Links for you. Science:
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to three scientists for work on proteins
There’s Just Not Scientific Evidence That Gender Medicine for Teens Should Be Restricted
The Platform Trial In COVID-19 Priming and BOOsting (PICOBOO): the immunogenicity, reactogenicity, and safety of different COVID-19 vaccinations administered as a second booster (fourth dose) in AZD1222 primed individuals aged 50-<70 years old.
Bear Wins Fat Bear Week By Defeating Bear That Killed Her Cub
A scientific fraud. An investigation. A lab in recovery.
Using artificial intelligence to document the hidden RNA virosphere
Other:
Donald Trump’s Anti-Semitic Obsession With Jews: As Election Day approaches, Trump has repeatedly suggested that, should he lose, it will be the Jews’ fault. The remarks have a long and complicated backstory.
Officials face antisemitic attacks over Hurricane Helene response. Report finds Elon Musk’s X is fueling conspiracy theories that risk undermining rescue efforts and preparations for Hurricane Milton.
The Text Campaign Underworld and the Florid Anti-Semitism You Can Find There
The GOP’s New Anti-Vaccine Laws Will Hurt Kids
‘The worst I have ever seen’: Disinformation chaos hammers FEMA
Bitcoin’s inventor is a mystery. An HBO filmmaker thinks he found him.
On anticipatory obedience and the media
Youngkin stokes fear of vast noncitizen voting in Virginia. Records don’t show it.
The Problems with Polls
70% of D.C.-area bus riders don’t pay. Here’s what Metro is doing about it.
How Kamala Harris Is Creating a New Majoritarian Center
GOP Rep. Scott Perry Went From Hailing Project 2025 To Knowing Nothing About It
When Sean O’Brien Didn’t Like Trump
New Yorkers push for a mask ban in NYC on anniversary of Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel
Walz says the Electoral College ‘needs to go’
One He Shares With The Mastheads Of Our Finest Publications
City of villains: Republicans stoke fears of Democratic-run cities
‘It’s got to stop’: Biden uses national address to shame Marjorie Taylor Greene
Instagram and Threads moderation is out of control: Adam Mosseri says he’s ‘looking into it,’ as posts and accounts disappear — including mine.
Jews and Democrats Are Not Sending Hurricanes to Kill Trump Supporters
Meteorologists Get Death Threats as Hurricane Milton Conspiracy Theories Thrive
Tim Walz Is Right: The Electoral College Should Be Abolished
It’s Not the One Percent. It’s Your Neighbors.
Republicans Are Hazardous to Your Health. A new study shows that states dominated by conservatives have markedly worse health outcomes.
Harris pushes back on GOP hurricane misinformation
DC-area traffic now is just as bad as it was pre-pandemic, report finds
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