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riversedge

(78,192 posts)
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 07:15 PM Yesterday

BREAKING: South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein's home is burning to the ground after an apparent explosion.

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BREAKING: South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein's home is burning to the ground after an apparent explosion.







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BREAKING: South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein's home is burning to the ground after an apparent explosion. (Original Post) riversedge Yesterday OP
OH MY GAWD. a kennedy Yesterday #1
Gonna jump out there and say UpInArms Yesterday #2
Yep. And any other judge who considers ruling against FoxNewsSucks Yesterday #45
Yup ck4829 23 hrs ago #71
ding. AllaN01Bear 12 hrs ago #83
This happened Oct 4: Judge's house fire being investigated; 3 hospitalized riversedge Yesterday #3
Right wing godless Republican violence Champp 14 hrs ago #77
Terrorist inciters trump and Miller are happy about this...not stochastic happenings. They bear responsibility. imo wcmagumba Yesterday #4
Here is a post with Elon Musk saying corrupt judges need to be impeached......... riversedge Yesterday #10
So Dump and co incited terrorism. Not surprised. sakabatou Yesterday #5
Is there a report that this is due to terrorism? chowder66 Yesterday #24
It's more likely. sakabatou Yesterday #30
Thanks. chowder66 Yesterday #55
Oh come on!!! hamsterjill Yesterday #33
Jesus. That's a lot of shit for a question addressed to someone that's not you. chowder66 Yesterday #58
Coincidence is a rare occurrence. If it walks like a duck... let's hope that some definitive proof will come to light. Magoo48 12 hrs ago #82
Sounds serious Torchlight 11 hrs ago #89
Nope Gimpyknee 10 hrs ago #92
It was noon, people were awake, they would of smelled the gas questionseverything 6 hrs ago #94
I've got your left wing violence right here. usonian Yesterday #6
Thank you. nt Cha Yesterday #15
You're welcome. usonian Yesterday #16
Is that Portland, burning to the ground??? thought crime Yesterday #61
Lock them up malaise Yesterday #7
Time for Miller to be grilled by law enforcement. eppur_se_muova Yesterday #8
"Miller is drooling"..... riversedge Yesterday #13
Before twitter, there was nothing on the scale of this. IcyPeas Yesterday #52
In the end, it is the vile parts of social media that will bring the US down. Not sure we can riversedge 14 hrs ago #78
I think the movie with the highway stunt may have been "The Program." John1956PA Yesterday #38
Right on both counts. I can't find confirmation that they were sued, so maybe I got that one wrong. nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #53
Can't those who incited this face charges?? Rhiannon12866 Yesterday #49
It's the democrats who are inciting violence.... doncha know IcyPeas Yesterday #56
Certainly nothing to prevent civil charges. Provoking violence is not part of their official duties, nor will the 1st .. eppur_se_muova 12 hrs ago #81
Law enforcement seems to have fallen for every con out of these guys. travelingthrulife 11 hrs ago #87
He needs to be grilled with BBQ sauce... BigmanPigman 5 hrs ago #95
" In early September, she issued a temporary restraining order to block the release of this data, following a lawsuit fi riversedge Yesterday #9
yikes BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #11
She received mutiple death threats during the last few weeks..... riversedge Yesterday #12
+1 dalton99a Yesterday #34
The right in this country is pure evil. milestogo Yesterday #14
JFC orangecrush Yesterday #17
