Links for you. Science:
I Came to Study Aging. Now I’m Trapped in ICE Detention.
Sanders Releases Report Documenting Trump’s War on Science (report here)
Viking DNA helps reveal when HIV-fighting gene mutation emerged: 9,000 years ago near the Black Sea
The Poisoning of the American Mind
A troubled birthday for the National Science Foundation
The Fight to Be Believed: Long COVID’s Toll on Black Americans. Nearly a third of Black people who contracted COVID-19 have experienced long COVID symptoms, one study found, but are “not being taken as seriously,” said one patient.
Other:
Republicans Hate You. That’s it – that’s the message. (excellent, must-read)
Few say Trump administration handling measles outbreak responsibly
Due Process Is a Right, Not a Privilege You Get for Being Good
RFK Jr. Can’t Say If He’d Vaccinate His Kids Today For Polio: “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me,” said the health and human services secretary, whose job is to drive America’s health policy.
More than half of Jewish voters think Trump is antisemitic: new research
Tommy Tuberville is one of the busiest stock traders in Congress. Some deals raise ‘red flags’
We Still Don’t Know What Kash Patel Did as a Consultant for Qatar
I was surgeon general — Trump’s nominee is not fit for my old job
CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers
Bigotry Isn’t The Cheat Code MAGA Thinks It Is. And Democrats shouldn’t let Republicans or centrists’ pollsters convince them otherwise
Gabbard fires leaders of intelligence group that wrote Venezuela assessment. The director of national intelligence fired top officials weeks after their group authored an assessment contradicting President Donald Trump’s legal rationale for deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members.
Fabian Schmidt speaks out for the first time since his detention
Why The Fuck Are Democrats Helping Build MAGA’s Censorship Machine With KOSA?
New poll: Americans oppose cuts to Medicaid, want Democrats to control the U.S. House …and Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2024 rematch.
The Barrowland sign
A Novel Concept: Will Judges Start Enforcing the Law With DOGE?
Why Maxwell Frost Wants Democrats to “Get Caught Fighting”
President Trump’s Media Company Is Offering Movies About ‘Lizard People’ And Other Wild Conspiracy Theories
The Ballad of the Loser Billionaires
The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk.
Wellness CEO files ethics complaint against top RFK Jr. adviser. An internal MAHA battle is breaking out between an HHS employee who co-founded a health care payments company and a CEO of a rival company. (rooting for injuries!)
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.
Why work requirements for Medicaid “don’t work” (even Axios gets it…)
Harvard’s unofficial copy of Magna Carta is actually an original, experts say. Document issued by Edward I in 1300 was bought by law school library for just $27 in 1946
Wilson Building Bulletin: Jeanine Pirro brings her brand of justice to D.C. All hail the new U.S. Attorney for D.C.
Big Law Deals With Trump Are Backfiring on Top Firms
Kristi Noem also wants a fancy new jet
Waymo recalls 1,200 robotaxis after cars crash into chains, gates and utility poles
