Links for you. Science:

Who is getting hit by the flu? See the latest data and charts.
A flat-backed millipede cruising along though the rainforest.
Trump’s Plan to Defund the NIH Will Ruin a National Treasure
NT insect collection opens doors to citizen scientists to share knowledge, deepen ties around biosecurity
It’s Not The Egg Shortage We Should Be Worrying About
Urgent CDC Data and Analyses on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate

Other:

Trump Can Be Stopped. Other countries managed to fend off autocracy. By borrowing from their playbook, America can too.
The federal tech workers facing down DOGE: What it’s like to be a federal worker during the dark days of Elon Musk’s DOGE campaign
The Generative AI Con
Trump is reshaping the federal government’s relationship to the arts — and Massachusetts artists are already feeling the effects
How to close America’s life expectancy gap
The next frontier for housing: Suburban office parks
Musk-linked group offered $5m for proof of voter fraud – and came up with nothing
Axios Caves To Trump, Will Refer To Gulf Of Mexico As ‘Gulf Of America’
What Is It All About Then
The Real Problem With Trump’s Cheesy Neoclassical Building Fetish
Now Musk and his DOGE dorks can peek at your private tax returns
Trump’s 51st-State Plan Would Be a Literal Death Sentence for Canadians
Curb Your DOGE. As D.C. Democrats bluster and grandstand, state attorneys general across the country are going to court to pump the brakes on the runaway Trump-Musk train. Herewith, New Jersey A.G. Matthew Platkin outlines his legal counteroffensive with the White House.
Nazis and Racists and “Big Balls,” Oh My!
Trump’s already gone back on his promise to leave abortion to states
Some Inconvenient Truths About Antisemitism and the Left
Landlords Have a New Hardball Tactic: Tanking Your Credit Score
How Democrats Can Fight Back: Jamie Raskin lays out the legal strategy to oppose Trump but says, “We’re not going to sue our way out of a political crisis”—Democrats need a political organizing strategy.
At least one billionaire sure seems to regret backing Trump
How Trump Could Remake the Supreme Court for a Generation
Trump is firing major parts of the workforce, there are bound to be electoral ramifications across the country.
It’s Time for the Democrats to Throw Off the Dead Hand of Clintonism
Our Government Is Experiencing a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
‘No one wants to pay $25 for breakfast’: US restaurants are cracking under inflation (Trump take egg)
Trump-Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Unnerving Turn With Vile Leaked Memo
From UNL to DOGE: Nebraska prodigy’s role in Musk overhaul shocks, pleases back home