Links for you. Science:

Meteor passed over NYC, Statue of Liberty Tuesday: NASA
Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86
What to know about Trump VP pick J.D. Vance’s health care views and investments
Bird flu snapshot: As the number of infected dairy herds mount, so too does pessimism about driving H5N1 out of cows
Prevailing myths about public health hinder advancements that could help Coloradans
We have elucidated the virological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 KP.3.1.1 – a progeny of JN.1 (paper here)

Other:

J.D. VANCE PROBABLY HATES YOU MORE THAN TRUMP DOES
Trash talk: New York City has finally discovered the wheelie bin – and it only cost $1.6m
Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance argues against need for rape and incest exceptions in abortion laws
Sieg Heils, Mussolini Songs and ‘Jewish Race’ Rants: Antisemitism Scandal Shakes Italian PM Meloni’s Party
J.D. Vance compared Trump to Hitler in unearthed message to former roommate
What J.D. Vance really believes. The dark worldview of Trump’s choice for vice president, explained.
Vance will hurt Trump’s reelection chances. Ohio junior senator isn’t ready to be VP.
With JD Vance as VP, Peter Thiel would finally have Trump right where he wants him
Trump’s Allies Quickly Respond To Shooting With Conspiracy Theories, Attacks On Political Enemies
JD Vance, Trump’s VP pick, has opposed abortion and LGBTQ+ rights JD Vance, Trump’s VP pick, has opposed abortion and LGBTQ+ rights
Gambling In Casablanca
One candidate is patently unfit for the White House. It’s not Biden
Donald Trump’s words
Biden’s budget proposal for a second term offers tax breaks for families and lower health care costs
Despite Donald Trump’s denials, he and Project 2025 are close
Inside Ziklag, the Secret Organization of Wealthy Christians Trying to Sway the Election and Change the Country
The Gunman and the Would-Be Dictator. Violence stalks the president who has rejoiced in violence to others.
The Biden Rorschach test
AI Has Become a Technology of Faith: Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington told me that they believe generative AI can help millions of suffering people. I’m not so sure.
Will Houston’s education experiment revolutionize US schools?
Permanent Crisis
Trump campaign secret data on gunman’s family
Telling the truth is not incitement
Put Up Or Shut Up
Bumbling Time Warner CEO David Zaslav: What U.S. Media REALLY Needs Is More Mindless Consolidation And Deregulation