Links for you. Science:

Why hasn’t the bird flu pandemic started?
Just one mutation can make H5N1 bird flu a threat to humans, California researchers say (paper here)
Will There Be a Bird Flu Epidemic Under Trump?
Chicago School Kid Discovers New Cancer-Fighting Compound in Bird Poop (paper here)
Trump Taps Billionaire SpaceX Astronaut to Run NASA
Congo mystery disease: Symptoms, WHO response, and what we know about the deadly illness spreading in the DRC

Other:

This Strange Moment (excellent)
Hill Republicans are mad that other federal workers also work remotely
Suddenly, Trump’s Ugliest Threats Are Facing Surprise GOP Resistance. One of Trump’s central campaign claims was that green energy and immigration pose a massive threat to American workers. But now it seems local Republicans think otherwise.
Democrats, forget ‘resistance’ and focus on ‘betrayal’
Part 2: My Battle with Tulsi Gabbard’s Cult Followers in Hawaii
Elon Musk Bankrolled the Pro-Trump Troll Campaign RBG PAC
Is Contraception Under Attack? You can now buy a pill over the counter, but a conservative backlash is promoting anti-contraceptive disinformation.
The White House Crypto Czar: Trump’s Election Has Helped Bitcoin Far More than the Dollar
Musk and Ramaswamy say DOGE will target $500 billion in spending. Here’s where they say they’ll cut.
The New Gilded Age Will Be Streamed. And people will know what the Robber Barons took from them.
The Future Of The Democratic Party
How Trump Targeted Undecided Voters Without Breaking the Bank
What Does it Take to Win an ANC Race as a Write-in Candidate? No One Seems to Know.
Worried about your immigration status amid Trump’s ‘mass deportation’ agenda?
Eric Adams tells voters to ‘cancel’ him as he floats rejoining the GOP
Big Tech’s Class War Politics: Why Silicon Valley Bolted Right
Nancy Mace Calls Trans People A Slur After Sit-Ins In Capitol Bathrooms
How Madrid built its metro cheaply
Trump’s elevation of Charles Kushner has eerie historical parallels
Elon Musk is sending DOGE after high-speed rail
Suddenly, Trump’s Ugliest Threats Are Facing Surprise GOP Resistance
Bitcoin is worth $100,000. It still doesn’t have a single legitimate use case
Why did Silicon Valley turn right? The “pounded progressive ally” thesis has limits
U.S. Students Posted Dire Math Declines on an International Test
What really happened after California raised its minimum wage to $20 for fast food workers
Why I Just Resigned From The Los Angeles Times