Links for you. Science:

Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question
Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
Why We Should Worry When Whales Stop Singing
The Continuing Crisis, Part IX: Inside the NIH Now
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants
Young scientists see career pathways vanish as schools adapt to federal funding cuts

Other:

Most Men Don’t Want to Be Heroes (and That’s Okay). Despite the self-pity of some, there has never been a better time to be a man.
Trump claims to be the arbiter of Jewish identity. That’s antisemitic. And dangerous.
‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE
Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes web page on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
To Fight Fascism You Have To Fucking Fight It
DC Metro Police Roust Staff of Indy Agency At DOGE’s Request (it seems this decision was made at the lower levels of the MPD, but it’s hard to say for certain)
The Stages of Trumpist Economic Grief
FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairs
Why All of the JFK Assassination Documents Haven’t Been Released Yet
The Hidden Motive Behind Trump’s Attack on Trans People
‘Canada or America?’ Touring N.S. folk duo questioned by state troopers
Tesla board members, executive sell off over $100 million of stock in recent weeks
Public Records Reveal How Agencies Complied With Trump’s Anti-Trans Order
Burning Down the House. What ties together all of Trump’s moves is personal vindictiveness and a fragile ego. At what point does reality or Republican pushback intrude?
‘Move Fast’: Inside Team Trump’s Furious Defiance of the Courts
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
The Real Reason Trump Is Pushing ‘Buy American’
Wait, why is the White House using Starlink to ‘improve Wi-Fi’? Elon’s satellite internet is being piped in from a distant data center, for some reason.
Germany issues warning for transgender & nonbinary people traveling to the U.S.
Goodbye, Kevin Drum: “Take care of Donald Trump for me.”
Tesla’s Gamble on MAGA Customers Won’t Work. This isn’t the first time Musk has shown he doesn’t understand how brands function.
‘Deeply disturbing’: Musk’s ‘Hitler didn’t murder millions’ repost draws outrage
Destroying America’s Brand. Losing the world’s trust, and a lot of money too
Jackie Robinson’s Army history scrubbed from Department of Defense websites
America’s “Constitutional Crash”: This isn’t “just” a crisis.
The Trump-Musk Regime Wants to Make Segregation Great Again
Ezra Klein, David Shor and Elite Excuses: The Hermetically Sealed TikTok Influencer