Newsom says homelessness is down in California. He cites local and state investment and a steady plan. Critics say the drop comes from immigration-inflated counts and migrants leaving the system, not policy wins. He takes credit for the border crackdown. People speak in labels: "far right" and "progressive."

Four masked robbers hit Menashe & Sons Jewelers in West Seattle, stealing about $2 million in diamonds, gold and Rolex watches in 90 seconds. The Seattle chief was nearby dining, unaware of the crime. No injuries; suspects fled by car; no arrests yet.

Kim Jong Un calls for rapid expansion of North Korea's nuclear capability, citing US-ROK drills, during a tour of the Choe Hyon destroyer. The navy moves toward high-tech, nuclear-armed status. Lee Jae Myung pledges dialogue; Kim Yo Jong says no will to improve ties and denies loudspeaker removal.

MSNBC is getting a rebrand to MSNOW as NBC clears the MS branding and spins off cable channels into SpinCo and Versant. In a cable-dying era, CNN and MSNBC lose their business model. CNN may outlast MSNBC, but both look doomed.

Ex-Bond girl Jenny Hanley says she’s worried American producers could reshape Fleming’s English tough guy. Mirren says Bond should stay male; Hanley says a female 007 would need a new character, not Jemima Bond, and warns against erasing Fleming.

Chef Andrew Gruel says his MAHA critiques mirror warnings from 2009–2012, noting supporters who praised him then now attack him. On Alex Marlow’s Breitbart News show, a weekday podcast on YouTube, Rumble, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The Digest, 8/18/2025 @1030PM, CDT

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