Links for you. Science:

High Rates of Miscarriage and Stillbirth among Pregnant Women with Clade I Mpox (Monkeypox) Are Confirmed during 2023–2024 DR Congo Outbreak in South Kivu Province (small sample size, but the odds of this being rare are minimal, regardless)
SARS-CoV-2 infection predisposes patients to coinfection with Staphylococcus aureus
Amoebae as training grounds for microbial pathogens
Sea lions are suddenly dying in huge numbers along beloved coastline
What is the relationship between viral prospecting in animals and medical countermeasure development?
W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency Over New Mpox Outbreak. The epidemic is concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the virus has now appeared in a dozen other African countries.

Other:

The Paris Olympics is the first Games that let COVID run free, and it impacted how the event played out
Billion-dollar deficits, drastic cuts: Metro faces fiscal catastrophe
Kamala Harris’s Rise Refutes An Influential Democratic Theory Of Politics
The big question touching a nerve this election: “Can my husband find out who I am voting for?”
Truth Social Is Donald Trump’s Greatest Scam Yet
UAW hits Musk, Trump with federal labor charges over union-busting comments
Schumer to Bring Vote on Expanded Child Tax Credit to Senate Floor: Republicans are likely to filibuster the popular tax credit expansion
More advertisers to flee X after recent Elon Musk lawsuit and riot comments
The right’s messiah is now just a mess
‘A different level than 2020’: Trump’s plan to steal election is taking shape
As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel
Harris’ campaign is transforming big crowds into volunteers on the ground in key swing states
Republicans can’t replace their old man nominee, so they’re pretending JD Vance is the GOP candidate
Grothman: Harris Is Telling People To Transition ‘To Be Cool’ (definitely NOT weird tho)
MTA Rolls Out More Rented Guards to Beat Fare Evasion
Former Director Brenda Donald Is Suing the Housing Authority, Its Board, and Robert White
‘Little bitch’: the shocking reality of teaching teenage boys. I’ve taught for 20 years but the level of rude disregard for female staff is unprecedented — and phones and TikTok are to blame (Generation Andrew Tate)
Self-driving Waymo cars keep SF residents awake all night by honking at each other
Trump Can’t Deal With Harris’s Success
Haaretz Investigation: Israeli Army Uses Palestinian Civilians to Inspect Potentially Booby-trapped Tunnels in Gaza
Was Abraham Lincoln a Lover of Men?
Give our people back: The emotional undercurrent of the Walz phenomenon
Trump Email Hack Is A Moment Of Reckoning For Him—Or The News Media
Wisconsin’s Primary Results Show the State Clawing Its Way Back to Progressivism
Ignore the Media Haters. The ‘Harris Honeymoon’ Is Far From Over
Donald Trump Is Becoming Increasingly Detached From Reality