Happy Halloween! No treats here, but lots of links. Science:

FDA Approves Novel Treatment for UTIs
Enhanced flight performance and adaptive evolution of Mesozoic giant cicadas
Characterization of bacteriophage vB_AbaS_SA1 and its synergistic effects with antibiotics against clinical multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates
Wastewater Surveillance for Norovirus, California, USA
Amazing 30-Year Experiment Shows Evolution Unfolding in Slow Motion (paper here)
Tracking the U.S. bird flu outbreak has been hard. It’s about to get harder

Other:

Trump’s Ugly Racist Rally Finally Unmasks His Real Closing Argument
We are witnessing the making of a fascist president in real time
In this election, the most Jewish issue is democracy: Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally demonstrated what’s at stake for Jewish voters
Let’s Be Honest, Trump’s Running As a Fascist
Some billionaires, CEOs hedge bets as Trump vows retribution
Rationing Rights: How the Harris Plans to Expand Medicare Could Deliver Long-Promised Help for the Aged and Disabled
Puerto Rican Superstar Bad Bunny Backs Kamala Harris After Racism at Trump Rally
Campaign for pro-abortion amendment in New York spends big on overhead. Not so much on ads. Efforts in support of a state ERA Amendment have mostly gone to fund overhead over the past year, but a $2.4M ad buy is coming. (professional Democrats suck at their jobs)
Filipino American Voters Could Decide Key Races in Nevada
The right is projecting irrational confidence about a Trump win. That could aid an effort to steal the election.
Ballot boxes damaged in Portland, Vancouver on Monday morning
Brain Points
Uncertain, But Not Necessarily Close
How social media video clippers have become some of the most powerful outlets of the 2024 campaign
“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe Performs Wildly Racist Set At Trump Rally In New York City
IT’S WORLD-HISTORICAL FASCISM, BUT IT’S ALSO ORDINARY WHITE-GUY BIGOTRY
This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up
Philly DA sues to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million voter giveaway in Pennsylvania
Vince Gray’s Kids Claim His Wife Hid His Health Issues and Meddled with His Council Office and Personal Finances
Increasing child care teacher pay doesn’t have to mean charging parents more. Day care workers earn less than dog walkers. States are finally realizing that’s got to change.
Private Equity Is Gunning for Wisconsin’s County-Owned Nursing Homes
Why a potential Trump win, Jan. 6 pardons have one family fearing for their lives
Inside the Movement Behind Trump’s Election Lies