Links for you. Science:
Trump’s ‘fear factor’: Scientists go silent as funding cuts escalate
Six striking images showcase scientific fieldwork
Ten Vital Services Provided by NOAA (Beyond the National Weather Service)
The Pandemic’s Echo: A Population-Based Assessment of MMR Rates and Associated Factors in the Wake of COVID-19
Effects of Azole Fungicides Use in Agriculture on a Selection of Non-Target Pathogenic Candida Tropicalis in the Environment: A Comparison of Two Prospective Surveys of the Same 53 Orchards in 2012 and 2018
Scientists say vaccines work but what does that mean?
Other:
They Were Waiting for Trump All Along (excellent)
Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists
An Afrikaner Refugee Has Thoughts About the Jews. The Trump administration is clear: Antisemitism from brown people will not be tolerated.
The Road to DOGE Was Paved With Pyramid Schemes
Elon Musk Is an Evil Piece of Garbage—and an A-Level Fraud Too
What Trump’s Corruption Will Cost Us
RFK Jr. is full of crap. While the health secretary posts environmental theater, the environmental group he co-founded is fighting Trump.
Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters (it’s like Uber but for the… bus)
Illinois governor is first in US to block federal access to personal data on autism
Congress Members Demand Investigation Into Trump’s Smithsonian Mandate
Scott Bessent, the immoral opportunist who runs Treasury
Universalism versus Nihilism: the True Divide in American Politics
How many billions of dollars would a Commanders stadium subsidy be? An investimagation
Only Donald Trump Could Piss Off Episcopalians Like This
Following New York City lobbying push, DoorDash spends $1M on Cuomo’s mayoral bid (Cuomo is awful)
Why Qatar is bribing Trump
Why are ICE agents such cowardly wusses?
Donald Trump’s Corruption Reaches New Heights
Bombshell Report Alleges Stephen Miller Is Running the Show at DOJ While Pam Bondi Is Playing the Part ‘Like an Actor’
Kristi Noem Refuses ‘Proof-Of-Life’ Request For Gay Makeup Artist Trump Doomed To Salvadoran Hellhole
Slaughtering The Sacred Cows
Grifters thrive under Trump’s scam-friendly administration
The Trans Quilt Arrives on the National Mall May 17 as Trump’s Erasure Campaign Continues
Amy Klobuchar Says She’s Not Worried About Trump’s Latest Threat. Is She Not Paying Attention?
Elon Musk’s Grok AI Can’t Stop Talking About ‘White Genocide’: In response to X user queries about everything from sports to Medicaid cuts, the xAI chatbot inserted unrelated information about “white genocide” in South Africa.
Half of American Jewish voters believe Trump is antisemitic, poll finds
Democrats just flipped Nebraska’s biggest city. And it should make GOP Rep. Don Bacon nervous about next year
The Horror of School