More radical left-wing violence. iemanja Yesterday #18
how the hell is this not headline news all over?????????????????? Takket Yesterday #19
I KNOW.....I guess she didn't die, like ya know, the "Right's" saint. a kennedy Yesterday #20
Because it's more right wing TERRORISM B.See Yesterday #21
Should by 24/7 wall to wall coverage malaise Yesterday #23
Because she isn't Charlie Kirk. Crunchy Frog Yesterday #37
Who's Charlie Kirk? Gimpyknee 23 hrs ago #66
Chalkie Merx? marble falls 14 hrs ago #75
Sounds serious Torchlight 14 hrs ago #76
More - malaise Yesterday #22
Attempted murder ... FakeNoose Yesterday #41
Assassination malaise Yesterday #42
It can't be an innocent "gas explosion" because people were home FakeNoose Yesterday #43
Very suspicious malaise Yesterday #46
Working Their Way Up, I Fear WiVoter 13 hrs ago #79
K&R spanone Yesterday #25
Sure looks like a bombing, unless gas explosion. Apparently, she has had threats for years, so I'm gonna wait Silent Type Yesterday #26
A reasonable response! Gimpyknee 23 hrs ago #67
Must be some more of that radical leftist violence. Crunchy Frog Yesterday #27
And they are Jewish, I'm almost certain. PCIntern Yesterday #28
Multiple motives for white nationalist terrorists Hekate Yesterday #47
They sure know how to dog whistle their extremists in, don't they? marble falls Yesterday #29
They communicate by code. Wednesdays Yesterday #48
The enormity... GiqueCee Yesterday #31
Where is the effin media malaise Yesterday #35
Strapping on their knee pads... GiqueCee Yesterday #36
I only have Prime but none of the many news channels have it as their news blurbs. GreenWave 3 hrs ago #98
Damn bootlickers malaise 3 hrs ago #99
Let's see how fast DOJ/FBI jump on this. FloridaBlues Yesterday #32
Resignation isn't enough. calimary Yesterday #40
Let's see the federal authorities - FBI investigators for instance - find the evidence against Miller FakeNoose Yesterday #54
Patel is writing aNtiFA on the gas cans n/t leftstreet Yesterday #59
Don't hold your breath ck4829 23 hrs ago #72
And Portland is burning to the ground? AntiFascist Yesterday #39
Please say everybody got out alive, down to the last goldfish. OMG arson like that could kill the whole family. Hekate Yesterday #44
This is the sort of thing the drug cartels in Colombia do. iemanja Yesterday #50
Steven Miller is the acting POTUS!!!!! BigmanPigman Yesterday #51
What s slimy twerp Miller is. luvallpeeps Yesterday #57
Isn't the SC Guard in Washington DC??? Sancho Yesterday #60
meant as a threat to all judges LyfeTimeDem Yesterday #62
Welcome to Northern Ireland. They're called The Troubles. lindysalsagal Yesterday #63
Holy shit. (nt) Pinback Yesterday #64
This happened Saturday morning....why did the MSM not FalloutShelter 23 hrs ago #65
Because in the absence of facts, all that's left is speculation. Igel 23 hrs ago #68
Should give this a day or two Warpy 23 hrs ago #69
Chilling ck4829 23 hrs ago #70
I wonder... Mike Nelson 17 hrs ago #73
Arrest Miller's ass stollen 15 hrs ago #74
We know it happened ReRe 13 hrs ago #80
Did this Rebl2 12 hrs ago #84
Not a peep from the NY Times AStern 11 hrs ago #85
Go to Google. Search for "judges home burns" MineralMan 11 hrs ago #86
Can't find any links from the NY Times AStern 11 hrs ago #88
Not really. Covering thoroughly means when you go to their main web page, you will see a story about it. Wiz Imp 3 hrs ago #97
You don't say 'No!" to the mob boss. travelingthrulife 11 hrs ago #90
This message was self-deleted by its author kentuck 11 hrs ago #91
Exactly. Preemptive hour long primetime newscasts. B.See 2 hrs ago #100
The Snackshack 9 hrs ago #93
Nicole about to cover this malaise 4 hrs ago #96
Kick SheltieLover 2 hrs ago #101

