Links for you. Science:

Donald Trump’s War On Government Science May Be Underway
Why Trump’s ‘America First’ Strategy Could Literally Make America Sick
Complying in advance doesn’t protect you, it just gets you on historical record as a quisling: The NIH Edition
In the Authoritarians’ New War on Ideas, Biology Might Be Next
What went wrong at 23andMe? Why the genetic-data giant risks collapse
HIV Denial in the COVID Era

Other:

On Having a Maximum Wealth
Mark Zuckerberg, Call Your Rabbi!
With Hegseth confirmed, what does merit even mean anymore?
Back To Basics: You can’t refresh the tree of liberty by lowering the price of eggs
Learning to Listen
What Donald Trump Taught Me About Myself: It will help me, and can help all of us, weather his second presidency.
Women, gays, transgender and queer Americans serve in the military because men won’t
Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders (I think the Republican end game here is to try to deny Native Americans the right to vote)
Donald Trump in fiery call with Denmark’s prime minister over Greenland
Trump’s imminent pardons will green-light another wave of far-right violence
RFK Jr. skipped meeting where officials planned fight against a future pandemic
National Gallery of Art ends diversity programs due to Trump executive order
China made a bet decades ago because it couldn’t compete with the US on cars. That bet is paying off big
Crypto fans hoped Trump would make them legit. Then came the meme coins.
The Oath Keepers Are Back — and Targeting America’s Youth
Trump’s DEI push doesn’t level the playing field. It digs trenches.
“A brazen grift”: Trump turns his inauguration over to MAGA scams
You can finally press ‘reset’ on your Instagram feed. Here’s why you should.
How State Prosecutors Can Send Jan. 6 Offenders Back to Prison
Trump reverses Biden actions intended to protect abortion access
As California AI data centers grow, so does dirty energy
Rent rose by 20 percent across L.A. County after fires. That’s illegal.
5 mind-boggling reactions to Trump’s second term
What is FEMA, the agency Trump has threatened to get rid of?
Trump’s Administration Is Taking Down Sites About Gender Identity All Over the Internet
The peril in your cellphone: Our phones make it possible to track our every move. Now, that is more dangerous than ever. But Massachusetts can shut it down.