Links for you. Science:

Preparing For A Trump Return, EPA Workers Secure ‘Scientific Integrity’ Protections. A new union contract at the Environmental Protection Agency guards against “inappropriate interference in scientific work,” a hallmark of the Trump era.
N95 Masks Block Almost All Airborne COVID-19 (paper here)
In the pandemic, we were told to keep 6 feet apart. There’s no science to support that.
It wasn’t just rats. Body lice may have helped spread bubonic plague.
Scientists have discovered a 50,000-year-old herpes virus – and perhaps how modern humans came to rule the world (note the word perhaps, this is largely a hypothesis at this point)
Codd almighty! Has it been half a century of SQL already?

Other:

Don’t Expect Your Campaign Case to Make Itself For You
The elite ancient Greek fighting force made up entirely of gay couples
Key misinformation “superspreaders” on Twitter: Older women
How a simple fix could double the size of the U.S. electricity grid
Medical residents are increasingly avoiding states with abortion restrictions
Amazon, Walmart, and Target finally realize their colossal pricing mistake—now they’re slashing costs to win back customers
The Insulin Empire
Mapping DC’s Proposed Mansion Tax
Democrats: Unload on Trump and MAGA NOW
A Crypto Bull’s Big Tax Settlement. The technology company MicroStrategy and its founder, Michael Saylor, agreed to a $40 million deal to end a lawsuit accusing him of evading income tax.
Multiple Trump Witnesses Have Received Significant Financial Benefits From His Businesses, Campaign
Biden Condemns Trans Healthcare Bans in Pride Declaration
Trump’s not wrong. The system is broken. Everyday Americans saved us.
Why N.Y.C. Hotel Rooms Are So Expensive Right Now
The Opaque Investment Empire Making OpenAI’s Sam Altman Rich
Washington Post abruptly replaces executive editor Sally Buzbee in shakeup
‘What the Hell Is Going On?’: Inside The Washington Post After a Surprise Newsroom Shake-Up
The Green-Energy Revolution Shows What Real Innovation Looks Like
The Rot-Com Bubble
Biden to Bibi: Kick Me Again
8 GOP Senators Say They’ll Slow Senate Even Further Because Of Trump Verdict
Meet the Private Equity Firm Squeezing America for Baseball Stadium Subsidies
The Rise of Poverty Inc.
Juries Rule: The Donald Trump verdict is a lesson that ordinary people doing their civic duty can break the cycle of elite failure to hold people accountable.
The Real ‘Deep State’: Lobbying firms have disguised their influence so well that it’s often barely visible even to savvy Washington insiders.