Links for you. Science:

Combined Treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reduces Molnupiravir-Induced Mutagenicity and Prevents Selection for Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Resistance Mutations
Prospective modeling and estimating the epidemiologically informative match rate within large foodborne pathogen genomic databases
Nearly one in 10 pregnant people who get COVID will develop long COVID
Bones reveal first evidence of Down syndrome in Neanderthals
Asian Elephants Bury Their Dead, New Research Suggests
A stealth fungus has decimated North American bats, but scientists may be a step closer to treating white-nose syndrome

Other:

Trump/Thomas 2024: Nearly 30 years ago, Democrats chose a rhetorical running mate for their Republican opponent. That playbook could be the key to winning in 2024.
Prices fell in June for the first time since the start of the pandemic
Carville In May, Between April And July
An American Reconstruction: The revolution will take place within the modes and orders of American law even as it distorts and transforms that law.
Worry About The People With The Money And The Microphones
One candidate is patently unfit for the White House. It’s not Biden (LA Times editorial)
Expand the Supreme Court. And weaken it. Two essential reforms: Add justices to the court. And then require a supermajority to overturn federal laws. (gift link)
The “Little Tech Agenda” is Just Self-Serving Nonsense
What’s The Story With Joe Biden?
About time: Senators demand special counsel to investigate Clarence Thomas (gift link)
Portugal in Photos: Street Art Edition
From a GOP platform to a MAGA one
US steps up sanctions against Israeli settlers and ‘outposts’ in occupied West Bank
Who Elected the Times Editorial Board?
NY Times Launders Its Own Agency
A Trump Ally Is Training 75 Armed Citizens. Is That a Militia? Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, is recruiting “special deputies” to deploy during disaster or unrest. Opponents say the move is dangerous. (gift link)
GOP Senate candidate profited off fentanyl he now calls a ‘terrorist threat’
Don’t Fall for the GOP’s Platform Lie. The abortion plank is extreme, no matter what the headlines say
Sliding Toward a Trump Dictatorship? The closer the election in the United States comes, the clearer Donald Trump’s authoritarian plans are becoming. The world’s oldest democracy is preparing for the return of a president who sees democracy as the enemy.
The New York Times Fearlessly Declares That Trump Sucks. The paper is striving mightily to make us all forget how much it’s done to enable mainstream Republicanism in Thursday’s op-ed.
IRS nabs $1 billion from rich tax cheats while GOP fights to defund it
Hackers Steal Text and Call Records of ‘Nearly All’ AT&T Customers
Long Island bill could mean jail time, $1,000 fines for face masks that hide identity
Stop Soft-Pedaling the GOP’s Extreme Positions
Gretchen Whitmer Is Swimming With Sharks: The Michigan governor’s sudden entrance into presidential politics.
Trump May Attempt to Disavow Project 2025 — but He’s not Disavowing Viktor Orbán