VOL. I · NO. 8600THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 20265¢

THE EDITION

Thursday, September 17, 2026

121 stories filed by the Buffoon Desk.

CULTURE The ‘Sugar Sag’ Is A Warning Sign From Your Skin — Here’s What Dermatologists Want You To Know · via HuffPost

WORLD Drone strikes set Russian military airbase on fire in Rostov-on-Don · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Joe Rogan Calls Trump Fans 'F**king Nuts' And Says He's Been 'Left-Wing My Whole Life' · via HuffPost

WORLD U.S. fears Saudi F-35 sale could expose sensitive aircraft technology to China · via NV

CULTURE If You're Struggling With Discomfort As You Age, These Popular Solutions Could Be The Answer To Your Prayers · via HuffPost

WORLD Russian strike hits critical infrastructure in Kropyvnytskyi · via NV

WORLD Poland plans electronic security system along 112 km of Ukraine border · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Arizona asks US Supreme Court to halt prison healthcare takeover in ‘Hail Mary’ filing · via Arizona Mirror

CULTURE This $19 French Moisturizer Is Amazon’s Best-Kept Beauty Secret · via HuffPost

WORLD Russian strike damages Kyiv rail station, destroys Berestyn terminal · via NV

TARIFFS Wegovy Weight Loss Pills: How To Get Semaglutide GLP-1 Tablets In The UK · via Forbes

COURTS Former Syrian prison boss gets 60 years for torturing inmates · via Courthouse News

WORLD Ecuador detains former minister José Serrano after U.S. deportation · via Global Voices

WORLD ISW: Putin frames predetermined Duma vote as referendum on Ukraine war · via NV

CULTURE These Are The Best Jeans For Men, According To Guys Who Swear By Them · via HuffPost

WORLD Ukraine downs 131 Russian missiles and drones - Air Force · via NV

WHITE HOUSE ICE Officer Charged With Assault, Lying About Shooting Arrested In Minnesota · via HuffPost

WHITE HOUSE Immigrant rights group launches $10M plan to mobilize Latino and independent voters · via Arizona Mirror

WHITE HOUSE With vote-by-mail court fight settled, attention shifts to protections at the polls · via Michigan Advance

WORLD Zelenskyy names Anton Kovalskyi as Ukraine’s acting prosecutor general · via NV

CULTURE Ireland Will Boycott 2027 Eurovision Song Contest Over Israel’s Participation · via HuffPost

WORLD EU And Canada Are Stronger Together, Mark Carney Says After Trump Derides Alliance · via HuffPost

WORLD Zelenskyy calls Graham's sanctions bill a powerful tool against Russia · via NV

CULTURE Not Only Are These Top-Of-The-Line Sneakers Comfy, They're As Stylish As It Gets · via HuffPost

WHITE HOUSE Follwoing Trump’s loss on vote-by-mail, advocates ready poll-watching armies · via Arizona Mirror

COURTS Conservationists sue EPA for records on lobbyists’ role in pesticide approval · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Trump yanks ICE director nomination before Senate confirmation hearing · via Arizona Mirror

COURTS Ninth Circuit overturns order requiring Oregon to house transgender women in women’s prisons · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinvigorates America’s Hunting Heritage · via White House

COURTS Environmentalists ask Ninth Circuit to revive lawsuit over pesticide-coated seeds · via Courthouse News

COURTS ICE agent makes first Minnesota court appearance after arrest · via Courthouse News

COURTS Oregon asks Ninth Circuit to drop contempt over state psychiatric hospital admitting delays · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Will Lawrence rolls out plan for regulating Big Tech, data centers in Michigan and beyond · via Michigan Advance

WHITE HOUSE Advocate emphasizes there are no major changes to state election laws this year · via Florida Phoenix

WORLD Mekong’s Irrawaddy dolphins find cautious hope amid a river in crisis · via Mongabay

COURTS Washington high court voids voter-approved natural gas measure · via Courthouse News

CULTURE La importancia de enseñar a los estudiantes lo que la IA no puede hacer · via The Conversation

COURTS Wine sellers look to Seventh Circuit to overturn Illinois liquor law · via Courthouse News

COURTS Senate Democrats dodge on SCOTUS strategy in post-midterm majority scenario · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Mike Rogers gets big boost from business community with new slate of endorsements · via Michigan Advance

