Links for you. Science:

Trump moves to tighten rules on risky research on viruses, bacteria, and toxins
Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy
How the dismantling of NOAA threatens the Keeling Curve
The recency and geographical origins of the bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2
Trump administration has shut down CDC’s infection control committee
When things add up: environmental structure and microbial interactions drive antibiotic-resistance plasmid evolution

Other:

‘Rolling Thunder’: Inside conservatives’ strategy to curb abortion pill access
“Two dolls” for Christmas: Trump resorts to sexism to sell tariffs
The Crypto Racket: Public officials at all levels are propping up a Texas Bitcoin mining boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution.
The GOP’s Resurgence Of Pro-Natalism Looks A Lot Like The Past
Law Firms Are Made Of People
DOGE software engineer’s computer infected by info-stealing malware
The New Pope Is a Child of the American Suburban Church. His career in the church, and his rise through its institutions, has only one major drawback, and it is a familiar one.
‘Let the IDF Mow Them Down!’: In Israel, Violence Saturates Everyday Life
Washington, DC sees spike in homes for sale amid DOGE federal worker layoffs
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Inane Hearing on Trans Athletes Descended into Bedlam from the Jump
Why Every Main Street Looks The Same
Migrants Are Skipping Medical Care, Fearing ICE, Doctors Say
Rise of the Crypto Keepers
Speaking of Collaborationalists
How the US Built 5,000 Ships in WWII
FedEx board member picked as next USPS postmaster general amid talk of privatization
Climate change is coming for Florida’s real estate. Why don’t prices reflect it?
Librarian of Congress is latest casualty in Trump’s racist war on workers
Who’s the Greatest Grifter of Them All?
While Mayor Bowser stood with Trump, D.C. residents were left vulnerable. I’m excited the NFL Draft is coming to D.C., but not if it means running cover for hateful rhetoric about immigrants
Restart Your Computer!
David Souter’s alternate path on poltical corruption
The Real Trump Family Business Is Crypto. The president’s side hustle is proving to be very, very lucrative.
Crypto Is Still for Criming. Democrats shouldn’t give this scam cover, but probably will
D.C.-area economy starts to show deep impacts of federal spending cuts
Trump Has Made His First Round of Judicial Picks—and They’re Terrifying. The appointments—which include an attorney who helped steer a major anti-trans case—are about the failures of the Democrats as much as the ruthlessness of Republicans.
These People Are Never Happy
11 things I hate about AI