Links 9/3/16

Links for you. Science:

Newest Superbug Has Been in U.S. Longer Than Thought
With Dogs, It’s What You Say — and How You Say It
Tasmanian devils are evolving resistance to their devastating contagious cancers
Professor fired for misconduct shoots Dean
Forest elephants are vanishing, and they might never recover from poaching

Other:

Dear Mayor Emanuel: I resign my position as principal of the #1 rated neighborhood school in Chicago
What do parents want? A good school, not too far, and some other kids that look like them
EpiPen maker gave CEO more than $5 million to cover personal U.S. tax bill (revoke Mylan’s corporate charter)
The One Mile Super-Grid: Dallas’ Hidden Asset
Does DC want boring architecture? Sort of.
Here’s Why Most Non-Whites Can’t Stand Republicans
PIPE SCHEMES: RESEARCHERS WORRY GAS LEAKS LEFT UNREPAIRED. GAS COMPANY SAYS KEEP CALM, CARRY ON.
Call the ‘Alt-Right’ Movement What It Is: Racist as Hell
Colin Kaepernick and What White Fans Don’t Understand About Black Athletes
#YIMBY and communitarians
We Would’ve Won This Election If Not For Those Meddling Kids
Obama administration proposes rules for how school districts spend money meant for poor kids (good for Obama)
Former Models for Donald Trump’s Agency Say They Violated Immigration Rules and Worked Illegally (leaving aside the Trump angle, it’s labor exploitation)
Could reducing tax cheating close the deficit? (would rather SPEND MOAR than close the deficit)
Metro track workers ‘hired directly off the street,’ but at least they’re enthusiastic!
Northwestern University Bans Political Science Professor from Campus, Retaliation against Critic (but safe spaces are the greatest threat to liberty EVAR)
Councilmember, Barbershop Tussle Over ‘Sex Barbershop’

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