Links for you. Science:

Common bacteria linked to strep raises worries in US: ‘Pandemic in plain sight’
MAGA’s War on Science
National Science Foundation Halts Funding Indefinitely
Real-time sequencing a promising tool for hospital outbreak detection, study finds (paper here)
Sand groomers v turtles: how wildlife is falling foul of the demand for Insta-perfect beaches

Other:

She Called a 5-Year-Old the N-Word. And the online right rallied to her side.
Nom Nom Nom (very important)
Into the Wilds of Democratic Navel-Gazing and Big Think (very good)
Plagiarizing Independent Journalists Is Part of Mainstream Media’s Business
Pro-Palestinian Activists Gave Trump a Boost. They Have No Regrets.
Democrats Find Crypto Too Corrupt to Collaborate on for the Moment
FEMA Is Ending Door-to-Door Canvassing in Disaster Areas
GlobalX, Airline for Trump’s Deportations, Hacked
The Trump Administration Canceled a Program That Reduced SIDS. Enter the Anti-Vaxxers.
I never thought the leopard would eat my seed corn
Former federal prosecutors for D.C. sign memo opposing Ed Martin as D.C. U.S. attorney
Naomi Klein: ‘What They Want Is Absolutely Everything’
20 attorneys general ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to HHS
Maga’s era of ‘soft eugenics’: let the weak get sick, help the clever breed
No, Trump Isn’t ‘Defending’ Mifepristone
Trump ally plans arrest of journalists who revealed links with gangs
Newark Radar Failure Left Controllers Blind for 90 Seconds
But They Didn’t Leave Their Seats
The Transportation Secretary Has a Burgeoning Crisis on His Hands at Newark Airport
This Is What Happens When Local News Outlets Disappear. Under California’s blank and pitiless sun, something akin to Yeats’s rough beast emerges into this news desert, slouching toward Oakdale to be born.
The world is now reversing course to reject Trumpism
How to Tie Up the Most Precious Resource in Washington
US Border Towns Are Being Ravaged by Canada’s Furious Boycott
The Missing Branch: In an era of intense constitutional combat, Congress is nowhere to be found. (misses some key phenomena, but Congress does need to take back its power and govern)
No Feedback
Trump’s tariffs soil Mother’s Day with price hike on flowers
A new bill would force Apple to allow third-party app stores. The App Store Freedom Act would also prevent companies like Apple and Google from barring developers from using third-party payment systems.
Illinois governor slams dog-killing Noem in latest jab at Team Trump