Links for you. Science:

U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives
COVID may trigger chronic fatigue syndrome (paper here)
COVID-19 vaccine refusal is driven by deliberate ignorance and cognitive distortions
COVID spikes expected to continue in 6-month seasonal and regional waves, experts say
EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.
Scientists again link covid pandemic origin to Wuhan market animals (paper here)

Other:

WHY NO ONE’S AIMING A GUN AT KAMALA HARRIS, SO FAR
Will The Loser Get Lucky Again?
Network of Georgia election officials strategizing to undermine 2024 result
The House GOP is a circus. The chaos has one source. Republicans spent two years sabotaging the U.S. House. Another two years would be ruinous.
Abundance is overcapacity
J.D. Vance’s Weak Excuse for “Pet Eating” Lie Just Blew Up In His Face
Israel didn’t tamper with Hezbollah’s exploding pagers, it made them – New York Times
Blood and Soil: The Right is committed to preserving America as a white Christian homeland. They are determined to purge the nation and radically redraw the boundaries of the body politic.
Ten Ways Project 2025 Could Undermine Workers’ Rights
Ohio sheriff says to ‘write down’ addresses of homes with Harris signs
Jill Stein Is Killing the Green Party
Beyond the link tax: journalism and the changing nature of the internet
Sarah Sanders’s crude swipes at Kamala Harris notch a new low for GOP
Trump Targets a New Town With His Dangerous Migrant Conspiracy
Vance had better buckle up: His debate might go as badly as Trump’s. Ninety minutes is more than enough time for women to remember why they dislike him.
How They Have Failed. Some too-late journalistic self-reflection ends badly
A guy on the deport-immigrants ticket claims that ‘illegal’ is fungible
The Real Reason Trump and Vance Are Spreading Lies About Haitians
Reflections on noise-pollution data collection around the District
D.C. council confirms DDOT director who killed Connecticut Avenue bike lanes
Alaska man charged with threatening to assassinate 6 Supreme Court justices
‘I’m a black NAZI!’: NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum
Vance says Ohio rumors come from locals. His ‘proof’ is from the internet.
Hundreds of Housing Vouchers Disappeared from the D.C. Budget. Who’s Really to Blame?
The Judges Who Serve at Trump’s Pleasure
The biggest unanswered questions about the Hezbollah pager attack