Links for you. Science:

Delayed CDC report shows increased evidence of bird flu spread to people
Opossum eats whole Costco chocolate cake; fans have big feelings: ‘Me too girl’
Vaccines are popular, actually
Evaluating the economic and health impact of proactive genomic epidemiology in a hospital setting
Why U.S. ranchers and farmers are alarmed about Canada’s destructive “super pigs”
Venomous snake found in bananas at New Hampshire grocery store

Other:

You Are the “Inefficiency”: Forget the “47%” – now nearly all of us are contemptible moochers whose lives are too inconsequential to worry about.
We’re dealing with actual Nazis: Musk and his young mercenary are anything but subtle.
After claiming remote workers are actually golfing, Trump again hits the links in Florida
The Country That Was Here Is Gone
MUSK IS GREEDY, BUT HE’S ALSO AN IDEOLOGUE AND A SICKO (very good)
‘I am an excellent employee’: Pro-Trump federal employees are shocked Donald Trump is firing them
See Ya Later FDA: My time at FDA has come to an abrupt stop. I got DOGE’d.
Federal workers are being rushed back to the office. It’s causing chaos.
Food Head at FDA Resigns, Citing Numerous Job Cuts
Can’t shell it out! NYC bodegas selling ‘loosie’ eggs as bird flu causes prices of cartons to skyrocket (Trump take egg)
U.S. weighs destroying $500 million in stockpiled covid tests
Target drops DEI initiatives and learns there are harsh consequences
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
On Substack, Meritocracy Is a Myth. It’s better to be lucky than good.
Musk attacks a blind man and loses
The Department of Veterans Affairs Gets Well and Truly Fucked
Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash (bad headline that makes it sound like he’s fixing the problem, not making it worse)
In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines
Federal judge reinstates employee appeals board member fired by Trump
Meta removes Facebook ad criticizing Musk
Trump administration fires thousands for ‘performance’ without evidence, in messy rush
Understanding the Taxonomy of DOGE
Immunity
Appeasement at Munich
How the federal funding and hiring freezes are leaving communities vulnerable to wildfire
Assume a Debt Crisis
Urgency For Grocery Store Downtown Grows As Residents Begin To Move In