On Real Time, RFK Jr. clashed with Bill Maher over vaccines. He cited polls and Pfizer data, saying vaccines harmed or killed some. The crowd applauded Kennedy; Maher said vaccines saved lives. Trump called for data scrutiny as CDC turnover unsettled the system.

South Carolina lawyer Mark Tinsley testified that Alex Murdaugh, a power broker, was like Ted Bundy, driven by fear of disclosures about his finances. He said Murdaugh was insincere, using friendships for leverage, and that a community once in awe now kept its distance.

Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted the internet in parts of Asia and the Middle East. NetBlocks pointed to SMW4/IMEWE near Jeddah; India and Pakistan were affected. Microsoft noted higher latency and Houthis denied responsibility.

Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba will quit after less than a year in office, losing a parliamentary majority. The move unsettles the economy as food prices rise and US auto tariffs bite. The LDP held a leadership contest with Sanae Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi.

U.S. strikes in the Caribbean hit Tren de Aragua and the Cartel of the Suns, with Hezbollah tied to the profits. Experts say Iran and Maduro use Venezuela to launder drug money, and Washington aims to choke these networks to curb Hezbollah’s reach.

Britain will move migrants from asylum hotels to disused barracks as Starmer fights the crisis. Mahmood’s policy follows a Bell Hotel court fight; end asylum hotels by 2029; Napier Barracks and MDP Wethersfield remain in use.

The Digest, 9/7/2025 @530AM, CDT

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