Links 5/11/25

Links for you. Science:

RFK Jr.’s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research (dumbass conspiracy pseudotheories have consequences)
The little-known database at the heart of Kennedy’s vaccine conspiracy theory
BASys2: a next-generation bacterial genome annotation system
Three scientists speak about what it’s like to have research funding cut by the Trump administration
Scientists Bioprint Living Tissues That Could Revolutionize Diabetes Treatment
Kennedy Advises New Parents to ‘Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines. In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals.

Other:

A Commanders stadium at RFK will actually cost taxpayers $6 billion
Trump’s Quest for Crypto Riches Is a Constitutional Scandal Waiting to Happen. The largest investors in Donald Trump’s crypto coin have been promised a private audience with the president. The arrangement could put Trump at odds with the Constitution and add fuel to calls for his impeachment, experts say. (1-this is correct; 2-too many Democrats won’t have the balls to impeach)
The Hallucinating ChatGPT Presidency
How to Not Get Poisoned in America
Trump’s belief in doctored ‘MS-13’ image suggests frail mental state
Remote Work Empowers Workers. Conservatives are using Pandemic Culture Wars to Target it
Let A Million Anti-Trump Flowers Bloom
Trump dismisses Biden nominees to US Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff
Republicans Opt to Make Education an Upper-Class Privilege
How have Trump’s first 100 days impacted the country? Look to New Mexico. In communities along the border, empty freezers, fired workers and fear tell a story of Trump’s return to power.
Wilson Building Bulletin: Mixed reactions from the D.C. Council on the Commanders deal
Chris Krebs kicked off CBP’s Global Entry program
‘I Wanted to Do Work That Was Helping People.’ Then Trump Fired Him — Twice.
Spooked by Trade Wars, Trump Officials Hoard Supplies: ‘It Would Be Stupid Not To!’
Trump caves, as US and Ukraine sign resource-sharing agreement
Familiars
DOGE Put a College Student in Charge of Using AI to Rewrite Regulations
History, culture and diversity converge in U Street corridor
Dipshit Centrists Assemble
Wilson Building Bulletin: Mixed reactions from the D.C. Council on the Commanders deal
Inside Voices: After 30 Years of Confinement, I Returned Home to a World Where Autocracy is Gaining a Foothold
Chinatown loses another legacy business
The US crisis is political, not constitutional
People who fled authoritarian regimes say Trump’s tactics remind them of home
The DIY Dumbphone Method
The problem with RFK Jr.’s ‘Do your own research’ line on vaccines
“Just Say Yes”: Trump Demands Media Abandon Reality for His Version
North Korea Stole Your Job. For years, North Korea has been secretly placing young IT workers inside Western companies. With AI, their schemes are now more devious—and effective—than ever.
The New Deal Is a Stinging Rebuke to Trump and Trumpism

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