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riversedge

(78,340 posts)
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 07:15 PM Oct 5

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

FoxNewsSucks

(11,351 posts)
45. Yep. And any other judge who considers ruling against
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:09 PM
Oct 5

tRump and the fascists are probably getting the message.

We are all fucked.

riversedge

(78,340 posts)
3. This happened Oct 4: Judge's house fire being investigated; 3 hospitalized
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 07:25 PM
Oct 5

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

(4,850 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
Oct 5

riversedge

(78,340 posts)
10. Here is a post with Elon Musk saying corrupt judges need to be impeached.........
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 07:45 PM
Oct 5

But not saying particular judge--



chowder66

(11,422 posts)
24. Is there a report that this is due to terrorism?
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:38 PM
Oct 5

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

(16,638 posts)
33. Oh come on!!!
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:49 PM
Oct 5

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

(11,422 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
Oct 5

Who's doing the lecturing?

Magoo48

(6,643 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
Oct 6

eppur_se_muova

(40,300 posts)
8. Time for Miller to be grilled by law enforcement.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 07:40 PM
Oct 5

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

(78,340 posts)
13. "Miller is drooling".....
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:06 PM
Oct 5

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

(24,398 posts)
52. Before twitter, there was nothing on the scale of this.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:25 PM
Oct 5

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

(78,340 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
Oct 6

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

John1956PA

(4,533 posts)
38. I think the movie with the highway stunt may have been "The Program."
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:55 PM
Oct 5

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

eppur_se_muova

(40,300 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
Oct 5

eppur_se_muova

(40,300 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
Oct 6

... 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

(3,480 posts)
87. Law enforcement seems to have fallen for every con out of these guys.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 11:17 AM
Oct 6

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

BigmanPigman

(54,039 posts)
95. He needs to be grilled with BBQ sauce...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:35 PM
Oct 6

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

riversedge

(78,340 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
Oct 5




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

(78,340 posts)
12. She received mutiple death threats during the last few weeks.....
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:02 PM
Oct 5

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


a kennedy

(34,598 posts)
20. I KNOW.....I guess she didn't die, like ya know, the "Right's" saint.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:31 PM
Oct 5

🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬

B.See

(6,978 posts)
21. Because it's more right wing TERRORISM
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:32 PM
Oct 5

courtesy of the AMERICAN TALIBAN.

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

malaise

(290,058 posts)
22. More -
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:34 PM
Oct 5


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

(38,977 posts)
43. It can't be an innocent "gas explosion" because people were home
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:07 PM
Oct 5

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

malaise

(290,058 posts)
46. Very suspicious
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:09 PM
Oct 5

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

Silent Type

(11,412 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
Oct 5

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

(2,896 posts)
31. The enormity...
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:48 PM
Oct 5

... 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

(11,775 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
Oct 6

Scared shitless I guess?

FloridaBlues

(4,624 posts)
32. Let's see how fast DOJ/FBI jump on this.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:49 PM
Oct 5

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

FakeNoose

(38,977 posts)
54. Let's see the federal authorities - FBI investigators for instance - find the evidence against Miller
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:25 PM
Oct 5

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

(13,681 posts)
39. And Portland is burning to the ground?
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 08:55 PM
Oct 5

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

Hekate

(99,779 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
Oct 5

iemanja

(56,930 posts)
50. This is the sort of thing the drug cartels in Colombia do.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:20 PM
Oct 5

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

BigmanPigman

(54,039 posts)
51. Steven Miller is the acting POTUS!!!!!
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:21 PM
Oct 5
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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

(1,250 posts)
57. What s slimy twerp Miller is.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 09:35 PM
Oct 5

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

(13,885 posts)
65. This happened Saturday morning....why did the MSM not
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 10:36 PM
Oct 5

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

(37,140 posts)
68. Because in the absence of facts, all that's left is speculation.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 11:02 PM
Oct 5

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

(114,023 posts)
69. Should give this a day or two
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 11:13 PM
Oct 5

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

(10,788 posts)
73. I wonder...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:03 AM
Oct 6

... 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

(12,084 posts)
80. We know it happened
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 09:27 AM
Oct 6

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

(149,934 posts)
86. Go to Google. Search for "judges home burns"
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 10:56 AM
Oct 6

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

(7,676 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
Oct 6

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
Oct 6

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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