Links for you. Science:

FDA purges material on clinical trial diversity from its site, showing stakes of Trump DEI ban
What the Hell Is Going on at NIH?
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America’s largest in recorded history
Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze
Trump’s Definitions of “Male” and “Female” Are Nonsense Science With Staggering Ramifications
Ancient humans evolved new blood types after leaving Africa

Other:

Trump finds a new way for foreign governments to pay him off: Crypto
Fauci’s Pardon: ‘It’s Really a Shame,’ Public Health Officials Say
Bluesky’s bot invasion: AI accounts argue with everything you post
Virginia Democrats pass constitutional amendments blasted by Republicans
Elon Musk’s and X’s Role in 2024 Election Interference (if true…)
Trump press secretary hid over $300k in debt tied to ‘inappropriate donations’
U.S. senator denounces nomination of RFK Jr. to head health department
Reminder: America elected a demented criminal president
The Global Far Right Is Celebrating Trump’s New World Order
Zuckerberg: Meta building city-sized AI data center, going on $65 billion spending spree. The future of AI will be measured in gigawatts, GPUs, and the square mileage of your data centers.
Wall Street Banks Prepare to Sell Billions of Dollars of X Loans (George Soros has an opportunity to do something really funny here)
TikTok’s ‘cute winter boots’ trend explained
Donald Trump may hold hostage financial aid to California based on misinformation
Canada, Mexico Steelmakers Refuse New US Orders
America’s love affair with confident stupidity has reached awful new heights
Kamala Harris’s Podcast Strategy Fell Way Short of Trump’s
Dems say thwarting Trump’s controversial OMB pick is a top priority
Clemency for Oath Keepers, Proud Boys fuels extremism threat, experts say
The Social Media Sea Change: What happens when the thing that structured so much of our lives loses its utility?
Sarah McBride laughs off Trump’s anti-trans executive order: ‘He just declared everyone a woman’: The first openly transgender member of Congress mocked Trump’s executive order
The Washington Post Commits an Unpardonable January 6 Sin
We Israelis Should Feel Ashamed for Not Doing More to End the Gaza War
Karine Jean-Pierre Reveals She Had ‘Second Full-Time Job’ While Press Secretary (I have thoughts about this…)
‘Too Much Focus on Past Guilt’: Musk Virtually Addresses Far-right AfD Election Rally in Germany
Why there are no reader comments on my Globe columns
Impeach Donald Trump