Links for you. Science:
Flu is surging nationwide, with 24 million cases so far
Michele Banks: The Pulse of Life in Ink and Color
Quantifying the impact of antibiotic use and genetic determinants of resistance on bacterial lineage dynamics
Ban on D.E.I. Language Sweeps Through the Sciences
Abandoning research participants is an unconscionable betrayal
To My Fellow Lab Rats: A Letter From a Postdoc Who Survived the Bolsonaro Years
Other:
Trump Is on the Wrong Side of History by Design
The SAVE Act Could Stop Millions of Women From Voting. Here’s What You Need to Know
Livid
Don’t let Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk us out of democracy
Good Enough For Journalism
D.C. Landlords Owe More Than $40 Million in Unpaid Housing Violations
No Magic Wand
Kids are stepping up to slow down Trump’s devastation
Trump’s Shock Doctrine: Uncertainty and the Repudiation of Contracts
The GSA Plans to Sell Hundreds of Its Federal Government Buildings
New DOGE staffer appears to be young lawyer with surprising bio
In dramatic overhaul, Cambridge becomes one of the first cities in Mass. to eliminate single-family zoning
Revenge of the Covid Conspiracy Theorists. After years of GOP attacks on US health agencies, Trump appointees are poised to bring Covid-19 conspiracies to their leadership of US agencies. Federal workers are scared of what comes next.
Voters Think Musk Has Too Much Influence, Describe Trump’s Administration as “Chaotic”
Why does Trump’s Gaza plan sound so familiar? Because the Nazis tried it first
What Elon Musk wants is worse than you think
The ‘Manosphere’? It’s Planet Earth.
DOGE May Now Be Aware Of The CFAA But It’s Still Violating It, Along With Lots Of Other Laws
Trump Fired Inspectors General Who Identified $183.5 Billion in Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
GOP Is Quietly Freaking Out About Elon; Time For Them To Take A Stand
Americans Are Actually in a Position to Make Elon Musk Feel Our Rage
Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?
Why the health care industry is letting RFK Jr. cruise to confirmation
Hegseth’s rough start: Pentagon chief faces protest at U.S. base abroad
Trump Gives DOGE Broad Powers as GOP Announces Budget Designed to Screw Millions of Americans. The new Republican budget would add $3 trillion to the U.S. debt over the next ten years.
The public lost access to Census Bureau data for days after a Trump order
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