VOL. I · NO. 8598TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 20265¢

THE EDITION

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

129 stories filed by the Buffoon Desk.

WHITE HOUSE AOC Rips Donald Trump Jr.’s ‘Disgusting’ Wedding Revelation With 1 Cutting Question · via HuffPost

WORLD Kim Jong Un pledges deeper ties and hails Russian "sacred war" in Putin letter · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Trump Loses It After Key Republican Reportedly Backs Dem For 1st Time In 30 Years · via HuffPost

WORLD Suspected strikes target Russian refinery and cement plant · via NV

COURTS Forest Service claims no authority over public land degradation caused by private wells · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Stephen Colbert Had The Perfect Response To A Question About Trump After Emmy Win · via HuffPost

WORLD Russian warship fires signal flares at Danish military helicopter · via NV

COURTS California museum sued over Renaissance painting looted by Nazis · via Courthouse News

CULTURE Shedding Hair, Itchy Scalp, Split Ends — People Say This $10 Oil Works Wonders On It All · via HuffPost

WORLD Trump announced energy truce to appease U.S. voters over fuel costs — Financial Times · via NV

CULTURE If You're An Apple User, You Should Get One Of These MagSafe Chargers · via HuffPost

WORLD U.S. Treasury Department sanctions Russian banking giant VTB Bank · via NV

WHITE HOUSE ‘You can’t even cover them’: Andy Biggs’ 2011 bid to end Medicaid in Arizona · via Arizona Mirror

WHITE HOUSE Bill to set rules for college sports clears first procedural vote in US Senate · via Michigan Advance

WORLD The United States Must Prepare for More Than One Russian Future · via Foreign Policy

CULTURE If Sleeping On Planes Seems Impossible, Here Are Tips And Tricks From HuffPost Staffers · via HuffPost

WORLD House panel clears bipartisan Lindsey Graham bill ramping up Russia sanctions · via NV

COURTS Spat between justices deepens Brazil Supreme Court crisis · via Courthouse News

WORLD Gavin Newsom says he will not run for president if Kamala Harris enters the race · via NV

CULTURE This Is Some Of The Bestselling Women's Underwear Out There — And It's All SO Comfy · via HuffPost

WORLD Only China, India, and Russia Can End the Iran War · via Foreign Policy

WORLD Butusov: Drapatyi cannot quickly overhaul Ukraine’s military command system · via NV

CULTURE This 1 Symptom Of Aging Can Drastically Limit Independence — Experts Say These Solutions Can Help · via HuffPost

COURTS Feds accuse Russia of backing murder-for-hire plot on US soil · via Courthouse News

WORLD Russian forces launch 200 drones in overnight attack against Ukraine · via NV

CULTURE Here’s What’s Really Worth Buying At Old Navy, According To People Who Swear By It · via HuffPost

WORLD Ukraine liberates village near Lyman in ongoing counteroffensive · via NV

CULTURE If You Live Alone And You’re Kinda Lazy, These 39 Products Will Help You Maintain Your Space · via HuffPost

COURTS Vonnegut heirs can proceed with challenge to Utah book removal law · via Courthouse News

COURTS Meta back in court over white supremacist mass shooting in Buffalo · via Courthouse News

COURTS Hours before execution, inmate seeks relief through Georgia abuse survivor law · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Iran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds · via Michigan Advance

COURTS Small town ‘perennial candidate’ asks Ninth Circuit to let him sue for defamation · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE FBI Director Kash Patel wouldn’t promise to keep FBI agents out of polling places in November · via Arizona Mirror

WHITE HOUSE A constitutional convention to limit abortion rights? Democrats push back on DeBoyer suggestion · via Michigan Advance

WORLD Marine heatwave likely caused sharp decline in Hawaiian humpback whales, study finds · via Mongabay

COURTS Taxi companies seek getaway from Uber price-fixing class action · via Courthouse News

COURTS Federal bribery trial for DC Council member opens · via Courthouse News

COURTS Class claims cellular satellite company AST SpaceMobile duped investors · via Courthouse News

COURTS Dam it: 10th Circuit lets Denver Water complete Gross Reservoir expansion · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Census data shows US poverty rate drops to lowest on record, but experts are cautious · via Stateline

COURTS 12 charged in $10 million childcare fraud scheme · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE First Lady Melania Trump’s Special Visit to Ashe County, North Carolina Bearing Witness to a Community’s Resilience · via White House

