Reform UK lays out a hard line on migrants: no asylum, detention in disused bases, five RAF Voyager returns a day. Rwanda or Albania deals, Ascension Island as fallback. Cost about £10bn in five years. A British Bill of Rights will replace the ECHR with tougher penalties. Observers call it a tilt toward the "far right".

A Northwestern-Michigan study finds about 90% of undergrads have pretended to be more "progressive" to boost success. They censor on gender and politics, even alter classwork; researchers call it institutionalized identity regulation.

Emil Barr, 22, founder of Step Up Social, says wealth by 30 costs sleep, health and friendships. Two $20M-plus firms and nods to Musk and Kobe Bryant stand as proof. Reactions range from mockery to praise of his WSJ op-ed on early success.

The State Department, led by Rubio, blasts Britain's buffer zones near abortion clinics as a free-speech and religious-liberty violation, straining US-UK ties. Prosecutions over silent prayer spur calls to repeal and warning that free speech is retreating.

Rhode Island's Devon Flanagan will be unpaid after a trespassing arrest; AG Peter Neronha calls the conduct inexcusable and signals sanctions, noting alcohol may have played a role; Flanagan apologized to Newport police.

Idaho police release Kohberger photos, including the Elantra after seizure; interior residue could be cleaning fluid. Moscow house shows clutter and beer, but no victim DNA in the car. A court blocks bedroom photos; Kohberger faces four life terms plus ten years.

The Digest, 8/23/2025 @630AM, CDT

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