Links 2/14/24

Links for you. Science:

Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in Children
His Best Friend Was a 250-Pound Warthog. One Day, It Decided to Kill Him.
Your appendix is not, in fact, useless. This anatomy professor explains
Paleontologists Are Still Unraveling the Mystery of the First Dinosaur
One Simple Change May Dramatically Boost The Effect of COVID-19 Vaccines
Cognitive Slowing May Be a Hallmark of Long COVID: Reaction time to visual stimuli shows promise as a cognitive marker

Other:

Ex-Israeli PM makes devastating condemnation of Netanyahu’s war in Gaza: Ehud Olmert tells The Independent that the ‘arrogance’ of his successor led to catastrophic security failures that allowed the bloody Hamas attack and that continuing an untenable military mission while hostages are still being held would be ‘absolutely unforgivable’ (very good)
White House frustration with Garland grows
Some Further Thoughts on Jan 6th; The Merrick Garland Question (gift link; very good)
Emergency rooms are not okay. It has now reached a crisis point. It is killing people.
Tithing to Trump: Some WA residents donate to him every other day
More Angry Biden, Please
Ken Paxton’s lawlessness previews Trump’s second term
TRUMP ON GUNS: THE AD WRITES ITSELF
New Jan. 6 footage appears to show rioter firing a gun in the air during Capitol attack
The anti-abortion plan ready for Trump on Day One: The stakes of the election go far beyond whether a GOP president signs a bill banning the procedure.
Can Progressive New York Revive? That depends on whether organizing and unity are a match for two incumbents in the pocket of business and one embittered ex-governor.
‘Blatantly racist’: Michigan Democrats condemn GOP lawmaker’s ‘great replacement’ post
Ryan Coogler’s 25-Year Plan
One Person One Vote? Rolling the dice on the National Popular Vote
Culp Fiction: In two months, GE, which Jack Welch once steered to a $650 billion market value, will officially be split into three public companies—the final act of its last C.E.O., Larry Culp. It didn’t have to be this way for America’s formerly most iconic company. This is how we got here.
My oldest kid keeps saying “fuck.” She’s three and a half.
Who’s Afraid of Brett McGurk? Everyone in Washington has an opinion of McGurk, the controversial Blob star, president whisperer, and veteran foreign policy player. But is he a cunning opportunist or simply the best diplomat in a town filled with them?
Special Edition: Five Thoughts On The Hur Report
‘Yikes’: Internet erupts after ‘Dementia Trump’ makes several verbal slip-ups at NRA rally
Biden’s righteous anger with an anti-moral press corps
Liberal Justices Should Demand A Price For Blessing Trump’s Candidacy
Your employer can now match your student loan repayments as 401(k) contributions
Why Trump was charged and Biden wasn’t, according to the special counsel
Biden Classified Docs Report: Insult, Not Injury
Republicans Are Planning to Totally Privatize Medicare — And Fast
A Holocaust survivor in Maryland is stateless. He is one of many.

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