Links for you. Science:

New warp drive concept does twist space, doesn’t move us very fast
A global pandemic treaty is in sight: don’t scupper it
Scientists just discovered an enormous lithium reservoir under Pennsylvania
Something weird is happening with tornadoes
The World Is Ignoring the Other Deadly Kind of Carbon
Dopamine, explained. Dopamine detoxing, hacking, and fasting: Is any of it real?

Other:

Biden’s Critics On The Left Should Rethink The Concept Of ‘Leverage’: Our flawed political system gives them less power than they deserve, but more than many of them realize. (excellent)
Natural disasters hit 1 in 5 US adults’ finances in 2023: Fed
Try Living in Elon Musk’s Company Town
MRP Buying Gallery Place At 17% Of Assessed Value (this is a $186 million write down in the middle of downtown D.C….)
Women Have Gotten ‘Too Mouthy,’ Says This Republican Senate Candidate
Clarence Thomas Makes a Full-Throated Case for Racial Gerrymandering
Sam Altman Is Full Of Shit
Media Companies Are Making a Huge Mistake With AI
Fast Food Forever: How McHaters Lost the Culture War
What These Stories About Samuel Alito’s “Provocative” Flags Are Really About
America Is Still Having a ‘Vibecession’
Why you shouldn’t let this new poll on the economy drive you mad
Return of the Inflation Truthers (gift link)
‘The house is on fire’: Texas GOP plots its next chapter amid civil war
Chess Brat: A year after an outrageous scandal, the grandmaster Hans Niemann has been kinda-sorta vindicated. So how is he more disliked than ever?
This iPod prototype was hiding Apple’s unreleased Tetris clone: Check out this video of an old iPod third-generation prototype with “Stacker,” a Tetris clone made by Apple.
Awful New Info About Trump and “Reich” Video Shows Deep MAGA Sickness
Israel Cannot Boycott the Whole World – So It Must Listen Instead
The Supreme Court is a potential threat to our democracy
The Intolerable Irresponsibility of Israeli Ministers Refusing to Quit This Bloody Government
The YIMBYs are coming, to the suburbs
Where Did 232 Days of Netanyahu’s Government Get Us in the Israel-Hamas War? Worries about being indicted as a war criminal, with Europe’s gates closed to him and his wife, are costing Netanyahu much more sleep than the fate of the hostages
Brandon Herrera Wants To Go From Firing Guns On YouTube To Representing Uvalde In Congress
PM Netanyahu’s Son Shares Video of Alleged IDF Reservist Threatening Military Coup in Gaza
Impeach Samuel Alito! Impeach Clarence Thomas!
Who’s Afraid of Recognizing a Palestinian State?