Links for you. Science:

Evolution and mutational landscape of highly pathogenic avian influenza strain A(H5N1) in the current outbreak in the USA and global landscape
Flu season in the US is the most intense it’s been in at least 15 years
On the Front Lines Against Bird Flu, Egg Farmers Say They’re Losing the Battle
Protection from COVID reinfections plummeted from 80% to 5% with omicron
Multilingual children have better executive function skills, study finds
A recent report finds climate change is accelerating faster than predicted. Some experts disagree

Other:

Trump expected to order a crackdown on D.C. crime, homeless encampments
How Elon Musk and His DOGE Goons Are Following the Private Equity Playbook
Out With The Consultants: Democrats have long outsourced political judgment to professional-services providers (pollsters, strategists, lawyers)—but what do they know about defeating a coup?
Is Trump Ready for Bird Flu? Most of his health picks are uninterested in using most of the tools that can limit the spread of infectious disease.
Trump Just Blew a Hole Through the Constitution
Thousands of Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S.
Anti-Trump Resistance Didn’t Go Too Far. It Didn’t Go Far Enough
DOGE Teen Ran Image-Sharing Site Linked to URLs Referencing Pedophilia and the KKK (he seems nice)
Think the military lowered its standards for women? Think again.
The People’s Briefing
Vought Restores CFPB Procedure That Sustains Mortgage Markets
Musk associates granted access to confidential info about X’s competitors
The spirit of Ellis Island
Zuckerberg’s swerve: how diversity went from being a Meta priority to getting cancelled
The Chilling Consequences of Going Along With Trump
Durbin Implores Senate GOP To ‘Pause’ On Patel Amid Claims He Covertly Managed FBI Purge
Elon Musk built his wealth from taxpayer-funded research — now he’s trying to destroy future science
Will Trump Continue to Defy Court Orders?
What We’re Fighting For
The Trump administration is a crime magnet. But “Springtime for Scammers” has flaws that can be exploited
Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US
Heckle government stooges at every opportunity
Aging Members of Congress Refuse to Disclose Details of Their Top Secret Hospital
Stand Up And Be Counted
Elon Musk’s Waste.gov Is Just a WordPress Theme Placeholder Page
Early Crypto Traders Had Speedy Profit on Trump Coin as Others Suffered Losses