COURTS Americans prize a free press, with some caveats · via Courthouse News

COURTS Kash Patel grilled on Epstein, FBI staffing — and bestiality policy — in tense Senate hearing · via Courthouse News

COURTS Bangladesh sentences seven Hasina-era leaders to death · via Courthouse News

WORLD Report links fishmeal production to decline in key species for Guinea-Bissau communities · via Mongabay

COURTS Duterte suffering ‘significant memory impairment’: Defense · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Criminal probe targets PAC funded by charter school management company · via Arizona Mirror

WHITE HOUSE Past secretaries, union leader call for probe into Education Department slashing · via Michigan Advance

WHITE HOUSE Doctors say children of immigrants are missing healthcare · via Stateline

WORLD Zelensky says Russia launched drones into Moldova twice while his presidential plane was there. A source in his office called a reported near-collision ‘an exaggeration.’ · via Meduza

WORLD Right-wing leaders could rule 95% of the Amazon by 2027, experts warn · via Mongabay

CULTURE Trump’s thumbs-up to Irish reunification breaks with precedent, but evokes earlier age of White House support · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Paxton’s AI-Heavy Ad Leaves Out Context of Talarico Remarks About Christianity · via FactCheck.org

COURTS Judge nixes latest plan to put Trump name on Kennedy Center · via Courthouse News

COURTS Trump tries to revive indictments against political foes at Fourth Circuit · via Courthouse News

COURTS Prominent Greek neo-Nazi exits prison, vows return to politics · via Courthouse News

CULTURE Pittsburgh’s kindergartners fall below the measles safety threshold, testing the city’s vaccine legacy · via The Conversation

COURTS China warns against space ‘battlefield’ after US says weapons deployed · via Courthouse News

COURTS Equestrian businessman challenges SafeSport ban at 10th Circuit · via Courthouse News

COURTS Italy, Spain extend tit-for-tat border checks in wake of migrant rush · via Courthouse News

COURTS Johnson echoes Trump ‘hoax’ claim over catastrophic AI warnings · via Courthouse News

WORLD The Baltic states fear a Russian invasion. They faced the same threat a century ago and failed to stop it. Historian Alexey Uvarov explains why the region could not defend itself against Stalin. · via Meduza

COURTS Google AI Overviews can defame · via Courthouse News

COURTS UK inquiry faults hospital for not stopping baby-killer nurse · via Courthouse News

COURTS Austin property tax reversal · via Courthouse News

COURTS Prosecutors will not seek death penalty against Nick Reiner · via Courthouse News

WORLD Dhaka’s waste-to-energy project faces opposition from pollution-weary residents · via Mongabay

COURTS Fourth Circuit brings North Carolina ballot selfie ban into focus · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Trump’s new ‘public charge’ rule tying immigrants’ benefits to green cards spurs lawsuits · via Arizona Mirror

WORLD Since US intervention, Venezuela’s illegal mining crisis has only worsened, critics say · via Mongabay

COURTS Overdoses and Good Samaritan immunity · via Courthouse News

WORLD Trump claimed that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy truce. Neither side stopped the strikes. · via Meduza

WHITE HOUSE Congress reconvenes before midterms sprint with AI, defense and farm bills unfinished · via Arizona Mirror

WORLD Ukrainian court lets former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak remove his ankle monitor after a specialist warns it could ‘threaten his health’ · via Meduza

WORLD Indigenous leader Raoni receives palliative care in Brazil after cancer diagnosis · via Mongabay

COURTS West Virginia cop fights free speech ruling in ‘Daniel’s Law’ case · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE President Trump Promised to Make Memphis Safe Again. One Year Later, the Numbers Prove It. · via White House

COURTS Cambodia, Thailand bring sea dispute and decades of baggage to talks · via Courthouse News

FACT CHECK Economy Act: An Overview · via GAO

COURTS Sidebar: Inside ICE’s NYC immigration court crackdown · via Courthouse News

CULTURE Middle East is the latest arena of political recalibration for Italy’s right-wing but pragmatic Meloni · via The Conversation

CULTURE How ‘portfolio reasoning’ explains Trump’s constant reevaluation of America’s value · via The Conversation

COURTS Like there’s no tomorrow · via Courthouse News

CULTURE How South Korea is tackling its super-aging problem – and what other aging nations can learn from its experience · via The Conversation

WHITE HOUSE Florida GOP endorses Amendment 3 — American Planning Association opposes · via Florida Phoenix

