Links 5/12/25

Links for you. Science:

A New Type of Rock Is Forming — and It’s Made of Our Trash
Flying squirrel-inspired drone with foldable wings demonstrates high maneuverability
Tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest disease, could be America’s next outbreak
Screwworms are coming—and they’re just as horrifying as they sound
This Janet Jackson BASSLINE breaks laptops (video)
Scientists once thought only humans could bob to music. Ronan the sea lion helped prove them wrong

Other:

Exploding Cargo. Hacked GPS Devices. Spoofed Coordinates. Inside New Security Threats in the Skies.
Human rights nightmares show ‘the crazies’ who wanted to abolish ICE were right
Trump’s brain is gone
Your Children’s Children Will Die in Our Factories
Almost All the Critics Love It in New York
Yes, Trump’s trying to make America segregated again
But Why
Trump vs. America’s National Parks
Complacency, Denialism and the Risk of an Economic Trumpocalypse
Trump team makes desperate bid to solve air traffic controller crisis
A small Montana town has thrived on federal jobs. Now come Trump’s cuts.
A Bold Move to Help Fix the Housing Crisis Just Happened in an Unexpected Place
S.F. bike riders’ Wiggle protest slows traffic
Mike Waltz Accidentally Reveals Obscure App the Government Is Using to Archive Signal Messages
Elon Musk’s DOGE is weakening. This lawsuit wants to finish it off.
The Hidden Struggle of John Fetterman
The president is addled
Israeli Right-wingers Staged a Pogrom Against Reform Jews – and the Opposition Stays Silent
Your brush with death
How Tesla Could Skirt Trump’s Tariffs While Everyone Else Pays Up
Trump administration settles with Maine over funding freeze after dispute over trans athletes (this isn’t a “settlement”, it’s a defeat for Trump and Republicans)
Why Is the Texas Legislature Obsessed With Furries?
Speak now: Myriam Gurba talks with journalist Daniel Alvarenga about El Salvador
GOP Lays Groundwork To Restrict Abortion Pill With New Junk Science Report
These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack.
Trump’s Legacy Will Be the Countless People Killed by His Policies
Judge rules Trump executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie is unconstitutional

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