Links for you. Science:

MAGqual: A standalone pipeline to assess the quality of metagenome-assembled genomes
The Species as a Reproductive Community Emerging From the Past
Popular Science Ends And Science Journalism Keeps Shrinking
Fast evolution of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2·86 to JN.1 under heavy immune pressure
On the hunt for climate disease
A Covid Update

Other:

Federal Reserve On Cusp Of What Some Thought Impossible: Defeating Inflation Without Steep Recession
In 2024, the Tension Between Macroculture and Microculture Will Turn into War
Israel’s Two War Aims Meet for a Fatal Clash, and Every Day in Gaza Endangers the Hostages
Elon Musk’s Real Threat to Democracy Isn’t What You Think
‘What Happened on October 7 Humiliated Israeli Masculinity. The Response Is Violence’
I Finally Left Xitter Because of Alex Jones
If Settler Violence Wasn’t Enough, Israel Is Now Depriving Jordan Valley Palestinians of Water
Muslim Civil Rights Group Condemns GOP Senators’ Treatment Of Muslim Court Pick
‘Decolonization’ of Israel or ‘Decisive Defeat’ of Palestinians: Are These Our Only Options?
A victim of early success on solar, Mass. now lags behind
Sen. John Fetterman Says He’s ‘Not A Progressive’ Despite Many Previous Claims
He Outwitted Hamas Terrorists, but Won’t Go Back to His Kibbutz: ‘It Scares Me to Live in a Tomb’
Harvard needs Claudine Gay as president more than she needs Harvard
US Homelessness Soars To Highest Reported Level As Rents Soar
Diaspora Jews Are Also Paying for Israel’s Debacles
I Received Death Threats After Elon Musk Put A Target On My Back. Here’s The Truth Of What Happened.
Rise in machine guns used in street crimes, fueled by technology and a 3-D printer
Development has transformed D.C. These then-and-now pictures show how.
Dreck of the Irish: The far right is gaining ground
Clarence Thomas’ Benefactors Finally Face the Music
Harvard sees applications for early admission drop by 17 percent over last year
News Publishers See Google’s AI Search Tool as a Traffic-Destroying Nightmare
Marketing Company Claims That It Actually Is Listening to Your Phone and Smart Speakers to Target Ads
Blaming homeless families: The odious notion of the undeserving poor is alive and well in our right to shelter state, which denies emergency housing to homeless families it deems responsible for their own predicaments.
Democrats And Industry Are At War With Themselves Over A Controversial Energy Plan
Think tank tied to tech billionaires played key role in Biden’s AI order (RAND is going effective altruist?!?)