Links for you. Science:

Trump transition closes in on picks for top health posts
When Rome’s fountains run dry
Aztec Death Whistle Was Designed to Haunt the Mind, Brain Scans Confirm
It’s not normal for the East Coast to be on fire
Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky
What is the Chair Summary for in NIH Peer Review?

Other:

I Know Personally Exactly What Kind of Bully RFK Jr Is. Now America Will Too.
How the Wall Street Journal Blew the Story of the Democrats and Inflation
Resentment is building as more workers feel stuck (for all the youngs, wait until 5-6% unemployment shows up)
Everything you need to know about D.C. home rule
Trump’s FCC Pick Wants to Be the Speech Police. That’s Not His Job
Speaking Of
‘Morning Joe’ faces ratings drop and ridicule after sucking up to Trump
White House Says Democrats Who Oppose Weapons To Israel Are Aiding Hamas
Next Up on Trump’s Team of Rejects: It’s Dr. Oz and a Former WWE Exec for Secretary of Education
An Ancient Tablet Inscribed With Nine of the Ten Commandments From the Book of Exodus Is for Sale. The marble slab, which dates to between 300 and 500 C.E., is the oldest-known stone tablet inscribed with the Commandments. Nobody recognized its significance until decades after its discovery
Chuck Schumer Is Fighting Tooth and Nail to Get Judges Confirmed Before Trump Takes Office
Sexual assault allegations against Pete Hegseth are worse than imagined
Senate showdown: GOP secures deal with Schumer to save coveted appellate judges for Trump
Harris lost support from women overall — but not women over 65
So-called Department of Government Efficiency Would be Responsible for Nearly 500,000 Veteran Layoffs if Musk and Ramaswamy Execute Stated Plans
House of hate: Republicans in Congress turn MAGA harassment campaign against trans colleague
No, women aren’t likely to “boycott” men — but here’s why the idea matters
Substackerati’s ‘Grave Concerns’ About White House/Big Tech Collusion Have Disappeared With Elon’s Ascension
The Power of Dumb
What Donald Trump’s revenge agenda is hiding
Musk, Ramaswamy vow ‘mass head-count reductions’ in U.S. government
How to Do Escapism in the Trump Era
Flawed AI denies benefits to low-income Americans, report warns
Robert Kennedy Jr.’s strange remarks on autism
The Great Bluesky Migration: I Answer (Some) Of Your Questions
Why California’s favorite bagel shop is defending fossil fuels