Links for you. Science:

Synonymous edits in the Escherichia coli genome have substantial and condition-dependent effects on fitness
Meet The Eight Celebrity Lobsters Of Biddeford, Maine (this is good, but marine biologist Robert Steneck was doing this thirty years ago)
Temporal Association between COVID-19 Infection and Subsequent New-Onset Dementia in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Zoozve — the strange ‘moon’ of Venus that earned its name by accident
The effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine in the prevention of post-COVID conditions: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of the latest research
Global diversity and evolution of Salmonella Panama, an understudied serovar causing gastrointestinal and invasive disease worldwide: a genomic epidemiology study

Other:

Do Americans Want a Ceasefire in Gaza? It Depends.
Bernie Sanders: “The International Billionaire Class Is Making Out Like Bandits”. The Vermont senator denounces the wealth concentration fueling global wars at the expense of everyday people. (Sanders’ speech about “the international authoritarian axis” from a few years back presaged this)
The Real Immigration Problem Is Capital, Not Labor
In Red States, the Bill for School Voucher Bait-and-Switch Is Coming Due
The Real Reason for All the Biden Age Talk. Lopsided dynamics for Republicans, Democrats, and the press.
If Elon Musk and His Buddies Think Delaware Is Too Strict, We’ve Got a Problem
Israel’s Settler Government Seeks to Quietly Take Over East Jerusalem as War Rages in Gaza
Public Funding of Journalism Is the Only Way
Two Weeks of Chaos: Docs Obtained by TPM Show Trump Lawyers’ Plan To Make Jan. 6 Last For Days On End
House of dream demention
Those new Red Line cars sure are sporty
Virginia senator says bill for new Wizards, Capitals arena is dead
“There’s decimals”: Bill Ackman, presidential aspirant
Air Force One
The Apple Vision Pro: A Review
Why I Am Now Deeply Worried for America
Trump’s ‘Knock on the Door’
Protecting the Most Benign Institution (Our Public Library)
Vaccination, testing, clean air: COVID hasn’t gone away – here’s where Australia needs to do better
Subsidizing Transit Actually Makes It More Efficient
DC Is Having a Crime Wave. The Centrist Political Class Is Freaking Out. (they are so clueless about the city they live in)
Beatlemania In D.C.: 60 Years Ago, The Beatles Performed Their First U.S. Concert At The Washington Coliseum
The New American Judaism: Rabbis are in short supply, and congregations are struggling. But Jewish life is still thriving.
Virginia Democrats Fast-Track GOP Anti-Abortion Bill To Force A Vote
Merrick Garland Needs to Be Thanked For His Service and Shown the Door
Media creates Biden “fitness” crisis