Links for you. Science:

Study Confirms One Type of COVID Mask Is ‘Significantly Better’ Than Others
Unlocking broccoli’s genome: Key to enhanced health benefits
Chronic post-COVID neuropsychiatric symptoms persisting beyond one year from infection: a case-control study and network analysis
‘Tiny Crime Fighters With Wings’: Bees Go to Work on a Virginia ‘Body Farm’ (gift link)
No, Fake Meat Wasn’t Found to Cause Heart Disease, As Some Headlines Suggest
Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris’ Seine River less than 2 months before Olympics

Other:

Dispatches From The Culture Wars (very good)
The Weatherman Who Tried to Bring Climate Science to a Red State (gift link)
Portland State in midst of expensive, ‘marathon’ race to repair damaged library before fall classes begin
Top Climate Scientist Sums Up Second Donald Trump Term With 2 Chilling Words
A U.S. Army veteran, deported almost 20 years ago, finds home. After President Biden took office, his administration created a program that allows deported veterans to apply to return to the United States for humanitarian reasons. (no difference between the two parties something something)
Newly released video shows Saudi man filming locations ahead of 9/11 attacks
Masks are going from mandated to criminalized in some states. Lawmakers in North Carolina and New York say mask bans in response to pro-Palestinian protests would not target medical mask wearing, but critics are skeptical. (gift link)
I Know What America’s Leading C.E.O.s Really Think of Donald Trump
Millennials had it bad financially, but Gen Z may have it worse (gift link; the last bar graph showing rent is the key issue)
Sorry, James Carville, but Joe Biden is the best bet to beat Trump
‘Too many old people’: A rural Pa. town reckons with population loss
Trump is on a fundraising blitz. But there are other warning signs for Republicans. For the first time this year, the Fox News poll had Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by two points, within the poll’s margin of error.
Why not ban left turns on busy streets? We’d all save time by only turning right.
For Post’s Lewis, Credibility Dies in Silence
Social Security to jettison obsolete jobs used to deny disability benefits. For decades, Social Security has used obsolete jobs like pneumatic tube operator and nut sorter to deny disabled claimants. (Trump could have done this, but he chose not to do so)
The Culture Wars Came to a California Suburb. A Leader Has Been Ousted.
Va. proposed changes to African American history course, documents show. The elective course was reviewed to see if it complied with Youngkin executive order banning ‘inherently divisive concepts’
Waiting for the Supreme Court to Take Up Trump’s Immunity Case Is Killing Us
Pro-Trump extremists are sure he will win. That could be dangerous. Analysts say Donald Trump’s most militant fans are threatening online but quiet on the ground, a posture that could change if the November election doesn’t go their way.
Backdoor slipped into multiple WordPress plugins in ongoing supply-chain attack
I went to trade school during law school. It left me stunned. I believe in the untapped potential of skilled trades.
US judges block parts of Biden’s student loan relief plan
U.S. surgeon general declares firearm violence a public health crisis
Supreme Court rejects appeals brought by RFK Jr.-founded anti-vaccine group over Covid shots
He wanted to throw an Idaho town’s first Pride. Angry residents had other ideas.
I live rent-free in NYC. Moving into a van has allowed me to save, avoid taking out loans, and live a life of adventure. (NOT AN ONION ARTICLE)