Links for you. Science:

Wait, does America suddenly have a record number of bees?
Shifting Views of Frameshifting
Epidemiology, clinical features and outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 by vaccination status: a multicenter historical cohort study
Bird flu detected in person who had contact with infected dairy cattle in Texas
Person Infected With Bird Flu in Texas After Contact With Cattle. The case adds another worrying wrinkle to a global outbreak that has devastated bird and marine mammal populations, and recently appeared in cattle herds.
Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump

Other:

Casualties of Clintonism: Bill Clinton’s record of failure and defeat (good, if depressing, summary of politics in the 1990s)
“Stand where he tells you to stand”: Why the GOP is doubling down on misogyny in 2024
“We All Saw It” (gift link)
Here’s why Americans under 40 are so disillusioned with capitalism
How ‘Do Your Own Research’ Might Have Doomed Democracy
Ready or not, self-driving semi-trucks are coming to America’s highways (gift link)
Generative A.I. For Writers: An Unfolding (But Not Inevitable) Nightmare!
Transparent Vice: Vice was once promised to become the brash young voice of news. But wild expenses, shady deals, and greed turned it into ‘a fucking clown show.’
Could tugboats have helped avert the bridge collapse tragedy in Baltimore?
Things Tumbling in Israel
University Leadership Suggest Using AI to Replace Striking Grad Students
South Carolina has $1.8 billion but doesn’t know where the money came from or where it should go
Remembering Stumpy: D.C.’s Most Perseverant Cherry Blossom Tree (STUMPY HAS FALLEN. NEVAR FORGET. NEVAR FORGIV. AVENGE STUMPY).
It’s not just Shohei — a massive scandal involving sports betting is just around the corner
Digicomp DR-70 Astrology Minicomputer (not a typo!)
Conspiracy Rumors Roil the Low-Stakes Race for D.C. Shadow Senator
What Happened Here: The Never Ending Fascism Debate
Trump’s Third Act? American Gangster.
Tennessee Passes Bill Allowing Non-Accepting Parents To Adopt LGBTQ+ Kids
Are Democrats Getting Better At Moving Public Opinion? A special election in Alabama and a Republican culture war freakout contain hopeful signs.
Substack Is Setting Writers Up For A Twitter-Style Implosion
Repeal the Comstock Act before the GOP tries using it to ban abortion (gift link)
Amazon gives up on no-checkout shopping in its grocery stores. The company will try letting customers scan while they shop, instead.
How to Neutralize the Electoral College
Trump’s Bible Stunt Isn’t Brilliant. It’s Insanely Desperate.
House Republicans Want to Ban Universal Free School Lunches
What if we never live on Mars?