Links for you. Science:

Million year-old bubbles could solve ice age mystery
Climate Models Can’t Explain What’s Happening to Earth
Evolution and ecology of anti-defence systems in phages and plasmids
Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 T cell responses as a function of multiple COVID-19 boosters
Quarry Workers Find Dinosaur Footprints in ‘Snapshot’ of Jurassic Britain
Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’: Glacier cores reveal Icelandic volcano that plunged Europe into darkness

Other:

Don’t Call Kennedy a Vaccine Skeptic. Call Him What He Is: A Cynic.
Not So Fast on That Peaceful Transfer of Power
Wildfire Smog Is Deadly—But LA’s Covid Mask Organizers Have It Covered
DC violent crime dips 35% in 2024, reaches 30-year low: US Attorney
Top Oversight Democrat says he’s open to collaborate with the DOGE (we could have had AOC…)
Dear Mr. Kupor: Please fix federal hiring
Can you read cursive? It’s a superpower the National Archives is looking for.
In Praise of California: It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness
Dear Mr. Kupor: Please fix federal hiring
Saving One Screen At A Time. Pondering the screen saver, a cultural artifact which can mean one of two things: Fun animated graphics and screens that automatically go dark. The difference matters.
Trump Doesn’t Believe Anything. That’s Why He Wins.
‘I Think Things Are Going to Be Bad, Really Bad’: The US Military Debates Possible Deployment on US Soil Under Trump
The Real Threat of Fake Numbers: Will Trump cook the books? Why assume he won’t?
Suckers
Priorities
The Architects Of L.A.’s Wildfire Devastation
Praising Pozzo: Let’s, for chrissake, press pause on valorizing CEOs.
Justice Department Sues Six Large Landlords for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme that Harms Millions of American Renters
Author Anita Say Chan thinks Silicon Valley may have a eugenics problem. Here’s why
Big Cuts To Medicaid Reportedly On The Menu For House Republicans
Dating the Machine
Google’s AI Overview Tells Adults to Use ‘Magic Wand’ With Kids
‘We’re Fine’: Lying to Ourselves About a Climate Disaster
Bogans in Brooklyn
Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location (list here)
Trump’s Greenland delusions of grandeur are based on a deceiving map