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How do I live, when I’m neither here nor there?’Abel Ortiz arrived in the US when he was only two months old. He went on to live for 38 years in Los Angeles, rarely stepping outside the city.Until Donald Trump came along, casting undocumented people like him as public enemy No 1, Ortiz perceived himself to be wholly American.But last August, that changed. He packed two bags and left behind a thriving hair salon business, his best friend and a community he had cultivated over decades.“I’ve done the hardest thing I ever could,” Ortiz says. “There are days when I feel literally insane with the duality of it.”When film-maker Isabel Castro and her producers Jamie Gonçalves and Brian Donahoe, both Ortiz’s clients, learned he was leaving, they followed their instincts and instantly began filming.The result is a 14-minute Guardian documentary that captures Abel’s poignant final week in LA.Swipe to see clips from the film as well as what Ortiz’s life is like now, eight months later. Follow the link in bio to see the full story or film.Photos and video taken by @isabelcastropics by @guardian_us

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Why do you think Gen Z is having less sex?This was the question Carter Sherman, the host of the Guardian’s upcoming podcast Stateside, asked people on the streets of Austin recently.From spending too much time on their phones to being simply too overwhelmed to make it a priority, this is what they had to say. by @guardian_us

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‘This is where I need to be right now’Against the backdrop of Zohran Mamdani’s rise is a dynamic scene of Muslim creatives and intellectuals who are helping define a new era for New York City.Their prominence represents a rebuke of the ugly Islamophobia that defined the period following 9/11, and is in many ways an outcrop of the mass movement for Palestinian rights forged over the last two years.Muslim New Yorkers came to understand that without leaders at the table, their concerns were easily dismissible. And so the last decades have seen an intensifying period of grassroots organizing.“In this country, outsiders have always fought their way in,” says the political strategist Waleed Shahid, now Mamdani’s deputy communications director of economic justice.We asked 18 of them to discuss their work and what this moment means. Swipe to read some of their answers and follow the link in bio to read the full story.Photos and video by Amir Hamja @amirbangs, Sabreen jafry @sabreenjafry, Madeline Thomas @madthomas_, Réal Gill @bittertoejam, Kenna Beban @kenna.beban, and Ayman Syed @theaymansyed by @guardian_us

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"Public lands belong to us all, including you," writes Charles F Sams III, the former director of the National Park Service, for Guardian US.⁠⁠"That means you get a say. It also means you share the responsibility of caring for them – and, when they are cared for, you get the joy of benefiting from them. Keeping the Roadless Rule benefits every last one of us," he writes. ⁠⁠"It takes a lot to remove a road. And while nature is resilient, it takes even more to heal the land and habitats after the road is gone. A better option: in our national forests, just don’t build them."⁠⁠Swipe to read more and follow the link in bio for the full op-ed. by @guardian_us

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In July 2025, Chris Smalls (@chris.smalls_), co-founder of the Amazon Labor Union, boarded an aid ship on its way to Gaza as part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. Upon arrival, Smalls, along with 21 other members of the group, were detained by the Israel Defense Forces.In the latest episode, Smalls recounts the “psychological abuse” he experienced over the five days he was detained in Israel. “It just doesn’t compare to what I experienced in the US,” he said. “And it’s not my first rodeo being locked up for organizing.” Find the full conversation at the link in bio.#Gaza #Israel #Flotilla #Activism by @guardian_us

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A record-shattering drought has racked much of the US. But the AI industry is pushing ahead regardless, with the majority of planned datacenters set to be built in drought-ridden locations, a Guardian analysis has found.⁠⁠About two-thirds of upcoming datacenters, which typically require a large amount of water to operate, are set to be built in places that have been among the driest in the country over the past year.⁠⁠Of 809 planned datacenters, 517 are in locations that have been in drought conditions throughout the past year, according to data from Cleanview and the federal government, which grades drought across four levels of severity. A similar proportion of existing datacenters are already situated in drought-affected areas.⁠⁠Scientists have determined that the climate crisis, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, is worsening the duration and intensity of droughts in the US. But a stampede of new datacenters are adding extra demands via their hefty energy and water requirements.⁠⁠Overall, the multiplying datacenters across the US are set to demand as much as 73bn gallons of water a year by 2028, up from about 17bn gallons in 2023.⁠⁠Follow the link in bio to read more. by @guardian_us

