Links for you. Science:

On complaining about unfair grant reviews
Waste not, want not: revisiting the analysis that called into question the practice of rarefaction
The Epistemic Value of Gain of Function Experiments
Expert explains why North American bird populations are declining
The Unseen Barriers Around Bathroom Breaks in the Field
Trump’s presidential push renews fears for US science

Other:

50 Years Of Home Rule: How Opponents Weaponize Crime, Then And Now
50 Years Of Home Rule: Despite Congressional Opposition, Non-Citizens In D.C. Celebrate Newly Gained Right To Vote
U.S. colleges are overusing — and underpaying — adjunct professors (Bernie has a plan for that!)
Out of Ink: The Mysterious Author of a Crime-Focused Substack Has Upended D.C.’s Crime Debate
Estimated excess deaths due to COVID-19 among the urban population of Mainland China, December 2022 to January 2023
Crypto Mining Consumes a Mind-Boggling 2% of U.S. Electricity: Bitcoin alone consumes roughly the same amount of energy as Utah.
I’ve Made My Case
What if Trump Was Leading America’s Policy on Israel and Gaza? If only Trump were president, there would be no war in Gaza, no Iranian threat, and Netanyahu would meekly fall in line. Well, that’s the lunatic alternate reality that Trump and his rabid supporters are claiming – with a tailwind from hitherto serious commentators who ought to know better (gift link)
What did the FBI miss in Trump’s hidden room at Mar-a-Lago?
Republicans are weaponizing a boring House tradition. The result is more paralysis.
10 success stories of government action in the United States
Moral Bankruptcy: The constitutional grant of a second chance for the destitute has become an enabler of reverse wealth redistribution. One wild case in Houston tells the story.
Goodbye for Now to the Robot That (Sort Of) Patrolled New York’s Subway
The Curious Case of the Contested Basquiats
A Biden Doctrine for the Middle East Is Forming. And It’s Big.
Virginia General Assembly Passes Ban On Legacy College Admissions. Now It’s Up To Youngkin
D.C. Housing Authority’s ‘Rent Reasonableness’ Tool Is Susceptible to Fake Online Ads, Leading to Inflated Voucher Payments
Alexandria City Officials Are Touting The Arena Deal. Residents Have Unanswered Questions
‘That’s crazy’: Swing-state voters aghast to learn of Trump’s immunity claim
Private Schools, Public Money: School Leaders Are Pushing Parents to Exploit Voucher Programs
Congressman urging Texas to ignore the Supreme Court is backed by major law firms
Prosecution is still broken in DC: Despite the positive spin, prosecutions actually fell last quarter (this is a federal failure, not a colonial one)
“We know what we need to do, but it just hasn’t really happened”: Fixing DC’s broken gun violence approach
Amazon left Roomba with a huge mess to clean up: By abandoning its deal to buy iRobot, Amazon has left the robot vacuum maker stuck under the couch.
Republican senators who walked out of Oregon Legislature can’t seek reelection, state Supreme Court rules
One Clue That Kyrsten Sinema Is Retiring: Her Weird Spending