Links for you. Science:

Congress demands answers on low testosterone issues among special operators
Congo’s health ministry says unknown disease is severe malaria
Increasing prevalence of bacteriocin carriage in a 6-year hospital cohort of E. faecium
Invasive ‘murder hornets’ are wiped out in the US, officials say
The moon may be 100 million years older than we thought
Critically evaluating the relative importance of phage in shaping microbial community composition

Other:

Opioids are killing older Black men in D.C. at some of the highest rates in the country
Understanding RFK Jr.’s potential HHS powers and why to avoid ‘sane-washing’ him
Has Switzerland Built the Best Public Transportation System in the World? The joy of when governments works
Why did murders surge in 2020? Research says economics, not activism. New analysis from Brookings shows that the increase began not with the death of George Floyd but the erosion of employment.
Flawed pandemic record follows Trump’s NIH candidate
RTO mandates lead to ‘brain drain’ attrition, researchers say. Return-to-office mandates contributed to high turnover and slow hiring at S&P 500 firms, University of Pittsburgh researchers found.
Trump’s Unhinged New Vaccine Ramblings Reveal Big Weakness. An interview with Anne Shoup, a senior adviser to a group trying to stop RFK Jr.’s nomination, about Trump’s tacit admission that RFK’s anti-vax extremism is a political problem
More Men Are Addicted to the ‘Crack Cocaine’ of the Stock Market
Biden got screwed. His presidency is a reminder that we have no control over who tells our story
Some basic math about cutting government: Putting the wild Muskawamy numbers in perspective
A computational analysis of potential algorithmic bias on platform X during the 2024 US election
How Kennedy Has Worked Abroad to Weaken Global Public Health Policy. The health secretary pick and his organization have worked around the world to undermine longstanding policies on measles, AIDS and more.
New Jersey “19th century” “eclecticism”
The Death and Life of Simon’s Rock
Michael Benz, a conservative crusader against online censorship, appears to have a secret history as an alt-right persona
‘He is one of us!’: US anti-vaxxers rejoice at nomination of David Weldon for CDC
Arizona sees record high vaccine exemptions among kindergarteners
If Only Democrats Were In Disarray
Last-ditch effort to block Schedule F’s return thwarted by Senate Republicans
Wanted: ‘a very nasty and very public civil war’ among the Democrats
The Government Is Shutting Down Because Elon Musk Has Factories in China (no shutdown, but Musk got what he wanted)
Trump, Tech Weirdos, And The Republican Crusade For Cultural Dominance: Make changing your relationship with social media a New Year’s resolution.
Inside the Demise of DC’s Most Hated Political Watering Hole
An election Elon can’t buy
Joe Biden’s Bodyguard of Liars Betrayed American Democracy
Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen