David Squires on … Jim Ratcliffe lamenting the decline of once-mighty empires Our cartoonist on Manchester United’s billionaire joint-owner showing a startling lack of self-awareness theguardian.com @economicsinten.bsky.social
Babies ‘will face almost twice as much’ extreme fire weather in Europe than great-grandparents Children born after 2025 will experience three more years of brutally fire-conducive weather as global heating intensifies theguardian.com @joshmorsell.bsky.social
‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak ‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world theguardian.com @joshmorsell.bsky.social
Ed Davey promises £17bn income tax cut if Lib Dems are elected Growth created by rejoining EU single market and customs union would fund change, Davey tells the party’s conference theguardian.com @neilmfawcett.bsky.social
Trump addresses UN General Assembly amid Iran war and tensions with allies – live Trump will meet with Andy Burnham, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Delcy Rodriguez, and nine other world leaders after addressing the UNGA theguardian.com @bigearthdata.ai → 1 posts on bsky
Young people’s Pip claims for ADHD and autism ‘rising fastest in affluent areas’ Experts say trend across England probably reflects swifter access to diagnoses as wealthier families go private theguardian.com @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social → 2 posts on bsky
‘Pretend I’m on the ticket’: Trump hits campaign trail in bid to boost Republican hopes President stumps for Senate nominee Michael Whatley in North Carolina and urges voters to ‘crush the communists’ theguardian.com @luciecatnip.bsky.social
‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular charged with rape and drug offenses The Massachusetts case is the latest in a series of legal woes for the influencer whose real name is Braden Eric Peters theguardian.com @justchriswood.bsky.social
Black Tesla employees accuse company of fostering racial discrimination in major trial Lawyers say Black employees at Tesla experienced ‘rampant racism’ that was left unchecked for years at their flagship factory in California theguardian.com @rmblaber1956.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy → 2 posts on bsky
Many Americans live in the UK – but few vote back home. This year, that must change | Kathryn Sikkink The rights of overseas voters are protected by US federal law. It’s not hard – but Americans should start planning now theguardian.com @epollaert.bsky.social
Vaccines for ash trees and gene-edited butterflies among UK projects to get £30m funding Exclusive: Research and invention agency hopes to harness ‘powers of biotechnology’ for purpose of conservation theguardian.com @expertsrock.bsky.social → 2 posts on bsky
Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they cover ‘social topics’ Facebook and Instagram ads mentioning ‘civil rights or feminism’ are filtered out, Meta tells theatre theguardian.com @danielolivas.bsky.social → 14 posts on bsky
UK not ‘on the slide’, Burnham to tell UN as he gears up for first meeting with Trump – UK politics live Burnham is heading to New York for the United Nations general assembly theguardian.com @chicagoexpat.bsky.social → 2 posts on bsky
‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms theguardian.com @robinwilson250.bsky.social → 1 posts on bsky
In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed’s candidacy has split the Jewish community The Democratic Senate nominee’s views on Israel and comments after a synagogue attack prompted a public debate among Jewish voters theguardian.com @stiles-tyson.bsky.social
The US supreme court issued a fragile win for voting rights – the real test comes later | Claire Finkelstein The court’s decision was based entirely on the timing of proposed new mail-in ballot rules. The larger question could re-emerge theguardian.com @namor13.bsky.social
Why the CDC is excluding measles deaths in Pennsylvania even as outbreak appears to be ‘accelerating’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refuses to count four measles deaths in the state though doctors are ‘seeing new forms’ of disease theguardian.com @doomandgloom1951.bsky.social
Wasp spider seen in north of England latest ‘climate refugee’ amid global heating The Argiope bruennichi, spotted in Cheshire for first time, part of worrying trend that could threaten native species theguardian.com @greenjimll.bsky.social
Brendan Carr was a member of a rogue Alcoholics Anonymous group some labeled a ‘cult’ Carr was a member of the group in his teens and 20s. There is no evidence Trump’s powerful FCC chair participated in any inappropriate conduct theguardian.com @ls2000.bsky.social → 1 posts on bsky
‘The choice was prison or exile’: journalists who fled Russia publish grim portrait of Putin Forensically detailed biography by Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin, who were forced to move abroad in 2021, depicts president as a modern-day tsar theguardian.com @greatplainsgrandpa.bsky.social → 1 posts on bsky
US woman falsely charged with bank theft sues for $10m over AI facial recognition Angela Lipps, 50, alleges in suit that Fargo police wrongly relied on AI facial recognition to arrest and charge her theguardian.com @davidnowak.me
Canada is seeking new global neighbours – no wonder, as Trump rolls out stupidities at scale | David Moscrop As the White House doles out threats and insults, it would be easy to hold out for better times. Mark Carney is right to court the EU instead, says Canadian columnist David Moscrop theguardian.com @namor13.bsky.social
British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting Canadian province alleges deadly attack could have been prevented if company had warned police of shooter’s ChatGPT use theguardian.com @penelopepitstop.bsky.social
Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them? As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly theguardian.com @carlkerstann.bsky.social
Trump’s bizarre social media blitz leaves world guessing ahead of UN address President has been posting on Washington arch, AI and his ‘25 top achievements’ – the chances of an uplifting speech appear slim theguardian.com @char50.bsky.social
These journalists share vital reporting with thousands of US immigrants – all by text and WhatsApp Independent outlets are leaning on social media, chat and other nontraditional methods to fight disinformation theguardian.com @blueskies2day.bsky.social
Brendan Carr was a member of a rogue Alcoholics Anonymous group some labeled a ‘cult’ Carr was a member of the group in his teens and 20s. There is no evidence Trump’s powerful FCC chair participated in any inappropriate conduct theguardian.com @nighthawkog.bsky.social
The Washington press corps needs to boycott White House events | Margaret Sullivan CNN, MS Now and Politico accurately call last week’s sudden lockout ‘a direct assault on the first amendment’. That’s right theguardian.com @namor13.bsky.social
The Democrats’ Gaza reckoning Failing to give Palestinians a voice at the 2024 convention came back to bite the party in this year’s elections, writes Akbar Shahid Ahmed theguardian.com @underwriter4hire.pro → 1 posts on bsky
Doom Painting by AK Blakemore review – a dazzling epic of the Peasants’ Revolt This recklessly ambitious doorstopper follows the 16 days of England’s medieval uprising from a vast array of viewpoints, and in startlingly rich prose theguardian.com @garethavonb.bsky.social
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