Links for you. Science:
Pollution fueling a sex imbalance among endangered green sea turtles
Walking Pneumonia Likely A Main Culprit Behind Mysterious Pediatric Illnesses Worldwide
How one rabid kitten triggered intensive effort to contain deadly virus
Wild turkeys are disappearing — but no one is sure why
Mysterious Pneumonia Cases in Europe Increase 25% — China Opens Clinics to Deal With Growing Surge
Meta-Research: The changing career paths of PhDs and postdocs trained at EMBL
Other:
Trump Has a Master Plan for Destroying the ‘Deep State’ (gift link)
New Technologies to Get Around Old Laws: AI Is Being Used to Evade Antitrust Rules, Fix Prices and Worse (wrote about this here and here)
Prominent Israeli Human Rights Group Urges ICC Probe of Hamas for Rape and Other Sex Crimes (gift link)
Spare me. If you have a runny nose, stay home (or at the very least, wear a good mask)
What one man’s castle in Scotland says about L.A.’s homelessness crisis
The poison of Trump’s “intolerant language”: Violent rhetoric is a road to civil war
‘This guy is a charlatan’: University of Florida turns against Joe Ladapo (what did they think was going to happen?)
You can’t even pay people to have more kids
It’s a good thing most women don’t want to date Trump voters: Now the Washington Post has joined a campaign to shame women for having the bare minimum “no Trump voters” standard
Students for Trump Founder charged with aggravated assault
The Internet Is Full of AI Dogshit
Escaping Public-Transit Quagmires (I think the issue is whether or not the leadership has an emphasis on service, not safety, but service)
Trump’s aberrant behavior is getting worse. Why are Americans ignoring his decline?
Washington Post Says “Involuntary Layoffs” Could Be Next
Netanyahu’s Visit From Elon Musk Is Part of a Troubling Pattern
In downtown D.C., a long-vacant historic building could pose opportunity (turn it into housing)
New Bill Would Reduce Responsibilities Of D.C.’s Embattled 911 Agency
What Happened In Mississippi?
Why Trump’s Trials Should Be on TV
Understanding the True Nature of the Hamas-Israel War
Biden administration sending free COVID tests to schools (what about masks for those who want, though?)
Taylor Swift does not exist
House Republicans don’t want Hunter Biden to testify in public
Kissinger is Dead, Finally Something Good Has Happened in 2023
Is this Elon Musk’s most racist tweet yet?
Mysterious woman tells school board that Scholastic book sparked porn addiction (they’re such fucking weirdos)
