The immigration court backlog fell by July 2025. It shrank from 4.2 million to 3.8 million. The courts move about 65,000 cases a month, while 29,000 new filings arrive.

The Defense Department will loan 600 JAGs as temporary immigration judges for up to 179 days. The aim is to speed hearings and cut wait times.

Alison Bechdel, 65, rose from margins to a main stage. Fun Home and Dykes to Watch Out For made her name. She has been a Yale professor since 2024. Basel hosts a retrospective through Oct. 26.

In Basel she says people see her as a cartoonist, not as a lesbian cartoonist. She laments chaotic U.S. politics and stalled LGBTQ progress.

Microsoft will shut Outlook Lite on Oct. 6, 2025. Downloads end, and existing users get a grace period. Switch to the full Outlook Mobile app. The reasons cited are AI and product consolidation, though no official word is given.

The Digest, 9/9/2025 @330AM, CDT

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