Links for you. Science:

Inside NASA’s deliberations over ChatGPT
Raw milk is the latest health fad. Experts worry it may spread bird flu.
Sea Urchins Worldwide in Danger From Epidemic Emerging From the Gulf of Eilat
Estimated Number of Children Who Lost a Parent to Drug Overdose in the US From 2011 to 2021
Louisiana’s coast is sinking. Advocates say the governor is undermining efforts to save it.
Covid will still be here this summer. Will anyone care? Despite “FLiRT” variants, this may be the first covid wave with little federal pressure to limit transmission or data to even declare a surge.

Other:

New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity: Two decades of U.S. policy appear to be rooted in a mistaken understanding of what happened that day. (gift link)
I’m a very healthy 50-something. A few weeks ago I had sudden onset of fevers, chills, muscle pains–basically what we call an “influenza-like illness (ILI)”. I felt OK the next day, then came the throat tickle, then the cough.
Samuel Alito’s Opinions Are Just As Upside-Down as His Flag
A Proposal for Saving Some Publications that are Worth Saving
Lacking Campaign Guidance, Biden Allies Fritter Away Opportunities Against Trump
A Federal Judge Wonders: How Could Alito Have Been So Foolish? (gift link)
Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search: The company confirmed it is ‘taking swift action’ to remove some of the AI tool’s bizarre responses.
Selling Your House For Firewood: Media companies are cutting deals with OpenAI that they will regret.
What Will You Do If the Election Is Stolen? It’s negligent not to plan a general strike. Just in case.
No, The Hush Money Trial Isn’t Helping Donald Trump
In D.C.’s Ward 4, incumbent lawmaker faces attacks on public safety record
Say it over and over: Samuel Alito is a fascist insurrectionist
Russian jamming leaves some high-tech U.S. weapons ineffective in Ukraine
Impartial jurist Samuel Alito wishes awful liberal neighbors hadn’t provoked his ‘Stop-the-Steal’ flag-flying wife
The NCAA watched its model crumble. Is it ready to build something better?
Federal Judge Says It’s Time To End The ‘Mistake’ Of Qualified Immunity While Handling A Bogus Murder Charge
Why do white rural voters vote for Republicans?
The Shaky Foundation of Trump’s Lead: Disengaged Voters
When it comes to the ‘rage’ of white rural voters, liberals may not be asking the right questions
How Should We Honor the Dead of Our Failed Wars? (gift link)
Far-right Israeli settlers step up attacks on aid trucks bound for Gaza
9 Thoughts on the campus protests
Spreading the Bad News. Right-wing evangelicalism’s moral and religious descent into Trumpism has been near-total. Is there a way out?
They Know Even More Than What They Say
The Voyager Probes Were a Triumph of Collective Endeavor
2024 and Modern Memory