Links for you. Science:

Rise of pediatric flu cases is sending more children to the hospital
NASA telescope will study what put the bang in the big bang
DOGE Takes a Chain Saw to Federally Funded Scientific Research
Europe PMC
This Is The Last Thing You See Before You Die (If You Are A Crab)
Mysterious Congo outbreak likely linked to contaminated water, researchers say

Other:

We Need to Talk About the Lying
Federal workers haunted by Oklahoma City bombing fear Trump’s barbs
Chris Hayes Wants Your Attention: The Nation spoke with the journalist about one of the the biggest problems in contemporary life—attention and its commodification—and his new book The Siren’s Call. (the last part of the interview is very interesting)
Rich People Are Firing a Cash Cannon at the US Economy—But at What Cost?
One Elite, Two Elites, Red Elite, Blue Elite
These buildings use batteries made of ice to stay cool and save money
Vampire Weekend: What I learned at Bryan Johnson’s “Don’t Die” summit is that optimizing yourself like artificial intelligence is not only futile. It is also very expensive.
Chris Kluwe says he was fired after MAGA protest drew ‘too much attention’
Moving on from 18F.
Cleveland thrived under Biden. It faces a storm in the Trump era.
AOC calls Elon Musk a ‘leech’ on the public
How federal cost-cutting savages retailers and farmers. Come to Loudoun County to see how chaos in Washington hits people beyond the federal government.
Motion for Sanctions filed for Govt Lawyers Who Lied to Court About ElonMail
How DOGE detonated a crisis at a highly sensitive nuclear weapons agency
The Vermont-Quebec border runs right through this library. Trump officials used it to stoke tensions.
He bet his life savings on paper straws. Trump may destroy his business.
The NIH Cuts Are Part Of An All-Out War On Higher Education
The Digital Packrat Manifesto
“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress
There Are Other People In The World
Mass terminations have cut USDA ‘off at the knees,’ ex-employees say
The Elevators
Andrew Tate, Accused of Sex Trafficking, Is Trump’s Kind of Guy
You Don’t Have To See Everything In The Museum
Defund Rahm Emanuel
Anti-DOGE protests at Tesla stores target Elon Musk’s bottom line
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts