Links for you. Science:

NIH reels with fear, uncertainty about future of scientific research (good timeline)
Enhanced suppression of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia by a three-phage cocktail: genomic insights and kinetic profiling
β-Lactamase diversity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
β-Lactamase diversity in Acinetobacter baumannii
Industry-Backed Legislation Would Bar the Use of Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental Protections
NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants. Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated

Other:

Inside the Trump White House’s relentless strategy to dominate the news (I’m sure the national Democratic strategy of rolling over and not drawing distinctions will be effective against this…)
It Is 2021 And Jeffries Is Complaining About The Extreme Left, It is 2025 And…
DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately
A Sensitive Complex Housing a CIA Facility Was on GSA’s List of US Properties for Sale
How to Decode RFK Jr.’s Dog Whistle Messages on the Measles Vaccine (my take here)
Trump Donors Try to Buy Pittsburgh Mayor’s Race
The Take It Down Act isn’t a law, it’s a weapon
After Elon Musk Fired Her, She Kept Showing Up to Work—for Free. The billionaire and his followers are out to cull federal employees they think are lazy and overpaid. But without people like Bianca Sicich, the Attwater’s prairie chicken could go extinct.
Resources for Impacted Federal Workers (D.C. government)
FEMA’s top lawyer placed on leave after less than one week in role
Why Elon Musk and Ben Shapiro want Trump to pardon George Floyd’s murderer
Trump Promises To Abuse Take It Down Act For Censorship, Just As We Warned
Unreleased HUD letter shows D.C. Housing Authority failing disabled tenants
Bowser relents on BLM Plaza, continues cautious approach to Trump
Federal job cuts could significantly reduce DC revenue
Fired federal workers can find jobs in D.C. government, Bowser says
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
The “Epstein files” and Melania’s “deepfake” testimony are attempts to hide Trump’s violent misogyny
Surprise! Trump found another way to make Musk even richer
“Not fit to have a job”: Trump victim-blames veterans, workers for his war on the economy. When Grandma’s Social Security check goes missing, Trump and Musk plan to call her a “fraud”
Social Security chief blames huge planned job cuts on clueless DOGE
How Social Security Administration Cuts Affect You
CA Gov Gavin Newsom “Completely Aligns” With Charlie Kirk On Trans Issues In Podcast
My Focus Group
The Taxpayers Are Going All In on Crypto. This isn’t an investment; it’s a giveaway to Trump’s supporters.
Social Security Workers Aren’t Allowed to Read This Story. New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.