Links for you. Science:

A butterfly collector in Africa with more than 4.2 million seeks to share them for the future
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have devised an influenza vaccine that prompts immunity to all four major flu subtypes and shows potential against bird flu. (paper here; someone should ask Kennedy about this during his hearings)
New bone test could rewrite British history, say scientists
Trump team takes aim at crown jewel of US climate research
Persistent virulent phages exist in bacterial isolates (very interesting)
US respiratory virus infections rise, led by flu

Other:

The January 6 Attackers Won. The fourth anniversary of the Capitol attack marks a dark day in American history
Bluesky Proves Stagnant Monopolies Are Strangling the Internet
The Real Reason People Don’t Trust in Science Has Nothing to Do with Scientists. Propaganda works, is the real upshot of a survey showing lingering post-pandemic distrust of science
‘You don’t get red-pilled overnight’: California’s political players explain what happened in 2024
No, Trump wasn’t “confused” about the New Orleans attack
Universities and the Coming Storm
AI costs American renters over $3.6 billion annually, according to new report
He Got Away With It
GOP Senator’s Husband Refuses Harris’s Handshake
January 6th was Successful
In the Shadow of Silicon Valley
Stranded by status: Plaskett’s call for equal voting rights
Toxic masculinity links the New Orleans attacker and the Las Vegas bomber
Baltimore homicides and shootings fall to lowest levels since 2015
A Comprehensive And Maddening History Of Color Star, Would-Be Titans Of Just About Anything
10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
Biden signs bill to increase Social Security benefits for millions of public workers
How the H-1B System Undercuts American Workers (it’s from Compact, so consider the source; also, it assumes that we only want high-skill immigrants–a position I don’t agree with)
Sen. Ben Cardin reflects on his six-decade career and impact on Maryland
Musk’s global project isn’t about politics. It’s about himself.
Brazil eliminated daylight saving time. It’s having second thoughts.
CEO Who Bragged About Replacing Workers With AI Now Distressed That AI Will Replace His Job Too
JetBlue fined $2 million for pattern of ‘chronically delayed’ flights
It’s Time to Recruit the Rich. Yes, even that guy.
Washington has a long history of famous and infamous NFL quarterbacks
Trump transition considering D.C.-area showcase immigration raid in first days of administration