Links for you. Science:
Evidence abandoned: Trump’s cabinet and the fallout for science
Here’s How We Know RFK Jr. Is Wrong About Vaccines. Children used to die of diseases far more gruesome and deadly than we remember.
Scientific American Loses Its Bold Leader
Inferring strain-level mutational drivers of phage-bacteria interaction phenotypes arising during coevolutionary dynamics
Genomic and transmission dynamics of the 2024 Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda
Squirrels Caught Hunting and Eating Meat for the First Time. Scientists thought this species stuck to eating grains, but this summer’s open season on voles suggests otherwise.
Other:
‘I was in denial about it’: actor Matt McGorry on having long Covid
The Democrats Have a Crime Problem. Blame the Media. How news coverage fuels the widespread, misguided perception that crime is up and cities are unsafe
The “Blob” Is Furious About Gaza. But That’s Not Enough.
The Next Great Leap in AI Is Behind Schedule and Crazy Expensive
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Pete Hegseth and What Christian Nationalism Looks Like
Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud
Crypto Bros Are Salivating at Trump’s Pick for SEC Chairman
Asleep at the Wheel in the Headlight Brightness Wars
This Administration Doesn’t Care About the Cool Girls. It doesn’t actually matter anymore if you are a party girl or a non–party girl, if you want to be a mother or not—in Trump’s second presidency, all women are disposable.
Youngkin: Jordanians ‘crashed’ Quantico. Feds: It was an Amazon delivery. Virginia’s governor has used the arrest of two undocumented men who misunderstood directions to stop at a check-in station to inflame fears over illegal immigration.
History is screaming at us to take Trump literally
New data highlight the financial burden of long COVID
Boston broke a record last year for fewest homicides. It’s on track to do it again.
The 12 Richest People in Trump’s Administration
‘Clearly illegal’: Trump megadonors reportedly employ undocumented migrants
‘We Can Bury Anyone’: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine
How Musk Out-Maneuvered Trump: Musk got the only thing that he wanted. Does Trump realize it?
The Lie That Won’t Die: Why We’re Still Talking About Autism and Vaccines
Congress passes RFK bill in surprise move, giving D.C. control of stadium site
The silence of the orcs
AOC Should Have Won This Fight. Nancy Pelosi led the charge to keep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez out of a key House position. It was a bad move.
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What Makes A Scandal
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