Links for you. Science:

Army of Crabs Protect Spy Robot from Stingray (amazing video)
Dynamics of indirect protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection through vaccine and infection-acquired immunity
A metabolic atlas of the Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex reveals lineage-specific metabolism that supports persistent co-existence of diverse lineages
AI models collapse when trained on recursively generated data
Kansas biologists find ‘super rare’ threatened species in the mouth of a hungry toad
Trees reveal climate surprise: Microbes living in bark remove methane from the atmosphere

Other:

Will Voters Decide the 2024 Election? The GOP Plan for Trump to Win Even If He Loses
He Will Try. Only one candidate is guaranteed to try to undermine our democracy and our way of life.
RNC Official: Nothing In Our Platform Says We Won’t Ban Abortion Nationwide
Before Juneteenth
Dogs are mauling and killing more people. What to do about it pits neighbor against neighbor
How Kamala Harris is tackling medical debt — with Roy Cooper’s help
Waffle House Workers Challenge the Southern Economy
How four U.S. presidents unleashed economic warfare across the globe
Tammy Duckworth eviscerates Trump for painful comments about disabled Americans (Niemoller was wrong: first, they came for the ‘sexual deviants’ and the disabled)
Trump Tells Crowd They ‘Won’t Have To Vote’ Again After Election In Bizarre Remarks
Israelis want Netanyahu to resign. Why did Congress invite him to speak?
Usha Vance told friends Trump appalled her. Now she’s working to elect him. The potential second lady found Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 “deeply disturbing,” a friend said. But ambition and devotion to her husband ultimately drove her to a place in the former president’s campaign.
Elon Musk’s trans daughter Vivian Wilson slams his anti-LGBTQ+ comments as ‘ketamine-fueled haze’
Victory For Diversity
J.D. Vance didn’t have sex with a couch. But he’s still extremely weird.
5 Key Facts on the GOP’s Signature Issue: Mass Deportation
Biden will announce Supreme Court reform plans next week
The Perils Of Backseat Driving Kamala Harris. She can try to bring the anti-Trump coalition back together, or she can chase the unicorns of 2008. It’s still not clear which approach will make the most sense.
People searching X for updates on California’s largest wildfire encounter torrent of porn spam
The Zeal of a Convert: JD Vance as the future of American populism
Trump tells supporters they won’t have to vote in the future: ‘It’ll be fixed!’: Former president implores Christian supports to vote ‘just this time’, then says he’s not Christian
5 Excerpts From JD Vance’s Emails to a Transgender Classmate. A former Yale Law School classmate shared with The Times about 90 emails and text messages with Mr. Vance. Here are some of the most revealing moments in their correspondence. (gift link)
Hey Media, Where Are The Interviews With Biden Voters In Diners?
‘We Don’t Have to Live by the Sword’: Why Israeli and Palestinian Women Fighting for Peace Haven’t Lost Hope
Trump Declares Outrageous Reason He Won’t Pronounce ‘Kamala’ Correctly. The vice president’s name wasn’t the only word he seemed to struggle with.
‘We Went Into Exile in Search of Freedom’: Wave of Liberal Immigrants to Israel, Escaping Vladimir Putin