Links for you. Science:

Why Holes at the Bottom of the Ocean Disappear and Reappear
Long-COVID signatures identified in huge analysis of blood proteins
Detecting Mpox Cases Through Wastewater Surveillance — United States, August 2022–May 2023
Urbanization of a subtropical island (Okinawa, Japan) alters physicochemical characteristics and disrupts microbial community dynamics in nearshore ecosystems
Spaceflight alters host-gut microbiota interactions
Lighting up Long Covid: An important new mechanistic study and a blitz of other reports that help our understanding

Other:

Growing Oct. 7 ‘truther’ groups say Hamas massacre was a false flag: In city council hearings, protests and online, a growing movement with ties to Holocaust denial is effacing history in real-time (gift link)
Of greed, technolibertarianism and geek omnipotence (try to read this first without looking at the article date)
Public Transit Agencies Join the Fight to Curb Overdose Deaths. As the US opioid crisis continues, cities are making Narcan available to reverse overdoses on trains or near transit stations.
‘This Town’: new BBC drama set against 2-Tone ska scene from ‘Peaky Blinders’ creator, coming soon
Biden administration plans to slash overdraft fees at big banks: ‘I call it exploitation,’ president says
‘Code words and dog whistling’: why the conservative attack on higher education is so efficient
Far-right extremism is thriving in rural areas. Here’s what it looks like in Upstate NY
The last American colony: It’s time to fix the undemocratic status of Puerto Rico
Soon Will Come a Day That None of This Exists: Media-wide layoffs at legacy publications are the most visible sign that our industry is being replaced by something worse.
My proposed additions to the New York Times style guide to improve its political coverage
Biden administration to forgive $4.9 billion in student debt for 73,600 borrowers
With Harsh Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. Law, Uganda Risks a Health Crisis. The country had made great progress against H.I.V. Now terrified patients have fled clinics, and experts fear a resurgence.
Meghan McCain’s sexist comment shows why Nikki Haley has no chance of winning the GOP nomination
Oklahoma bill making journalists get licenses, drug tests sparks First Amendment pushback (Republican bill of course)
American Companies Plan on Becoming Employers’ Landlords by Building Company Towns
DOJ: Ex-IRS employee who leaked Trump’s tax returns intentionally got job to disclose records
Outrage as Oklahoma Republican’s bill labels Hispanic people ‘terrorists’: Lawmaker JJ Humphrey seeks punishments for ‘acts of terrorism’ and defines terrorist as ‘any person who is of Hispanic descent’ (will the NY Times flood the zone and write dozens of stories about this? Of course not)
A Trump White House could ban abortion pills. Start your stockpile today. I want abortion pills to be so common that women can ask each other about them with a level of embarrassment akin to asking strangers for a tampon.
A ‘whale’ of a tale: Trump continues to distort cognitive test he took
We Are Witnessing the Biggest Judicial Power Grab Since 1803
She quit her job to ask strangers about pay. The payoff has been huge.
The Pain and Paradox of E. Jean Carroll’s Crusade Against Trump
AI bots are everywhere now. These telltale words give them away.
How Students in Seattle Got More School Counselors—Paid for by the City’s Wealthiest Corporations
Why the Israeli hostages could be the key to peace
In Russia, Clear Signs of War Fatigue