Links for you. Science:
Where are the (less recent) selective sweeps? A murky picture of selection in the past 50,000 years from ancient and modern DNA
New Yorkers urged to conserve water after driest October in 150 years. Mayor Eric Adams asks residents to take shorter showers as city agencies ordered to prepare conservation plans
This fossilized butthole gives us a rare window into dinosaur sex
Drugs from nature help millions. But some say there’s a catch. Negotiators at a U.N. conference in Colombia agreed to launch a fund for companies that make money from nature to give a small share of it to host countries.
Aged, arthritic National Zoo elephant is euthanized (the elephant’s name is… Kamala. Politics aside, while I think Shanti has lots of fans because she’s ginormous, Kamala was my favorite elephant at the National Zoo)
The US is awash in subterranean lithium. This startup wants to get it out.
Other:
Trump Media Outsourced Jobs to Mexico Even as Trump Pushes “America First”
Journalism in an Autocratic Age
China resists mounting pressure to do more on climate change
How women’s phones became a tool for abortion surveillance
Pa. officials apologize for shackled Harris display in Halloween parade
The in-flight magazine is dead, and flying will never be the same
Confusion mounts in another U.S. city grappling with lead in its taps
Swing state officials prepare for potential disruptions around December electors meetings
A ‘constitutional sheriff’ tried to seize voting machines in 2020. Officials are bracing for a repeat.
In a bathroom stall, a simple message: Vote Harris. No one will know.
The Gambling Industry’s Cynical Play For Your Vote
The Economic Philosophy of Donald Harris: The Trump campaign has portrayed the Vice-President’s father as a Marxist. He insists he’s been caricatured.
COVID is still a problem, and we need to do more to stop it
I Do Not Think That Word Means What You Think It Means
Nick Bosa Wants The Attention Without The Culpability
Pearls of TV Wisdom from John Landgraf
Jeff Bezos Thinks Washington Post Readers Are Idiots
Anonymous NIMBYs attempt to keep unhoused neighbors in the cold
2024 Is Ranked Choice Voting’s Coming Out Party. But Not Everyone Wants To Celebrate.
The Billionaire Is the Threat, Not the Solution
Intel might be too big to fail — Washington policymakers are already discussing potential solutions if the chipmaker cannot recover
How Republicans Get Away With Fleecing Their Own Voters
The End of the Whole-of-Government Approach?
Dumbest. Republicans. Ever.
Trump is terrible for women — but that doesn’t mean he’s good for men
It’s Abortion, Stupid: We are underappreciating the significance of the Dobbs decision
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