Links for you. Science:

The most underreported and important story in AI right now is that pure scaling has failed to produce AGI
Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World
Dr. Vinay Prasad Embraces Policy-Based Evidence Making
CDC Shutters PRAMS Program on Maternal and Infant Health
Physiological adaptations of clinical vs. indoor environmental strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a hospital setting
COVID-19 Vaccination and Odds of Post–COVID-19 Condition Symptoms in Children Aged 5 to 17 Years

Other:

The Great Resegregation: The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
https://dogeisdumb.com/
Defusing the Slur Bomb
Move fast and break people. For Elon Musk’s government, the psychological warfare is the point.
Elon Musk’s Power Grab Is Lawless, Dangerous, and—Yes—a Coup
Elon’s X Turnaround-ish Miracle
Republicans caught between Trump and farmers pleading for frozen funds
Cuts to U.S. Weather and Climate Research Could Put Public Safety at Risk
MAGA Fan Zachary Levi Ripped After Begging Musk To Let ‘Good’ Trump Voters Keep Their Jobs
DOGE shared its receipts — and some of them don’t match
BRAVO, PETER BAKER: DECADES TOO LATE, YOU’VE DISCOVERED HOW RIGHT-WING MESSAGING WORKS
Eighty Percent of Germans Voted Against the Far Right. Can That Happen Here?
“Lies”
When MAGA Meets Minsky
Suck It Up, Losers
Surviving Fascism: Lessons from Jim Crow
The Elon DOGE Emperor Has No Clothes
DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
‘The President is neither a King nor a dictator’: Maine Governor Mills defends state’s transgender policies amid Trump investigation
DOGE is the Theranos of Cost-Cutting
Just Do Nothing
OPM’s Own Guidance Says Fed Employees Never Have to Respond to the Elon Emails
Fired federal workers search for new jobs but struggle to replace their old ones
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump (“Mr. Murphy has spent the past three years immersing himself in the literature and ideas of the “new right,” listening to the podcast “Red Scare” and reading thought leaders like Curtis Yarvin and Patrick Deneen. He credits that immersion for his being prepared for Mr. Trump’s return to power.”)
Trump’s newest FBI hire is a disaster of a far-right podcaster
Military spouses find their jobs are up next on Musk’s chopping block