Financial Disclosures: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Information Provided to Investors · via GAO

WORLD Russian general seriously wounded in attack. Kyiv says he ordered the strike on Okhmatdyt children’s hospital. · via Meduza

WORLD Repeal of U.S. Roadless Rule could threaten drinking water for 25 million people · via Mongabay

COURTS Macron’s UK visit charts course for new relationship with PM Burnham · via Courthouse News

CULTURE 25 years after 9/11, what disasters reveal about Americans’ ability to reconnect · via The Conversation

CULTURE From the Freedom Caucus to the democratic socialists, small groups inside parties can wreak havoc with leaders’ agenda in Congress · via The Conversation

CULTURE AI skin cancer detection tools are getting better – but only for people with light skin · via The Conversation

CULTURE In Colorado and elsewhere, sexual assault peaks on campuses at the beginning of the school year – here’s what students should know · via The Conversation

CULTURE Compared to driving, flying is extraordinarily safe – but why doesn’t it feel that way? · via The Conversation

WHITE HOUSE Michigan State moves Berkey Hall classes online citing potential threat · via Michigan Advance

WORLD From seizure to sentence: Weak prosecution leaves tigers vulnerable to trafficking in Southeast Asia: Report · via Mongabay

CULTURE Stars and Stripes shows how government-funded journalism can work – if it’s free to report the truth · via The Conversation

WHITE HOUSE Gloria Steinem, who pushed for gender equality, dies at 92 · via Michigan Advance

WORLD Putin says the war isn’t driving Russia’s falling birth rate · via Meduza

CULTURE Shaboozey Goes West in His New Rural-Inspired Concept Album · via Daily Yonder

WORLD Andean condors: From fear to coexistence · via Mongabay

WHITE HOUSE Watchdog releases review of Michigan registered voters · via Michigan Advance

WHITE HOUSE Where have the workers gone? 2 million foreign-born men have left the country, analysis says. · via Stateline

WORLD Police launch operation to apprehend armed suspect after gunfire in Kyiv · via Meduza

CULTURE Rural Organizers Are Building Power by Fighting Cuts to Federal Funding · via Daily Yonder

WORLD Mexico-Brazil oil deal raises concern for ecosystems and energy transition · via Mongabay

WORLD Kommersant: Russian oil companies failed to fulfill about 60% of gasoline exchange contracts — due to Ukrainian attacks on refineries · via Meduza

WORLD Fiber optic cables reveal ‘icequakes’ in endangered glaciers · via Grist

WORLD Ukrainian drones hit residential buildings in Russia’s Moscow region and attack Sochi’s sea port · via Meduza

WORLD The summer we love is slipping away · via Grist

WORLD Russia is reportedly tightening security around state TV propagandists, assigning National Guard protection to executives and hosts · via Meduza

WORLD During Nepal floods, decentralized, community-based warning saved lives · via Mongabay

COURTS Immune cells outside brain may drive Alzheimer’s-related neurodegeneration · via Courthouse News

WORLD West Africa’s plan to save its vultures struggles to take flight · via Mongabay

WHITE HOUSE Nessel wins injunction against Kalshi as prediction market says Michigan lacks regulatory authority · via Michigan Advance

WORLD ‘Shooting is permitted only against occupiers’: Zelensky calls shootout between security services in Kyiv ‘absolutely shameful’ · via Meduza

WORLD Vietnam seizes 1.2 tons of ivory, plus big cat bones, hidden in timber shipment · via Mongabay

WORLD Exclusive: Ukrainian officer: Russian bloggers' panic over Lyman may be valid · via NV

WORLD Kyiv street blocked after shooting amid unconfirmed reports of Security Service clash · via NV

WHITE HOUSE James Talarico and Ken Paxton in dead heat in razor tight Texas Senate race · via Newsweek

WORLD Women farmers in Sumatra find a gentler way to keep elephants at bay · via Mongabay

WHITE HOUSE Mike Johnson Snaps At CNN Reporter When Confronted With His Own Iran War Prediction · via HuffPost

WHITE HOUSE AOC’s Dating Conservatives Remarks Prompt Gross Response On Fox News · via HuffPost

WORLD State budget falls $690 million short of eight-month revenue plan · via NV

CULTURE People Say Their 'Skin Used To Resemble Shoe Leather, Now It Is Young Looking' Thanks To This $20 Serum · via HuffPost

WORLD Ukrainian Railways denies report of strike near Kyiv train station · via NV

WORLD Beetle larvae trick bees into feeding and sheltering them by smelling like flowers, study finds · via Mongabay

WORLD Putin does not rule out Russian strikes on military sites in Britain · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Clean Elections rejects GOP candidate’s bid to exit the program amid disciplinary proceedings · via Arizona Mirror

CULTURE Amazon Reviewers Are Calling This $8 Stain Remover Straight Up ‘Witchcraft’ · via HuffPost

WORLD Russian imports from Maldives soar 90-fold since invasion of Ukraine · via NV

TARIFFS Best S&P 500 Index Funds For UK Investors In 2026 · via Forbes

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