Links for you. Science:

The Second Trump White House Could Drastically Reshape Infectious Disease Research. Here’s What’s at Stake.
Eugenics, statistical hubris, and unknowable unknowns in human genetics
Tracking clonal and plasmid transmission in colistin- and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
New antibiotic from India is 97% effective against infections: All about Zaynich (cefepime-zidebactam)
What bird flu experts are watching for in 2025
Institut Pasteur decides to leave X

Other:

You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What?
Will Americans Ever Lose Their Taste for Telework?
Donald Trump Has Mark Zuckerberg By the Balls
Social Media Is for Consuming Disasters, Not Surviving Them
Walgreens Replaced Fridge Doors With Smart Screens. It’s Now a $200 Million Fiasco
The Washington Post Would Like to Sell You Some “Riveting Storytelling”
David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78
Senators Clear the Way for Hegseth’s Christian Nationalist Crusade
Bob Uecker Was Just The Best
These lawmakers made a fortune in the stock market last year
Did Republicans Take Washington in a Landslide? Not So Much
Russ Vought wants to make Congress obsolete
The Washington Post’s New Mission: Reach ‘All of America’
You will never be good enough to belong: Pete Hegseth and the role of women in the military and public life
Are We Sleepwalking Into Autocracy?
Don’t Shrink the Bus. Could Tesla’s Cybercab and similar smaller vehicles replace traditional trains and buses? Unfortunately, the idea of “personal rapid transit” has some big drawbacks.
Ethics worries grow for Florida Democrat as state sues over $5 million covid payment. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s self-reported income increased by millions of dollars the same year as the overpayment. (this is bad. Really bad)
Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth
Trump’s China tariff threats are helping fuel a manufacturing boom — in Mexico
You’ll Never Guess Who Trump’s New Favorite President Is
AT&T Is Stopping Its 5G Internet Air Service in NY Because of New Broadband Law
What’s Behind Meta’s MAGA Makeover?
Keanu Reeves Says ‘My Heart’ Wants ‘John Wick 5’ but ‘I Don’t Know if My Knees Can Do It’: Right Now They’re Saying ‘I Can’t Do Another’
He’s a Security Guard at the Met. Now His Work Is Showing There.
Justice Department Sues Six of the Nation’s Largest Landlords in Effort to Stop Alleged Price-Fixing in Rental Markets
Florida Republican: Climate Change Will Wreck Property Values, So Let’s Cut Taxes Now