Links for you. Science:

SARS-CoV-2 wastewater variant surveillance: pandemic response leveraging FDA’s GenomeTrakr network
Persistence of Influenza H5N1 and H1N1 Viruses in Unpasteurized Milk on Milking Unit Surfaces
Commensal E. coli limits Salmonella gut invasion during inflammation by producing toxin-bound siderophores in a tonB-dependent manner
Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Post–COVID-19 Condition during Omicron BA.5–Dominant Wave, Japan
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus Infection in Domestic Dairy Cattle and Cats, United States, 2024
Cryptic environmental conjugative plasmid recruits a novel hybrid transposon resulting in a new plasmid with higher dispersion potential

Other:

A Different Take On Jamaal Bowman, Israel & NY-16 (gift link; companion piece here)
For thin-skinned Trump, every week is Shark Week. After saying something that made no earthly sense, and getting ridiculed for it, the former president couldn’t drop it. (Robinson is one of the very few legacy pundits who broaches the issue of Trump’s mental acuity)
Pro-Palestinian protests disrupt Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, Bowman rally
I’ve never seen Israelis as gloomy as they are today
Trump’s ‘Bumfights For Migrants’ Plan Exposes The Toxic Rot Of MAGA Nativism
The GOP’s sudden turn away from gay rights — and acceptance. The right wing of the party has reinjected LGBTQ+ rights and issues into our political discussion in recent years. There are real signs it’s having an effect.
How Sturdy Is the Democrats’ ‘Blue Wall’ in 2024?
Reports of Biden’s Black and Hispanic Problem Are Vastly Overstated
D.C. Judges Keep Tossing MPD Gun Seizures Out of Court. Have Cops Changed Their Ways? Notorious “jump-out” searches persist in D.C., despite judges repeatedly finding them discriminatory and unconstitutional.
Gentrification and crime in Buffalo, New York
NYC Has the World’s Worst Traffic Congestion, Costing $9 Billion
Silence from prominent left outlets continues as mask bans spread
Using obscure procedure, Florida Republican seeks to have AG Garland taken into custody
Biden expected to pardon veterans convicted under military law banning gay sex, officials say (this is something Trump could have done, but chose not to do)
Miami Is Entering a State of Unreality. No amount of adaptation to climate change can fix Miami’s water problems.
The Origins of Trumpism and the Birth of the Present
The American Election That Set the Stage for Trump
Why Republicans Are Talking About Biden’s ‘Dictatorship’ (gift link)
Hamas Files Found by Israel in Gaza Detail Execution of Senior Member Accused of Being Gay. Mahmoud Ishtiwi was executed in 2016, and Hamas has tried to keep the affair quiet ever since. The Israeli military has found documents in a Gaza tunnel recording his ordeal and showing that Hamas continued to torture members believed to be gay (gift link)
Trump’s claim that Biden is “jacked up” on drugs is more than projection — it’s cult conditioning
Going Backwards
Student Loan Rulings Highlight Unaccountable Judicial Power—Again. Two judges this week invalidated part of a program that’s been in place for 30 years. The rulings contradict each other and seem unworkable in practice.
Trump Wants Immigrants to Fight. Biden wants them to thrive.
Since the 1990s, planners have envisioned a walkable Tysons. Is it working?
NATO Joe: Biden wields Reagan-like power abroad, while dismantling Reagan’s policies at home.
The Case Against Judicial Review. If Democrats don’t bring the Supreme Court to heel, Americans will live under judicial despotism for the foreseeable future.