Links for you. Science:

MRI study spotlights impact of long COVID on the brain
Repeated Omicron exposures override ancestral SARS-CoV-2 immune imprinting
Why We Should Bring Back the Buffalo
Omicron, Now 2 Years Old, Is Not Done With Us Yet: The dominant variant of the coronavirus has proved to be not only staggeringly infectious, but an evolutionary marvel. (gift link)
Known mechanisms cannot account for a third of reduced susceptibility in non-aureus staphylococci
Mystery child pneumonia outbreak reported in China hospitals: Alert issued over reported epidemic of ‘undiagnosed pneumonia’ among Chinese children (likely mycoplasma)

Other:

The Posters and Me: Watching the angry, silent, futile proxy war. (excellent; must-read)
The Costs of Polarizing a Pandemic: Antecedents, Consequences, and Lessons
How Viral Infections Cause Long-Term Health Problems: In a few patients, the immune system becomes misdirected, attacking the body instead of the virus.
How to Define Genocide: A historian of the Holocaust examines Israel’s rhetoric and actions in Gaza.
Get to Know the Conservative Wisconsin Judge Beefing With Janet Protasiewicz
The Future of the Colorado River Hinges on One Young Negotiator
The New Jersey Mayor With a Plan to End Traffic Deaths
Does A.I. Lead Police to Ignore Contradictory Evidence?
Why the Full Employment Created by Bidenomics Should Be Celebrated
Democrats who swept Moms For Liberty off school board fight superintendent’s $700,000 exit deal
On OpenAI: Let Them Fight
What OpenAI shares with Scientology: Strange beliefs, fights over money and bad science fiction
Census change would reduce estimates of disability in U.S., impacting community resources and Long Covid research
Artists and Collectors Turn on Each Other: The fallout of the Artforum letter continues.
Blame Canada
‘I’m Very Careful Not to Use Words Like Genocide’
Four Jewish Creative Professionals at Odds With Their Colleagues
‘Government is not listening’: anger over immigration spills into riot on Dublin’s streets
Two Rabbis Who See Hatred in Anti-Zionism
At University of Arkansas, a State Law Stifles Pro-Palestinian Speakers. To receive a modest speaker’s fee, academics and writers must sign a pledge that they will not participate in anti-Israel boycotts. The author Nathan Thrall said no thank you.
My Jewish Mom Anxiety Just Keeps Growing
Americans Hate the Economy. Americans Love the Economy.
After October 7, My Orthodox Family Became Unrecognizable
Just what has Biden accomplished anyway? Polling suggests Americans increasingly see the Biden administration as a do-nothing dud. Are they right?
92NY Splits With the Cultural Elite: A venerable institution digs in.
What the Doomsayers Get Wrong About Deepfakes: Experts have warned that utterly realistic A.I.-generated videos might wreak havoc through deception. What’s happened is troubling in a different way.