Links for you. Science:

New virus that causes ‘staggering disease’ discovered in US – and it can kill pet cats and those in the wild
Researchers capture video of possible wolf-dog hybrid in northern Minnesota
Investigating Additive and Replacing Horizontal Gene Transfers Using Phylogenies and Whole Genomes
Amid Changing Climate, Colorado Plans to Restore the Wolverine
Microbiome and Metabolome Restoration After Administration of Fecal Microbiota, Live-jslm (REBYOTA®) for Preventing Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection
Residency in Long-Term Care Facilities: An Important Risk Factor for RSV Hospitalization

Other:

Latino Civil Rights Group Demands Inquiry Into Texas Voter Fraud Raids
‘Barely surviving’: Some flight attendants are facing homelessness and hunger
What I Saw at the 2024 DNC Inflamed My Hatred of the ‘Media Elite’: Our industry is once again doing everything it can to fail to meet the enormity of this moment
Kamala Harris and the New Democratic Economic Paradigm
Wither the Senate? Thoughts and charts on the bias and legitimacy of America’s distinctly malapportioned upper chamber
35 Medieval Expressions Invented by Chaucer: Phrases That Shaped Modern English
Texas school district agrees to remove ‘Anne Frank’s Diary,’ ‘Maus,’ ‘The Fixer’ and 670 other books after right-wing group’s complaint
Infant deaths increased after Texas banned abortion in early pregnancy
San Antonio U.S. Rep. Chip Roy says he wants to ‘ethnic cleanse’ white progressives (he seems nice)
Why Louisiana’s radical new law on Ten Commandments, schools matters
Nostalgia Ends Here: The 2000s Sucked, Actually
Supreme Court Rules Hitler Immune from Prosecution for Burning Down Reichstag, Seizing Absolute Power
Book about book bans banned by Florida school board. Ban This Book by Alan Gratz banned in Indian River county after opposition from parents linked to Moms for Liberty
Even When Big Cases Intersect With Their Families’ Interests, Many Judges Choose Not to Recuse
Project 2025 would overhaul the U.S. tax system. Here’s how it could impact you.
Here’s why the internet is convinced JD Vance wears eyeliner
Shouldn’t Trump release his latest tax returns right about now?
Warrants detail allegations that led to search of Democratic candidate for Texas House (if Trump is elected, this will be the norm…)
Slopes, Snakes, and Slides Wrap Around ‘Casa de los Milagros’ in Photographs by Naser Nader Ibrahim
Trump shared post from N-word-spewing account that claims “Hitler was right” and the Holocaust “never happened”
Masculinity Without the Toxic
Washington Post Kills Column on Local Artists and Gallery Exhibits
Gotta Have Faith
The New York Times gives up on local New York politics
Trayon White’s Bribery Arrest Kicks Off a Political Free-for-All in Ward 8
Liberal patriotism is back, baby