Links for you. Science:

Giant redwoods thriving in the UK: experts
A critical reexamination of recovered SARS-CoV-2 sequencing data (a blow to various COVID coverup conspiracy tales)
Secondary structure of the SARS-CoV-2 genome is predictive of nucleotide substitution frequency
Why are so many young people getting cancer? What the data say
The role of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing post-COVID-19 thromboembolic and cardiovascular complications
Misconduct’s forgotten victims

Other:

Don’t Think of It as a Contest Between Biden and Trump
Federal Prosecutors Hope the Worst Is Over for Crime in D.C., and They’re Tired of Taking the Blame for It.
San Antonio experimented with giving people $5,108 no-strings-attached. They spent it on housing and school supplies for their kids.
Women Aren’t Conspiracy Theorist ‘Wine Moms’ for Wondering Where Kate Middleton Is
The end of the MrBeast era
Librarians Lock Autauga-Prattville Public Library in Protest After Director Fired by Board
Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis after city council forces them to pay drivers more (when forced to actually compete with taxis, they’re not so disruptive after all)
Trump Is the Big Loser as the GOP’s Impeachment Farce Implodes
OpenAI’s GPT Is a Recruiter’s Dream Tool. Tests Show There’s Racial Bias
The TikTok Problem Is Not What You Think. Despite what you’ve been told, the U.S. government is serious about privacy and data. And the TikTok divestment is just one prong of a bigger strategy. (interesting, but there are a couple of real flaws in this too)
Connecticut considering barring legacy admissions at private colleges, in addition to public ones
House GOPers Teamed With Conspiracist Who Called Migrants ‘Apes’ And ‘Congo Cannibals’
This Treasure Hunter’s Latest Find? A 1,000-Year-Old Viking Sword. (given all of the problems with the House of Windsor, they should make him king)
GOP spends $40K to change color of Congress pin — because green is too liberal
US adds 3 Israeli settlers and, in a first, 2 West Bank outposts to sanctioned extremists list
COVID: This Month 4 Years Ago Trump & Kushner Put Together a Deadly, Evil Plan
What the Hell Is Alvin Bragg Thinking Giving Trump a 30-Day Delay on the Hush-Money Trial?
A small city in Oklahoma elected a white nationalist. Will it be able to vote him out? (‘heartland values’ tho)
Robert Hur’s report exaggerated Biden’s memory issues
Black GOP-Appointed Former Judge Steps In To Defend Biden’s Muslim Court Pick
The Earthquake That Could Shatter Netanyahu’s Coalition
Biden’s Got Big Plans to Make Cities Livable
“It’s a Silent Fire”: Decaying Digital Movie and TV Show Files Are a Hollywood Crisis
D.C.’s Crime Problem Is a Democracy Problem (overall, a good point, but homicides are down by a third compared to this time last year)
Have Democrats finally stopped wimping out?
Trump and RFK Jr. want to make the world safe again for polio and measles. You should be terrified.