FoxNewsSucks

(11,341 posts)
45. Yep. And any other judge who considers ruling against
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:09 PM
Yesterday

tRump and the fascists are probably getting the message.

We are all fucked.

riversedge

(78,192 posts)
3. This happened Oct 4: Judge's house fire being investigated; 3 hospitalized
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 07:25 PM
Yesterday

Judge’s house fire being investigated; 3 hospitalized


https://www.wistv.com/2025/10/04/sled-investigating-large-house-fire-leaves-3-hospitalized-colleton-county/



SLED is investigating a house fire in Colleton County on Saturday afternoon that has left three hospitalized.
By Joshua Hemphill and P.J. Williams
Published: Oct. 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM CDT|Updated: 10 hours ago

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - SLED is investigating a house fire in Colleton County on Saturday afternoon that has left three hospitalized.

According to sister station WCSC, three people were transported to a nearby hospital after a reported fire at Edisto Beach.

WCSC states Colleton Fire Rescue responded to the incident, where they treated and transported three patients. Reports show one was air-evacuated to the Medical University of South Carolina by C.A.R.E. Flight, while the other two were transported by ground to MUSC.

According to a release from the Supreme Court of South Carolina, the incident also involved Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein.

.............



wcmagumba

(4,805 posts)
4. Terrorist inciters trump and Miller are happy about this...not stochastic happenings. They bear responsibility. imo
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 07:28 PM
Yesterday

riversedge

(78,192 posts)
10. Here is a post with Elon Musk saying corrupt judges need to be impeached.........
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 07:45 PM
Yesterday

But not saying particular judge--



chowder66

(11,380 posts)
24. Is there a report that this is due to terrorism?
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:38 PM
Yesterday

I'm not seeing any reason given for it. I just see that it's under investigation which means they don't know.

Maybe it was a gas line or something like that.

hamsterjill

(16,620 posts)
33. Oh come on!!!
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:49 PM
Yesterday

It's a little bit too coincidental, don't you think? I'm not sure most of us would believe a report even if it says it WAS a gas line.

Go ahead and give me the DU lecture about "we have to deal in facts". Yes, we do. But we don't have to have our heads in the sand either.

chowder66

(11,380 posts)
58. Jesus. That's a lot of shit for a question addressed to someone that's not you.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:37 PM
Yesterday

Who's doing the lecturing?

Magoo48

(6,630 posts)
82. Coincidence is a rare occurrence. If it walks like a duck... let's hope that some definitive proof will come to light.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 10:20 AM
12 hrs ago

eppur_se_muova

(40,239 posts)
8. Time for Miller to be grilled by law enforcement.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 07:40 PM
Yesterday

Remember when movies that showed dangerous tricks were sued by people who were injured by imitators ? A guy in a ticket booth burned by a flammable spray -- a trick seen in a recent movie ? Kids injured by laying down along the white line down the middle of a two-way road -- a stunt seen in a recent movie ? The producers of these movies were sued for inspiring copycat violence. Miller's rants have inspired plenty of violence already -- it's time he faced charges. https://www.freedomforum.org/negligent-publication/

Same, of course, applies to almost everyone in the MAGA "leadership". The dance has been fun, but it's time to pay the piper.

riversedge

(78,192 posts)
13. "Miller is drooling".....
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:06 PM
Yesterday

I agree, it is past time for Miller to face the music!


Gockomo@Gockomo
·
1h
Miller is drooling



@Draknok6
He's been trying to reve up the militant right for a while now.🤨




IcyPeas

(24,358 posts)
52. Before twitter, there was nothing on the scale of this.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:25 PM
Yesterday

Tweets like these go out to all miller's followers (he has 1.5 million followers). He's riling up the base.... it's enticing people to go do harm. Imagine the MAGA morons getting messages like this every freaking day you know their puny worm-ridden brains are going to act on it and see themselves as heroes.

But yeah, .... our rhetoric.

(Uugghh, so yeah, i just looked at the first few messages on his twitter since i went to see how many followers he has there... DHS is under attack by democrats... Democrats causing the shutdown because they want to give healthcare to illegal aliens... Kristi noem saying all the violence is being organized by democrats. the same lies over and over and over again. Every message is so angry. The sky is falling.... talk about brainwashing!!!) Imagine reading this shit daily plus watching fox news.

riversedge

(78,192 posts)
78. In the end, it is the vile parts of social media that will bring the US down. Not sure we can
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:12 AM
14 hrs ago

recover if our democracy is at the bottom of the barrel. Serious.

John1956PA

(4,515 posts)
38. I think the movie with the highway stunt may have been "The Program."
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:55 PM
Yesterday

I think the scene was soon cut from prints of the movie.

eppur_se_muova

(40,239 posts)
53. Right on both counts. I can't find confirmation that they were sued, so maybe I got that one wrong. nt
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:25 PM
Yesterday

eppur_se_muova

(40,239 posts)
81. Certainly nothing to prevent civil charges. Provoking violence is not part of their official duties, nor will the 1st ..
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 10:07 AM
12 hrs ago

... Amendment protect calls for violence.

Criminal charges will have to wait for another administration, or more willingness on the part of state prosecutors to engage this administration, beginning at the crime scene.

travelingthrulife

(3,418 posts)
87. Law enforcement seems to have fallen for every con out of these guys.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 11:17 AM
11 hrs ago

They need to be arresting members of this administration for stochastic terrorism.

