Links for you. Science:
In a first, sea rise kills off a Florida Keys species. Scientists fear it won’t be the last
Why Ernest Hemingway’s Younger Brother Established a Floating Republic in the Caribbean. On July 4, 1964, Leicester Hemingway founded New Atlantis, a raft-turned-micronation intended to support marine life in the region
Archaeologists Find a Marble Statue in an Ancient Roman Sewer. Researchers in Bulgaria think the artifact could offer a window into ancient tensions around the rise of Christianity.
Night Owls Had More Brainpower in Large UK Survey
Three Colorado poultry workers are presumed to have bird flu, CDC says
From burn scar to wetland: After wildfires destroyed Lahaina, the battle to restore an ancient ecosystem will shape the town’s future.
Other:
Bernie Sanders: Joe Biden for President (gift link)
What Is Project 2025? Inside the Far-Right Plan Threatening Everything from the Word ‘Gender’ to Public Education
This is why we cannot let the Quiet New Deal stay so quiet
The Nursemaids of National Conservatism: At a conference on the future of the right, women are a resource for men.
Judges Block Huge Loophole in Lending Discrimination
This Is How Democrats Should Be Treating the Supreme Court. By filing articles of impeachment against Justices Thomas and Alito, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is doing the work that most Democratic politicians abandoned long ago.
White Nationalist Mottos, the Fate of Jews in the New Christian State, and ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Humor — Day 2 of NatCon 2024
Republican Rep. Goes on Unhinged Rant About Women “Emasculating Men”: Representative Glenn Grothman was not happy about gender equality.
Biden is big news, but that’s not an excuse for misleading Trump coverage
Trump claims not to know who is behind Project 2025. A CNN review found at least 140 people who worked for him are involved
Tipped workers shouldn’t fall for Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips’ stunt
Okay, So You Want Biden Off the Ticket? Then What? On Thursday night, the president spent fifty minutes in an open press conference, and I saw a president up there.
Putting It More Bluntly
Trump’s ‘national conservative’ allies plot a revenge administration
Project 2025 Exposed . . . in People Magazine. The widely-read, iconic magazine of pop and celebrity culture delivers an excellent warning about the Christian nationalism of Project 2025. Is it a breakthrough?
The Rise and Fall of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
What Does the G.O.P. Have Against America? (gift link)
Donald Trump’s New Strategy: Act Normal
Somerville life sciences building put on hold as developers confront lab space glut
Don’t Believe Trump When He Claims He’s Not Racist
It’s No Wonder the Israeli Right Thinks the Left Wants to Kill Netanyahu: Fears on the right that a leftist might assassinate the prime minister are nothing more than classic projection by someone who accepts no solutions but violence
It’s Impossible to Overstate the Damage Done by the Supreme Court in This Term
Smotrich Has Completed Israel’s Annexation of the West Bank
A Brief History of Trump and Violence
Brokers’ fees for rentals may soon be shifted onto landlords. Legislation on Beacon Hill would require rental brokers to be paid by the party who hires them — in most cases, the landlord
How a Hostage Deal Could Pave the Way for the Palestinian Authority’s Return to Gaza
mikethemadbiologist
About the Balls and Strikes article on AOC and her impeachment articles, I have to say, “Well begun is only half done.” She must push the impeachment in the media and in the House. I hope that the Squad is behind her.