Links 4/19/24

Links for you. Science:

What happened when the moon ‘turned itself inside out’ billions of years ago?
It’s not about getting “the scoop”, it’s about getting it right. Origin of COVID-19: My emails with former NYTimes reporter Donald McNeil
A key chemistry journal disappeared from the web. Others are at risk
Measles could once again become endemic in the US, the CDC warns
First languages of North America traced back to two very different language groups from Siberia
Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city

Other:

D.C. nixes plan for Connecticut Avenue bike lane (“I think the reason why this abrupt about-face happened is probably a misperceived idea that the more parking she can put on Connecticut Avenue, the better business will be.” If you live in a city, you should vote for people who commute like you do)
Don’t Let Donald Trump Confess—Expose Him First
Evangelicals are fed up with the House GOP’s Israel aid holdouts (they are willing to fight to last Palestinian and Israeli)
Sadly, for Trump, Arizona’s abortion ban is bullshit-resistant
D.C. store that survived 1968 unrest and gentrification now closes
The Embarrassingly Weak Case For Sonia Sotomayor To Stick It Out
No more US complicity with Netanyahu’s war machine in Gaza. Israel has the right to respond to Hamas. It does not have the right to go to war against the Palestinian people.
Maga blots out democracy’s sun
Billionaire Leonard Leo rejects Senate subpoena over supreme court gifts (then jail his ass)
Why do we use social media?
Democratic tech group aims to shake up Republican statehouses in 2024
Biden Administration Raises Costs to Drill and Mine on Public Lands
This is why Trump supporters will believe absolutely anything
Google’s censorship of California journalists is a preview of AI’s future
Hanover County supervisors censor commendation for Girl Scout who fought censorship
Small-time investors in Trump’s Truth Social reckon with stock collapse
Adeptus Custodes 10th Ed Lore Review: It Really is for Everyone
Biden Has All But Caught Up With Trump in Polls
Why progressives have to worry about a top-two lockout in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race
How Donald Trump Gets Special Treatment in the Legal System
Judge Cannon Signals a New Plan: Understanding her sudden swerve in the context of everything that came before in the the classified documents case against Trump.
Republicans remain terrible at picking Senate candidates
Right-Wing Media Are in Trouble
Arizona’s conservatives brought this political nightmare on themselves
How Elon Musk Wrecked Twitter
D.C. targets ‘porch pirates’ with sting operations and tougher penalties

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