Links for you. Science:

Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in the Americas
The Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Community Indoor Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisMichigan reports 3 more H5N1 outbreaks in dairy herds (the part about housecats with no agricultural contact is very discouraging)
Hostility Unmasked: Scientists on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic (behind a paywall, unfortunately)
Prevalence and co-occurrence of cognitive impairment in children and young people up to 12-months post infection with SARS-CoV-2 (Omicron variant)–infrequent, but not rare
Doff Thy Gown — Shedding Contact Precautions for COVID-19
Farm Animals Are Hauled All Over the Country. So Are Their Pathogens.

Other:

The Real Entitlement Crisis: Good Reporting Is in Short Supply. The preferred journals of the power elite peddle the myth of pending Social Security catastrophe, which is catastrophically wrong. (excellent, must-read)
What’s Missing From the Debate Over Israel-Palestine and the Election: It’s about power, the purpose of activism, and a guy named Trump.
A water war is brewing between the U.S. and Mexico. Here’s why.
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Biden trumpets progress for Black Americans at Morehouse College
Why we support ICC prosecutions for crimes in Israel and Gaza (the report, which is very readable, is here)
Meet the Cops Running the NYPD’s 86-Member Public Relations Team
The CFPB Ruling Strikes a Blow for Governing
A Quick Survey of Numbers, Vibes and the Inner Lives of Campaigns (gift link)
Meta-panic — intensified panic over the lack of panic in another.
‘Notice Is Not Required’: Letter Says UNC Chapel Hill Secretly Records Professors
The US supreme court is neither honorable nor functional any more
Expose The Shadow Docket… and other secrets Samuel Alito would like to keep hidden.
Seniors and Safe Streets
Robert F Kennedy Jr lists foreclosed New York home as voting address
Their Guy
For $35,000, you could own the Boston area’s last remaining typewriter shop
Troubling signs at Healey’s transportation funding task force
Biden Fared Well at Morehouse. So You Didn’t Hear About It.
The People Deliberately Killing Facebook
An Idaho Public Library Will Become Adults-Only July 1, 2024
I created the Leahy law. It should be applied to Israel. Requiring Israel to respect human rights does not imply “moral equivalence” with Hamas
New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC (NO ONE ASKED FOR THIS)
Hakeem Jeffries Calls Out Samuel Alito For ‘Sympathizing’ With Jan. 6 Rioters
Disaster of the House: To solve the housing crisis, kill the Reagan in your head