VOL. I · NO. 8608FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 20265¢

THE EDITION

Friday, September 25, 2026

120 stories filed by the Buffoon Desk.

CULTURE I've Watched Airline Amenities Slowly Dry Up. Here's What I Always Pack To Keep My Flights Tolerable. · via HuffPost

WORLD ISW map refutes Russian Defense Ministry claims of encircling Dobropillya · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Eric Trump’s State Dinner Posts Strike A Spectacularly Awkward Note · via HuffPost

WORLD Romania scrambles fighter jets as unidentified air target nears border · via NV

WORLD Oil Slides As U.S.-Iran Truce Hopes Outweigh Houthi Attacks On Saudi Arabia · via HuffPost

COURTS Sixth Circuit says states can regulate Kalshi’s prediction market · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Wall Street Journal Turns Trump’s Media Fight Into A Very Pointed Punch Line · via HuffPost

WORLD Trump hosts Xi at White House state dinner as leaders stress U.S.-China ties — photo · via NV

TARIFFS Best Cheap Pet Insurance In Canada For 2026 · via Forbes

WORLD Russian strikes on data centers aim to harm businesses and sow panic · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Jimmy Kimmel’s Best Trump Joke Came And Went Without 1 Mention Of His Name · via HuffPost

WORLD U.S. midterms could shift balance of power halfway through Trump’s term · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Constitutional Scholar Invokes 2 Infamous Kings In Stark Trump Warning · via HuffPost

WORLD Malicious actors copy NV website design to spread fake news – editorial team · via NV

WHITE HOUSE ‘Utter Clown’: Critics Rip ‘Moron’ MAGA Senator After Truly Unhinged Idea For Trump · via HuffPost

WORLD Attacks on Ukrainians in Poland rise roughly 30% over three years · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Natalie Harp Gives Rare Interview With A Familiar-Sounding Twist · via HuffPost

COURTS TikTok settles with Alabama · via Courthouse News

WORLD Russian Deputy PM Marat Khusnullin took over as overseer of occupied Ukrainian lands · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Scott Jennings Declares Trump Strategy 'A Miss' · via HuffPost

COURTS Brazil’s Lula bans online betting ahead of presidential election · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Mayes, Fontes say the Trump administration may be breaking the law to scour Arizona voter data · via Arizona Mirror

WHITE HOUSE Jolly to national Democrats: Show me some money · via Florida Phoenix

COURTS Judge orders feds to restore consumer watchdog funding · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE You can’t strengthen Arizona schools by dismantling the team behind our teachers · via Arizona Mirror

WHITE HOUSE Construction company accused of scamming Florida residents sued by AG Uthmeier · via Florida Phoenix

WORLD Putin says Russia will not attack Europe and blames Ukraine for the breakdown in peace talks · via Meduza

COURTS Supreme Court shuts down Missouri GOP-gerrymandered map for third time · via Courthouse News

CULTURE In ‘NAZA,’ Israeli whistleblowers’ revelations about civilian deaths in Gaza reflect a longer history of Palestinian isolation · via The Conversation

COURTS Markets pick up gains in face of oil, bond yield surge · via Courthouse News

COURTS Second Circuit questions who can sue over missing royalties in SiriusXM case · via Courthouse News

COURTS DC Circuit split on returning migrants from foreign prisons · via Courthouse News

COURTS Unions, Trump administration reach deal: No mass firings during government shutdowns · via Courthouse News

WORLD How new is the first ‘new-to-science’ cat discovered in more than 100 years? · via Mongabay

COURTS Women inmates make small gain in fight over prison conditions · via Courthouse News

FACT CHECK Paxton’s Uvalde Comment in Full Context · via FactCheck.org

WHITE HOUSE Presidential Public Service Announcements Are Nothing New · via White House

WHITE HOUSE Gold Star Mother’s And Family’s Day, 2026 · via White House

WHITE HOUSE Venezuelan men shipped to brutal prison under Alien Enemies Act ask court for due process · via Michigan Advance

COURTS Swiss startup accuses Perplexity AI of stealing passive listening tech · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Congressional Bills H.R. 3657, H.R. 7250, S. 550, S. 603, S. 759 and S. 790 Signed into Law · via White House