COURTS Oklahoma asks 10th Circuit to revive state law expanding access to discounted drugs · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Nearly 6,700 Arizona homicides remain unsolved. The victims’ families deserve better. · via Arizona Mirror

WHITE HOUSE Advocates, moms and lawmakers push for group prenatal care as Legislature weighs insurer issues · via Michigan Advance

WHITE HOUSE 11th Circuit rules evidence justifies charges in Florida child pornography case · via Florida Phoenix

COURTS Japan’s Takaichi keeps key ministers in cabinet reshuffle · via Courthouse News

COURTS EU Parliament urges sanctions over Hong Kong jailing of activists · via Courthouse News

COURTS Bolivian congress votes to extend state of emergency for 90 days · via Courthouse News

COURTS At 10th Circuit, Oklahoma attorney bucks against state bar membership mandate · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE White House yanks nominee to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement · via Michigan Advance

CULTURE Houthi advance boosts Iran’s leverage over the US and Saudi Arabia – but may cost rebel group its legitimacy back in Yemen · via The Conversation

WHITE HOUSE Bipartisan push to set rules for college athletes’ pay continues to advance in US Senate · via Michigan Advance

WORLD Heavy rain and floods in northern Vietnam submerge homes and disrupt economy · via Mongabay

CULTURE Iran war pushes diesel – the economy’s lifeblood – to record high prices, with no relief on the horizon · via The Conversation

COURTS Dodgers owner sued over life insurance self-dealing · via Courthouse News

COURTS Missouri election map hearing could tee up fresh Supreme Court scrutiny · via Courthouse News

COURTS Keyshawn Johnson scores in lawsuit over unpaid scouting fees · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE In Arizona’s most competitive district, Ciscomani and Mendoza spar over healthcare policies · via Arizona Mirror

WORLD Putin put Russian assets of French supermarket chain Auchan and Swiss food giant Nestlé under temporary management. Neither company had left Russia after the full-scale invasion. · via Meduza

COURTS Africa CDC warns Ebola outbreak not ‘under control’ · via Courthouse News

WORLD Street art in Russia is dead and the country is full of monumental war art · via Global Voices

COURTS Carney: Canada and EU are ‘stronger together’ · via Courthouse News

COURTS Left bloc ekes out razor-thin win in Sweden · via Courthouse News

WORLD Community-based conservation is a good climate investment in Brazil & beyond (commentary) · via Mongabay

COURTS Final defendants testify in Paris trial over deadliest migrant Channel crossing · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Maria Salazar breaks with Trump on immigration enforcement in campaign ad · via Florida Phoenix

WORLD India’s tiger success brings a new challenge: Living alongside the big cats · via Mongabay

COURTS Adviser denies same-sex union abroad offers a ticket to stay in EU · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Violent victimization at school rose among students in 2024, federal data show · via Stateline

WHITE HOUSE Withdrawals Sent to the Senate · via White House

WHITE HOUSE Presidential Message on National Hispanic Heritage Month · via White House

FACT CHECK Midterm Ads Clash Over GOP Law’s Impact on Rural Healthcare · via FactCheck.org

FACT CHECK U.S. Postal Service: Cost-Cutting Initiatives and Other Factors Have Contributed to Declining Service Performance · via GAO

CULTURE Why Hispanic Americans are losing faith in the American Dream · via The Conversation

WORLD Russia is escalating its hybrid attacks on the West. Moscow will make Europe’s life ‘hell’ for supporting Ukraine, Kremlin insider tells Bloomberg. · via Meduza

WORLD As drought shrinks Sri Lanka’s water holes, poisoning poses threat to wildlife · via Mongabay

COURTS EU judges vote down Estonia’s steep cost to run for office · via Courthouse News

FACT CHECK Medicaid: Improved Oversight Needed of State Eligibility Error Corrective Action Plans · via GAO

CULTURE What Wendell Berry meant to Christian farmers going green · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Whistleblower Protection: DHS Should Ensure Timely Resolution of Retaliation Complaints · via GAO

CULTURE Separating the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine could decrease access for Colorado parents · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Unpaid Household Work: Estimated Value and Time Spent on Domestic Tasks and Caregiving · via GAO

