Links for you. Science:

Two Louisiana infants die of whooping cough amid drop in vaccinations
The moral injury of participating in a repressive system
‘Hostile Takeover’: DOGE and Howard Lutnick Are Destroying NOAA
Meet the Fluffy, Funky and Fabulous Native Bees That Call the U.S. Home
FDA suspends program to improve bird flu testing due to staff cuts
Why a small journal’s ‘blueprint for NIH’ may offer clues to the agency’s future

Other:

Scrambling to hide “wokeness” for Hegseth visit, Naval Academy removes photos of female Jewish grads (since returned)
D.C.-area job losses happening faster than during covid, data suggests
Resentful? Crash the economy and you’ll see what that means
Fighting Means Fighting: It doesn’t mean paying lip service or waiting around for the next election.
It Is Happening Here: Trump is following the playbook of autocrats around the world — and it could change America forever.
Yes, Trump voters wanted tariffs. He promised. He delivered. What’s the mystery?
Trump fires TVA board chair, stripping power from governing body of largest US public utility
A Tale of Two Men: Look at MAGA family values, in all its repellent splendor.
Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived.
Trump’s PEPFAR cuts upend the lives of Kenyan families battling HIV
Stay Away
What exactly does Trump think is in the Smithsonian? Following his most recent executive order, I went in search of some “corrosive ideology.”
Leverage
The D.C. Council pulls the shades on sunshine in government
How To Respond To Trump’s Third-Term Taunt (And Other Taunts)
Obama calls on citizens, colleges and law firms to resist Trump agenda
MAGAnomics
Clean energy exec, ex-federal worker charged with defacing Tesla vehicles
The Window For Democrats To Fight Keeps Closing
How To Build A Bigger Tent
‘Sea of Idiocy:’ Economists Say Trump Tariffs Will Raise Price of Switch 2 and Everything Else
Black Library Writers Respond to Meta Scraping Their Work (GW is very litigious…)
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
Supreme Court uses shadow docket to help Trump again
Startup Founder Claims Elon Musk Is Stealing the Name ‘Grok’
Protesters Tee Off Against Trump In “Hands Off!” Rallies Across The U.S.
A construction union endorsed Mayor Wu in 2021. This time, they’re with Josh Kraft.
OnlyFans Sued After Two Guys Realized They Might Not Actually Be Talking to Models