Links for you. Science:

New antibiotic uses novel method to target deadly drug-resistant bacteria, study says
The world’s deadliest cat is deceptively cute. Meet Gaia.
The ongoing evolution of UShER during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (how the nextstrain trees are built; open access pdf here)
Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 variant
‘Pirola’ JN.1 is the probable future of the COVID pandemic, experts warn—but you didn’t hear it from the WHO
Flowers Are Evolving to Have Less Sex

Other:

A Jan. 6 conspiracy theory that hasn’t been disproven
The Question of January 6
Trump just promised an authoritarian ‘task force’ to impose Christian ideology. The former president is still feeding the Christian right’s persecution complex
Wife of Investor Who Pushed for Harvard President’s Exit Is Accused of Plagiarism
Academic celebrity Neri Oxman plagiarized from Wikipedia, scholars, a textbook, and other sources without any attribution
In Oakland, one car was stolen for every 30 residents last year. What’s going on?
‘There Was No Knowledge on Treating Child Hostages, So We Made It Up. We Decided Not to Hug or Ask Questions’
The misguided idea that universities are left-wing hotbeds. Forget about woke discourse and look at what colleges actually do: They hoard endowment funds, gobble up real estate, and churn out far more management consultants than social justice warriors.
Israel Isn’t Committing a Genocide, but It Has Genocidaires
The case of the disappearing Massachusetts residents
Blowing Up Millions of Dollars: The Mossad’s Secret War on Hamas and Hezbollah Funds
Welcome to 2024, the Year We Stop Trump’s Rolling Insurrection
‘Too Raw Right Now’: How October 7 Is Impacting Jewish Cultural Life in America
California’s Urban “Doom Loop”: The West Coast’s major cities are overrun with empty office space—all while the homeless population keeps growing.
It Will Be an Election Unlike Any We’ve Lived Through. Are the Democrats Prepared?
Kevin McCarthy’s Final Act of Retribution Totally Screws Over the House GOP
Elon Musk Has Used Illegal Drugs, Worrying Leaders at Tesla and SpaceX: Some executives and board members fear the billionaire’s use of drugs—including LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, mushrooms and ketamine—could harm his companies (gift link)
Deplatforming Reduces Overall Attention to Online Figures, Says Longitudinal Study of 101 Influencers
Bill Ackman says it is a ‘near certainty’ that academics will improperly cite others’ work after his wife admitted to plagiarism (it’s about ethics in footnoting)
How Trump Manipulated 3 NYT Journalists to Make a Campaign Ad for Fascism
‘January 6 never ended’: alarm at Trump pardon pledge for Capitol insurrectionists
Putting the Racist Crusade against Harvard’s Dr. Claudine Gay in Context
Places ravaged by opioids are giving Republicans the upper hand
You can bet on the Supreme Court’s abject partisanship
No, Biden and the Democrats are not sleepwalking toward disaster
Nikki Haley talked about her ‘Black friends.’ What do data and history show about friend groups?