Links for you. Science:

XBB.1.5 monovalent mRNA vaccine booster elicits robust neutralizing antibodies against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants
Long COVID Rates Appear to Be Decreasing: Here’s why Long COVID may be declining and what we know about the trend so far
Eight thousand years of natural selection in Europe
Remission of severe forms of long COVID following monoclonal antibody (MCA) infusions: A report of signal index cases and call for targeted research
Durability of cross-neutralizing antibodies 5.5 months after bivalent COVID-19 booster
A Bivalent Omicron-BA.4/BA.5-Adapted BNT162b2 Booster in ≥12-Year-Olds

Other:

The Scope of Hamas’ Campaign of Rape Against Israeli Women Is Revealed, Testimony After Testimony: The aggregation of evidence collected by Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy and her Civil Commission presents a horrifying picture that leaves no room for doubt: On October 7, Hamas terrorists systematically carried out acts of rape and sexual abuse. She has discovered, however, that there is no rush to acknowledge this abroad (gift link; the refusal to acknowledge this only increases Israeli isolation and makes influencing Israeli policy that much harder)
Why Don’t Americans Believe in Science? When medicine doesn’t focus on prevention, anti-vaccination rhetoric flourishes. It’s time to address the system.
Why Hamas Killers Invoked God’s Name, Not the Liberation of Palestine: If anyone wants to find a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, accepting the fact that it’s above all a religious-nationalist conflict – and not some race-based and settler-colonial artificial concept imported from Western campuses – would be an excellent place to start (while the incorrect analysis by much of the U.S. left in no way excuses the Netanyahu government’s awful overreaction, the analysis by the left is incorrect and does more harm than good)
American Discourse Needs More Mehdi Hasan, Not Less (he was very good on COVID policy)
Rallies demanding the release of the remaining hostages were held across Israel. Alongside the main rally in Tel Aviv, there were be demonstrations in Haifa and Caesarea calling for another hostage deal and Netanyahu’s removal
Mike Johnson’s “18th-Century Values”
Netanyahu Is the Last Person Who Could De-radicalize Gaza: Netanyahu knows all too well how to radicalize populations. Like George W. Bush, he fueled local radicalism and granted it legitimacy through occupation
They’re poor, but not poor enough to qualify for emergency housing in Massachusetts
War in Gaza? Netanyahu Is Busy Badgering the Media
The US government can’t quit Elon Musk – even amid erratic behavior
Stop the Ben-Gvir Gun Show
How A Deeply Controversial White House Adviser Is Running The Agenda On Gaza: Brett McGurk has sought to put a Saudi-Israeli relationship “at the forefront” of the U.S.’s Middle East policy — downplaying Palestinian concerns and human rights.
A Brief Cultural History of the White Rapper
The G.O.P. Megadonors Come to Jesus
Gavin Newsom is Not a Progressive
The Day After the War Ends: It’s hard to imagine that all the trauma the Israeli and Palestinian people have lived through in the last two months won’t breed more radicalization and mistrust. But if it doesn’t result in some kind of political solution, we will find ourselves back here again too soon. (gift link)
The Rise and Fall of Crypto Lunacy
Biden’s Choose Your Own Adventure Economy: Yes, experts agree the economy is technically great. But it’s also very weird: gas prices are down and wages are up, but so is rent, car insurance, groceries, and just about every product Americans encounter on a daily basis. If that’s what voters are associating with “Bidenomics,” well, Biden is in big trouble.
Have Democrats Learned ANYTHING About How The Trumps Roll?
Cracks on the road to Christian Dominion: Is the shadowy “City Elders” group collapsing?
Republicans Welcome Harm To America: Whether it’s economic hardship or epidemic disease or extremist violence, they’re here for it!
Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ movement ‘extremist’
Donald Trump Was President In 2020
A California dry farmer’s juicy apples show how agriculture can be done with less water
Donald Trump’s Dictatorial Plans Can Work: Next time around Congress won’t just stand by—it’ll be a participant
This Is the 9/11 Lesson That Israel Needs to Learn