Links for you. Science:
With final report on pandemic, House GOP fully embraces COVID conspiracy-mongering
Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
An Ancient Killer Is Rapidly Becoming Resistant to Antibiotics, Study Warns
New predator uncovered 25,000+ feet under the Pacific
Publisher reviews national IQ research by British ‘race scientist’ Richard Lynn
Mosquito-borne disease has cost the world billions, researchers say
Other:
Elon Musk’s Stunning $250 Million Favor to Trump Should Wake Up Dems. Musk and others helped the GOP run rings around Democrats in the info wars. I asked three leading contenders for party chair how they’d fix this.
Why Bidenomics Was Such a Bust: A large majority of voters gave the Biden administration a failing grade on the economy. For the sake of future policy battles, it is worthwhile to try to understand their reasons.
It Isn’t 2005 Or 2017 Anymore. Democrats can’t count on being able to rerun opposition strategies from bygone eras.
The Billionaires Strike Back
Federal employees scramble to insulate themselves from Trump’s purge
What Will Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy Accomplish with Doge?
A Michigan roofer’s smart plan to end the housing crisis
The mainstream media will lose its last grip on relevancy
Bluesky teases paid subscription, Bluesky+, in new mockup
How billionaire Charles Koch’s network won a 40-year war to curb regulation
Exclusive: Luigi’s Manifesto
New York Times Runs Dozens of Stories About Slain CEO – But Hasn’t Covered the Killing of Teenager in Possible Hate Crime Just a Few Miles Away
Turns Out, January 6 Was a Brilliant Political Maneuver
AI slop is already invading Oregon’s local journalism
Are Tariffs Good Or Bad
Metro moves ahead on automating trains and expanded weekend hours
Why traffic never gets better
One important thing to remember as we continue to digest the election results, especially around swings with Hispanics: some of what we saw was due to turnout differentials, not just vote switching.
Election Workers Gave Out the Wrong Ballots on AU’s Campus. It Might’ve Cost a Student Her ANC Race.
How Trump Will Lawfully Appoint Loyalists Without Senate Consent
You Should Be More Worried About Trump’s Planned Military Purge
House Republicans want to make filing taxes harder and more expensive
Did Mangione Break The Law of Nature When He Killed the Health Insurance CEO?
The Fraudulence of “Waste, Fraud and Abuse”: History repeats itself, the first time as farce, the second as clown show
Luigi Mangione Is Everywhere: From hoodies to erotic fan fiction, the internet is flooded with expressions of support and love for the suspected killer—a development experts find concerning.
Texas doctor’s viral TikTok video taken down after Gov. Abbott’s threats: Dr. Tony Pastor’s recommendation for patients not to answer citizenship questions was scrubbed from the internet.
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