Links for you. Science:

How sugar might shape superbugs (paper here)
“It Made No Sense” – Scientist Discovers California’s New Highest Tree
Spruce Trees Are Like Real-Life Ents That Anticipate Solar Eclipse Hours in Advance and Sync Up
Studies estimate 75% RSV vaccine efficacy in older adults, profile risk for poor outcomes
How Trump’s Dismantling of NOAA Threatens the Keeling Curve—and Why That Matters
Aztec empire sought obsidian from far and wide to make ritual jewelry and basic tools

Other:

Public-Sector Workers Are Heroes, and Democrats Should Say So
Rock Creek Isn’t Safe to Swim In. RFK Jr. Did It Anyway. The Health Secretary posted photos of himself swimming in the bacterial waters on Mother’s Day.
On the measles (watch the video)
Germ-theory skeptic RFK Jr. goes swimming in sewage-tainted water
Qatar’s gift to Trump reveals a loophole big enough to fly a jumbo jet through
Angry Trump Kills “Woke” Program—and Accidentally Screws MAGA Voters
RIP American innovation
Sleepwalking into disaster (also see this)
Two Men Claiming to Be Trump Appointees Blocked From Entering US Copyright Office
Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill
Moderna’s Super-Vaccine for Flu and Covid Works—Now Politics Could Sink It
Corruption and a Security Catastrophe in Plane Sight
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, ends partnership with US government
The EPA Will Likely Gut Team That Studies Health Risks From Chemicals
Conservatives are trumpeting a new abortion-pill study. One problem: it’s bogus
Democrats at Law Firms That Surrendered to Trump
NYT Reporter: It’s Not Corruption Unless The Envelope Says “Bribe” On It
Could COVID Boosters Be Delayed This Fall Because Of The Trump Admin? Experts Weigh In.
Is that guy with a gun an ICE officer — or just a guy with a gun?
The White House Just Casually Floated a Move That Would Be Traitorous to the Very Idea of America
White Fragility Comes to the Naval Academy
Trump Is Trying to Take Control of Congress Through Its Library
The hidden ways Trump, DOGE are shutting down parts of the U.S. government
The US Economy Will Pay the Price for Trump’s Attacks on Universities
Trump fires Copyright Office director after report raises questions about AI training
The Brain Rot Cabinet: How right-wing internet claims and muddled conspiracies are an integral part of the second Trump administration.
Dem Crypto Ally Defends Fundraiser With Trump Crypto Donor
The Trump White House’s ‘baby bonus’ proposal is woefully inadequate