Bafflement with Bezos The whole debacle of the Washington Post brand hara-kiri last week dispatched the myth that a tech billionaire could save serious journalism.

"Bezos became dazzled by one of the media industry’s biggest con artists: British newspaper buccaneer Will Lewis" – Tina Brown's brilliant takedown of the Bezos-Lewis alliance that ravaged @washingtonpost.com

Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services

If you read only one piece on the revolting world of the elite male weaponised by Epstein, let it be this one. Outstanding by Amelia Gentleman

It’s the Epstein files deja vu: how many more powerful men knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway? | Marina Hyde I’m sorry, but this is not just a political scandal. Time to refocus on the horrific mistreatment of women and girls, and the role of these ghouls, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

This will repay your reading: Marina Hyde on the Sex Bilderberg exposed by the Epstein files

This is Muslim New York: artists, thinkers and politicos on defining a new era for the city A burgeoning set of Muslim creatives and intellectuals are thriving amid the backdrop of Zohran Mamdani’s rise. We ask 18 of them about this historic moment in New York City life

Hard to find anything uplifting in these times, but here it is: my city, New York, proving it's still got it – the power to renew itself with a Muslim cultural renaissance

Superb reporting by @samtlevin.bsky.social exposes yet more DHS duplicity

Is Jeff Bezos going to destroy the Washington Post? It sure looks like it | Margaret Sullivan He has the chance to be the steward of a national treasure, but he’s blowing it

"Would you inherit a rare Stradivarius violin, polish it up for a few years, and then decide to take a hammer to it?" @sulliview.bsky.social on the tragedy unfolding at @washingtonpost.com

Melania Trump documentary opens to underwhelming reception: ‘It’s not a gripping film’ $75m Amazon-produced paean to the first lady saw empty seats and faint praise as it opened in New York City

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Minneapolis ICE watchers face violence, teargas and arrests. They keep showing up Bystanders say they are determined to keep recording federal agents’ actions: ‘There will be absolutely no accountability unless people are documenting’

Important reporting from my colleagues @rachelleingang.bsky.social and @maanvisingh.bsky.social

Hi Dr Norton. I'm a reporter for the Guardian. I wondered whether you could help me in my reporting on the struggle young scientists are having in the current moment. Could you please contact me at ed.pilkington@theguardian.com and I can explain. Thanks so much!

‘Endangered lawyer’ day highlights US justice system’s plummeting standing International coalition of legal groups focuses on political intimidation of lawyers and judges in US – once a role model

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