Links for you. Science:

Cocaine and the sexual habits of quail, or, why does NIH fund what it does?
Five dangerous myths about vaccines
Bacteria 1, F.D.A. 0 (my thoughts here)
Two millipede species have set up a 150 mile long insect demilitarized zone
For the Herd’s Sake, Vaccinate
Jenny McCarthy plans to ring in 2012 with antivaccine propaganda on Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve

Other:

Zogenix Pharmaceuticals Meets The Country’s Need For More Hydrocodone. (what could possibly go wrong with increasing an abused narcotic pill’s dose ten-fold?)
Undercover police cleared ‘to have sex with activists’ (I have no idea what to make of this)
More On The Burden Of Debt
Proof that Michigan’s Emergency Mgrs don’t work: 3 cities that had them in financial trouble again
Saint Ron Paul is a greedy Wall Street multimillionaire hypocrite just like the rest of them.
Ron Paul Offers Jacob Levy a $224 Value for Just $99–and Levy Buys It
The “No True Libertarianism” fallacy
Imposing Political Correctness
Historically high budget deficits will be required for the next decade
I’ll tell you why movie revenue is dropping…
Geithner’s Long Game Set Up Obama Payroll-Tax Triumph