Links for you. Science:

Largest U.S. egg producer detects bird flu at Texas plant
As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice. General Mills warns of ‘food shaming’; dietitian influencers promote junk foods and discourage weight loss efforts
The Magic of Bird Brains
Europe Greenlights Two Avian Flu Vaccines
A 600-Year-Old Blueprint for Weathering Climate Change
What we know about H5N1 bird flu in cows — and the risk to humans

Other:

Over 80 Percent Of Texas Women Don’t Know How Bad Their State’s Abortion Laws Are. They thought there would be exceptions. There aren’t.
Unmask Donald Trump: If President Biden knows Trump and his henchmen are sabotaging U.S. foreign policy for partisan gain, he should let the American public know before the election.
‘Havana syndrome’ might have been a Russian attack. The U.S. can’t stop investigating. (oh boy…; gift link)
Bubble Trouble
Elon Musk’s X pushed a fake headline about Iran attacking Israel. X’s AI chatbot Grok made it up.
Orange Steam Funnels Are a New York Symbol. What Are They For?
Donald Trump has no idea what to do on abortion
Scum
Half a billion in cuts, targeted tax hikes shape Bowser’s D.C. budget plan
“Screws up female brains”: MAGA leaders are conditioning Republicans to back birth control bans
The Giant Threat Lurking Behind Florida’s November Abortion Vote
Malfunctioning NYC AI Chatbot Still Active Despite Widespread Evidence It’s Encouraging Illegal Behavior
Biden says U.S. economy is world’s best. Trump calls it a ‘cesspool.’ Data is clear.
Google Books Is Indexing AI-Generated Garbage
This tool makes AI models hallucinate cats to fight copyright infringement
MacKenzie Scott’s game-changing philanthropy still mystifies nonprofits: ‘Her gifts are super generous, but unfortunately, they don’t provide long term sustainability’
RFK Jr. campaign describes Jan. 6 defendants as ‘activists,’ then disavows email
“The Small Press World is About to Fall Apart.” On the Collapse of Small Press Distribution
Assisted living managers say an algorithm prevented hiring enough staff
Many Democrats Are Worried Trump Will Beat Biden. This One Isn’t. (gift link)
House Freedom Caucus lays out demands for considering Baltimore bridge funding
Threads Has Weird Ideas About Writing And Publishing, So Here Are Some Of My Own
Why Silicon Valley Reactionaries Love RFK Jr.
The Failed “We Want Them Infected” Movement Is Trying to Rebrand Itself As The “All We Really Wanted Was Poor Kids in School” Movement.
An unending array of jailbreaking attacks could be the death of LLMs
Slash Run: How a DC stream became a sewer, and then a secret