Links for you. Science:

Multiple Origins of Bioluminescence in Beetles and Evolution of Luciferase Function
The Addis Ababa Lions: whole-genome sequencing of a rare and precious population
Infectious Diseases Training in the 21st Century: A Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
Bluesky is now open. Science Twitter, here’s how to use it!
This camel has a very important job. A new solution to save the iconic Joshua tree uses a distant relative of one of the Mojave’s ancient seed distributors: The camel.
Enhancing global insight into AMR spread and generation: prospects and limitations of the WHO and quadripartite research agendas

Other:

As Cases Surge, Governor Hochul Moves to Kill State-Mandated COVID Sick Leave: “It’s concerning for the business community and frankly the rest of New York to act like COVID’s in the past, when the numbers show a very different reality.”
It’s Way Too Easy for a Crook Like Trump to Pervert Our Legal System
San Francisco: Boudin’s Election, Recall, and Why We Got the Lesson From It Wrong (interesting)
Multiple Floors of Los Angeles Skyscrapers Are Covered in Graffiti
After Rape: A Guide for the Tormented
Bluesky is back: Twitter’s natural heir is finally open to the public — and it has some big ideas for social networking
Why Movements Fail
How I got scammed
How Loud Billionaires Convert Their Wealth Into Power
Donald Trump and His Boomer Base
Stop Letting Them In The House: AI’s destruction of journalism isn’t inevitable
Why Politicians Will Probably Keep Getting Swatted
Yes, Fox News has gotten even worse
Marvin E. Gilmore Jr. reflects on his legacy fighting for the Black community
Trump Is Doing To The GOP What He Wants To Do To America
Donnie Yen to star in film remake of ‘70s TV series ‘Kung Fu’
Did Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s campaign make up dozens of false news stories? One theory: Maybe a campaign staffer used an AI chatbot to generate headlines about the sheriff and posted them on her website. “Really odd,” a communications expert said.
Bad Arguments and Good Historians: The History of Section 3 and the Future of the Republic
“Everybody” Agrees: Tax The Rich… Except The Rich, Who Don’t Even Agree That They Are Rich
IRS: Fund us, and we’ll collect hundreds of billions from tax cheaters
Oregon representative compared supporting LGBTQ+ people to supporting child abuse
What Senate Democrats Still Don’t Understand About Judicial Confirmation Fights
Tesla’s cars just got ‘recalled’ over a font. Tesla’s latest recall is nothing but another sign of its shoddy attention to design and detail.
Goofy ‘God’s Army’ convoy on Texas border shows Trump’s MAGA movement is just one long con (they’re only impotent until they succeed)
Why has Taylor Swift driven the rightwing crazy on the eve of the Super Bowl?
Rising crime risks turning Oakland into a ‘ghost town.’ Newsom is sending in reinforcements