Links for you. Science:

Comparative Diagnostic Utility of SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen and Molecular Testing in a Community Setting
The banana apocalypse is coming. Can we stop it this time?
More Than 4,000 Moth Species Flit Across Texas. One Scientist Photographed 550 in His Yard.
31% of Republicans say vaccines are more dangerous than diseases they prevent
How we got here with mpox
Gender bias might be working at level of whole disciplines

Other:

A new voter’s guide to presidential candidate Donald Trump (a good, if incomplete, refresher)
Mask bans disenfranchise millions of Americans with disabilities
Beware the Pundit-Brained Version of the Democratic Convention
You Should Know (“Trump just announced a “crime and safety” rally for next Tuesday in Howell, Michigan, a town that has for decades been heavily associated with the KKK.”)
Trayon White Is Accused of Accepting $156,000 in Kickbacks and Cash. He Faces 15 Years in Prison for Alleged Bribery.
Kamalanomics, Revealed: A Solid Center-Left Agenda
Sean O’Brien Walked Right Into It. The Teamsters’ leader should never have lent his credibility to Trump’s project.
STEP ASIDE, LITTLE LADY, AND LET A MAN DO THIS!
Ohio Sec. of State Frank LaRose failing his basic duty of being an impartial election administrator
Trump supporters focus on regaining power—no matter how Americans vote
Nine things in Vienna we should copy in DC
Kamala Harris Understands The Real Challenge. This is what a party looks like when it’s purpose-built to hold the anti-Trump coalition together.
Biden steps aside, asks Democrats to step up. The president’s promises and how he fulfilled them helped create a history-making convention week — and path forward for Vice President Kamala Harris.
D.C. councilman charged with bribery in scheme to extend $5.2 million in city contracts
Atari Announces Atari 7800+ Arriving Later This Winter
Biden’s Emotional Speech Hints at a Bigger Takedown of Trump to Come
Right on Red: The Culture War Comes for Traffic Lights
Some Basic Facts about Language for Political Bullshit Artists
Republicans ask the Supreme Court to disenfranchise thousands of swing state voters
Why joy matters: Kamala Harris hopes happy women can defeat Donald Trump and MAGA’s male rage
The Saudi Payments to Trump Are More Important than the Suspected Egyptian One
Team D
America’s oil capital was moving away from cars. Then a new mayor arrived.
Elon Musk’s Twitter deal may be the worst leveraged buyout deal for banks since Lehman, raising risks to Tesla (and a big hit to their bonuses! Rooting for injuries to everyone involved…)
Does The Washington Post Have The Google
Former Trump press secretary says he mocked his supporters as ‘basement dwellers’