CULTURE Proposed Roadless Rule Rescission Could Hurt Rural Economies · via Daily Yonder

COURTS Carney pursues ‘unique alliance’ with EU as Canada pivots away from US · via Courthouse News

CULTURE Dengue-carrying mosquitoes expand their reach into new territories – including Florida · via The Conversation

CULTURE Is science journalism dying? Comparing a ‘science crash’ 40 years ago to today · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Mortgage Insurance: HUD’s Risk-Sharing Program and Its Role in Financing Affordable Rental Housing · via GAO

CULTURE No, AI systems don’t have a drive to survive – a developmental psychologist explains why it only looks that way · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Federal Workforce: Deferred Resignation Program Largely Responsible for Sixfold Increase in Paid Administrative Leave Salary Costs · via GAO

CULTURE To crack the job market, internships can be just as key for young people as the degree · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK U.S. Consolidated Financial Statements: Improvements Needed in Controls over Treasury Preparation Processes · via GAO

CULTURE How libraries in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other Pennsylvania communities evolved from subscription clubs to vital public institutions · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Health Insurance Exchanges: Coverage of Non-Excepted Abortion Services by Qualified Health Plans in 2026 · via GAO

CULTURE We paid college students about $5 a night to sleep at least 7 hours – and their grades quickly improved · via The Conversation

WORLD Germany’s secretive ‘Sonderstab Ukraine’ fast-tracks weapons deals for Kyiv in as little as two weeks, FT reports · via Meduza

WHITE HOUSE Michigan Department of Civil Rights charges Waterford law firm with disability discrimination · via Michigan Advance

WORLD Kremlin calls energy truce ‘a very good idea’ but says it ‘won’t solve the world’s problems’ · via Meduza

WORLD Wildfires on doorstep of Indonesia’s new capital as environmental and health crisis flares · via Mongabay

WORLD 54% of those polled in eastern Germany call arms deliveries to Ukraine excessive · via Meduza

WHITE HOUSE Working Families Party joins Michigan Constitutional Convention opposition effort · via Michigan Advance

WHITE HOUSE Fewer students, too many schools: Communities confront closures and consolidations · via Stateline

WORLD ‘We have something to say’: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says Russia ready for new round of trilateral talks with US, Ukraine · via Meduza

WORLD Gray whales are starving as the Arctic warms. Will the US protect them? · via Grist

WORLD 10 promising ways to ‘green’ offshore wind · via Mongabay

WORLD What India’s ‘Cockroach’ protests reveal about digital authoritarianism · via Global Voices

WORLD Financial Times: Valdai Club meeting moved from Sochi to Moscow region over threat of Ukrainian strikes · via Meduza

WORLD Ukrainian military strikes Ozon warehouse and oil refinery in Russia · via Meduza

WORLD ‘They should choose their own destinies’: Manish Chandi on India’s isolated tribes · via Mongabay

WORLD Ukrainian Parliament to vote on Prosecutor General Kravchenko's resignation on Sept. 15 · via NV

WORLD Ukraine wants homegrown missiles capable of striking deep inside Russia, including Moscow, but its existing ‘Flamingos’ show how hard mass production can be · via Meduza

TARIFFS Compare The Best Mobile Phone Insurance In The UK · via Forbes

WORLD Ukrainian Rangers seize Russian troops, communications equipment and documents · via NV

WORLD Electric fences that kill and the Maasai trying to save Kenya’s last giant pangolins · via Mongabay

WHITE HOUSE Trump Is Still Very Much Operating Off ‘Concepts’ Of A Health Care Plan · via HuffPost

WORLD AfD leader vows to end German support for Ukraine if elected · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Caught Looking? GOP Senator's Embarrassing Debate Moment Captured On Video · via HuffPost

WORLD From missing child to Russian soldier: Kherson youth explains why he turned on Ukraine · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Wall Street Journal Nails Trump Over His Warning To Ukraine · via HuffPost

WORLD Russian forces strike BaDM warehouse in fourth attack on pharma distributor in two weeks · via NV

WORLD Trump scapegoats Kyiv over diesel fuel costs while pressing for peace deal — Politico · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Donalds Seeks to Upend History in Governor’s Race (Part I) · via Florida Phoenix

WORLD Russian Drone Strike On Ukrainian Train Hits Near Ex-CIA Chief · via HuffPost

WORLD Ukrnafta builds blast gabions around Kyiv gas stations after drone raids · via NV

TARIFFS How To Open A Bank Account Online · via Forbes

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