{"id":2043,"date":"2026-05-20T11:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/20\/first-thing-trump-critic-thomas-massie-defeated-in-kentucky-republican-house-primary\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:47:14","slug":"first-thing-trump-critic-thomas-massie-defeated-in-kentucky-republican-house-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=2043","title":{"rendered":"First Thing: Trump critic Thomas Massie defeated in Kentucky Republican House primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"4d71d648-0bb5-42e8-8cac-ab27d142d838\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thomas Massie speaks in Hebron, Kentucky, after losing his primary race to Ed Gallrein.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/ec1d6d260c669b48098e84b25037608dc9ac5268\/0_197_4821_2712\/master\/4821.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"261.5805849408836\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Thomas Massie speaks in Hebron, Kentucky, after losing his primary race to Ed Gallrein.<\/span> Photograph: Carolyn Kaster\/AP<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"4d71d648-0bb5-42e8-8cac-ab27d142d838\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Thomas Massie speaks in Hebron, Kentucky, after losing his primary race to Ed Gallrein.<\/span> Photograph: Carolyn Kaster\/AP<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">First Thing: Trump critic Thomas Massie defeated in Kentucky Republican House primary<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Seven-term incumbent had spoken out against Iran war, government spending and Jeffrey Epstein files. Plus, Trump\u2019s \u2018board of peace\u2019 receives just $23m to rebuild Gaza<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/2018\/sep\/17\/guardian-us-morning-briefing-sign-up-to-stay-informed\" data-link-name=\"in standfirst link\"><strong>Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Good morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Voters in northern Kentucky on Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/19\/kentucky-republican-primary-trump-massie\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">rejected the incumbent congressman<\/a> Thomas Massie, who has been critical of Donald Trump, in favor of the president\u2019s hand-picked candidate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Ed Gallrein, a retired navy Seal and farmer who was recruited into the race by Trump, defeated the seven-term incumbent in a primary election in Kentucky\u2019s fourth congressional district, in what the president\u2019s allies framed as a win for Maga\u2019s hold over the Republican party.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Where else held primaries on Tuesday? <\/strong>Pennsylvania, Georgia, Alabama, Oregon and Idaho. Georgia also delivered a defeat to a prominent Trump critic, while a Trump ally won in Alabama, too.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>How significant was Kentucky?<\/strong> Massie, a seven-term incumbent, has been an outspoken GOP opponent to Trump \u2013 repeatedly clashing with the president over Iran, government spending and the Jeffrey Epstein files. In response, Trump treated the primary as a personal vendetta.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"xi-jinping-and-vladimir-putin-meet-in-beijing-less-than-a-week-after-trump-visit\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meet in Beijing less than a week after Trump visit<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"830ebb2a-25b8-477e-9963-d354ed880f04\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-2\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping walk down a red carpet past soldiers.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/165a8a9a184c1fe5265653645c5c145a0411c238\/0_464_5500_3095\/master\/5500.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.41363636363636\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-2\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"830ebb2a-25b8-477e-9963-d354ed880f04\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Russia\u2019s president Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing on Wednesday.<\/span> Photograph: Maxim Shemetov\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Xi Jinping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/20\/china-russia-xi-jinping-vladimir-putin-meet-beijing-after-trump-visit\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">welcomed the Russian president<\/a>, Vladimir Putin, with a ceremony featuring a military band in central Beijing on Wednesday, days after the Chinese leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/15\/trump-china-visit-iran-agreement-xi-jinping-elusive\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">hosted Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The pair held talks in the Great Hall of the People on Wednesday morning, as Xi did with Trump last week, when the leaders discussed issues including trade, the Iran war and Taiwan.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What is at the top of the agenda?<\/strong> For Putin, it is likely to be reciprocal trade and investment, as Russia\u2019s economy continues to suffer over the cost of its war in Ukraine and related sanctions. China, Russia\u2019s largest trading partner, buys almost half of Moscow\u2019s oil exports.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What about foreign policy?<\/strong> Xi said the world was in danger of returning to the \u201claw of the jungle\u201d, adding that further hostilities in the Middle East were \u201cinadvisable\u201d, and calling for a ceasefire, state media reported.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"us-senate-votes-to-advance-resolution-to-curb-trumps-iran-war-powers\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>US Senate votes to advance resolution to curb Trump\u2019s Iran war powers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"a8066a79-d385-4796-bee6-07c68e05cc72\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-3\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana sitting in the chamber\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/3b45ee815bdd6163fe76148bf37eaeed4af2f1af\/0_286_5500_3094\/master\/5500.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.33272727272728\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-3\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"a8066a79-d385-4796-bee6-07c68e05cc72\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana voted with the Democrats, joining Republicans Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine in doing so.