Links 2/5/21

Links for you. Science:

Linking plasmid-based beta-lactamases to their bacterial hosts using single-cell fusion PCR
To What Extent Does In-Person Schooling Contribute to the Spread of COVID-19? Evidence from Michigan and Washington
Diversity and prevalence of colibactin- and yersiniabactin encoding mobile genetic elements in enterobacterial populations: insights into evolution and co-existence of two bacterial secondary metabolite determinants
Public health actions to control new SARS-CoV-2 variants
Conservation Biologist Murdered In Colombia Saved Two Species

Other:

The Capitol insurrection isn’t moderating the GOP. It’s making them more extreme.
You always think you can get out before it falls apart
QAnon is just another word for Nazi, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is making that very, very clear
‘The perfect target’: Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy
Red Alert: The Return of Cass Sunstein
The Pandejo Movement Destroyed California’s Pandemic Progress
Majority of Americans Blame Trump, White Supremacy for Capitol Riot
Police want to permanently fence off U.S. Capitol, prompting outrage from D.C mayor and some lawmakers (“I can tell you, if D.C. had two senators, this wouldn’t be happening,” Allen said. “If we had our own representation, this wouldn’t be happening.”)
Interview: James Medlock
THERE WAS DIRT ON MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE BEFORE SHE WAS ELECTED, BUT IT WAS THE WRONG DIRT
Having pandemic panic attacks about virus variants? National preparation is the cure
Star NY Times Reporter Accused of Using ‘N-Word,’ Making Other Racist Comments (doubt he’s the only one…)
My dog thinks she’s a firetruck and I for one plan on supporting her dreams
He Is Israel’s ‘Prince of Torah.’ But to Some, He Is the King of Covid.
The ‘civil war’ for the soul of the GOP is over before it began. Trump won — again.
‘It’s a mess’: Biden’s first 10 days dominated by vaccine mysteries. Biden’s team is still trying to locate upwards of 20 million vaccine doses that have been sent to states — a mystery that has hampered plans to speed up the national vaccination effort.
The treasonous face of white supremacy has been laid bare
Political Scientists Turned a Blind Eye to America’s Democratic Failures
After Trump, Democrats set out on a mission to ‘repair the courts’
‘A Hostage Situation Every Day’: Strategists Blame Trump For Georgia Senate Losses
Ex-QAnon follower to Anderson Cooper: ‘I apologize for thinking that you ate babies’

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