Links for you. Science:

The Ever-Resilient Pupfish Makes a Comeback in Death Valley
Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 vs Influenza in Fall-Winter 2023-2024
USDA experiments suggest H5N1 not viable in properly cooked ground beef
Quiet quitting in academia
Democrats show that they’re no better than Trump in allowing politics to interfere with science
Could bird flu in cows lead to a human outbreak? Slow response worries scientists

Other:

The View Within Israel Turns Bleak (gift link)
How Urban Renewal Ruined Everything. The destructive nature of urban renewal left the U.S. too scared to build anything at scale ever again.
Russia’s ‘brazen’ and intensifying sabotage campaign across Europe. Vladimir Putin is trying to undermine Western support for Ukraine, according to U.S. and European officials. “Russia is definitely at war with the West,” said an analyst.
It Is Inexcusable How Judge Cannon Is Delaying the Trump Documents Case (gift link)
All Signs Point to a Trump Debate Meltdown
The Long Goodbye? Mitch McConnell and Big Money Politics
Tell the New York Times that Social Security Is Not About to Disappear
MAGA Rage at Trump’s Trial Just Got Darker and More Dangerous
“Unprecedented” Google Cloud event wipes out customer account and its backups: UniSuper, a $135 billion pension account, details its cloud compute nightmare.
The Dow Hit 40,000. It Doesn’t Matter.
Rudy Giulian’s birthday bash ends in chaos as guests scream and cry when he’s served papers for AZ ‘fake electors case’
Youngkin Vetoes Measures to Remove Tax Breaks for Confederate Heritage Group
Overdose Prevention Centers Save Lives. Why Won’t Governor Hochul Authorize Them?
The state’s new housing law aimed to help fix the affordability crisis. Experts now say it won’t deliver.
4-Day School Weeks Are a Raw Deal for Kids—and Their Parents
I survived homelessness and am now graduating to a better life
Meet RAGA—One of the Scariest GOP Groups You’ve Never Heard Of
A decade ago, Boston tried and failed to fix its broken liquor license system. Will this time be different?
Capitalist Rot Has Spread to American Kitchens
‘We don’t want the algorithm’: Frank McCourt wants to transform the way TikTok works: The Boston-born billionaire is on a crusade to put internet users — people, not corporations — in control of their personal data
The Invisible Lives of Israel’s Thai Workforce
Gadi Eisenkot, Take Over the Israeli Government
Biden’s Best Move Is to Declare Class War. Why Is He Holding Back?
Arab-Jewish Movement Standing Together Plans to Guard Gaza Aid Convoys From Right-wing Looters
Actor Dabney Coleman Dies At 92
Yael Dayan, Former Israeli Lawmaker and Liberal Icon, Dies at 85