Links for you. Science:

Apple study exposes deep cracks in LLMs’ “reasoning” capabilities
Whooping cough cases have exploded since 2023, new CDC data shows (we have a vaccine for this, if people will take it…)
Ozempic shows promise for treating alcohol and drug abuse, study finds
Whooping Cough in the U.S. Is at a Decade-High Level
Giant tube worms dwell in the deep places beneath the ocean floor.
Lobsters in the shallows are emerging from their caves

Other:

Killing Sinwar Should End the Gaza War. Netanyahu Won’t Let It Happen
Finally, the Democrats Call Trump the F-Word. After months of talking around the obvious, the Democrats have realized that it might be a good idea to call a fascist a fascist.
Montana GOP Senate Hopeful Accused Firefighters Of ‘Milking’ Infernos For Extra Pay
Trump Used Washington Hotel To Boost His Pay In Violation Of Constitution, Democrats Say
Could Yahya Sinwar’s death open the path to peace in Gaza? An Israeli peace activist thinks he has a way.
Don’t say ‘vote’: How Instagram hides your political posts
Trump’s Campaign Rhetoric Is ‘Fascist.’ It Will Inspire More Violence.
The Rotten World Elon Musk Is Trying To Force On Us
What Kamala Harris Leaves Out of Her Case Against Donald Trump
The world’s largest internet archive is under siege — and fighting back
Correct and Incorrect Conclusions About Democrats and Unions
A neglected Marx Brother and an unsung Stooge finally get their due
Ex-Trump Aide Offers Chillingly Specific Details On Trump’s Mental ‘Decline’
Former Olympic snowboarder accused of operating deadly drug enterprise
This Race Is Kamala Harris’s to Lose. Here’s Why. It will all come down to turnout. And that, I predict, will mean a Harris-Walz victory.
The Putin-backed strongman who threw the Paris Games into chaos
Trump scheduled to address right-wing media “prophets” and pastors who claim he’s “anointed to be King”
Not even ‘Fox and Friends’ can hide Trump’s dementia
When the Courts Rule: The right hopes for a new era of “legislating from the bench”
Trump reveals his dementia in Bloomberg interview
AI Detectors Falsely Accuse Students of Cheating—With Big Consequences
A Bond Villain Utopia
What Elon Musk Really Wants. The Tesla and X mogul has long dreamed of redesigning the world in his own extreme image. Trump may be his Trojan horse.
The big business that opposes wiping medical debt from credit reports
“That man needs to go to jail”: Former Trump voters explain why they could never support him again
Trump ground game in key states flagged as potentially fake. Data suggests canvassers linked to Elon Musk’s America Pac falsely claimed to have visited homes of potential voters