Links 3/25/24

Links for you. Science:

Annotating microbial functions with ProkFunFind
Effectiveness of BNT162b2 BA.4/5 Bivalent mRNA Vaccine Against Symptomatic COVID-19 Among Immunocompetent Individuals Testing at a Large US Retail Pharmacy
Association Between Social Vulnerability and Streptococcus pneumoniae Antimicrobial Resistance in US Adults
Deadly morel mushroom outbreak highlights big gaps in fungi knowledge
An Introduction to the Astrolabe, the Medieval Smartphone
Phage as signatures of healthy microbiomes (very interesting)

Other:

Trump says Jewish Democrats ‘hate’ their religion and Israel
Context collapse
The case for a 32-hour workweek with no loss in pay
Have We Reached Peak AI?
Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro heads to prison after historic contempt prosecution
Voters of color are shifting right. Are Democrats doomed?
Google Censorship: AI Run Amok Threatens Demonetization Over a Navigation Page with No Ads, An Article on a Foreign Policy Best-Seller Deemed Anti-Vaxx, and More Flagrant Errors
‘Bloodbath’ aside, Trump’s violent rhetoric is unambiguous
What Schumer and Biden Got Right About Netanyahu
Pence’s refusal to back Trump points to a larger problem
Is Hamas Exploiting the UN’s Palestinian Relief Organization? (a key point is that UNWRA schools do far less radicalization than Hamas schools)
Think capitalism is terrible? This economist says it’s already dead.
Airplanes and engineering: The way we were
Pro-Trump disruptions in Arizona county elevate fears for the 2024 vote (gift link)
How Chinese organized crime dominates the US illegal marijuana market
Biden’s Options
That thing you said that sounded just like Hitler? You didn’t mean that, right?
He Didn’t Deny Being A White Supremacist. Then He Was Elected To City Council.
Donald Trump’s mockery of President Biden’s stutter is disgusting. So, too, is the laughter of those who think Trump is funny.
Oh Elmo
The Supreme Court Doesn’t Seem to Be Buying Conservative Tantrum Over ‘Free Speech’ On Social Media
What the Press and Pollsters Get Wrong about a Biden-Trump Rematch
The Supreme Court Is About an Inch Away from Legalizing Bribery
Trump’s call for a “bloodbath” was literal — let’s not waste time pretending it was ambiguous
Arizona Lawmaker Shares On State Senate Floor Why She Plans To Get An Abortion
Ignorance and democracy: Capitalism’s long war against higher education

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