VOL. I · NO. 8614THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 20265¢

THE EDITION

Thursday, October 1, 2026

128 stories filed by the Buffoon Desk.

WORLD Netanyahu Says Co-Pilot Of FlyDubai Plane Underwent Radical Islamist Indoctrination · via HuffPost

WHITE HOUSE Mary Trump Asks Very Awkward Questions About Her Uncle And Natalie Harp · via HuffPost

WORLD Ukraine seeks $78.1B extra funding for 2027, triggering difficult EU debate — Le Monde · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Rachel Maddow Lays Out A Worrying Trump Succession Scenario · via HuffPost

WORLD Trump-linked drone firm plans to build Ukrainian military tech in the U.S. · via NV

COURTS Hawaii high court lets lawyers keep $222M from Maui fire settlement · via Courthouse News

WORLD Rubio orders Iranian delegation to immediately leave the U.S. as negotiations stall · via NV

WORLD Firefighters battle upper-story inferno after Russian raid batters Odesa offices — photoreport · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Raskin Demands GAO Report On Trump's Shameless Theft Of Public Funds' For Campaign Ads · via HuffPost

WORLD Pentagon excludes major allies from upcoming NATO future-planning meeting · via NV

WORLD Whale sinks yacht in Pacific · via The Telegraph

WHITE HOUSE Lara Trump Gets Reality-Checked To Her Face Over AI Champagne-Spraying Video Response · via HuffPost

WHITE HOUSE Supreme Court clears the way for receiver to run Arizona prison healthcare · via Arizona Mirror

WORLD Russian forces launch 100+ drones in overnight attack against Ukraine · via NV

CULTURE Doctors Explain A Headache Hack That The Internet Claims Works Better Than Medication · via HuffPost

WHITE HOUSE How a Tennessee execution gone wrong connects to Arizona’s capital punishment troubles · via Arizona Mirror

WORLD Trump again links rising diesel prices to Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Trump Unloads On CNN’s Kaitlan Collins With Yet Another Bizarrely Personal Attack · via HuffPost

COURTS California man charged with smuggling $300 million in restricted AI hardware to China · via Courthouse News

COURTS Creep or criminal? Sexual assault trial of TV writer begins · via Courthouse News

CULTURE This Is One Of The Sexiest And Most Useful Things You Can Do With A Partner · via HuffPost

WORLD Veterans: Heroes of the Past, Builders of the Future · via NV

WORLD Mangroves keep waves at bay. A new study helps scientists predict how · via Mongabay

COURTS Judge denies relief in push for Oregon immigration detainee attorney access · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Jay Feely called Social Security a ‘Ponzi scheme.’ In CD1, 175,000 people rely on it. · via Arizona Mirror

COURTS Facebook faced with massive penalties after New Mexico privacy verdict · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE The Real Cost of Socialism in America · via White House

WHITE HOUSE In Lakeland visit, J.D. Vance says Angie Nixon ‘doesn’t belong in America’ · via Florida Phoenix

COURTS RFK Jr. launches school fitness challenge with WWE stars · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Mothers face barriers to accessing mental healthcare, survey shows · via Florida Phoenix

WHITE HOUSE Prediction markets spend millions to influence state, federal governments · via Stateline

COURTS Swapping political parties · via Courthouse News

COURTS Feds’ rent-fixing suit proceeds · via Courthouse News

COURTS Guns in the car · via Courthouse News

COURTS Catholic school faces same-sex discrimination claim · via Courthouse News

COURTS Jury trial ordered over arrest at San Francisco skateboarding spectacle · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Outraged over ‘illegal’ wetlands rule, a GOP senator blocks dozens of Trump nominees · via Michigan Advance

WHITE HOUSE Uthmeier alleges Pfizer misled Florida about its COVID vaccine’s safety · via Florida Phoenix

WORLD India’s isolated island tribes need autonomy to survive rising threats, says scholar · via Mongabay

COURTS San Diego pizza shop sues Visa, Mastercard over merchant fees · via Courthouse News

CULTURE Christa Pike survived a lethal injection attempt – the latest person to endure a failed execution · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK Democratic Ads Misleadingly Connect Susan Collins to Epstein · via FactCheck.org

WORLD The sound of resistance · via Global Voices

COURTS Court reinstates Western Washington US attorney fired by Trump · via Courthouse News

