Links for you. Science:

The link between climate change and a spate of rare disease outbreaks in 2023
Digital measurement of SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk from 7 million contacts
Unusual boxes and 7,000-year-old trove found locked in ice
The sea cucumber is an echinoderm classed as “holothurians”.
Impact of Long COVID on productivity and informal caregiving
Two U.S. firms to launch spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other

Other:

Yelling At Hippies
A reelected Trump would mean living under the constant threat of modern-day Brownshirts
From Anti-Trump to Anti-Anti-Trump
Violent online rhetoric heats up after Colorado ballot ruling on Trump
1968/2024
Serious Medical Errors Rose After Private Equity Firms Bought Hospitals
Why Biden’s campaign keeps linking Trump to Hitler
In 2024, newsrooms will be under intense internal pressure to defend democracy
3 Months After Cash Bail Ended, County Jail Population Declines
Elimination of cash bail seems to be working: Three months in, jail population is down but crime rates haven’t spiked
Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program
Lore Explainer: The Emperor (for the W40K nerds…)
After Sandy Hook, they voted no. Now these senators want new gun laws.
Substack Turns On Its ‘Nazis Welcome!’ Sign
Drinking toilet water may be the future of drought-stricken California
Clarkson announces plan to phase out majors in humanities, communications
Extremely softcore (about Xitter)
It Polls For Thee
How the higher education outrage sausage is made: I was exposed by Campus Reform and lived to tell the tale
The Covenant Parents Aren’t Going to Keep Quiet on Guns. A group of parents reeling from a mass shooting at their children’s private Christian school believed no one was in a better position to persuade the G.O.P. to enact limited gun control. (but they still won’t vote Democratic…)
Stability, Chaos, and the 2024 Election
Half of challenged books return to schools. LGBTQ books are banned most.
Clarence Thomas’ next step will test SCOTUS’ ethics code — and democracy itself
Maryland Increasing Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour Starting January 1
Is This How It’s Going To Be
Here’s Why D.C. Residents Who Receive Food Assistance Might Not Get Their SNAP Boost Next Year