Gut Yontif! (heh) Let’s celebrate with some links. Science:

A 24-month National Cohort Study examining long-term effects of COVID-19 in children and young people
Amid cuts to basic research, New Zealand scraps all support for social sciences
New study finds overfishing has halved shark and ray populations since 1970
‘There will be nothing left’: researchers fear collapse of science in Argentina. One year into Javier Milei’s presidency, scientists are exiting the country in the face of big budget cuts.
The DRC ‘mystery illness’ shows why the U.S. can’t ‘pause’ infectious disease work
Trump’s Pick for NIH Director Could Harm Science and People’s Health

Other:

Nostalgic policies shouldn’t extend to diseases. I’ve seen first-hand the damage polio can do – it shouldn’t be given another chance in future
Why the Fraudulent ‘Broken Windows’ Theory of Policing Refuses to Die
House Democrats say GOP caved to Musk in funding bill, protecting his China interests
Rep. Wexton, Senators Kaine and Warner Applaud Senate Passage of Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0
Trump Media Outsourced Jobs to Mexico Even as Trump Pushes “America First”
Wall Street’s A.I. Gamble
The Shocking Twist? She’s A Republican
Pelosi Won. The Democratic Party Lost. In sabotaging Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s bid for leadership of the Oversight Committee, party elders have doubled down on a failed strategy.
Texas professors self-censor for fear of retaliation, survey found
Why, Exactly, Did Bob Iger Pay Off Trump?
Transforming the party: Democrats have failed us — it’s time to rebuild from the ground up
Hoarders
Why Democrats can’t get over the grief of losing to Donald Trump. A party without a leader is hopeless
Obama still doesn’t get why Trump won. That’s the problem.
Inside Wall Street’s booming $1tn ‘synthetic risk transfer’ phenomenon
Cutting Government Is Easy… If You Go After McKinsey
What We Have Here Is a Rudderless Ship
A.O.C.’s Silver Linings Playbook
Federal Unions Prepare For Existential Battle With Trump Administration
Retiring U.S. Rep. Kay Granger experiencing ‘dementia issues,’ per family
Why most Californians have given up on the American Dream
Donald Trump Is Vulnerable
Big Tech’s AI Blackmail: State and local data center extortion is going national.
Taxation Should Eliminate All Billionaires— They Are Inherently Evil And Extremely Dangerous
In Waning Senate Days, Kyrsten Sinema Screwed Workers and Spent Campaign Cash on Stay at French Castle
How Fruit Became Criminal: There’s a strange connection between produce growers and organizations like the Mafia.