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Independent journalism, powered by our readers. Support us   Headlines Monterey Park shooting / Suspect, 72, found dead of self-inflicted gunshot Motive for attack remains unclear as police identify gunman who killed at least 10 people at LA-area dance studio An unlikely alliance / Could US far right and progressives agree on defense cuts? ‘Helpless, hopeless, lost and lonely’ / Survivors recount rampant abuse at Los Angeles’ juvenile jails Live / Pressure builds on Germany to make decision on sending tanks to Kyiv China / 80% of people caught Covid since early December, say officials News extra Georgia / What is Trump election inquiry and will it lead to charges? The investigation looks at if Trump and his allies committed a crime in their efforts to overturn the 2020 election The year is 2033. Elon Musk is no longer one of the richest people in the world, having haemorrhaged away his fortune trying to make Twitter profitable. Which, alas, hasn’t worked out too well: only 420 people are left on the platform. Everyone else was banned for not laughing at Musk’s increasingly desperate jokes. In other news, Pete Davidson is now dating Martha Stewart. Donald Trump is still threatening to run for president. And British tabloids are still churning out 100 articles a day about whether Meghan Markle eating lunch is an outrageous snub to the royal family. Obviously I have no idea what the world is going to look like in a decade. But here’s one prediction I feel very confident making: without a free and fearless press the future will be bleak. Without independent journalism, democracy is doomed. Without journalists who hold power to account, the future will be entirely shaped by the whims and wants of the 1%. A lot of the 1% are not big fans of the Guardian, by the way. Donald Trump once praised a Montana congressman who body-slammed a Guardian reporter. 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