Happy Fourth of July! Let’s celebrate with some links. Science:

Virologic Response and Safety After Oral Administration of Ibuzatrelvir, a Novel SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibitor, in Non-Hospitalized Adults With Symptomatic COVID-19
The brain makes a lot of waste. Now scientists think they know where it goes
Does sleep really clean the brain? Maybe not, new paper argues (or maybe not…)
Surveillance data show rise in US Powassan virus cases
COVID Is Surging Right Now. Here’s What Alarms Doctors The Most. Infectious disease experts share what’s different about this latest wave and what to know about the new variants.
What’s Really Going on With Bird Flu Wastewater Data. With Covid, sewers provided a leading indicator of a surge in infections. But H5N1 is proving much tougher to track that way.

Other:

Undecided Voters Say They Now Support Joe Biden After Debate (Latino undecideds)
Did Cold Medications Affect Biden’s Debate Performance?
D.C. Council Bills Seek to Address Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy
There’s a gaping hole in Boston’s live music scene. Underground music performances in the city had to shut down when the secret got out. Now the lack of alternatives is more glaring than ever.
Train Construction Hurting Some Silver Spring Businesses
Even now, GOP scrambles to steer Jan. 6 blame away from Trump. In Republican politics, a new consensus is taking shape: Donald Trump isn’t responsible for instigating the Jan. 6 attack that he obviously incited.
The Real Story of the Crisis at The Washington Post: How the world’s greatest businessman drove his newspaper into a ditch (a big issue Stelter doesn’t really address is that their editorial decisions, such as the slant for news coverage, lost touch with their readership)
In Post-Debate Poll, Voters Think Biden Is Too Old to Be President Yet Alternative Candidates Perform Similarly Against Trump (still not convinced by polls that claim will win the popular vote by millions)
We Just Witnessed the Biggest Supreme Court Power Grab Since 1803
Trump Uses ‘Palestinian’ As A Slur For The Second Time In A Week
From food halls to special laws, restaurants and landlords get creative to avoid paying $600,000 for a liquor license
Biden’s Debate Disaster Changes Nothing. There’s Only One Path: Forward. Did Biden stumble during the presidential debate? Sure. But let’s not forget the strides he’s made.
Trump claims immigrants are taking over ‘Black Jobs.’ Here’s what Black voters have to say.
Abortion Funds Are In ‘A State Of Emergency’ 2 Years After Dobbs
Biden’s implosion in Thursday’s debate has obscured a far more troubling truth
Justice Kagan Issues Blistering Dissent On Conservative Supreme Court ‘Hubris’
Biden’s Presidential Debate Bomb Overshadowed Trump’s Use of ‘Palestinian’ as a Slur. Biden failed to articulate his vision for a cease-fire in Gaza and two-state solution in Thursday’s disastrous debate. But Trump’s disdain for Palestinians was on full display
The Truly Devastating Power Grab You’re Missing In The Biden Debate Fiasco
Heather Cox Richardson on the debate
Don’t let one very bad debate kill your confidence in Biden. He screwed up. He knows it. His party knows it. Move on.
Donald Trump Should Not Have Been on That Stage. Plus: What would you have done if confronted with Trump’s galloping lies?
Why are we assuming Trump is trying to win the election?
Correcting Trump’s Unanswered Debate Lies. Biden couldn’t fact-check his opponent in real time. But Trump’s torrent of bullshit needs to be shown for what it was.
13 Real, Terrifyingly Specific Trump Campaign Promises
Nantucket’s “Clam Shack” Fiasco
This Is Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Try to Do the EPA’s Job. Conservative justices this week confused nitrous oxide with nitrogen oxides and then insisted that they, not the EPA, were the final word on environmental regulations.