WORLD By Putin’s own estimate, Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries have cost Russia 1% of GDP. But he says stopping them isn’t worth halting attacks on Ukrainian vessels. · via Meduza

COURTS Judge issues final ruling against ICE immigration court arrest policy in Manhattan · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Democrats eye a rural swing district in bid to flip the Arizona House · via Arizona Mirror

WHITE HOUSE Community groups lose HIV-prevention money as feds redirect dollars to states · via Stateline

COURTS Lyft to pay $272.5 million to settle suit over driver misclassification · via Courthouse News

COURTS States sue Trump over his commandeering of federal purse strings · via Courthouse News

COURTS Indiana State spars with LGBTQ+ group over work-study ouster · via Courthouse News

WORLD California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants · via Grist

WORLD Wind turbine taller than the Eiffel Tower aims to boost German electricity production · via Mongabay

WHITE HOUSE Kris Mayes hits Warren Petersen for campaigning alongside an activist she indicted for fraud · via Arizona Mirror

WORLD Under Trump, California’s clean car rules are essential — and vulnerable · via Grist

WHITE HOUSE Supreme Court will consider Trump’s mandatory immigrant detention policy · via Stateline

WORLD Russian war spending keeps rising while some regions slash death benefits for soldiers’ families by up to 95% · via Meduza

WORLD A first in Brazil: Black-faced lion tamarins vaccinated · via Mongabay

CULTURE Dozens of men failed to stop an alleged gang rape at Cornell – here’s the misperception that keeps bystanders from intervening and how to short-circuit it · via The Conversation

COURTS Glock wins temporary block on Connecticut’s ‘convertible pistol’ ban · via Courthouse News

COURTS Norway star Haaland sues airline over ponytail image · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE District attorney elections linked to more prison admissions during ‘tough on crime’ era · via Stateline

WORLD Russian drones strike Kyiv’s Southern Bridge in first attack on the city’s bridges since the full-scale invasion. A subway train was crossing it at the time. · via Meduza

COURTS Nepal rescuers recover eight bodies after Himalayan avalanche · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Nearly Two Years In, President Trump Is Still Stacking Historic Wins at Record Speed · via White House

COURTS Church leavers could claim a right to erase baptismal data, EU adviser says · via Courthouse News

COURTS Renee Good’s family sues feds over her killing · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Judge blocks federal prosecutors from refiling charges in Reflecting Pool case · via Michigan Advance

WORLD Lviv court sentences Viacheslav Zinchenko to life for murder of former Ukrainian lawmaker Iryna Farion · via Meduza

WORLD US-Argentina initiative aims to boost critical mineral, oil and gas exports · via Mongabay

COURTS Swiss glaciers are vanishing: 20% gone in 5 years · via Courthouse News

WORLD Russian drone hits Kyiv school while children and teachers shelter inside, mayor says · via Meduza

COURTS Justices take up ICE mandatory detention policy · via Courthouse News

WORLD Russia plans to conscript 120,000 men into military service this fall. The General Staff says none will be sent to Ukraine. · via Meduza

WORLD Gabon, home to the medicinal plant behind ibogaine, wants a fairer share of its global boom · via Mongabay

COURTS Student beats Belgium’s medical school barrier in EU court · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Trump launches 32-day campaign blitz in deep-red states as approval sinks · via Arizona Mirror

WORLD Russia offers businesses tax breaks for building defenses against Ukrainian drones. The catch: the state gets whatever they build for free. · via Meduza

WORLD Renewable energy companies fuel Brazilian data center boom, investigation finds · via Mongabay

COURTS Supreme Court spotlights fight against climate action in term opener · via Courthouse News

WHITE HOUSE Drugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them. · via Michigan Advance

WORLD A year ago today, Jane Goodall died at 91. Her message is more important than ever · via Mongabay

WHITE HOUSE US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone · via Michigan Advance

WORLD Dolphins keep their social and hunting lives in separate waters, study finds · via Mongabay

CULTURE Dan Rather has followed the news wherever he goes, in a career that highlights 75 years of evolving journalism · via The Conversation

WHITE HOUSE Democrats UNANIMOUSLY Vote AGAINST the Stop Insider Trading Act · via White House

FACT CHECK Public Health Preparedness: Action Needed to Address National and Biosecurity Risks Associated with Disposal of Federal Laboratory Equipment · via GAO

FACT CHECK Tobacco Products: FDA Should Monitor Timeliness of Application Reviews · via GAO