CULTURE The US sells more to Brazil than it buys – but Trump is slapping steep tariffs on its exports anyway · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Cybersecurity: HHS Should Strengthen Oversight and Enhance Security Controls for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline · via GAO

CULTURE At an old steel site in Pittsburgh, bacteria evolved to survive – and eat – industrial pollution · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK DHS Grants: Approach to Terminations and Pauses Disrupted Some Program Activities · via GAO

CULTURE Your robotic vacuum is a witness: What home robots mean for evidence, privacy and the law · via The Conversation

WORLD Juneau can’t stop the floods, but it’s learning to see them coming · via Grist

FACT CHECK Economic Development Administration: Additional Collaboration with Other Agencies Could Reduce Risks Associated with Overlap · via GAO

CULTURE The story of Little Italy’s Feast of San Gennaro is the story of how Italian immigrants became American · via The Conversation

WHITE HOUSE President Trump’s Top 250 Victories For People of Faith · via White House

WHITE HOUSE Violence against women and trans people is worse than previously thought, new research finds · via Michigan Advance

WORLD ‘Sanctions from hell’ from US will complicate peace talks, Kremlin says · via Meduza

WORLD World’s smallest crocodile in high demand for bushmeat trade in Nigeria · via Mongabay

CULTURE “The Rivals of Amziah King” Makes a Sweet Story out of Honey Heists and Revenge · via Daily Yonder

CULTURE The $116 Million Network – How an Elite Tier of Rural Nonprofits Rebuilt a Legacy Federal Framework · via Daily Yonder

CULTURE In Rural Illinois, Residents Protest a First-of-its-kind Agreement To Power Data Centers with Natural Gas + Carbon Capture and Sequestration · via Daily Yonder

WORLD A giant anteater’s return in Argentina offers a case for letting nature restore itself · via Mongabay

WORLD A trip down the road that will determine the fate of the Amazon · via Grist

WHITE HOUSE States fight to inspect federal immigrant detention facilities · via Stateline

WORLD Russian strike in Kyiv injures 16, including two children. Drone damages residential building in Odesa. · via Meduza

WORLD Ukrainian drone attack sets Russian oil refinery on fire, cuts power to part of Russian city · via Meduza

WORLD News Helicopter Crashes, Killing 3, While Covering L.A. Bus Collision · via HuffPost

WORLD Houthis advance on Bab el-Mandeb as Saudi pipeline shutdown raises oil risks · via NV

WORLD Rescuers race against time as fires ravage orangutan habitat inside Indonesian oil palm concession · via Mongabay

WORLD Russia’s first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine begins tomorrow, with its only anti-war party barred and genuine competition all but eliminated · via Meduza

WORLD U.S. fires 60–70 Patriot interceptors against about 20 Iranian missiles · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Businesses must reinvent themselves for the AI era · via Newsweek

WORLD Exotic pet trade poses rising zoonotic disease risks in India · via Mongabay

WORLD The long journey from ‘Indigenous’ to citizen in Mozambique · via Global Voices

WHITE HOUSE America Counting On Ignorant, Inattentive President To Save Us From Rogue AI · via HuffPost

WORLD Arakhamia warned NABU and SAPO of imminent attack before Kravchenko’s move against Kryvonos · via NV

CULTURE I Fell In Love With A Man More Than Twice My Age. Here's What I Didn't Realize Before We Got Married. · via HuffPost

WORLD EU unrolls 3-step winter plan to aid Ukraine's defense · via NV

CULTURE This $10 Oven Liner Is So Good, It ‘Should Be In Every Housewarming Gift Basket’ · via HuffPost

WORLD Defense Forces hit Su-24 bomber and drone hub in Crimea and Donetsk drone depot — General Staff · via NV

WORLD Displaced by typhoons, Taiwan’s Bunun Indigenous people struggle to preserve heritage · via Mongabay

WHITE HOUSE Florida county officials try to eliminate public comment on development · via Florida Phoenix

FACT CHECK Native American Issues: Preliminary Observations on Housing and Homelessness · via GAO

CULTURE You'll Regret Making These 6 Public Transportation Mistakes When You're Traveling Abroad · via HuffPost

TARIFFS CIBC Classic Visa Card Review · via Forbes

WORLD In Southeast Asia, residents grapple with life under Indonesia’s wildfire haze · via Mongabay

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