Links for you. Science:

NIH launches women’s health research website
After 5 years in a pandemic caused by a virus, there is misunderstanding and misinformation about what a virus actually is.
The End Is Near for NASA’s Voyager Probes
People who are good at reading have different brains
The secret treasure trove still hidden in Africa’s forests
Decline of antibodies to major viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens during the COVID-19 pandemic

Other:

Never Forgive Them
It looked like D.C. was about to get RFK stadium. Then Elon Musk started tweeting
In the House of the Rising Sun
Billionaire Manbaby
Bowser Plans to Wipe Out Pay Raises for Child Care Workers Next Year, Reprising an Old Debate
“We Are Getting Lasered”: Nearly a Dozen Planes Lasered Last Night During New Jersey Drone Panic
The Council Finally Passed a Juvenile Justice Reform Bill. But It Was ‘Gutted’ at Bowser’s Behest.
An Interview With a Boxer Who Is Paying the Price
The Real Scandal of Our Media Tycoons
A Gala for Right-Wing Revenge
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day is December 21. I’m remembering one in particular.
Trump Invites a Killer to His Luxury Box
Debunking the vacancy myth
The press is giving Donald Trump the George W. Bush treatment
RFK Stadium hopes are in jeopardy after spending bill is discarded
Inside Elon Musk’s creepy quest to build utopian ‘company towns’
The Chaos Monkeys Have Already Taken Over the Zoo
Health Insurance is a Racket. What value do these companies add, really?
The year we put everything on the table
Temporarily Disconnected From Politics? Feel No Guilt About It.
NYT Panics Over Outrage at Insurance Companies
A CNN team rescued a ‘prisoner’ from Syrian jail. Now, the outlet admits he was an Assad torturer
Former DC drug kingpin Rayful Edmond dead at 60
Goodbye, Bluesky
Democrats’ playbook to beat Republicans in 2 years: work with them now (ugh. So stupid)
Trump’s Angry New Tirade on Truth Social Signals Dark 2025