Links for you. Science:

Bird Flu Cases May be Spreading From Cat Owners to Their Pets
Microbial occurrence and symbiont detection in a global sample of lichen metagenomes
This Week In Skeletons
In politically sensitive study, India looks to DNA to track ancient migrations
Scientists track emergence of novel H5N1 flu reassortant in Cambodia
Serologic Evidence of Recent Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5) Virus Among Dairy Workers — Michigan and Colorado, June–August 2024

Other:

What Republican control of Washington could mean for D.C. (not Wor-Shing-Tun, but D.C.)
Means and Ends
Trump Got Away With It — Because of the Biden Administration’s Massive Missteps
Project 2025 Is Here. The 920-page document lays out a detailed far-right vision for Trump’s return to the White House — and touches on every aspect of American life.
Your Reactions #10
X Is a White-Supremacist Site
What the future looks like from here. Trumpism won’t last forever. But people are going to suffer, and it will take decades to recover.
A media critic urged ‘not the odds, but the stakes.’ Did it work? (nope)
Trump’s Followers Are Living in a Dark Fantasy. MAGA adherents deny and dismiss what they are a part of, but they believe Trump’s lies, and will support him until the end.
The Mysterious Fees Inflating Your Grocery Bill
Tony Hawk wanted to track down a mysterious skateboarder from 1979. We found her.
Scattered To The Winds
Are We Going To Do This Again
America Chose This: Unlike in 2016 and 2020, it was unambiguous, and Trump’s margin was large enough that I doubt there was anything Democrats could have done (I agree with the general idea, but this wasn’t a Dukakis level wipeout)
The Way Harris Lost Will Be Her Legacy
TRUMP IS A TOXICALLY MASCULINE ANDY KAUFMAN, AND OTHER UNORGANIZED THOUGHTS
Please do not record your abortions on the blockchain
Time for Democrats to Abandon the Mainstream Media: The ‘liberal media’ was in the tank for Trump. Democrats should take their subscription dollars elsewhere.
‘Wrong direction’: CNN analyst says Trump win is already hitting Americans in the pocket
What Went Wrong
Wrong Model
Warning Signs
Musk fans seriously think they can put the entire government into Grok and find out who is in the ‘deep state’
The global anti-incumbent backlash doomed Kamala Harris
Nordhavn: The Danish ‘city’ that’s been designed for an easy life
Being led by an outright conspiracy theorist like Donald Trump puts us all in danger