BigmanPigman

(53,960 posts)
95. He needs to be grilled with BBQ sauce...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:35 PM
5 hrs ago

Like in the film Fried Green Tomatoes. Of course vomit bags are included with this particular entre.

riversedge

(78,192 posts)
9. " In early September, she issued a temporary restraining order to block the release of this data, following a lawsuit fi
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 07:41 PM
Yesterday




Bruce Forman
@Brucenewsreview
·
29m
MORE: Judge Diane Goodstein, who was reportedly out for a walk when the explosion occurred, was recently involved in a controversial case regarding whether the South Carolina Election Commission could share voters’ personal information with the Department of Justice.

In early September, she issued a temporary restraining order to block the release of this data, following a lawsuit filed by Calhoun County voter Anne Crook, who opposed her information being shared with the federal government.

However, the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Goodstein’s order, criticizing her for not specifying the potential harm of releasing the data, failing to assess the lawsuit’s likelihood of success, and improperly instructing the Election Commission before they were notified of the suit.

This ruling, signed by all five justices, sparked debate over voter privacy and judicial process.






Bella
@stockbella
·
1h
🔻BREAKING: Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein's South Carolina Edisto Beach home engulfed in flames on October 4, 2025, following an apparent explosion.



riversedge

(78,192 posts)
12. She received mutiple death threats during the last few weeks.....
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:02 PM
Yesterday

Ali@MerruX
·
1h
She received mutiple death threats during the last few weeks


a kennedy

(34,561 posts)
20. I KNOW.....I guess she didn't die, like ya know, the "Right's" saint.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:31 PM
Yesterday

🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬

B.See

(6,888 posts)
21. Because it's more right wing TERRORISM
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:32 PM
Yesterday

courtesy of the AMERICAN TALIBAN.

NEVER a headliner in the so-called 'liberal' MSM.

malaise

(289,805 posts)
22. More -
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:34 PM
Yesterday


https://nypost.com/2025/10/05/us-news/beachfront-home-of-south-carolina-judge-ex-senator-burned-to-ground-injuring-3/

An inferno ripped through the waterfront home of a South Carolina judge and her Democratic ex-senator husband on Saturday, leaving three people hospitalized, according to authorities and reports.

Circuit Court Judge Diana Goodstein’s Edisto Beach home went up in flames around midday, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and forcing her husband, former Dem state Sen. Arnold Goodstein, to jump from the first floor to escape the blaze, The Post and Courier reported.

Arnold Goodstein, along with two additional occupants, were rescued by several neighbors and paramedics from a marshy, remote area behind the three-story home, resident Tom Peterson told the outlet.

The individuals were reached by emergency workers in kayaks, according to the St. Paul’s Fire District.

FakeNoose

(38,876 posts)
43. It can't be an innocent "gas explosion" because people were home
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:07 PM
Yesterday

They would have smelled the gas, they would have shut off utilities and made phone calls. This is all deliberately planned.

malaise

(289,805 posts)
46. Very suspicious
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:09 PM
Yesterday

Particularly given the threats and the vitriol spewed by those hunger attacking monsters

Silent Type

(11,345 posts)
26. Sure looks like a bombing, unless gas explosion. Apparently, she has had threats for years, so I'm gonna wait
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:40 PM
Yesterday

on motive.

I don’t think a few days delay in trump’s data gathering plan would have prompted a bombing. Now, stopping deportations might bring out white wingers. But, nowadays, anything seems possible.

GiqueCee

(2,873 posts)
31. The enormity...
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:48 PM
Yesterday

... of Miller's evil on behalf of Trump can only be measured in astronomical terms. Only malignant Right-Wing filth would perpetrate such a heinous act, and only equally malignant Republican traitors will fail to condemn it. Ball's in your court, GOP. Charge Miller with incitement, or you are ALL going down.

GreenWave

(11,746 posts)
98. I only have Prime but none of the many news channels have it as their news blurbs.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:11 PM
3 hrs ago

Scared shitless I guess?

FloridaBlues

(4,619 posts)
32. Let's see how fast DOJ/FBI jump on this.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:49 PM
Yesterday

Every elected person should be loudly denouncing Miller and musk posts.
Demanding Miller’s resignation

FakeNoose

(38,876 posts)
54. Let's see the federal authorities - FBI investigators for instance - find the evidence against Miller
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:25 PM
Yesterday

There's been all this screaming about "left-wing radicals" and sending ICE and other groups to Chicago, Portland, Memphis, etc. where no problems exist. Let's see how fast they act against right-wing crazies who are now a HUGE problem.

