Fishwrap: UMass football Wins & the lawsuits involving Trump’s taking over mail-in voting and deciding who can vote.

9/4/26, Co-Host Josh Silver Andy Bukowksi, Josh Silver and Bill Newman Fishwrap the UMass football team’s 37-21 victory over Rutgers— breaking the 16 game!!! losing streak—feels like 16 years. Then—this is extraordinarily serious—the lawsuits involving Trump’s taking over mail-in voting and deciding who can vote. A decision is imminent. Jen Nery, from the Northampton Information Hub—on coffee and donuts, two upcoming informal Saturday morning gatherings with many Northampton elected officials. You are cordially invited. Celebrate resistance. Community Action Pioneer Valley Ex Dir Lev BenEzra and Marianne Bouthilette, Dir of Head Start, on the Trump administration’s attack on the program-- killing it through new regulations and cutting off its funding. What you can do to help fight back. Celebrate discovery. Breaking news from outer space. Astronomer Salman Hameed on the demotion of Pluto from its status as a planet—the injustice of it all; the launch or the Nancy Grace Roman telescope—the secrets of the universe that will be revealed. More breaking news from outer space: dark matter particles discovered? Wow. Celebrate art and community. ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Chloe Torri on the upcoming Flo Fest—the community celebration in Florece.