A few days out from the US midterms, things inside the White House are clearly spiralling. Trump has reportedly become cocooned in a dining room, consuming only flattering news items and being fed AI-generated slop, designed to boost his spirits and give him material to post on social media.
His obsession with other men’s bodies has become one of the strangest recurring features of his recent campaign rallies. An appraisal of Republican senator Jon Husted, whose backside he described as “a pile of muscle”, was quite extraordinary. Add to that Trump’s fixation with fake images, petty feuds and the belief that elections are rigged whenever they don’t go his way, and I, like many others, are bracing myself for what next week might bring. Expect the unexpected, says Sean O’Grady, who takes us through one of Trump’s most bizarre weeks yet.
Given his own crypto fortune, Trump may also be watching closely as the biggest crypto heist in history unfolds. While smash-and-grab bank robberies are nothing new, few heists manage to get away with $6bn in 20 minutes using a single laptop. The catastrophic attack, and the domino effect it triggered across the crypto world, point to a frightening new era of cybercrime. And this could be just the tip of the iceberg for the banking sector. Chris Stokel-Walker investigates how it happened and what the hackers linked to Pyongyang might be using the proceeds for.
I wouldn’t know where to start with a blockchain meme coin – heck, I’m not even sure that’s a real sentence. But I do know my way around a tin opener, and I’m getting quite creative (OK, competitive!) with my emergency food preparations for the impending apocalypse. It seems posh prepping is all the rage, according to Katie Rosseinsky, who says a well-stocked emergency cupboard has become the latest status symbol. Perelló olives, fancy Bold Beans and Waitrose kimchi pots have all featured in the doomsday kits she has spotted online.
But how would we really fare if we had to survive on our stockpiles? Food editor Hannah Twiggs took up the challenge so you don’t have to. Read how she survived for seven days on emergency food without a hob, oven or fridge. Her findings are surprising and illuminating: these are the overlooked essentials that could make all the difference, but which hardly anyone is thinking about.
Chancellor John Healey was raiding his emergency supplies for his ‘picky bits’ Budget last week, adding some new flavours here to try and make it not too bland. But was it really just Martin Lewis who gave him his best ideas? Not so fast, says Chris Blackhurst. A former Tesco manager may have provided some inspiration, too.
After delivering the Budget, Healey was pictured downing a pint of Chancellor’s Choice, brewed especially for him by Rotherham-based Chantry Brewery. Didn’t he get the memo that it was Sober October? Clearly not. But for those who did stay off the booze, Harry Bullmore explores what has happened to your body after 31 days without alcohol.
Until next weekend!
Victoria Harper
Executive Editor
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