Links for you. Science:
Traces of bird flu have made it into store-bought milk in New England, but at very low levels
Mosquitoes are swarming around Houston. The future could bring even more.
A mountainous country loses its last glacier
Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses
Reconstructing prehistoric viral genomes from Neanderthal sequencing data
There’s a New Covid Variant. What Will That Mean for Spring and Summer? (gift link)
Other:
This Is Just How Journalism Works, You Fool, You Imbecile, You Moron
The U.S. just took its biggest step yet to end coal mining. The Biden administration’s decision ends new leasing in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana, the nation’s biggest coal-producing region. (BuT tHeRe Is No DiFfErEnCe BeTwEeN tHe TwO pArTiEs)
Newsom Boosted California’s Public Health Budget During Covid. Now He Wants To Cut It.
What’s stalling Miami Beach road-raising projects? Complaints about parking, to start
Jail Donald Trump. Justice Juan Merchan has no choice now, and shame on Democrats, particularly the powerful ones representing New York, for not standing up for the rule of law.
An Interview With Sara Nelson About “One Member, One Vote”
Should Joe Biden Really Be Worried About Black Voters?
Can Democrats Ever Learn From Experience? When the “safe” middle path leads directly into a brick wall of right-wing sabotage, liberals will march down it anyhow.
It Is Simple For Companies to Treat Employees Ethically. And Yet.
Rudy Giuliani Served With Arizona Indictment During Birthday Bash
In asking if Biden is responsible for Roe’s fall, the Times misinforms the public
Columbia Professor Says School Discriminated Against Her For Being Muslim
Dabney Coleman, actor who portrayed comic scoundrels, dies at 92
The Immediately Outdated Renovation
Watchdog readies crackdown on predatory lending after Supreme Court win. More than a dozen lawsuits and investigations faced delays as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau battled back a constitutional challenge over its funding. (BuT tHeRe Is No DiFfErEnCe BeTwEeN tHe TwO pArTiEs)
Archie, the Internet’s first search engine, is rescued and running. A journey through busted tapes, the Internet Old Farts Club, and SPARCstations.
Fed’s Powell tests positive for COVID-19 for second time
As Bird Flu Looms, the Lessons of Past Pandemics Take On New Urgency
We’re letting Trump distract us from his corrupt, anti-climate agenda: There is a strange, substantive vacuum in this campaign cycle.
Daniel Perry and the Republican Meaning of “Law and Order”: In the Republican view, the purpose of the law is to inflict harm on your enemies.
‘We’ll See You at Your House:’ How Fear and Menace Are Transforming Politics
And What Does That Say About Them
Does Biden Understand Netanyahu’s Aims in Gaza?
A Cowed Normality: On daily life in a fascist America
Are the Republicans Sneakily Trying to Cut Food Stamps?
Why Are Hiroshige’s Woodblock Prints Still So Moving?
