Links for you. Science:

Fifth of patients at two north of England surgeries have long Covid, study finds
Architectural immunity: ants alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics
Study puts understanding of long COVID and vaccination into question (paper here; worth noting that there are confounding factors in the paper)
Record measles outbreak in Oregon blamed on vaccine exemptions. Vaccine exemptions at nearly 9% in the state, enabling sustained transmission.
Why landslides are suddenly tearing homes apart in Southern California
In a first, Phoenix hits 100 straight days of 100-degree heat

Other:

Questions surrounding Trump’s mental acuity are a real 2024 story
House GOP leaders weigh options as Trump pushes for a government shutdown fight. House Republican leaders are considering tying federal funding to a GOP election bill that Democrats say is a poison pill. The deadline to avoid a shutdown is Sept. 30.
Donald Trump is losing it. His alarming cognitive decline deserves the scrutiny that Joe Biden received.
Mom of transgender girl athlete says Florida’s investigation has destroyed her daughter’s life (mean people still suck)
The Girl Scouts sued wife of North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson over nearly $3,000 in “money owed”–and won
Why EU leaders should get off Musk’s X (or at least, delay posting there relative to other channels)
Protect Jewish Safety: Oppose Mask Bans! New York is proposing mask bans under the guise of “Jewish safety,” but these policies put Jews and all New Yorkers in danger. Join us in saying #NoNYMaskBan!
Women who kill in self-defense
Kamala Harris Is Not a Foreign Policy Ingenue. If she wins, Harris would be the second-most experienced foreign policy president in this century.
Back to school, but not for me
JD Vance does a terrible Donald Trump impression. It’s hard for anyone to appropriate Donald Trump’s shtick. His running mate is particularly not up for the task.
‘Bigger threat’: Feds accuse Russia’s RT network in $10 million election misinformation plot
The Battle to Bring Harris Down
Former Trump donor lobs corruption allegations at Jared and Ivanka’s planned luxury resort
Trump wants men to believe he’s a “fun” misogynist — but JD Vance gives up the game
Andreessen Horowitz Ditches Miami Two Years After Opening Office
All Trump’s Recidivists
Kamala Harris is cutting off Trump’s political oxygen. She’s also not taking the bait from the press.
Goldman Sachs says Comrade Kamala is better for economy. She can’t even do communism right!
Trump Said Democrats Will Take Away Your Hamburgers. He’s the One Who Might. (Welcome to the Resistance, Comrade Hamburglar!)
Mentoring and Teaching Students in the Age of Trump: What’s a Law Prof to Do?
No Matter What Politico Says, The Fundamentals Of Trumpism Started Long Before Trump. Our politics is the logical outcome of four decades of Republicanism that will remain vigorously in play after Trump is gone.
Trump’s Red-Pill Podcast Tour: Is this an election campaign or an extended ad for energy drinks?
House Democrats ask Trump if he illegally accepted $10 million from Egypt
Right-Wing Influencer Network Tenet Media Allegedly Spread Russian Disinformation
Biden preparing to block Nippon Steel purchase of U.S. Steel
GOP Senate nominee caught using racist stereotypes at campaign events
Georgia students and teachers killed in deadliest school shooting this year (“The FBI referred the reports to local authorities, whose investigations led them to interview Gray and his father. The father told police that he had hunting guns in the house, but that his son did not have unsupervised access to them. Gray denied making the online threats, the FBI said, but officials still alerted area schools about him.”)