Links for you. Science:
Endemicity is not a victory: the unmitigated downside risks of widespread SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 during the Omicron wave in Israel – benefits of a fourth vaccine dose
What You Need To Know About Monkeypox In The D.C. Region
High neutralizing antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 after UB-612 vaccine booster
Same Stats, Different Graphs: Generating Datasets with Varied Appearance and Identical Statistics through Simulated Annealing
Think All Viruses Get Milder With Time? Not This Rabbit-Killer. The myxoma virus, fatal to millions of Australian rabbits, is a textbook example of the unexpected twists in the evolution of viruses and their hosts.
Other:
Voters may be a lot angrier about Roe’s repeal than the right assumes
8 Can’t Wait
Yelp shuts some offices doubling down on remote; CEO calls hybrid “hell”
Inflation Ate Your Free Lunch, But You’re Still Better Off. Americans are facing a painful drop in the higher living standards brought by ultra-low interest rates and a technology revolution. It had to end sometime.
The Supreme Court radicals’ new precedent: Maximum chaos
Millions are watching the Jan. 6 hearings. That should terrify Republicans.
The court’s abortion ruling pours gasoline on our culture-war fires
CDC Eyes Bavarian Monkeypox Vaccine for Kids as Outbreak Spreads
The Supreme Court rulings represent the tyranny of the minority
How Elites Misread Public Opinion: Political scientists are using experiments to get inside the heads of political power-players — and their findings have major implications for the future of American democracy.
How Period-Tracking Apps Track More Than Your Period
The Supreme Court guts gun laws, while Congress finally acts
Crossing the Abortion Line: The Interstate Tug-of-War Over Reproductive Freedom
The Trump court limited women’s rights using 19th-century standards
We’re Not Going Back to the Time Before Roe. We’re Going Somewhere Worse
Will the Oligarchs Who Own the U.S. Media Save Democracy? Don’t Bet on It.
How 2022 Became the Year of Over-the-Top Masculinity in Politics
No One Is Above the Law, and That Starts With Donald Trump
The Biden administration wants to get tough on states’ abortion pill restrictions. It won’t be easy
Senator who questioned Supreme Court birth control ruling led campus group that promoted it: “Zero Population Growth” was supported by Nixon when Marsha Blackburn led a women’s group at Mississippi State University.
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