Links for you. Science:

I Ran Operation Warp Speed. I’m Concerned About Bird Flu.
A Mysterious Noise in The Ocean Sounds Like Leviathans Talking
Moths Were Destroying My Clothes. Tiny Parasitic Wasps Saved Them.
The Air in Subway Stations Is Bad for You, Study Finds
Modern Warfare Is Breeding Deadly Superbugs. Why?
The world’s oldest Douglas fir trees have lived over 1,000 years

Other:

Tariffs
Do Latinos Really Support Mass Deportation? One of 2024’s biggest shockers was Latino support for Trump despite his call for Mass Deportations. But is that the full story?
‘He Is Coming for Us’: Springfield’s Haitians Are Terrified After Trump’s Win
An Idaho County Will Publish Everyone’s Ballots to Combat Mistrust (this will be useful for understanding voting patterns, but I think the debunking effect will be limited)
Legal Abortion Protections Aren’t Enough
The Awful Truth Trump’s Cabinet Picks Make Clear
Oh Look, It Was Trivial To Buy Troop And Intelligence Officer Location Data From Dodgy, Unregulated Data Brokers
The most dangerous roads in America have one thing in common
Nancy Mace, now targeting transgender lawmaker, called herself ‘pro-transgender rights’ in 2023
Israelis Don’t Have the Right to Condemn Netanyahu’s Arrest Warrant
Bluesky boom worries Chinese media
Israeli Cabinet Approves 60-day Truce With Lebanon; Biden Hopes for ‘Permanent’ End to Hostilities
I am 16 and have a stutter. Here’s what most people don’t understand.
Are Overemployed ‘Ghost Engineers’ Making Six Figures to Do Nothing?
Why is Tokyo so fashionable? Some theories.
The Return of The Erosion of the Pillars of American Power
Someone Made a Dataset of One Million Bluesky Posts for ‘Machine Learning Research’ (since deleted)
Mexican President’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly MAGA Scam
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry targets LSU law professor over comments on Donald Trump
Team Trump Debates ‘How Much Should We Invade Mexico?’
The Abundance Agenda: Neoliberalism’s Rebrand
Elon Musk publicized the names of government employees he wants to cut. It’s terrifying federal workers
‘Arrogance and inherent blindness’: Civil probe slams Netanyahu for Oct. 7 failures
GOP congressman uses conspiracy theory tied to antisemitism in newsletter
Tesla Is Looking to Hire a Team to Remotely Control Its ‘Self-Driving’ Robotaxis
Oldest ever ‘Jesus is God’ inscription found in Israeli prison, deemed greatest find