Links 4/1/24

And these links ain’t no fools. Science:

Here’s How Wild Animals Died in New York City Last Year
Long COVID brain fog may be due to damaged blood vessels in the brain
New Monoclonal Authorized to Prevent COVID in Immunocompromised People
Let’s save a global treasure. Let’s save Chandra.
An ER doctor’s experience with long COVID – “My symptoms seemed endless”
Larger or longer grants unlikely to push senior scientists towards high-risk, high-reward work

Other:

Ventilation Should Be A Larger Focus In Our Fight Against Covid-19
The town that can’t live without migrants, but isn’t sure it wants to live with them. Fremont, Nebraska, has three massive meat-processing plants that need workers. It also requires anyone renting a home to sign a declaration that they’re in the U.S. legally. (conservative legislation as symbolic gesture, not actual policy. Par for the course)
Arizona Is Sticking Election Workers In ‘Encampments’ For Their Own Protection Now
D.C. AG Says Caps and Wizards are Contractually Obligated To Stay at Capital One Arena Through 2047
The Morons Are Circling Mike Johnson
Ebony Payne Is Stirring the Pot as the Ward 7 Council Race Heats Up
Playground bullies do prosper – and go on to earn more in middle age
Obamacare Is in Grave Danger, Again
The Supreme Court Just Stepped Into Our Country’s Most Fundamental Minefield
What’s the Matter With Ohio?
How Donald Trump, Joe Biden and grassroots liberals could upend Democratic politics in one of the country’s bluest states
Social Security and Medicare Are on the Ballot
RFK Jr.’s Running Mate Is Young and Very Rich. That Worries Dems.
Banning abortion is increasing government regulation, no matter what the New York Times tells you. A Times puff piece portrays an abortion banner as an advocate for limited government.
Florida measles outbreak is a warning on how, and how not to, handle infectious disease
Someone sent me this yesterday. The basic premise is that the guardrails of US democracy are so strong that Trump couldn’t turn the US into a dictatorship even if he had 2 more terms. This is hopelessly naïve.
The ‘Mainstream Media’ Isn’t the Bulwark Against Totalitarianism We Wish It Were
What the Abortion-Pill Battle Is Really About
D.C.’s Influential Tax Revision Commission is Melting Down, Undermining Confidence in Its Work
DC CFO’s take on reserves replenishment cuts against equity goals, common sense
The Department of Justice Takes Aim at Apple’s iPhone Empire
The war on public schools is the stealth issue of the 2024 campaign
How an anonymous letter caused chaos at McKinsey
Monday Was a Banner Day for Trump Ducking and Dodging Consequences
WMATA’s funding crisis will disproportionately hurt essential workers with disabilities
Hamas, Al Jazeera admit: Story of IDF rapes in Gaza hospital fabricated

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