WHITE HOUSE Effort to recall Antrim County Clerk gets go-ahead from state board · via Michigan Advance

WORLD Reuters: Russia’s seventh-largest refinery halts operations after a Ukrainian drone attack · via Meduza

COURTS Parent groups booted from suit over Colorado trans antidiscrimination law · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE President Trump, First Lady Conclude Historic China State Visit · via White House

COURTS Heavy fighting, telecoms disruption as Ethiopia conflict rages · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE After 9th Circuit ruling, Mayes pushes to revive her gambling case against Kalshi · via Arizona Mirror

WHITE HOUSE K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says · via Stateline

CULTURE Trump has gotten rid of many of the checks and balances that could stop him from demolishing the Kennedy Center · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Republican Ad Attacks Cooper with Misleading Claim About Rape Kits · via FactCheck.org

WORLD Movement from behind your gadget · via Global Voices

COURTS Colorado court orders ICE to comply · via Courthouse News

COURTS Man City found guilty of 114 Premier League charges – reports · via Courthouse News

COURTS DC Circuit finds Pentagon justified in labeling Anthropic ‘supply chain risk’ · via Courthouse News

WORLD Farmers in South Africa’s Limpopo face unpredictable rainfall, uncertain futures · via Mongabay

WHITE HOUSE Nessel issues guidance to law enforcement on ability to enforce tribal court-issued PPOs · via Michigan Advance

WORLD To tackle environmental crime, track profits through the whole supply chain (commentary) · via Mongabay

WHITE HOUSE Head Start opens a door for millions of young Michiganders. Don’t close it. · via Michigan Advance

WORLD NGOs call on Vantara to end all wild animal imports permanently · via Mongabay

CULTURE Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security · via The Conversation

COURTS Lactic acid, artificial preservative? · via Courthouse News

COURTS Jay-Z rape accuser recants claims: ‘I have never met or spoken to Mr. Carter’ · via Courthouse News

COURTS Blaming the victim? · via Courthouse News

COURTS And it could get worse: Europe struggles with record fuel prices · via Courthouse News

WORLD Why haven’t we had an Atlantic hurricane yet? Thank El Niño. · via Grist

WORLD Cheetah cubs at Prague Zoo are doing well after a period of strong storms and their mother’s illness · via Mongabay

COURTS UN identifies 214 firms linked to Israeli settlements · via Courthouse News

WORLD Global coral reefs get less time to recover as oceans heat up, report finds · via Mongabay

COURTS Supreme Court greenlights national citizenship database ahead of midterms · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Who’s tracking Arizona drivers through Flock cameras? Often, it’s police from other states. · via Arizona Mirror

WHITE HOUSE Your Weekly Michigan Political Brief · via Michigan Advance

WORLD Scientists clone Southern Africa’s wild fruit trees as forests disappear · via Mongabay

COURTS Pope Leo focuses on unity amid fractures during historic France visit · via Courthouse News

FACT CHECK Acquisition Management: Opportunities Exist for GAO to Strengthen Its Policies and Procedures · via GAO

WORLD Russian strike on Kyiv office building kills at least four · via Meduza

FACT CHECK Naval Shipyards: Complete Information Needed for Decision-Making on Multibillion-Dollar, 50-Year Infrastructure Program · via GAO

CULTURE Push for Creole courses in schools stokes historic anti-Haitian feeling in Dominican Republic · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Tax Fraud: The Federal Government Loses an Estimated $116 Billion to $304 Billion Annually · via GAO

CULTURE An overlooked era of cosmology is stealing the show in the quest to understand the cosmos · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Compacts of Free Association: VA Is Pursuing Partial Implementation of Health Care Authorities in the Freely Associated States · via GAO

CULTURE What does it mean to ‘control’ for variables in a scientific study? A statistician explains · via The Conversation

CULTURE Detroit and Flint teens are struggling with their mental health – and worried adults around them feel ‘helpless’ · via The Conversation

CULTURE Data centers’ neighbors weigh in on how to manage them · via The Conversation

