Links for you. Science:

How Far Do Trump’s Cuts to Science Reach? To the Ends of the Earth.
A thallus-forming N-fixing fungus-cyanobacterium symbiosis from subtropical forests
CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel
Behold the pigbutt worm, mystery of the deep
As the Texas outbreak grows, how contagious is measles, really?
Bacteria That Gives You Gum Disease May Also Give You Alzheimer’s, Israeli Researchers Show

Other:

U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk.
Skilled technologists are being forced out of government: 18F and USDS are gutted by DOGE
One agency that explains what the government actually does for you
The New Aesthetics of Slop
Pittsburgh researcher warns NIH cuts could harm patient care, economic growth
Day 40: Republicans Contemplate Giving Up On Deficit Control Forever
Musk’s Purges Suddenly Take a Horrific Turn—and Wreck an Ugly MAGA Lie
Iowa has high cancer rates. Trump’s cuts to CDC and NIH are already hitting the state
Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan. Legal experts said that unwinding a civil-rights-era bulwark designed to safeguard employees’ rights removes a crucial check on institutional power.
Republican Cites Bible To Defend Hitting Disabled Students
Musk In Your Computers: An Interview With Nathan Tankus
A political catastrophe on live TV
DOGE’s Misplaced War on Software Licenses
Predictions Are Hard, Especially About The Future
When the Third Intifada Breaks Out in the West Bank, Don’t Forget That Israel Instigated It
Andrew Tate’s Return Is A Huge Win For The Internet’s Most Influential Misogynists
Republicans Sabotage Their Own Cover Story
Democrats Are Searching For Ways To Rein In Elon Musk
Three Methods of Control: How an unpopular government will protect its power.
David Johansen, Singer From Seminal Punk Band The New York Dolls, Dies At 75
Why Joe Rogan Believes In Fake Archaeology
A Biden Family Insider Tells All. Michael LaRosa, longtime press secretary for first lady Jill Biden, opens up about how aides hid the president from the press and ignored bad polls, as well as the “cover-up” allegations at the center of the great 2024 blame game.
Did The Supreme Court Already Accept Donald Trump’s Autocratic Vision Of The Presidency? Trump Thinks So.
Goodbye Surveillance Capitalism, Hello Surveillance Fascism (except Substack has a Nazi problem…)
The deep state is real. It’s called DOGE
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Inefficiency
NASA Official Warns Staff About Publicly Displaying Their Badges Amid Reports of Harassment
Trump Administration Orders IRS Workers Back To Office, Ignoring Union Contract