Links for you. Science:

The Changing Focus of Climate Denial: From Science to Scientists. The scientist Michael Mann is challenging attacks on his work in a defamation suit that’s taken 12 years to come to trial. (gift link)
“Blood Battery” Prototype Powered By Hemoglobin Unveiled In World First
JPL to lay off 8% of workforce (due to continuing resolutions; after a couple of months, these workers won’t return and their expertise is lost)
Flu Shots Need to Stop Fighting ‘Something That Doesn’t Exist’
Deer Are Beta-Testing a Nightmare Disease
The spread of pESI-mediated extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistance in Salmonella serovars – Infantis, Senftenberg, and Alachua isolated from food animal sources in the United States

Other:

Booting Trump from the ballot is the best way to prevent a second January 6
The political violence missing from coverage of the Trump disqualification case
‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything
GoFundMe Is a Health-Care Utility Now
WMATA series DC metro
Why people hate Wegovy
The GOP Owns the Border Now. Here’s How Democrats Make Sure of It.
A dozen reasons Trump’s dictator threat is real
Driving the best possible bargain now isn’t the best long-term strategy, according to game theory
What Works and For Whom? Effectiveness and Efficiency of School Capital Investments Across The U.S.
Apple Vision Pro Owners Are Struggling to Figure Out What They Just Bought
It’s The Bad Faith, Stupid. The GOP’s border security double cross presents Democrats an opportunity to lay Republicans bare—if they get the appeal right
A record number of Americans can’t afford their rent. Lawmakers are scrambling to help
Gaetz ousted McCarthy. Now he’s moving on to another House GOP target.
A quick and dirty guide to making custom feeds on Bluesky
Review: Chris Dixon’s Read Write Own: Prominent crypto venture capitalist Chris Dixon provides an unconvincing bible for blockchain solutionists.
After Libs of TikTok posted, at least 21 bomb threats followed
You Are Allowed to Have an Opinion About What the Constitution Means
D.C. passed a bill to crack down on speeding. Here’s how it will work.
The Dirty Business of Clean Blood
McKinsey Places 3,000 Staffers on Review as Economies Slow
The Only Way Trump Stays on the Ballot Is if the Supreme Court Rejects the Constitution
Claims that Jan. 6 rioters are ‘political prisoners’ endure. Judges want to set the record straight
Conditions at a Federal Prison Improve Following WCP Coverage
Joe Biden just did the rarest thing in US politics: he stood up to the oil industry
The cruelty of crypto: Selling itself as the new American dream, crypto exposes the vulnerable to fraud and scams, and loads risk onto the poor