Links for you. Science:

‘De-Extinction’ Company Says It’s Very, Very Close to a Complete Tasmanian Tiger Genome
Nature keeps evolving crabs and the internet is obsessed. What’s going on here?
Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing You Could Possibly Imagine’
‘We look to the past to move forward’: the ancient method boosting cuttlefish numbers in the Mediterranean. A project on Spain’s Costa Brava is reviving dwindling populations of the prized seafood – and keeping small-scale fishers in business
Project 2025 spells disaster for oceans and coasts in a changing climate
What is genomic prediction and can embryos really be ‘screened for IQ’? A startup in the US, Heliospect, appears to be preparing to launch a service to enable parents to select ‘desirable’ traits (a sucker born every minute…)

Other:

Turns out the “October Surprise” is crime. Elon Musk tries to disrupt electoral politics by doing a bunch of blatantly illegal shit (“Elon’s secret is and always has been playing the game on easy mode while his opponents struggle with complex rulesets.”)
For Trump, a Lifetime of Scandals Heads Toward a Moment of Judgment
The free world teeters on the edge of a knife. If Trump is elected, there will be no liberal great powers left in the world.
There Is No Precedent for Something Like This in American History
We fight book bans in Texas. This county’s latest move stunned us.
Undelivered: Drug-Sniffing Police Dogs Are Intercepting Abortion Pills in the Mail
Propelled by tech money, the menace of race science is back – and it’s just as nonsensical as ever
He’s Running a Fascist Campaign. Republicans’ nativist populism is more than a ploy to scare up votes, it is underwriting a fascist project in America.
Kamala Harris promises full marijuana legalization – is that a gamechanger?
Harris Goads Trump on ‘Exhausted’ Report, Reviving Age Issue
Elon Musk’s Fake Sites and Fake Texts Impersonating the Harris Campaign
Yahya Sinwar’s wife held $32,000 Birkin bag in October 6 escape footage
Ask A D.C. Native: How long does someone have to live in D.C. before they aren’t a transient?
If Trump wins, blame the New York Times
Campaign Money
Trump would be the oldest person to become president. He’s not sharing health details
Why has your Big Mac become so much more expensive?
Forget About It. J. D. Vance is focused on the future
Why has recent inflation been so unnerving?
Russian Propaganda Unit Appears to Be Behind Spread of False Tim Walz Sexual Abuse Claims
“I started to learn what patriarchy was”: How Donald Trump pushed Republican women out of the GOP
‘Remember the horror’: Dems slammed for missing prime chance to shame Trump
McDonald’s workers roast Trump over ‘insulting cosplay’ stunt at restaurant that failed health inspection
Elon Musk’s scheme to help Trump is a hot mess—and possibly illegal
From “anti-core” to “felt inflation”: Or how I calmed my populist demons & resolved my cognitive dissonance on inflation, and how the Fed could do more to help.
The Consultants Who Lost Democrats the Working Class