AntiFascist

(13,663 posts)
39. And Portland is burning to the ground?
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:55 PM
Yesterday

time to quell the far-right insurrection that is still ongoing.

Hekate

(99,712 posts)
44. Please say everybody got out alive, down to the last goldfish. OMG arson like that could kill the whole family.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:07 PM
Yesterday

iemanja

(56,861 posts)
50. This is the sort of thing the drug cartels in Colombia do.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:20 PM
Yesterday

Though they usually shoot the judges who go against them. Trump is orchestrating the US’s becoming a failed state.

BigmanPigman

(53,960 posts)
51. Steven Miller is the acting POTUS!!!!!
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:21 PM
Yesterday
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How and what can we do to stop this shitshow?!?!?

There is NO WAY in hell that we can wait until the midterms!!!!! At this point there will be no more "midterms". We are totally fucked without judges and courts.

I bet Miller would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see anarchy and martial law. That has been his wet dream since the day he was spawned.

luvallpeeps

(1,249 posts)
57. What s slimy twerp Miller is.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:35 PM
Yesterday

Both he and trump wouldn’t wear a uniform and fight a war, but they’ll use their big mouths & stochastic terrorism all day. Sending the flying monkeys out.

FalloutShelter

(13,862 posts)
65. This happened Saturday morning....why did the MSM not
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 10:36 PM
23 hrs ago

Pick this up?
The Judges husband broke several bones in his hips, legs, and feet when he had to jump for his life. Searched all news articles on the web and NONE of them says the FBI is investigating.
WHY NOT?

This is some bullshit.

Igel

(37,129 posts)
68. Because in the absence of facts, all that's left is speculation.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 11:02 PM
23 hrs ago

My adrenal glands have other things to be worked up about.

As NPR likes to say truthfully, yet preferentially, when citing politicians, the claims are "without evidence."

3 people hurt, 1 seriously. Saturday. House burned; from images, likely total loss.

Why? Cause? Agency? Dunno.

"Without evidence."

If I knew for a fact, it would change nothing. I don't know, so it changes nothing.

I sit and I wait, but my breath continues apace, un-abaited.

Warpy

(113,987 posts)
69. Should give this a day or two
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 11:13 PM
23 hrs ago

which is what it will take to differentiate arson vs. something like a gas explosion.

Although the timing is incredibly suspicious for a Klanner/MAGAt attack, I'll wait for official confirmation about the cause of the explosion.

I just hope the injuries are minor and recovery is quick.

Mike Nelson

(10,778 posts)
73. I wonder...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:03 AM
17 hrs ago

... if this will be like food poisoning or falling out of a window. None of the "all-news" channels didn't do much with it... CNN had their pre-taped shows, FOX complained about the Democrat shutdown, MSNBC did have one rare, actual "live" panel - among their usual weekend reruns - but did not discuss this... and the News Nation discussed the OJ trial.

ReRe

(12,072 posts)
80. We know it happened
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 09:27 AM
13 hrs ago

but when did it happen? Oct 4th or 5th? Has there been any updates on this? Question in my mind is when did she make rulings against Trump, before or after the explosion? This was no random accident. I don't see how anyone could have made it out alive, though I read in your update that 3 did make it out.

MineralMan

(149,859 posts)
86. Go to Google. Search for "judges home burns"
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 10:56 AM
11 hrs ago

Looks like the media is covering it pretty thoroughly. Often, it takes one day for all of the media to publish stories. Short-staffed, they are.

But, do the search.

Wiz Imp

(7,628 posts)
97. Not really. Covering thoroughly means when you go to their main web page, you will see a story about it.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:37 PM
3 hrs ago

This apparently happened on Saturday. As of this morning, there was nothing on the main page at MSNBC, FOX, NY Times, Washington Post, AP, News Nation, CBS News, NBC News, or USA Today. They may have had stories on it, but you have to dig on their websites to find them.

The only 2 outlets I found with a story on their main page were CNN & ABC News, and on CNN it was near the very bottom of the page. ABC News was the only outlet that had a story anywhere near the top of their main page.

That's not remotely close to "covering it pretty thoroughly". More like ignoring it as much as they can get away with.

Response to riversedge (Original post)

Snackshack

(2,569 posts)
93. The
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 01:00 PM
9 hrs ago

GOP / SCOTUS need to wake up and starts to do their jobs as a 'check & balance' on each other.

We have seen this played out all through history so there is no ambiguity of how these ends if left uncorrected by the current adults in the room.

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