Links for you. Science:

Gender bias might be working at level of whole disciplines
Plasmid-encoded insertion sequences promote rapid adaptation in clinical enterobacteria
Heat Deaths in the U.S. Were Dropping Slightly Through 2016. That Trend Is History.
Predicting the evolution of pathogen populations
The hidden life of seeds
What to know about ‘sloth fever’ as U.S., Europe warn of imported cases

Other:

The Election Story Nobody Wants to Talk About. A Q&A with David Neiwert, America’s foremost writer and thinker on far-right extremism, on what might happen if Trump wins—or loses
Long Covid Knocked a Million Americans Off Their Career Paths
Boondoggle: State And Feds Are Dumping Yet Another Giant Highway on The Bronx
TESTED: How transphobia has changed sex testing conversations
Alabama is a test case for efforts to help women get abortions in states where it’s legal
Gen Z-ers Are Computer Whizzes. Just Don’t Ask Them to Type.
How the Massacre of Beziers Marked the Beginning of Centuries of Violence in Europe
D.C. police starting new unit dedicated to street traffic safety
Film suggests Nazis’ lead propagandist had role in 1939 massacre
Yes, Trump had the worst jobs record of any modern president (after three years, only the only Democrat who was worse was Obama though. Good job Larry Summers!)
Dispatch From The DNC
Initiative 83 could reopen the District’s fight over direct democracy
Trump visit to Arlington Cemetery sparks alleged altercation with aides
The Obama tan suit controversy was pretty contrived and obviously driven by politics. But in recent years, I also see it represented here as being just about color when that’s not the full story. So let’s talk about the meaning of colors in menswear.
A New York county banned face masks in public. Disabled people are suing.
Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery
Contrarianism
Mainstream media on a path to irrelevance
They Don’t Want To Be Better
Why Kamala Harris Gets Under Donald Trump’s Skin
Matt Stoller Explains Monopolies
Credit Card Debt Spikes in NYC as Working Families Feel Post-Pandemic Pinch
Dems Have Finally Figured Out How to Run Against Trump
Why Kamala Harris Can Be Insurgent And Incumbent Simultaneously. She really can defeat Donald Trump and Trumpism for all time, but not if she rejects backward-looking accountability like her predecessors did.
WE KNOW THE MOTIVE OF THE TRUMP SHOOTER. WE SHOULD STOP SAYING WE DON’T.
Top J.D. Vance Aide Has Troubling Ties to Shadowy Far-Right Group. J.D. Vance aide Parker Magid has worked for the consultancy group Beck & Stone. Here’s why that’s so troubling.