Links for you. Science:

Fearing paper on evolution might get them deported, scientists withdrew it (gift link)
Most bacterial gene families are biased toward specific chromosomal positions
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
RFK Jr. says we’ll know what causes autism by September. Is that realistic?
Massive cuts to NASA science proposed in early White House budget plan
Energy Department reduces funding for grants to colleges and universities. The change by the Trump administration limits to 15 percent funds for indirect costs, which cover facilities and staff many scientists say are crucial to their work.

Other:

A whistleblower’s disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data (if you haven’t read this you should; also, the DNS shenanigans sound like what happened at several other agencies, meaning their data have been made insecure)
They fled authoritarian countries. Here they’re experiencing déjà vu.
House takes spring break with budget bill in limbo, jeopardizing D.C. services
Elon Musk, DOGE, and the Federal Hiring Freeze Have Upended the Careers of Young People
Wealthy Buyers Are Backing Out of Multimillion-Dollar Home Deals
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
Poof! There Goes America’s Competitive Advantage in a Warming World
DOGE Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress
The Billionaires Did It. They Made Spaceflight Uncool.
Why It’s Impossible for Most Small Businesses to Manufacture in the US
As egg prices soared at the supermarket, so did producer profits
Tufts University student and government argue in court whether she can challenge ICE arrest (“We are not monsters,” the officer told her after she asked if she was safe. “We do what the government tells us.” Officer Friendly, that statement pretty much makes you a monster)
Marco Rubio’s hunt for “anti-Christmas bias” is creeping theocracy
Trump’s U.S. is not acting like a hospitable World Cup or Olympics host
Big Law’s Attempts to Appease Trump Won’t Work
He Represented Contentious Immigration Cases for the Government. His Candor Lost Him His Job.
The Vibe Shifts Against the Right
IRS forces return to mail-in returns thanks to IT programming error
Business as Usual in the House of Representatives By House Staff
A Stronger Playbook For House Resistance: An internal memo shows Senate Democrats aren’t the only ones who can gum up the works.
This Is The Way
RealPage sues California city officials over rental algorithm ban
Boycott Columbia
Washington, DC, faces budget crisis after House leaves $1.1 billion hole in city coffers
Even More
D.C. officials tap into 2009 law to fill some of $1 billion budget hole. The use of a law that allows for an increase in spending comes after Congress failed to pass a routine budget appropriation for 2025, forcing the city to revert to 2024 spending levels.
Streateries could become permanent around the District