In Minnesota, activists form the Cornerstone Standard Coalition of States. They seek to bind states against child gender mutilation and to punish providers. They aim for cross‑state enforcement and model laws, a national coalition, as in the Bondi DOJ push.

At the White House, Zelensky, European leaders and Trump meet. They show unity, yet the U.S. position remains unclear. A Zelensky-Putin meeting is floated. Moscow has not confirmed it; even if it happens, it may yield little.

In Beyram, Fars, a man is hanged in public for a murder in October 2024. His wife faces prison execution. Iran runs many executions, dawn hangings are common; rights groups call it among the worst.

Britain’s first trans judge, Victoria McCloud, goes to the European Court of Human Rights. She challenges the Supreme Court’s biological-sex ruling. She cites breaches of fair trial, privacy and anti‑discrimination rights. The April ruling said the Equality Act’s "woman" definition excludes transgender women with GRCs; she was not allowed to submit.

Trump outlines a three‑phase push to end the war: Alaska with Putin, a strategy session with Zelensky and European leaders, and a trilateral meeting to seal peace. Zelensky won’t cede land not occupied; Trump says ceasefires aren’t mandatory but helpful; Europe wants enforceable security guarantees.

The Digest, 8/19/2025 @400AM, CDT

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