FACT CHECK Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Federal Actions Needed to Help Veterans Access Benefits · via GAO

CULTURE The trouble with Flock cameras is the surveillance system’s architecture, not just some of its users · via The Conversation

FACT CHECK State Department: Fly America Act’s Effects on Travel Costs and Personnel Experience · via GAO

CULTURE As private equity, politics and prediction markets reshape sports, is the press box up to the task? · via The Conversation

WHITE HOUSE Fontes and Kolodin clash over mail voting and election results as debate devolves into name-calling · via Arizona Mirror

WHITE HOUSE Michigan Supreme Court revives appeal of ‘factory farm’ discharge permit in light of Line 5 ruling · via Michigan Advance

FACT CHECK Flood Insurance: Congressional Action Could Help Increase Coverage for At-Risk Properties · via GAO

WORLD From ‘community-based’ to ‘community-led conservation’ in Kenya: Interview with Dickson Kaelo · via Mongabay

CULTURE Nina Simone, Langston Hughes and their forgotten creative collaboration · via The Conversation

CULTURE 100 years ago, Schrödinger’s equation shed light on quantum physics – scientists use it today to fine-tune chemical reactions · via The Conversation

CULTURE Too many males to choose from can overwhelm female frogs – and change who gets to mate · via The Conversation

CULTURE 3 iconic animals show the value of the US Endangered Species Act – and the harm in stripping it away · via The Conversation

CULTURE A Colorado preschool case will be the Supreme Court’s latest to test boundaries of LGBTQ rights and religious freedom · via The Conversation

WHITE HOUSE Feds provide guidance on new federal K-12 scholarship tax credit program · via Stateline

CULTURE From suicide bombers to positions of authority – the changing role of women in jihadi groups · via The Conversation

WHITE HOUSE Put the AI servers within sanctuaries · via Michigan Advance

WORLD Giraldo Alayón García, Cuba’s ‘spider man,’ died on Sept. 24 · via Mongabay

WHITE HOUSE Trump launches campaign tour in GOP-friendly states ahead of midterms · via Michigan Advance

WORLD Vantara in talks with Brazil on ‘strategic cooperation’ on threatened species, FOIA documents reveal · via Mongabay

CULTURE Rural Roundup: Three New(ish) Picks for Your Watchlist · via Daily Yonder

WHITE HOUSE As anti-trans attacks escalate, Michigan-based Stand With Trans empowers by building community · via Michigan Advance

CULTURE 45 Degrees North: Tick Tick Tick · via Daily Yonder

WORLD In a warming Arctic, Inuit bear guards protect communities · via Grist

WORLD The surprising allies backing Boulder’s climate case before the Supreme Court · via Grist

WHITE HOUSE Voters to weigh different approaches to housing affordability in November · via Stateline

WORLD Rising seas could cost Australia economic losses of $855 billion, study finds · via Mongabay

WORLD West-to-east energy, east-to-west computing: The Uyghur costs of China’s digital order · via Global Voices

WORLD Life in exile: Russian singer Monetochka thought Vilnius would be a stopover. Four years later, she says she may stay forever. · via Meduza

WORLD Endangered dolphins survive in a Bangladesh river so polluted it’s ‘not livable’ for fish · via Mongabay

WORLD Ukraine records 13% quarterly increase as labor market expands · via NV

TARIFFS Sharia Savings And Mortgages Explained · via Forbes

WHITE HOUSE 'Bigorexia' Is On The Rise In Kids And Teens. Here's What Parents Should Know. · via HuffPost

WORLD Russian missiles destroy Flora berry and fruit processing facility in Kyiv Oblast · via NV

CULTURE Here’s When 'Middle Age' Actually Starts, According To Experts — And It Makes So Much Sense · via HuffPost

WORLD Russia to force occupied Oleshky residents to say they are ‘happy’ in staged videos – Ukrainian FM · via NV

CULTURE I Was Part Of A Secret Society Of Jane Does On My College Campus. I’m Infuriated By How Little Has Changed. · via HuffPost

WORLD SBU detains Ukrainian soldier suspected of helping Russia target military positions · via NV

WHITE HOUSE Congress tries end-run around Florida court decision protecting wetlands · via Florida Phoenix

WORLD Omani pilot allegedly stabs captain and tries to crash Israel-bound plane · via NV

WORLD Indonesia’s new peatland agency faces questions over what it will do differently · via Mongabay

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