Links for you. Science:
Dinosaur Domination Is Marked in a Timeline of Vomit and Feces Fossils
A Pap Smear Without Foot Stirrups
Deep mutation, insertion and deletion scanning across the Enterovirus A proteome reveals constraints shaping viral evolution
Antimatter to be transported outside a lab for first time — in a van
The Secret Lives Of Squirting Cucumbers
Your friends shape your microbiome — and so do their friends
Other:
Breaking Down RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Doublespeak. Donald Trump’s pick for head of Health and Human Services is trying to walk back his anti-vaxxer past — but still sowing doubt for the life-saving public health measure
The Sanewashing of RFK Jr. Let’s call a crank a crank.
Why the Electoral College is Worthless (really fascinating interview with a historian who knows what she’s talking about)
The Silicon Valley Insurrection: Take Back the Internet: To save ourselves from fascism we need to wrest back control of our digital lives
New York Times Says Partner’s Antisemitism Is None of Its Business. A publication edited by the Times man in Pakistan promoted a dossier of antisemitic and anti-LGBT conspiracies about the U.S. Congress and Imran Khan. The paper isn’t bothered.
Trayon White Won Easily Despite His Bribery Scandal. But the Maneuvering for a Special Election Has Already Started.
Now We Will Get What We Asked For
Trump Wins, the Press Loses
Was Edgar Allan Poe Ratf*cked to Death?
What the Hell is Going On: An Explainer in these Strange Times
How Kash Patel bungled a SEAL Team Six hostage rescue
Are Trump voters morally responsible for the harms that will follow from his policies?
Note to Democrats: We Have to See You Fight, Even If It’s a Losing Cause
Was Kamala Harris doomed from the start?
Oh Dear I Have Made A Terrible Mistake
The Renters’ Republic: Why vote to save democracy if they can’t save the roof over your head?
Leaving for Bluesky is an act of liberation
Radical Breathing
The Crypto Plot Against America’s Gold Reserves
Bossware is unfair (in the legal sense, too)
Twenty-One Reactions to Seeing Those Assholes Eating McDonald’s on a Private Jet
Stopping the Press: After spending years painting the media as the “enemy of the people,” Donald Trump is ready to intensify his battle against the journalists who cover him.
Retweet in Retreat
“Everyone is taking their skim”: How Democratic consultants cashed in on Harris’ losing campaign
Somehow, Americans Are Liking Trump Better Every Day
Washington’s Football Team Ditched Its Offensive Name, But A Senator Wants To Save The Logo
mikethemadbiologist
“Are Trump voters morally responsible for the harms that will follow from his policies?”
The usual rule of thumb is any question asked in a headline can be answered with “No”. This is one of the exceptions.
Trump voters own every red cent of the coming butcher’s bill.