<\/span> Photograph: Kylie Cooper\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Senate voted on Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/19\/senate-war-powers-resolution-trump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">to advance a war powers resolution<\/a> aimed at forcing Donald Trump to end the war in Iran unless he receives congressional authorization to continue it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Tuesday\u2019s 50-47 vote marks the first time the chamber has advanced the bill, the eighth attempt at doing so since the conflict began in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Senate\u2019s vote marks just the first step toward full passage of the resolution, which Trump will almost certainly veto even if advances through both the Senate and the House.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>How did the vote pass this time?<\/strong> Four Republicans crossed the floor to join all but one of the Senate\u2019s Democrats in voting to pass the bill. Senator Bill Cassidy, of Louisiana, joined Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine in voting for the bill. The latter three did so in previous votes, too. Pennsylvania\u2019s John Fetterman was the sole Democrat to vote against it.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>If Trump vetoes it, what is the point?<\/strong> Democrats see it as a way to force Republicans to take a stance on Trump\u2019s unpopular war.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>For the latest updates on the Iran war,<\/strong> head to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/may\/20\/us-iran-israel-lebanon-gaza-trump-oil-hormuz-latest-news-updates\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">our liveblog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"in-other-news\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>In other news \u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"b4d0643d-b16a-4093-8f19-60e78f085c3e\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-4\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"World Health Organization workers moving crates of supplies by a plane.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/b64caeb89836e5395c6168367a7028aee7960092\/0_270_4160_2341\/master\/4160.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.4194711538462\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-4\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"b4d0643d-b16a-4093-8f19-60e78f085c3e\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">World Health Organization workers mobilising 4.7 tonnes of medical supplies and emergency kits to support the areas affected by the outbreak.<\/span> Photograph: World Health Organization\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The World Health Organization is considering the use of experimental vaccines and medicines could be used to fight Ebola<\/strong> in the Democratic Republic of the Congo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/19\/ebola-outbreak-drc-who-tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus-deeply-concerned\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">as deaths rise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The NAACP is urging Black athletes, their families, alumni and fans to boycott college sports in southern states<\/strong> that \u201chave moved to limit, weaken or erase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/19\/naacp-boycott-college-sports-south-voting-rights\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Black voting representation\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The justice department has permanently barred the IRS from auditing the tax returns of Donald Trump, <\/strong>his family, company and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/19\/trump-irs-settlement-tax-returns\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">\u201crelated companies\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in southern California on Tuesday <\/strong>as a wind-driven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/19\/simi-valley-california-wildfire-evacuation\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">wildfire threatened homes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"stat-of-the-day-efforts-to-rebuild-gaza-have-received-175-for-every-100-pledged\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Stat of the day: Efforts to rebuild Gaza have received $1.75 for every $100 pledged<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"2b170e8c-de4c-4d64-b03e-a17511b39e1c\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-5\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/55d079b52480514ceece8ab3e13a360d040e5080\/0_0_5500_3094\/master\/5500.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.33272727272728\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-5\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"2b170e8c-de4c-4d64-b03e-a17511b39e1c\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City.<\/span> Photograph: Dawoud Abu Alkas\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Nine countries pledged $7bn (\u00a35bn) to a \u201cGaza relief\u201d package at the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, which Trump chaired \u2013 but just the United Arab Emirates and Morocco have sent funds, according to a source familiar with its operations. So far, it has received $23m to fund its operations, and $100m to fund a future Palestinian police force \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/20\/donald-trump-gaza-reconstruction-promises-stall\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">amounting to just $1.75 for every $100 promised<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"well-actually-the-pros-and-cons-of-popular-protein-sources\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Well actually: The pros and cons of popular protein sources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"ab1fe4cc-cb5e-4198-8e2f-99239f7f52c2\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-6\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Composite showing meat, lentils and protein powder.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/fb19f6907af3e352cb661899acab6d7580e8478e\/0_356_3000_1688\/master\/3000.