Links for you. Science:
Hachiman is a genome integrity sensor
‘Gut Health’ Has a Fatal Flaw: The obsession with digestion has gone too far.
California rains resurrect a long-dead lake in dry Death Valley
Antibodies Everywhere
Mollusk Eyes Reveal How Future Evolution Depends on the Past
Reconstructing history: How we can use modern age trends to estimate past events
Other:
The Supreme Court Must Be Stopped: The court is fundamentally antidemocratic—and the only way to limit the damage it can do is to reduce its power, budget, and lack of accountability. (excellent; must-read)
How Messianic Radicals Came to Control Israel – and Netanyahu
Amid a housing crisis, Milton can’t be allowed to flout new zoning law
Bernie Sanders Slams Biden’s ‘Totally Absurd’ Israel Policy: ‘You Can’t Reconcile It’
Steward Health Care should face a full-scale criminal investigation
America’s Largest Companies Dodged Nearly $300 Billion In Taxes, Report Finds
Downtown advice from other cities. Every big city is adjusting to having fewer office workers. Some of those adjustments are worth borrowing.
The IRS Finally Takes the Gloves Off: Under the Biden administration, wealthy tax cheats can no longer count on getting the “audit lite” treatment.
House Republicans Seek Political Cover Behind Useless IVF Resolutions
The zombie CVS, a late-capitalism horror story: How one Washington, D.C., drugstore got spun by the culture wars into a symbol for America’s shoplifting panic
A Deeply Rotten Institution
The Supreme Court Could Decide This Term’s Big Gun Case on the Basis of… Grammar
The Curious Case Of Nikki Haley And The Missing Democratic Also-Rans
Biden’s Black Voter Dilemma
The Desolation of America’s Urban Schools
Yelp says going all in on remote work boosted job applications by 43% and led to a more satisfied workforce
Are Trump-branded sneakers a new way to launder money?
“Department of Life”: Trump allies plot abortion crackdown for second term
Yes, Biden Can Still Win!
Eviction was a Deadly Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Changes at Amazon-owned health services cause alarm among patients, employees (gift link)
A Massachusetts Library System Will Let You Pay Fines With Cat Pictures
New York Times accused of racial targeting in leak hunt over Israel stories
No taxpayer handouts for pro stadiums
HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors (DO NOT WANT)
House Republicans often vote no on spending, but love to add pet projects
mikethemadbiologist
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