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Links for you. Science:

What do infectious disease specialists think about managing long COVID?
Hybrid immunity from SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in Canadian adults: cohort study
This Body Butter at Sephora Doesn’t Really Attract Spiders, Right?
Transforming language models into domain specialists
Scientists unravel the big mystery of a beached whale
What is ‘normal’ body temperature? Some experts say it’s not really 98.6.

Other:

A trifecta of viruses in the D.C. region has health officials worried
When Silicon Valley’s AI warriors came to Washington (it’s like utilitarianism, but dumber)
A racist mob destroyed her home. She was given the land 84 years later.
Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’
Netanyahu should resign: It’s up to Israelis, of course. But as the US provides military, diplomatic, and financial support to Israel, Americans should also send a message that the country’s long-serving leader is not the man for the moment. (he won’t because he’s then at increased risk for prosecution)
Four years on, long covid still confounds us. Here’s what we now know.
Polish right-wing MP douses Jewish menorah with fire extinguisher
It took years for truth about election ‘audit’ to emerge. Why The Arizona Republic kept fighting
Your Car Is Tracking You. Abusive Partners May Be, Too.
Greyhound bus stops are valuable assets. Here’s who’s cashing in on them (Alden Capital is the devil)
An AI Future Is Much Shakier Than You Think
More Americans can now get insulin for $35
Is America on the Mend?
Everyone wants to leave X. So why aren’t they on Bluesky?
$750 a month, no questions asked, improved the lives of homeless people
Organize or Die: Unions must use their current momentum to propel new organizing.
Slouching Toward Jerusalem
An aspiring journalist documented Gaza’s beauty, then its destruction
‘A Very Large Earthquake’: How Trump Could Decimate the Civil Service
Who Is @BasedBeffJezos, The Leader Of The Tech Elite’s ‘E/Acc’ Movement?
The Battle Against School Vouchers: Letter from Idaho
What We Don’t Measure—but Should: The case for GDP plus GDD
The Conservative Justices Will Believe Any Story They Want to Hear
What Happened When the U.S. Failed to Prosecute an Insurrectionist Ex-President
Twin Cities metro sends money to rural counties
In Kosovo, war survivors turned homes into their own museums

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