Links for you. Science:

A Woman’s Covid Cough Caused Her Guts to Spill Out (this is due to coughing, not COVID per se)
Consider the Mexican Mini-Lobster
First Malaria Shots From Biggest Vaccine Maker Deployed in Africa
Study suggests reinfections from the virus that causes COVID-19 likely have similar severity as original infection
California hits ‘very high’ COVID levels as virus in wastewater jumps significantly
In the footsteps of tigers: the all-women patrol team protecting Sumatra’s rainforest

Other:

DC Abortion Fund Forced to Reduce Services As Funding from National Orgs Decreases (you can donate here to help)
Houston has a flooding problem. Beryl was more proof it’s hard to fix.
Democrats Need to Wake Up From Their ‘West Wing’ Fantasy (gift link)
Food companies feel the pain as consumers reject higher prices
Joe Biden Is Facing Questions About His Age And Mental Acuity. What About Donald Trump?
Are we really going to give Trump a pass? C’mon, man.
Editorial Judgment
Pro-Trump Christian extremists use scripture to justify violent goals. As Donald Trump is deemed a “spiritual warrior,” extremism researchers warn of the menace embedded in Christian nationalist rhetoric
Silicon Valley and the Second American Century
Why Sanders, AOC threw Biden a lifeline as his candidacy floundered (not the whole of it, but it is part of the reason)
Hippie Shit
OpenAI illegally barred staff from airing safety risks, whistleblowers say
Democrats Turn to Their Deputy Leader. Even if Kamala Harris remains Joe Biden’s running mate and does not become the nominee, Democrats are realizing they need to improve her image.
D.C.’s ‘ugliest’ brutalist buildings — and how architects would fix them
The Kamala Calculus
Biden to unveil plan to cap rents as GOP convention begins (gift link; it’s really not a cap, just a removal of a tax break for those who jack up rents–which is fine)
Project 2025 breaks through: Just about everyone online is talking about the latest Vast Right Wing Conspiracy to take over the federal government
The US held off sanctioning this Israeli army unit despite evidence of abuses. Now its forces are shaping the fight in Gaza
What A Biden Turnaround Might Look Like. Lessons from 2016.
The Supreme Court May Have Handed Trump A ‘Road Map’ For Stealing An Election
Kneecapping Congress: The Supreme Court majority are not fans of the separation of powers
Why AOC’s case for impeaching Thomas and Alito is strong. Democrats should be rallying behind the articles of impeachment that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and 18 other Democrats filed against the Supreme Court justices.
The Only Ethical Model for AI is Socialism
Taiwanese Movies Get Too Familiar
Historic DC church for sale in Dupont Circle at $5M asking price (I want!)
Great economic news overshadowed by debate over Biden’s fate