Links for you. Science:

An Interview With A Fired NOAA Program Analyst
Scientists question NIH project’s use of 20th century technology to make a universal flu vaccine
The Future Of Researchers In The U.S. Is In Jeopardy
Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health
Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science
US weather forecasting is more crippled than previously thought as hurricane season nears

Other:

Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm. World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history. (impeach him. Impeach him now)
Fake Reviews Have Become the Internet’s Perfect Crime
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again. Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Trump’s Weakness Shows Through
Trump’s meme coin scheme is a blatant display of corruption
Apple’s Monopoly Is Finally Held Accountable
DOGE Is in Its AI Era. In its push for “efficiency,” DOGE has leaned increasingly on AI—regardless of whether it makes any sense. And it’s using it as an imperfect means to destructive ends.
Americans Really Dislike Trump. But They’re About to Truly Hate Him.
Michael Lewis’s Paean to Federal Workers Hits Differently Under DOGE
Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Distorted Key Parts of Her Résumé
THERE ARE TOO MANY STATES NOWADAYS. PLEASE ELIMINATE THREE. I AM NOT A CRACKPOT
MAGA Leaders Defend Americans’ Right to Boycott Israel (rightwing Jews are going to learn the hard way that there’s a lot more antisemitism in the Republican Party…)
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Politics isn’t easy and the country shouldn’t be run like a business
Republicans Set to Give Self-Described ‘DOGE Person’ Keys to Social Security Agency
We need a way to aggregate what Donald Trump is doing to this country
The White House’s Next Orchestrated Budget Crisis
Democratic Governors Should Not Paul Weiss Themselves
“An independent journalist” who won’t remain nameless
House Democrats Are Having a Public Fight About Their Oldest Lawmakers
Trump calls for 100 percent tariff on foreign-made films to save ‘dying’ Hollywood (this can be explained by encroaching senility)
Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs
The Trump Crime Family Business: Selling America from the Inside
I Just Want a Cute Robot Lamp That Isn’t Evil
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? No Thanks, Elon Musk.
Mike Waltz and government by sycophantic clowns
Jewish faculty decry Republican panel members ahead of antisemitism hearing. Lawmakers on key committee have quoted Hitler and are associated with calls for Jews to convert to Christianity
Messaging app seen in use by Mike Waltz suspends service after hackers claim breach