Links for you. Science:

People who stuck by UK Covid rules have worst mental health, says survey (‘agentic’ seems to be a synonym for ‘asshole’)
Known mechanisms cannot account for a third of reduced susceptibility in non-aureus staphylococci
ProMED: UNDIAGNOSED PNEUMONIA – CHINA (not a retrospective, this is new…)
Black Box Warning: Large Language Models and the Future of Infectious Diseases Consultation
Phage therapy: Awareness and demand among clinicians in the United Kingdom
Active Surveillance and Contact Precautions for Preventing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Healthcare-Associated Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Other:

The Senate Is Getting Less Democratic by the Minute
Netanyahu Knew. Netanyahu Ignored. Netanyahu Is Responsible (gift link)
The Rescuers (very good; gift link)
The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now. As conservative states wage total culture war, college-educated workers—physicians, teachers, professors, and more—are packing their bags.
U.S. cities consider banning “right on red” laws amid rise in pedestrian deaths
Inside the Operation to Bring Down Trump’s Truth Social
Why Israel imprisons so many Palestinians: 150 Palestinian prisoners are being released as part of Israel and Hamas’s recent hostage deal. But thousands more remain behind bars.
Far-right conspiracy theorists accused a 22-year-old Jewish man of being a neo-Nazi. Then Elon Musk got involved (get his ass)
Keeps These Guys Distracted, I Guess
Top 5 reasons why OpenAI was probably never really worth $86 billion (I really disagree with point #1 though: good data are expensive and very valuable)
Learning
D.C.’s Go-Go Museum To Come in Two Forms
Israel’s Communications Minister Threatens Haaretz, Suggests Penalizing Its Gaza War Coverage. After Likud Minister Shlomo Karhi proposed financial penalties against Haaretz for what he termed ‘lying, defeatist propaganda,’ prominent journalists slam the Netanyahu government’s latest attack on the free press in Israel
Oklahoma textbook board wants changes to math book after Moms for Liberty complaint
Israeli Military Intelligence Warned Netanyahu: ‘Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas See Opportunity for Perfect Storm’: Head of the research division warned in March and July that Israel’s sociopolitical crisis over the judicial overhaul was stirring enemies to chance military action. ‘The estimate is that this is one of Israel’s weakest points ever,’ Brig. Gen. Amit Sa’ar wrote
Facebook Watches Teens Online As They Prep for College: An investigation by The Markup found Meta’s pixel tracking students from kindergarten to college
How a Maine Businessman Made the AR-15 Into America’s Best-Selling Rifle. Neither a gun enthusiast nor a right-wing ideologue, Richard Dyke used political connections and lobster giveaways to build Bushmaster, the company that popularized assault-style rifles.
Israeli Women Fight to Break Global Silence on Hamas’ Sexual Violence. As in so many other arenas, when it comes to exposing Hamas’ gender-based violence on October 7, Israeli citizens stepped in where their government left a gaping void
Freed medic: Russians raped girls as young as 14 in Ukraine prisons. Separate cells to rape young women, medieval torture instruments, and burning prisoners alive: after one year in captivity, a Ukrainian medic who treated torture victims details the horrors in Russian prisons
Right-Wing Activist Chris Rufo Calls for “Siege” of University at UT: Professors were there to shut him down
Silicon Valley’s worldview is not just an ideology; it’s a personality disorder.
We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drone and soldiers appeared
A hit-and-run, an NBA player, and the danger facing every pedestrian on Philly’s streets
Can Abortion Save Democracy? Repro rights are shining a light on just how far the GOP will go
Mayor’s Asian Affairs Liaison Raised Big Money — and Big Questions About Her Conduct. Winnie Greco, Eric Adams’ longtime link to growing Asian communities, demanded donations for Gracie Mansion access and pressured a city employee to work in her own home, campaign supporters tell THE CITY.
For Years, Two Men Shuttled Messages Between Israel and Hamas. No Longer. Since 2006, Gershon Baskin, an Israeli peace activist, and Ghazi Hamad, a Hamas official, maintained a secret back channel between Gaza and Israel. Then Oct. 7 happened.