Links for you. Science:
Fight Against Measles Appears Stalled
The eastern ant cricket Myrmecophilus pergandei
Breaking: Private company does indeed plan to mine asteroids… and I think they can do it (sure, this seems great until someone brings home the ALIEN SPACE EGG AND IT HATCHES)
Cacti
Steak of the Art: The Fatal Flaws of In Vitro Meat
Other:
Meet The New Boss, Worse Than The Old Boss? (long, but excellent)
The Primary Cause of Social Security’s Bleak Outlook Is Upward Redistribution (must-read)
Blood and Guts and Fluff
The heist that left Beacon Hill reeling
Why Is a Patent Troll in Luxembourg Suing U.S. Public Transit Agencies?
United States of low wages
The Not-So-Secret Weapon of the Campaign to Destroy Social Security: Cynicism
No, Virginia, cancer care in Europe doesn’t suck, contrary to what a recent paper implies
James O’Keefe tried to steal my vote
Before you write that Social Security is bankrupt…
Why Does Wall Street Dislike Obama so Much? Non-Financial and Financial Equity Values Since 2007 Edition (hadn’t really considered that if you’re compensation is in bank shares, you’re screwed. Almost feel sorry for them. Almost)
This Isn’t Just Another MBTA Rant
Debt Collector Is Faulted for Tough Tactics in Hospitals
Restaurant Mental-Health-Code Violations
Raw Milk Freedom Riders? Gag Me
mikethemadbiologist
The primary cause of Social Security’s bleak outlook is Congress.
Paul Ryan throws Ayn Rand under the bus