Links for you. Science:
Get Ready for a Catastrophic Four Years for Public Health
Weathered COVID before? Scientists say every new infection puts you at risk of getting long COVID
Islands of the Feral Pigs: In Hawai‘i, people, pigs, and ecosystems only have so much room to coexist, and the pigs exist a little too much.
RFK Jr. Suggests Replacing Hundreds of Federal Health Employees
Genetic Discrimination Is Coming for Us All
First-of-Its-Kind Glowing Sea Creature Discovered in Ocean’s ‘Midnight Zone’
Other:
Trump Slump? Cable News Ratings Tank After Election as Viewers Boycott
Trump AG nominee Matt Gaetz has left a trail of antisemitic comments
Republicans Thought Trump’s Matt Gaetz Appointment Was a Joke
Elizabeth Warren Not Taking Any Crap From Wall Street, Part Infinity
It Was The Wokes Wot Did It
Punctuation is dead because the iPhone keyboard killed it
Democrats Could Have Won. Our Excuses Mask a Devastating Reality.
A state of exception
Trump and Musk’s Department of Government Corruption: Anyone who thinks this is about “efficiency” is being conned
Go bags, passports, foreign assets: Preparing to be a target of Trump’s revenge
Trump’s Comeback Scrambles Bowser’s Political Future. Will She Run Again in 2026?
The Trump Cabinet Comes Into View
The mysterious Virginia mansion allegedly bought with stolen Nigerian money
Donald Trump’s Victory and the Politics of Inflation
Trump’s great government purge begins: The president-elect’s plan to make the government more “efficient” is going just swell.
Trayon White Won’t Face Trial on His Bribery Charges Until at Least 2026. What Will the Council Do?
A police chief was accused of paying $100 to rape a teen — and trying to cover it up.
I Quote Myself
DOGE Will Wind Up Costing the Government More Money
David Axelrod Is Pushing Rahm Emanuel for DNC Chairman for Some Reason
X rival Bluesky gains 1.25 million users following U.S. election
‘Maybe now I have to worry’: Wall Street execs freaked out over Trump announcement
The Most Pernicious Anticipatory Obedience Hides in Plain Sight
Why Trump won: Democrats have a coalition, Republicans have an ecosystem
The Future of Public Health—or Lack Thereof—Under Trump
Sports media’s migration from X to Bluesky has accelerated post-election
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