Links for you. Science:

Convergent Evolution Has Been Fooling Us: Most of Our Evolutionary Trees Could Be Wrong (bad title, good story)
As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’
Before Chickens Were Nuggets, They Were Revered
Singapore’s dengue ’emergency’ is a climate change omen for the world
Monkeypox can look different than what doctors thought. Here’s what they’re learning
Taxonium: a web-based tool for exploring large phylogenetic trees

Other:

The NY Times’ Morning today is…wrong (not Lavid Deonhardt!)
The Curious Case of Leana Wen, Physician-Advocate Turned Covid Pundit
It All Came Together Against Chesa Boudin
The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life
“Collecting Our Yacht Money While Blaming Others For Our Failures”
The Jan 6. committee should be looking ahead to election threats in 2024
Jared Kushner Wasn’t Just Involved in Trump’s Push to Overturn 2020. He Helped Start It
Commanders fine Jack Del Rio $100K for Jan. 6 ‘dust-up’ comments
Our Grandfather’s Change of Heart on Abortion. More than 50 years ago, our grandfather’s act of courage ended his political career. We’re still grateful.
The bad vibes economy: Is the economy actually bad, or does everyone just feel like it is?
Art painted on crosswalks makes streets safer, group says
Unhappy warriors
Also important: What Trump didn’t do
The decision to have an abortion changed their lives
The Ideal GOP Gun Bill Is No Bill At All
Liz Cheney Was Out for Blood in the First January 6 Hearing With Devastating Success
Do many Americans believe in the ‘great replacement’ theory?
Mark Meadows Acknowledged There Was No Voter Fraud in November 2020. They Kept Going Anyway.
Coup! Coup! Coup! Now that Bennie Thompson has labeled the attack on the Capitol a coup attempt, we can begin a real discussion of Donald Trump’s crimes.
The Real Problem With Dianne Feinstein Isn’t Her Age
The way the United States pays for nurses is broken: Hospitals don’t profit off having good nurses. That’s a big problem.