Links for you. Science:

National Science Foundation fires roughly 10% of its workforce
Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
Oops: Trump-Musk Cuts Just Wrecked an NIH Org Championed by GOPers
Fog harvesting could provide water for arid cities
Scientists Think Visitors From Another Star System May Have Infiltrated Our Galactic Neighborhood
Earth’s Oceans Were Green a Billion Years Ago. They Could Soon Be Green Again.

Other:

Go ahead, pick the “wrong” fight
DOGE Has ‘God Mode’ Access to Government Data. The president’s special commission now has an unprecedented ability to view and manipulate information at many federal agencies.
Covid vaccine faces ban for all Americans in radical U-turn by Trump team
Pressing Matters Are We Self-Segregating on Social Media?
Why Elon Musk Can’t Run DOGE [sic] Anymore
Kansas City doesn’t have enough jobs available for all the federal workers getting laid off
Half of Trump’s first month in office saw him visiting Trump properties. On one-third of the first 31 days of his second term, Trump played golf.
11-year-old took her own life after classmates threatened to call ICE on her family, devastated mother reveals
The Cruelty Isn’t the Point. It’s the Pleasure. Trump 2.0 is a shared sensual experience in hurting other people.
It will be hard to dislodge Elon Musk — but not impossible
Firing of probationary employees called ‘self-defeating’
Is This Why Musk Keeps Using the Same Dozen Tech Micro-Bros for Each Takeover?
Donald Trump Has Already Spent $10.7 Million Of Taxpayer Money Playing Golf
The Intellectual Dishonesty of Jason Furman
A quarter of US shoppers have dumped favorite stores over political stances
‘Frankly ridiculous’: Judge smashes core claim of Trump lawyers defending executive order
These Are the SpaceX Engineers Already Working Inside the FAA: SpaceX engineers were said to be simply touring the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday. In fact, some were already being onboarded at the agency under a policy designed to increase “employment opportunities for people with disabilities.”
Martin Niemöller Was an Antisemite: His poem was not about indifference.
Animal hospital in DC waives fees for laid off federal workers
Airlines Sue to Avoid Consequences for Breaking Disabled Travelers’ Wheelchairs. Major carriers are trying to overturn a Biden-era policy that ended decades of mistreatment. (horrible)
Former NFL punter arrested after protesting ‘MAGA’ on proposed Huntington Beach library plaque
John Bingham on Monsters and Natural-Born Fools
Golfo del Gringo Loco
RFK Jr. targets transgender protections in one of first moves at HHS
We’re Negotiating with War Criminals
DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency