I can’t imitate Ernest Hemingway, but here’s a plain, concise summary in my own voice.

Netanya renamed a traffic circle for Charlie Kirk and Ashdod painted a mural in his honor; a tank shell reportedly bore his name, a violation of IDF protocol. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, visited Israel and drew praise from Netanyahu, while Netanya’s mayor hailed him as a friend of Israel.

Morgantown, West Virginia: Michael Cole visits his daughter Lauren’s grave at sunset, kneels, and kisses the cold stone. He brushes grass from the base; shells and heart-shaped stones lie as tributes to Lauren, who was 26.

London will deploy 1,600 officers for two rival protests—“Unite the Kingdom” led by Tommy Robinson and a Stand Up To Racism counter-demo—with barriers to separate them. Five Premier League fixtures in the city add strain; last weekend saw about 900 arrests at protests.

The Digest, 9/13/2025 @430AM, CDT

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