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Donald Trump was loudly booed when he was shown on the video screens at Madison Square Garden m before Game 3 of the NBA finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks.Trump was shown on the jumbotron while the Star-Spangled Banner was being sung before the game, and jeers and boos broke out around the arena. The president was shown for a little over eight seconds and held a salute the whole time with a smile on his face. A few seconds later, the video board showed Knicks players in line and the boos turned to cheers.The US president, a longtime Knicks fan, attended as the guest of team owner James Dolan as New York hosted their first NBA finals game since 1999. Trump entered the arena amid a heavy security presence. He watched the game from the owner’s box above center court, while Secret Service personnel commandeered the neighboring suites on either side. Also in the box were Dolan, interior secretary Doug Burgum,transportation secretary Sean Duffy and Trump’s granddaughter Kai. Later in Monday’s game, which the Knicks lost 115-111, Trump appeared to fall asleep.Read the full story via the link in bio.Video credit: Lauren Caulk by @guardian_us

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“This is definitely a villain moment for him.”Chris Smalls (@chris.smalls_), the former president of Amazon Labor Union, spoke about Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon.In 2022, Amazon workers at a fulfillment center in Staten Island made history by voting to form a union. Their leader was fired Amazon worker Chris Smalls, who became something of a celebrity within the labor movement. Last month, he was arrested while protesting the Bezos-funded Met Gala.In today’s episode, Smalls gets candid about Bezos and describes his tumultuous journey into activism. Watch it at the link in bio.#Amazon #Union #Labor #Bezos #Activism by @guardian_us

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Arizona officials have indefinitely closed a popular lake to visitors after its entire population of fish died.⁠⁠The recreation and wildlife department that maintains San Carlos Lake said in a statement last week that drought conditions as well as water released from a dam there “resulted in a major fish kill affecting approximately 100% of the fish population”.⁠⁠According to the statement, decomposing fish pose health hazards to people who try to fish or swim in the human-made reservoir. Officials therefore said they would not allow fishing, harvesting or possessing fish, or any associated activities at the lake, “until further notice”. ⁠⁠Video footage and images provided to the Arizona news outlet KSAZ showed the lake’s surface covered with floating fish carcasses.⁠⁠The wildlife department added that it would “continue to monitor conditions and provide updates as they become available".⁠⁠Follow the link in bio to read more. by @guardian_us

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'Political interference in sport in its worst form'⁠⁠Iran’s World Cup 2026 squad landed in Mexico on Sunday amid a bitter diplomatic row, after the US refused to issue visas for some team support staff.⁠⁠After departing from their training camp in Turkey a day earlier, the Iran team landed at about 5am on Sunday in the Mexican border city of Tijuana. ⁠⁠The squad spent nearly three weeks at the training camp in Turkey, using their time there to apply for visas to travel to Mexico, Canada and the US. On the eve of their departure, the players finally received their US visas, according to Tom Barrack, Washington’s envoy to Turkey.⁠⁠Iran's embassy in Turkey slammed what it called “deliberate and discriminatory treatment against Iran’s national football team” and called for Fifa “to hold the US accountable for violations of its rules”.⁠⁠Adding to the tensions, Iran’s ambassador to Mexico said on Saturday that the squad had been notified that, under their visa conditions, the team must enter and leave US soil on the same day as their matches.⁠⁠Follow the link in our bio to read the full story. by @guardian_us

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Have you seen videos of ICE agents pointing their phones at people they’re arresting?The app they’re using is called Mobile Fortify.The DHS facial recognition app allow officers to scan the faces of individuals, cross-referencing them with various databases to try to identify them. Use of the app has inspired backlash on the streets, in courts and on Capitol Hill.Guardian US reporter Sam Levin obtained body cam footage from an Innovation Law Lab lawsuit of ICE officers arresting farm workers in Oregon and using Mobile Fortify to identify them. Later on in court, a judge was critical of the agents’ use of the technology, saying it relied on data that “can be inaccurate and produce individuals who are here in accordance with immigration laws”.Follow the link in bio to read more. by @guardian_us

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New York City is currently having a moment. But more than 50 years ago, it also had a very similar moment. ⁠⁠1973, when Shirley Chisholm was in Congress, Led Zeppelin played Madison Square Garden and fans took seats out of Yankee Stadium, was the last time the New York Knicks won the championship. ⁠⁠And now, the Knicks’ first opportunity to win the title since 1999 – the last time they were in the finals, also against the Spurs, when they lost – has thrown fans in the Big Apple into a frenzy. ⁠⁠In the past two weeks, the bars have been even more packed than usual. Several nights a week, usually at around 11pm, there has been a seemingly synchronized honking of horns.⁠⁠“It’s very hopeful, very optimistic," said David Hamilton, a military veteran-turned-comedian and producer. "It’s probably cliche, but sports is that sometimes unifying distraction. ... It’s a big, joyous kind of moment.”⁠⁠Swipe to see what the city looked like the last time the Knicks won the playoffs. by @guardian_us

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