Links for you. Science:
Why Some People Thrive on Four Hours of Sleep
Maryland faces another spate of viral infections. This time it’s mumps.
A familiar move with a new twist: Trump tries to cut CDC funds he just signed into law
Troubleshooting common errors in assemblies of long-read metagenomes
Scientists Found a Massive Lava Tube Hiding Beneath the Surface of Venus
One vaccine may provide broad protection against many respiratory infections and allergens (very good summary of the approach)
Other:
The record-breaking cocaine boom — and its deadly fallout
Some local police, sheriff and DA offices are communicating often with ICE, records show
ICE agents often ignore safety and privacy practices for detainee patients, Tacoma nurses say
Alaska lawmaker’s chief of staff arrested on sex trafficking and child exploitation charges
Trump Betrayed the MAHA Movement This Week. RFK Jr.’s Reaction Was Telling.
How Epstein and Maxwell used an elite Midwest arts school to prey on girls
MAGA’s weird, horny obsession with Alysa Liu. The far-right can only see a young woman as “goonbait” (they’re such losers)
Interview with Andrea Pitzer about concentration camps
Yeah, so… Substack, I’m out. The Polymarket partnership is the last straw.
I DON’T BELONG TO AN ORGANIZED RESISTANCE — I’M A DEMOCRAT
U.K.-based Caffè Nero wins auction to buy Compass Coffee
Judge forced to slash SF jury pool over hate for Elon Musk
Army warrant officers will ‘bid’ against each other for their next bonus (utterly fucked up policy)
Pennsylvania high school students violently attacked by police during anti-ICE walkout
‘Andor’ Creator Tony Gilroy Gives the Interview He Couldn’t During Its Release. While promoting his cautionary tale about fascism, Disney asked Gilroy to refrain from using the word. Nine months after it aired its finale, the ‘Star Wars’ series feels scarily prescient.
MAGA Senator Appears Not to Have Read the SAVE Act
I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here’s What I Actually Handed Over.
Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links
The Unstoppable Alysa Liu: Watching a young woman be free was the joy I didn’t know I needed
MAGA’s Reaction to the Epstein Files Reveals Total Moral Collapse
Majority of Americans think Trump’s deportation campaign is going too far
Trump’s Attack on the Supreme Court Was Unhinged Even for Him
You Might Be Seeing A MAHA-Coded Doctor And Not Even Know It
On a new banner, Trump evokes the shadow world of authoritarian icons
The Primary Win That Stunned Democrats Everywhere
NFL Pro Bowler Tre’ Johnson, dead at 54, found a new calling as a teacher. He was a bruising offensive lineman, playing in Washington for eight seasons, before becoming a teacher and coach at the Landon School in Maryland.
What’s Next for US Healthcare? Ask Oklahoma.
There’s A Very Freaky Explanation For ICE’s Uncomfortable Interactions With Women
My child’s circus school is bracing for ICE. This is the toll of authoritarianism.
People Who Left ‘MAGA Christianity’ Share What It Really Took To Step Away
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