Happy May Day! Let’s celebrate with some links. Science:
A little girl said monsters were in her bedroom. It was 60,000 bees
Chief scientist in China’s COVID-19 vaccine project under probe amid graft crackdown on healthcare sector
Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk
COVID booster linked to 25% lower odds of long COVID
First scientist to publish Covid sequence in China protests over lab ‘eviction’: Zhang Yongzhen stages sit-in protest, as government attempts to avoid scrutiny over handling of outbreak
Americans are sleeping more than ever. See how you compare.
Other:
Academic Freedom Under Fire: Politicians despise it. Administrators aren’t defending it. But it made our universities great—and we’ll miss it when it’s gone.
The Next 3-4 Years Are Critical
Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles
As Chicago Trader Joe’s votes on unionizing, grocer fights other efforts (gift link)
Arenas don’t revitalize neighborhoods. People do
An Imposter Is Trolling the Bowser Administration by Posing as DDOT’s Director on Social Media
Millions of Americans Might Lose Internet Access Today. Here’s What You Need to Know. The Affordable Connectivity Program—a federal benefit that provides discounts on high-speed internet access to low-income Americans—ends on April 30. Here’s what happens next.
Are Democrats (Finally) Breaking Up With The Mainstream Media? Years of frustration have begun to boil over, but with few alternative journalism institutions to turn to, Democrats have turned instead to celebrity interviewers.
US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say
Customers say Meta’s ad-buying AI blows through budgets in a matter of hours
California Minimum Wage Raised to $20 for Fast Food Workers Thanks to Organizing
Trump in ‘horrible mood’ as hush money trial leaves him too ‘livid’ to fundraise
Alberto Gonzales Erasure
No More Rebuys, Mr Musk
Kristi Noem doubled down on dog-killing to win over MAGA — now her story is backfiring in her face
My interview with the president
Unsung Achievements
Get Into The Groove
The troubling reason Trump’s trial is so boring
Ross Douthat’s Peculiar Ideational Concerns
Do My Eyes Deceive Me or Is Matt Gaetz Being Primaried?
Most N.Y.C. Drivers Who Honk Are Breaking the Law. Can They Be Stopped?
Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog (seems like she was trying to reinvent what happened–she lost her temper and murdered a dog)
This Is Peak College Admissions Insanity (gift link)
Democrats Are Feckless and Republicans Are Chaotic. Here’s Why.
Trump Is Now Raging at His Own Lawyer—and Wrecking a Big MAGA Fantasy
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