Links for you. Science:
How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day
Thriving scorpion population is stinging problem for Brazil
Are People Projecting Racist Stereotypes Onto Squirrels?
‘We just want to be heard’: Long COVID patients still feel invisible
Workforce Trends: The Future of Microbial Sciences
Bacteria conjugate ubiquitin-like proteins to interfere with phage assembly
Other:
The Top Ranks Of The Dem Party Are Filled With Bad People
What Election Do These People Think We Just Had? Democrats are inventing wild fantasies about the power of Big Woke rather than confront the failures of their actual approach.
Why American Jews Didn’t Join the Trump Wave
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Why Kamala Harris’s Campaign Was Doomed From the Start
An Overlooked — and Increasingly Important — Clue to How People Vote
‘They Blame the People That They Let Down’
A very simple prescription for Democrats: Just wait
2024’s other big loser? The mainstream media. Is there any path forward?
I blame the media
The Unwinding: What happens when you lose your Medicaid coverage?
South Korea’s ‘4B’ Movement Goes Viral in US After Trump Elected
JB Pritzker studies Project 2025 and Trump, ponders his own political future
The Kamala Inc. Fire Sale: The Harris financial juggernaut, which raised well over $1 billion, is still soliciting cash and has begun seeking buyers for its email lists in order to stave off its debts—raising uncomfortable questions about where and how all that money was spent in the first place.
“Your Body, My Choice” slogan originator Nick Fuentes doxxed amid backlash over online harassment
‘Hail Hitler and hail Trump’: People wave Nazi flags outside Jewish play in Michigan
Voters punished Biden for problems he didn’t cause and effectively addressed
One of SF’s finest pastry chefs now feeds the Tenderloin for free
‘Fascism comes not with goose-steps but dance moves’: European writers react to Trump’s win
Here’s Why a Second Death Star Won’t Be That Bad
Private Prison Companies Call Trump’s Deportation Plans ‘Unprecedented Opportunity’
Crypto Sweep Puts Congress on Notice: Vote With Us or We’ll Come After You With Millions: “In all likelihood, crypto deregulation is coming,” said a consumer advocate. “It looks like a tragedy waiting to happen.”
Ask A D.C. Native: Why are native Washingtonians so loyal to Marion Barry?
The wreckage Merrick Garland leaves behind. His failures left American democracy ripe for the picking.
America’s political discordance: The Trump voters who want progressivism
US Postal Workers Are Fighting Massive Service Cuts
The Rise of the Online Villains
What a second Trump presidency means for tech
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