Links for you. Science:

‘A history of contact’: Geneticists are rewriting the narrative of Neanderthals and other ancient humans. Modern humans and Neanderthals interacted over a 200,000 year period
Fats from thin air: Startup makes butter using CO2 and water
An Investigation of an Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Cantaloupe – United States, 2022
How I Learned To Moth And Embrace The Dark. It’s like birding, but for moths.
Vaccination slashes risk of long Covid, says large study tracing cases through Delta and Omicron variants (note that long COVID still occurs in ~3.5% vaccinated people)
Can H5N1 spread through cow sneezes? Experiment offers clues

Other:

What Should We Do With Vibes-Based Analysis? In the end, The Vibes Ain’t Nothing But the Vibes.
You Patsy. We don’t have time for this bullshit.
Ridin’ With Biden
How Trumponomics Could Undermine the U.S. Economy
JD Vance, Menstrual Surveillance Hawk
Targeting Corporate Landlords, Biden to Unveil National Rent Control Plan
“I Told Three Big Lies That Changed My Life”
Judge Aileen Cannon does Trump’s bidding in dismissing Mar-a-Lago case (has a very good point about how judges are reacting to the Roberts court)
J. D. Vance Changes the Subject
An instinct to incite: The challenge to tamp down political rhetoric in the wake of Trump’s shooting
Initiative 83 Looks Close to Making the November Ballot. Can Opponents Still Derail It?
Beat Sweetener Bingo
Why you shouldn’t vote for Trump, according to JD Vance
Republican National Convention Day 2: No One Is Having Fun Here
Third-party ballot drives are pushed by secretive groups and GOP donors
Speaking Of Being In On It
Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changes
Four Maxims For A Scary Moment Of Uncertainty
Cat alerts sleeping occupants to Md. house fire, official says
Contempt
The Truth About Political Violence: To condemn the attack on Trump’s life requires being honest about his candidacy.
D.C. commission approves zoning change for U Street despite opposition
Bowser Refuses to Sign 2025 Budget, Choosing Symbolic Opposition Over a Veto
Former DCist staff launch the 51st, new local news site for Washington
Former White House official accused of acting as South Korea agent
Project 2025 – The Department of State, Part 2
Bernie Sanders Wants Joe Biden to Stay in the Race
Former DCist Journalists’ Planned News Site Has Already Raised Half Its Initial Funding