CULTURE Mold and heat closed Pittsburgh-area schools – an expert explains the risks to kids · via The Conversation

CULTURE What civil rights enforcement cuts mean for students with disabilities – fewer staff, closed offices, longer waits · via The Conversation

COURTS Doctor describes Trump as paranoid and insane · via Courthouse News

CULTURE Gen Z communicates differently in the workplace, but older colleagues can still decode them · via The Conversation

WORLD New global maps chart 40 years of ocean heat and acidification extremes · via Mongabay

WHITE HOUSE Meet the Michigan climate candidate on Trump’s radar · via Michigan Advance

WORLD After Ukraine’s overnight attack, Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery — one of southern Russia’s biggest fuel suppliers — halts operations · via Meduza

WORLD Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps become increasingly vulnerable to landslides · via Mongabay

WORLD Finnish President Stubb asks Elon Musk to expand Starlink coverage for Ukraine so it can strike missile launchers on Russian territory · via Meduza

WORLD Plastic and rubber litter found in remote submarine canyon off Argentina’s coast · via Mongabay

CULTURE Economic Frustration Tests Trump’s Standing With Rural Voters, New KFF-AP Poll Finds · via Daily Yonder

CULTURE Q&A: Community Advocate Harnesses Local Solutions · via Daily Yonder

WHITE HOUSE Grand Rapids community demands answers after Guatemalan man dies fleeing attempted ICE stop · via Michigan Advance

WORLD One in three members of Russia’s new State Duma has ties to the war in Ukraine. Some are accused of war crimes. Here’s who they are — and what they’ve done. · via Meduza

CULTURE Yonder Radio: Rural Healthcare Affordability, Colorado Tarantula Festival, and ‘What is Rural?,’ · via Daily Yonder

WORLD Whether it’s ‘super’ or ‘Godzilla,’ El Niño is already breaking records · via Grist

WHITE HOUSE High-risk pregnancy doctors publish new standards for care under state abortion bans · via Stateline

WORLD Support Global Voices’ Spotlight: Big Tech and Authoritarianism · via Global Voices

WORLD Trump and Xi Talked a Lot but Accomplished Little · via Foreign Policy

WORLD Sensitive-looking stealth components diverted to Hong Kong during U.S.-bound shipment · via NV

WORLD Netanyahu Faces an UNGA Walkout (Again) · via Foreign Policy

WORLD Witkoff and Kushner meet Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev in New York · via NV

WORLD Russia says it intercepted nearly 600 Ukrainian drones overnight as strikes hit refineries and industrial sites · via Meduza

WHITE HOUSE Here's what Trump, Xi will eat at State Dinner—full menu planned by Melania · via Newsweek

WORLD Young Japanese find new outlets for peace activism amid rising tensions in the Pacific · via Global Voices

WHITE HOUSE 'Love Me': Truly Bizarre New Trump Ad Hits TV -- 'Paid For By The U.S. Government' · via HuffPost

WHITE HOUSE Karoline Leavitt Turns Heads With Claim About Trump, Respect And Women · via HuffPost

WORLD Chocolate giant lobbied U.S. and EU officials over deforestation laws, says report · via Mongabay

WHITE HOUSE Jimmy Kimmel Pokes Trump In His Sorest Of All Sore Spots With 1 Blunt Reality Check · via HuffPost

WORLD Fossil fuel subsidies are the ‘worst energy policy in the world,’ researchers say · via Mongabay

WHITE HOUSE Trump Shows Xi Biden Autopen Portrait During White House Tour · via Newsweek

COURTS US Chamber of Commerce sues Hawaii over law targeting Citizens United · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Conservative Group Leader Drops Awkward Truth About Republicans Live On CNN · via HuffPost

WHITE HOUSE Conservative Host Says Private GOP Midterm Warning Is So Bad He Almost Kept It Secret · via HuffPost

WHITE HOUSE Race to succeed Vern Buchanan in CD 16 is getting increasingly interesting · via Florida Phoenix

WHITE HOUSE Senate Republicans Hit With Brutal Trump Fact Check After Brazen 'Free Stuff' Claim · via HuffPost

WORLD Russia deploys ambulances as military transports in occupied Horlivka — video · via NV

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