Links for you. Science:

Remembering the ‘Mother of All Pandemics,’ 100 Years Later
Humans Are Making Hurricanes Worse. Here’s How.
A Marsupial Mystery: Why Doesn’t The National Zoo Have A Wombat?
Giant spiders’ web covers Greek beach
Sloan Kettering’s Cozy Deal With Start-Up Ignites a New Uproar

Other:

The Shit Shotgun (partying like it’s 1999…)
Why college students don’t vote absentee? They don’t know where to buy a postage stamp (a functional Democratic Party would buy some fucking stamps)
Brief Histories of Flight
Movie Theaters Are Often Frustrating For The Deaf Community. This Bill Could Help
The most infuriating aspect of the Kavanaugh conversation
Together Alone
D.C. Mayor’s Control Of Schools Under Challenge
10 Years Since Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy – Did the Economy Really Recover?
‘For me, this is paradise’: life in the Spanish city that banned cars
The American Rule of Law Has Failed Women
The Racism v. Economics Debate Again (one of my related takes here)
Leave no dark corner
NYT Is Badly Mistaken: China Has Many Many Options in Trade War with Trump
Mazie Hirono Is a Legitimate Badass of the Senate
I was sexually assaulted. Here’s why I don’t remember many of the details.
Ed Whelan’s Batshit Theory Has Been Kicking Around in Right-Wing Circles for a While Now (he’s just an Alex Jones, with better manners and a better educational pedigree)
The Trump Tax Cuts Did One Thing: Give Rich People More Money
Where Was The Wave Election In Texas Last Night? Right Up A Blue Dog Ass
New Documents Undercut Commerce Secretary’s Claims About Origins of Census Citizenship Question