Links for you. Science:

An Interview With A Fired USDA Agricultural Engineer
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
This genetics firm didn’t resurrect the extinct dire wolf, but did achieve a breakthrough in hype
Inter-plasmid transfer of antibiotic resistance genes accelerates antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens
We Now Know How AI ‘Thinks’—and It’s Barely Thinking at All
Harvard Medical researcher sues NIH for cutting grant to study LGBTQ mental health

Other:

Please tell Elissa Slotkin she got 23,847 fewer votes in Michigan than Kamala Harris
Wisconsin Judge Monica Isham Threatens Not to Hold Court Over Hannah Dugan Arrest
Young men and women are taking the ‘gender gap’ to staggering new levels
Musk-owned company says it qualifies for federal contracts reserved for small businesses
Elon Musk’s Artificial God
When did people stop dancing at the club?
Your Home Without China
‘We no longer felt welcome nor safe’: Canadian snowbirds cashing out of U.S. for good
New study reveals wealth inequality was never inevitable
How can taxing foreign investors balance trade?
Indiana lieutenant governor calls Three-Fifths Compromise ‘a great move’: Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R) said the compromise ultimately helped end slavery, while historians generally agree it reinforced the power of slave states. (if you want to see what the Republican Party really thinks, look to the states)
Almost Pony Time
Apple aims to source all US iPhones from India in pivot away from China
Feel The Pain
More Americans are financing groceries with buy now, pay later loans — and more are paying those bills late, survey says (seems very bad!)
People in states with abortion bans are twice as likely to die during pregnancy
The Crisis at Social Security Illustrates Elon Musk and DOGE’s Plan: Explode the Number and Severity of Improper Payments.
The bastards of neoliberalism: The eccentrics of the new right aren’t rebelling against our political regime – they are its twisted successors.
Trump DOJ goon threatens Wikipedia: The interim US attorney for DC claims Wikipedia is ‘allowing foreign operatives’ to rewrite its website.
How to Lose a Tech War
Here’s the first U.S. citizen who is a political prisoner under the Trump regime
MN Republicans introduce vaccine criminalization bill drafted by Florida hypnotist
Democrats Need to Make Republicans Fear the Consequences of Attempting a Dictatorship
DOGE Worker’s Code Supports NLRB Whistleblower
How Gen Z Became the Most Gullible Generation
How Trump Worship Took Hold in Washington
Elon Musk messed around — and now he’s finding out
Trump’s Attack on ActBlue Just Blew Up in His Face