Links for you. Science:

WHO advisers say current strains OK for COVID vaccine production
Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions
A promising genetic treatment tailor-made for a baby born with a rare disorder
FDA moves to take prescription fluoride drops and tablets for kids off the market. Despite decades of evidence that fluoride prevents cavities, the agency said the best way to keep kids’ teeth strong is to stop eating so much sugar.
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Bring back the phenotype

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Grim Times for Washingtonians: The fiscal distress Republicans are inflicting on residents of the nation’s capital is unprecedented, and it will hit human services the hardest.
The Neo-Anti-Vaxxers Are in Power Now. A new cadre of officials might deal in evidence more than Robert F. Kennedy Jr. does, but they still question the worth of vaccines.
Trump’s actions are pushing thousands of experts to flee government. The U.S. DOGE Service’s push for early retirement and deferred resignation is leading to a federal brain drain, longtime staffers fear.
What DOGE gets wrong about tech and government. Lessons learned by civic tech, forgotten by DOGE
Don’t Build A Bigger Tent By Giving Corruption A Pass
Work requirements: The zombie policy idea at the heart of the debt ceiling fight
“Just Say Yes”: Trump Demands Media Abandon Reality for His Version
This One Weird Trick Could Keep the Feds Out of Your City
Federal employees removed by Trump would have easier pathway back to government service under Democratic bill
Josh Hawley Calls on FDA to Restrict Abortion Pill Based on Bogus ‘Study’ from Right-Wing Org
What the First 100 Days Taught Us About Resisting Trump. For starters, it’s better to push back than to appease.
The New York Times Launders Another Fascist
Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves
Violent crime is falling rapidly across America. Baltimore’s success may illustrate why
Angela Alsobrooks calls on RFK Jr. to resign during NIH funding cut protest
After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down. The office in Jackson, Ky., is one of several left without an overnight forecaster after hundreds of jobs were recently cut from the National Weather Service.
‘Most Transparent’ White House In History Keeps Majority Of Trump’s Remarks Secret
ICE is actively hiring for construction-related jobs
Tesla limits investors’ ability to sue over breach of fiduciary duties
Powerful billionaires say we professors are an ‘elite.’ Huh?
White House Tech Bros Are Killing What Made Them (and America) Wealthy
GOP’s legal threats sink Democrats’ billboard attacks over Medicaid
Trump blew up the global fight against AIDS. Can it recover?
Meet the S.F. group begging the city to build more housing in its ‘rich’ neighborhood
Pedro Pascal Rips Trump Admin At Cannes: ‘F**k The People That Try To Make You Scared’
How Democrats Crushed a Despicable Anti-Trans Campaign and Won a Major Election
Trump’s New Post About Taylor Swift Is So Immature, We Needed Child Psychologists To Explain His Thinking
Republicans Should Be Angrier Than Anyone About Trump’s New Plane