Links 9/27/24

Links for you. Science:

Norovirus sickens dozens on Hawaii hiking trail, forcing site’s closure
FDA approves first at-home flu vaccine in U.S., a nasal spray
Case-based and wastewater surveillance for mpox
23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki ‘surprised and disappointed’ by board resignations: Read the memo
Project Analyzing Human Language Usage Shuts Down Because ‘Generative AI Has Polluted the Data’
Genetic ghosts suggest Covid’s market origins

Other:

Why Trump’s lies about Haitians are different. Trump says nasty things about immigrants all the time. But these ones have disturbingly specific Nazi parallels.
What Really Went Down at the Teamsters
Where Racism Goes To Become Rhetoric
This GOP candidate has always been antisemitic — so why are Republicans only panicking about him now? Thursday’s news that Mark Robinson had called himself a “black NAZI!” was shocking, but not surprising
Ex-Trump advisers help to grow pro-Russia website that spreads misinformation
Some Muslim Americans moving to Jill Stein in potential blow to Kamala Harris
Local Teamsters unions in swing states rush to endorse Harris
The Gigantic Failure That Led to the Teamsters’ Decision Not to Endorse Harris or Trump
Shohei Ohtani’s latest extraordinary feat can hardly be believed
Trump taunted Jewish employees with jokes about Nazi ovens: Ex-Trump Org VP
Oh, so Trump thinks Jewish people have disproportionate political power?
Amazon employees blast Andy Jassy’s RTO mandate: ‘I’d rather go back to school than work in an office again’
In Springfield, I heard stories about strain, promise — and race
Lina Khan Doesn’t Need to Be Confirmed Again
Democrats Are Building the Ground Game They Wish They’d Had in 2020. They’re Not Sure How Much It’ll Matter.
Only in America: Mark Robinson’s Politics of National Psychosis
MAGA Rep’s Daughter Blasts His Alleged Affair With Woman 27 Years His Junior
To Understand JD Vance, You Need to Meet the “TheoBros”
Teacher pay rises in 2023—but not enough to shrink pay gap with other college graduates
Inside the creepy push to make JD Vance America’s ‘Christian Prince’
The Jewish vote could play a huge role in 2024. Pennsylvania is about to put up an early test.
Up to a Quarter of Rental Inflation Is Due to Price-Fixing (this is going to be market dependent, and, in my opinion, underestimates the effect in D.C.)
Trump’s crazy plan to replace sanctions with tariffs
The Trump Guide to Civil Discourse
Voters are advised to return their ballots early because of mail delay concerns
Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’ Tanked Her Polling, Hurt the MTA and Did Zilch for Democrats

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