Links for you. Science:

A covid surge in Western Europe has U.S. bracing for another wave
Antigenic evolution will lead to new SARS-CoV-2 variants with unpredictable severity
Covid May Cause Changes in the Brain, New Study Finds
The unprecedented effort to save one of Africa’s most threatened fish
Hospitalization of Infants and Children Aged 0–4 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 2020–February 2022
Efficacy of a Fourth Dose of Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine against Omicron

Other:

Idaho’s New Anti-Abortion Law Offers Cash Bounties to Rapists’ Family Members
Chinese Officer Charged With Harassing N.Y. Congressional Candidate
The Far Right Is Now Anti–anti-Putin
Hannity’s clownish contortions on Ukraine reveal the rot at Trumpism’s core
Are Gas Prices Too High? Or Is Your Car Too Big?
One Nation Underground Takes You Back to Punk’s Glory Days
Immunity
Document in Jan. 6 Case Shows Plan to Storm Government Buildings
In a Ukraine ghost town, drivers and undertakers navigate war
Modern Capitalism Is Weirder Than You Think It also no longer works as advertised.
For Holocaust survivors from Ukraine, Russian invasion stirs painful memories
Joe Manchin Is a Walking, Talking Advertisement for the Real Consequences of Citizens United
Stop buying from these companies. They’re funding Putin’s war.
Fund the Global Vaccine Distribution Program and Therapeutics Here at Home. Jesus, Congress.
Living in red America can be life-threatening
Why Joe Manchin Sank Sarah Bloom Raskin’s Nomination
Let’s Talk About Those Ukrainian Biolabs
‘Ukrainian bioweapons’ conspiracy theories bring American far right, Russian invaders together
I’ve Seen The Best Minds Of My Generation Poisoned By Twitter
Republicans Will, Eventually, Pivot to the Position That Zelensky Is a Secret Sex Criminal Who Invented COVID
Manchin’s ludicrous attack on electric vehicles bodes badly for our future
Former Bowser Ally Raises Concerns About Main Streets’ Financial Management. The District’s Main Streets program looks riddled with questionable accounting practices, all enabled by inaction from the agency overseeing it. (another failure of executive branch governance)