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.38666666666666\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-6\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"ab1fe4cc-cb5e-4198-8e2f-99239f7f52c2\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">\u2018There\u2019s a time and place for all proteins,\u2019 says Debbie Fetter, an associate professor in nutrition.<\/span> Composite: The Guardian\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Most Americans are trying to eat more protein, research shows \u2013 but since it comes in all sorts of forms, which types should people be aiming to eat more of? From the cholesterol content of different cuts of beef to getting more fibre through eating pulses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/wellness\/2026\/may\/19\/pros-cons-popular-protein-sources\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">here is your guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dont-miss-this-real-or-ai-can-a-photographer-and-internet-addict-spot-fake-portraits\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss this: Real or AI: can a photographer and internet addict spot fake portraits?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"af54d84f-b8c5-47fd-adc1-e5a5ec7b3a27\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.YoutubeBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div data-chromatic=\"ignore\">\n<div data-component=\"youtube-atom\" data-atom-id=\"4b0ee2ab-1e6d-42dd-9f06-08ad26e5c8a4\" data-video-id=\"LP_6tZXu3vM\" data-video-unique-id=\"LP_6tZXu3vM-25\">\n<div data-testid=\"youtube-sticky-LP_6tZXu3vM-25\" data-is-sticky=\"false\" class=\"dcr-0\">\n<div class=\"dcr-0\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1ykam5j\">\n<div data-format-theme=\"0\" data-format-design=\"0\" data-format-display=\"0\" class=\"dcr-qih6yf\"><button data-testid=\"youtube-overlay-LP_6tZXu3vM-25\" aria-label=\"Play video: Real or AI: can a photographer and internet addict spot fake portraits? \u2013 video\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-rvfwnd\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Real or AI: can a photographer and internet addict spot fake portraits? \u2013 video\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/7724ce8f07a8396f379704b00c276d5989a71cf0\/0_0_1920_1080\/1920.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" height=\"259\" width=\"460\" class=\"dcr-1qi2at0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1vthf9b\">\n<div class=\"dcr-e1ey7b\"><span class=\"dcr-bkmuqk\">4:52<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"play-icon dcr-hz5qc7\"><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1alawo7\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Real or AI: can a photographer and internet addict spot fake portraits? \u2013 video<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Distinguishing between a real and an AI image is becoming increasingly tricky. After the University of New South Wales launched an AI faces test, a photographer and a self-described internet addict <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global\/video\/2026\/may\/20\/real-or-ai-can-a-photographer-and-internet-addict-spot-fake-portraits-video\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">took up the challenge to see<\/a>: is there a science to knowing when a photo is genuine \u2013 or is it just vibes?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"climate-check-rainforests-pushed-to-breaking-point-by-new-demands-for-resources-report-says\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Climate check: Rainforests pushed to breaking point by new demands for resources, report says<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"e6773b3d-749f-4c1b-9caf-86115438f0ab\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-7\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A drone view of the world\u2019s largest iron ore mine, in the middle of a vast rainforest preserve in Caraj\u00e1s national forest in the Amazonian state of Par\u00e1, Brazil.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/789211a6ead25cda05b8ce969e98a7d5ee4c2708\/4_0_6492_3656\/master\/6492.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.60382008626001\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-7\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"e6773b3d-749f-4c1b-9caf-86115438f0ab\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A drone view of the world\u2019s largest iron ore mine, in the middle of a vast rainforest preserve in Caraj\u00e1s national forest in the Amazonian state of Par\u00e1, Brazil.<\/span> Photograph: Jorge Silva\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The growing extraction of resources is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/may\/20\/rainforests-pushed-to-breaking-point-by-new-demands-for-resources-report-says\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">pushing the Amazon and other rainforests<\/a> towards breaking point, analysis has shown. Growing demand for critical minerals, biofuels and pulp \u2013 used in fast fashion, processed food and packaging \u2013 are adding to longstanding negative impacts from cattle ranching, monocrops, oil and logging.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"last-thing-exhibition-displays-nina-simones-chewing-gum-and-other-objects-of-extreme-pop-fandom\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Last Thing: Exhibition displays Nina Simone\u2019s chewing gum \u2013 and other objects of extreme pop fandom<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"dd42ae3f-85ff-4ff8-9bab-f168c1e634a0\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-8\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nina Simone\u2019s gum.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9d3b95e6954fe8b49630ffb7363ff41d54974760\/0_2937_4480_2520\/master\/4480.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.3125\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-8\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"dd42ae3f-85ff-4ff8-9bab-f168c1e634a0\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Nina Simone\u2019s gum. <\/span> Photograph: Anders Sune Berg\/Royal Danish Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">An entire room of a new exhibition celebrating extreme pop fandom is dedicated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2021\/sep\/29\/the-last-person-to-touch-it-was-nina-simone-nick-cave-and-warren-ellis-on-an-old-piece-of-chewing-gum\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">a piece of gum chewed by Nina Simone<\/a> and rescued from the stage of the Royal Festival Hall by Warren Ellis, of Nick Cave\u2019s Bad Seeds. 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