Links for you. Science:

fosA7: a silent fosfomycin resistance gene in Salmonella? (pdf)
Discordance between different bioinformatic methods for identifying resistance genes from short-read genomic data, with a focus on Escherichia coli
Unravelling the effect of New Year’s Eve celebrations on SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Between-group heritability and the status of hereditarianism as an evolutionary science
Local Forests Are Failing To Produce The Next Generation Of Trees (excellent; must-read)
Perfect trainees and perfect mentors

Other:

Here’s the Civil War history they didn’t want you to know (gift link)
How to Carefully Manufacture a Supreme Court That Will Get YOU Results: You don’t necessarily have to take a justice fishing in Alaska, but it helps.
America’s best example of turning around a dying downtown
Judge Luttig explains why Donald Trump is disqualified from the presidency
Could the local news crisis get any worse? Look at Scranton.
French hip-hop is in turmoil. We should look back to its roots.
Why are Americans getting shorter?
Have wages “really” increased since before the pandemic?
D.C. Council member Vincent Gray won’t seek reelection amid health challenges
Swimming Pools and Granite Countertops: How College Dorms Got So Expensive. Housing is one of the biggest drivers of rising college costs in the U.S.—for new luxury suites as well as old windowless rooms
D.C. Council seeks to undo changes that hurt first-time homebuyers
Gold Air Jordans Worth More Than $10,000 Found in a Donation Bin
The changing face of America’s favorite sport: How race, politics, culture and money are shaping which kids abandon tackle football — and which keep risking its toll.
ChatGPT Is Turning the Internet Into Plumbing
Right-wing pundits tremble in fear of … tap-dancing (gift link)
This Is Excellent News For Donald Trump
What makes D.C. special? Hint: It’s not sports teams.
Pressure grows for Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from Trump cases
Long the heart of liberal Judaism, Reform Judaism shaken by Israel-Gaza war
Time for Scott Perry’s Text Messages to See the Light of Day
The rise of AI fake news is creating a ‘misinformation superspreader’
The Colorado Supreme Court Just Called Everyone’s Bluff With Its 14th Amendment Ruling
The racism and ahistoricism of Trump’s ‘poison the blood’ rhetoric