Links for you. Science:

How the Bluespotted Ribbontail Stingray got its Spots
Orca Groups with Radically Different Cultures Are Actually Separate Species
Covid’s scientific silver lining: A chance to watch the human immune system respond in real time
Flaco, Central Park Owl, Died With High Levels of Rat Poison in System. A necropsy conducted by the Bronx Zoo found that life-threatening levels of rat poison and a severe pigeon virus contributed to Flaco’s death last month.
How We Got Concussions So Wrong. I got a concussion. I didn’t get better. It turned out even my doctors had bought into a powerful myth.
USDA, FDA and CDC Share Update on HPAI Detections in Dairy Cattle (hoo boy)

Other:

Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren’t two sides to facts: Letter from the Editor
Rich state, poor state, red state, blue state: who gets the most from federalism?
Trump loves to play the victim — NY appeals court bailout shows he’s the most coddled person alive. There appears to be no end of breaks for a spoiled rich boy who has never done a decent thing in his 77 years
Ordinary Winners. We want students to succeed. How much counts?
No One Is Above the Law, Except, Apparently, Donald Trump
This New Poll Should Terrify Republicans: 81% of Americans Don’t Want Abortion Regulated
The Class Politics of Fine DiningThe Descent of Elon Musk
The House map was already skewed to the GOP. Now it’s even worse
The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
The Miseducation of Kara Swisher
More on WuXi, And It Isn’t Good
Bidenomics Is Making China Angry. That’s OK.
GOP Lawmaker Thinks He Exposed Busload of ‘Illegals’ … It Was the Gonzaga Basketball Team
Bridge to the Bottom: Global Deregulation of Shipping
Netanyahu faces huge challenge after court ruling on military exemption. Strain on coalition grows after Israeli supreme court orders end to subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men who avoid conscription
Of course the lawyer trying to ban abortion pills is married to Josh “Run For Your Life” Hawley
Alabama town that hasn’t held elections in decades sued to allow voting
OpenAI Unveils A.I. Technology That Recreates Human Voices. The start-up is sharing the technology, Voice Engine, with a small group of early testers as it tries to understand the potential dangers. (what could possibly go wrong?)
Chevron owns this city’s news site. Many stories aren’t told
A ship crashed into a Baltimore bridge and demolished the lies about immigration
This Alabama Democrat Won a GOP Seat in Stunning Election. Here’s How.
A California Judge Just Took Trump Lawyer John Eastman Out For a Walk
Why I’m resigning from the State Department
Lawmaker Who Led TikTok Ban Bill Joins Private Surveillance Firm
‘In office forever’: Trump’s Project 2025 partner calls for ending presidential term limit
MAGA’s Ugly, Hateful Response to Bridge Horror Is About to Get Worse. If they can try to turn the tragic Baltimore bridge collapse into a culture war, they’ll go anywhere—hurting their own people in the process.