Links for you. Science:

People can give their cats bird flu, CDC study suggests
We’re Running Out of Chances to Stop Bird Flu
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling (the goal here is to prevent NIH from being able to spend all its money by Sept. 30, at which point it can be returned to the Treasury, and claimed as ‘savings’)
Covid-Like Bat Virus Discovered by Researchers in Chinese Lab
I’m an NIH-funded researcher, drowning in uncertainty
NIH continues to fund non-competing awards…except for guess who?

Other:

“King Donald I” Accelerates White Nationalist Purge of Military Leaders
HHS orders CDC to halt some vaccine ads, saying RFK Jr. wants message focused on ‘informed consent’
AOC shows how to fight back and stand strong
Bentz’s Pendleton town hall draws major crowd, criticism
DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
Why Is Elon Musk So Hell-Bent on Bulldozing the Government?
INFLECTION: The Backlash Begins As Elon Goes Wild
Chris Kluwe ‘figured’ he would get arrested for protesting MAGA — and he’d do it again
US Rep. Glenn Grothman faces hostile crowd at Oshkosh town hall meeting
Justice Department deletes database tracking federal police misconduct
‘So much anxiety’: Federal layoffs ripple through Louisiana as workers brace for more cuts
DOGE Put Him in the Treasury Department. His Company Has Federal Contracts Worth Millions
Another Town Hall(s) Goes Off the Rails – Oregon 2nd District Edition
The American Left Is Learning to Love Patriotism Again
PhysicsForums and the Dead Internet Theory
How Redistricting Helped Republicans Win the House
The Starving Hordes on Twitter, Yes the Economy Matters
Corruption overload
The ‘Exciting Business Opportunity’ That Ruined Our Lives. Amway sold my family a life built on delusion.
The Delivery Worker Turned Moped King
Data brokers can keep selling your social security number, says new CFPB chief
How an ex-State Department official fueled Elon Musk’s attack on USAID
Anatomy of an AI Coup
WATCH: ‘I decide’: Mass. Rep. Lynch gets heated with constituents at Boston rally
Local USAID workers are ‘in survival mode’
Businesses and DEI: Corporations Don’t Maximize Shareholder Value