Links for you. Science:

Thousands of mysterious jellyfish-like creatures wash up on California shores
Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 KP.2 variant
A Brief Investigation Into Whether Charlotte The Pregnant Ray Is Scamming Us All
Scientists tried to give people COVID — and failed
Hijackers, hitchhikers, or co-drivers? The mysteries of microbial mobilizable genetic elements
Bird flu virus has been spreading in US cows for months, RNA reveals

Other:

The “Chaos” Strategy. Republicans want you to believe that society is collapsing
Embrace the splinternet
“I’m trying to resist being an alarmist,” but
Stop Reading Tea Leaves. We Know What Trump Intends on Abortion.
Railroad Owned by RFK Jr.’s Megadonor Repeatedly Violated Environmental and Safety Laws
Don’t Forget the Backlash to the ’60s
Rep. Scott Perry shared post from pro-Nazi and white nationalist account
It’ll Be Wrapped Up By (Last) January (I think this shows the harm that the replacement of Ron Klain by Jeff Zients–who, unlike Zients, was able to expose Biden to progressive viewpoints he didn’t want to hear–has done to the administration)
It Looks Like You Need Help
Nellie Bowles thinks you should outgrow progressivism
Are There Long, Curved Knives too?
Snoring courtroom fart factory says wut? Donald Trump’s behavior in court is proof of dementia, says psychiatry prof
“Every Single Thing About This Is Completely Maddening, and None of It Had to Happen”: A Columbia professor on this chaotic week on campus.
He’s not even trying to hide it: Trump’s Time Magazine interview exposes a malevolent fool.
What was the point of Massachusetts’ new tax break for renters?
The Cloud Under the Sea
The history of Arizona’s Civil War-era abortion ban. How conspiring doctors, questionable tonics, and twisted patriotism led to the 1864 Arizona abortion ban that has finally been repealed.
Justice Dept., Citing Streetsblog, Threatens to Sue NYPD Over Cops’ Sidewalk Parking. The city is now facing a major civil rights suit from the Biden Administration if it doesn’t eliminate illegal parking by cops and other city workers.
Bret Weinstein: Conspiracy Theorist in Academic Clothing. The former biology professor weaves grand narratives of shadowy elites plotting a totalitarian takeover by ‘just asking questions’
The head of the largest Christian Zionist organization is no friend to Israel — he wants an apocalypse there
Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar and wife indicted on bribery and foreign influence charges
GOP split could doom bipartisan child tax credit bill: ‘I think we need to call their bluff,’ Sen. Markwayne Mullin said of fellow Republicans who oppose the measure, which would also restore some corporate tax deductions