Links for you. Science:

Timescales and genetic linkage explain the variable impact of defense systems on horizontal gene transfer
Numbats are built to hold heat, making climate change extra risky for the marsupials (NUMBATS!)
Why these sea worms detach their butts to reproduce
Antarctica’s Penguins Could Be Devastated by Avian Influenza
Blood–brain barrier disruption and sustained systemic inflammation in individuals with long COVID-associated cognitive impairment
On the Trail of the Denisovans: DNA has shown that the extinct humans thrived around the world, from chilly Siberia to high-altitude Tibet — perhaps even in the Pacific islands. (gift link)

Other:

Israeli settlements stand in the way of peace. Biden can defund them all
Who Really Stands With American Workers?
New Report Mapping Christian Nationalism by State Suggests Election Need Not be Played Out on Christian Nationalist Terms (the issue is that Christian nationalists have very high turnout, and so, are overrepresented)
Against Revulsion (read to the end)
Check Out the Punk Scene
Kara Swisher’s Reality Distortion Field
TikToks Sharing NYC Rent Overcharge Stories Drive Surge of Tenant Records Requests
Liz Cheney Nukes the Supreme Court Over Trump Delay—and Hands Dems a Weapon
Missouri GOP Candidate for Governor Was Only ‘Honorary’ KKK Member
Vaccination, testing, clean air: COVID hasn’t gone away – here’s where Australia needs to do better
The Gun Death Cult Takes On the Administrative State. The conservative movement is outraged that Donald Trump did too much in response to the Las Vegas mass shooting.
Pre-Preemption: Conservative states have now taken to blocking liberal cities from even thinking about legislating on behalf of their residents.
A handful of Iowa House Republicans trying to tie birth control to abortion (PIMP TAX! I wish I were kidding…)
The Surprising Secrets of Ancient Egypt’s Sacred, Mummified Baboons
‘It would be devastating’: inside Trump’s plan to destroy the EPA: Trump has made campaign promises to toss crucial environmental regulations – including dismantling the federal body with the most power to tackle the climate crisis (BuT tHeRe Is No DiFfErEnCe BeTwEeN bIdEn AnD tRuMp)
Ex-Blue Origin leaders’ secretive lunar startup Interlune has moonshot mining plans
Legal infrastructure for pandemic response: lessons not learnt in the US
Adams Administration to NYC Children: Snow Days Are ‘Long Gone’
Smoke and mirrors: What Republicans are really saying about IVF
In Georgia, a bill to cut all ties with the American Library Association is advancing
Serious Crash in Greenpoint Again Reveals Flaws in City Design, Enforcement Against Reckless Drivers
Why I Didn’t Quit Central Bucks School Board: Two Central Bucks Republican school board members – Lisa Sciscio and Debra Cannon – publicly, though unofficially quit. Their hypocrisy and bad example for students is just sad and unfortunate.
Storm Watch
Citing His ‘Intolerable Conduct,’ Israel’s National Security Council Ceases Sending Officials to Meet With Minister Ben-Gvir
Inside Democrats’ Strategy For Winning Back Statehouses — In 2024 And Beyond
‘The Plan to Attack Israel Was Hezbollah’s. Hamas Stole It, One for One’