Links for you. Science:
A New Omicron Subvariant, Dubbed ‘Eris,’ Heralds Covid-19’s Resurgence. What we know about EG.5, the most common U.S. subvariant
Prevalence and Risk Factors for School-Associated Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
COVID vaccines and boosters shown to protect pregnant women and newborns: ‘Transferred protection’ (Fox News is moving away from anti-vaccinationism?)
Threatened Mexican oasis loses its main researcher and protector — will it survive? Valeria Souza has long fought the drainage of the Cuatro Ciénegas basin, where ancient microbes offer clues to the origins of life.
The World’s Oldest Moss Outlived the Dinosaurs, but It May Not Survive Climate Change
Rare Gray Wolf Pack Emerges in Unlikely Southern Sierra Nevada Habitat, Hundreds of Miles Away From Other Known Packs
Other:
Who Is Your Enemy, My Brother? The real Rich Men North of Richmond. (must-read, excellent)
Just An Abstract Debate
Well, If It Isn’t an Eleventh-Hour Twist in the Georgia Trump Trial
Why Did We Invade Iraq, Daddy?
Why are your medical bills so high? Look at your latest hospital merger
Contrarianism
Rep. Matt Gaetz: Republicans can change Washington, D.C., ‘only through force’
Analyzing Apparently Irrational Behavior in Western Elites
Questions mount over raid on Kansas newspaper
Two Months in Georgia: How Trump Tried to Overturn the Vote
This Is What Happens When You Forget About the Fascism on the Ground
She Wasn’t Able to Get an Abortion. Now She’s a Mom. Soon She’ll Start 7th Grade.
Twitter is dead, but what about me?
Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision
The Pentagon plans to shake up DC’s National Guard, criticized for its response to protests, Jan. 6 (one correction: DC police didn’t reinforce the Capitol Police, they essentially rescued them.)
Recordings show Va. swing district candidate favors ‘total ban’ on abortion
RIAA Piles On In The Effort To Kill The World’s Greatest Library: Sues Internet Archive For Making It Possible To Hear Old 78s
The delicate art of selling safety in a paranoid America
The full text of the Trump Georgia indictment document
College football doesn’t need realignment. It needs to start over.
This federal law protects journalists from raids like the one in Marion, Kansas
Larry Summers was Biden’s biggest inflation critic. Was he wrong? (yes)
This Indictment of Trump Does Something Ingenious
Forget the Trump trials. He might already be ineligible for 2024.
mikethemadbiologist
Why do you continue to link to Naked Capitalism when you clearly know that Lambert Strether is rabidly transphobic?