Links for you. Science:

500 COVID-19 vaccine volunteers needed for D.C. trial
Washington ties record for most 90-degree days in July and is poised to break it Tuesday (paging Sen. Jim Inhofe’s snowball…)
Here’s What We Do And Don’t Know About Coronavirus Immunity
Ground-Breaking Method To Make Graphene From Garbage Is Modern-Day Alchemy
Trump ‘owes us an apology.’ Chinese scientist at the center of COVID-19 origin theories speaks out

Other:

The Cult of Selfishness Is Killing America (this is good, but ignores the ideological constraints also at work)
These Are the DC-Area Museums and Cultural Institutions That Have Reopened So Far
Analyzing ABRA Phase 2 Violations – A Hierarchy of Violations Becomes Clear (D.C. restaurants that violated COVID-19 related regulations)
At 88, he is a historical rarity — the living son of a slave
The Growing Fight Against the School Death Trap
After teaching kids face-to-face this summer, an educator outlines the reality of reopening schools
Google Postpones Employee Return till Mid 2021 as Office Buildings Remain Empty, Residential Delinquencies Soar (not sure I agree, but Yves Smith is a very sharp analyst, so worth serious consideration)
Republicans’ long-term vote heist matters more than Trump’s tantrums
Why Trump’s invasion of Portland is textbook fascism
History meets mythology: Debate stirs over push to rename T.C. Williams High School, of ‘Remember the Titans’ fame
The Biden Plan to Build Back Better by Advancing Racial Equity Across the American Economy
Facing strong challenge from Jon Ossoff, Republican Sen. David Perdue turns to anti-Semitism
This Is the Alleged White Supremacist ‘Umbrella Man’ Police Suspect of Minneapolis Chaos
Trump’s New Favorite COVID Doctor Believes in Alien DNA, Demon Sperm, and Hydroxychloroquine
Twilight of the Liberal Right: Conservatism always contained the seeds of authoritarianism.
Are We The Baddies
The Riots To Come… And The Revolution?
Trump’s ‘Nothing But the Best People’ Policy Is Now Afflicting Iceland
Hoyer’s up to old tricks, making work of Democrats to save America’s unemployed that much harder
Trump Rewarded Media Types Who Heralded His ‘New Tone’ By Going Stark-Raving Mad in Public
The Republicans Have Written a Pro-Virus Bill
All the Data in the World: The Dangers of Trump’s Favourite Firm Going Global in a Crisis