Links for you. Science:
Sharks found to eat sea urchins as large as their heads in accidental discovery by Australian researchers
AIMachine learning helps scientists track ‘twangy’ whales. Machine learning helped researchers sort through almost 200,000 hours of ocean sounds and revealed seasonal patterns.
How recording Yellowstone wolves’ howls could help save them
Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine awarded for discovery of microRNA
Racism was called a health threat. Then came the DEI backlash. A growing number of institutes exploring the nexus between racism and health — and their researchers — are under attack.
An extensive review of mutualistic and similar ecological associations involving tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with a new hypothesis on the evolution of their hirsuteness
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The Border Crisis Won’t Be Solved at the Border. If Texas officials wanted to stop the arrival of undocumented immigrants, they could try to make it impossible for them to work here. But that would devastate the state’s economy. So instead politicians engage in border theater.
Dem Scam PACs That Harris Criticized Are Booted Off Fundraising Platform
Highway Robbery: Government highway agencies have enabled the blatant falsification of traffic model results. As a result, the United States wastes billions on road expansions that fail to cure congestion and make it harder to get around without a car.
Just say it: Trump has dementia
Lina Khan’s future is the future of the Democratic Party – and America
TikTok executives know about app’s effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege
The Retreat To Muskworld
The FTC puts an end to “click to subscribe, call to cancel”
I’m Starting To Think These Journalists Are Not Entirely Honest
Heat Exhaustion, Violent Speech, Reports of Missing Shuttles Mar Trump Rally in Coachella
Youngkin dances to Trump’s deceitful tune
Trump’s decline is too dangerous to ignore
Could This Week’s Developments Change the Race?
Yes, this is what Donald Trump really sounds like. No, you cannot ignore it. The former president’s rallies and interviews in recent weeks should remind voters what he really represents.
AI Is Threatening the Social Safety Net. Here’s what policymakers should do.
Sam Altman’s imperial reach: The tech leader’s boundless ambition is putting AI, and the world, on a dangerous path.
This simple idea could transform Boston’s schools: ‘High-dosage tutoring’ has produced eye-popping results.
A firehose of antisemitic disinformation from China is pointing at two Republican legislators
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Va.’s AG accused an election worker of corruption. She’s suing him back.
Elon Musk Offers Pennsylvania Voters $100 Each As He Drums Up Trump Support
Montana ranger comes forward with account of Sheehy gun incident
Half a Million Users Flooded to Twitter Competitor After Elon Musk Handed Creeps the Keys
Trump’s age finally catches up with him
Elon Musk Helped Fund The Most Cynical Super PAC Of The 2024 Election
The original Washington Capitals expanded the definition of bad
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Has anyone considered the prospects of President Vance?
When Bush Jr. was in the White House, Dick Cheney was the power behind the throne.