Links for you. Science:

Amira: gene-space de Bruijn graphs to improve the detection of AMR genes from bacterial long reads
An Anti-Science MAHA Extremist Is Playing a Major Role at the FDA. On first glance, Dr. Vinay Prasad’s medical credentials sound impressive. But look closer and you’ll find a narcissistic attention-seeker peddling misinformation, whose views will cost lives. (one of the worst people on the internet is now governing us)
13 Ways to Save Health and Science (#7 is dumb, but the rest are fine)
These invisible ‘wild neighbors’ need our help
El Paso Is Having Its Dustiest Year Since the Actual Dust Bowl
The decline of key Atlantic currents is underway, and it’s been flooding parts of the US for 20 years

Other:

White House officials wanted to put federal workers ‘in trauma.’ It’s working.
An Open Letter to Clarence Thomas
The DC Council should ignore Bowser’s stadium subsidy speed-run
America’s College Towns Go From Boom to Bust. Many state universities are losing more students every year, failing the local economies they once fostered
‘Nazis did nice things for their captives?’ Trump’s flippant remark leaves critics aghast
Trump Writes Congress out of the Constitution—and Congress Says Fine. The question regarding the Qatari plane deal isn’t whether it’s corrupt or illegal. It’s both of those. The question is, who will stop it?
Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Is Already an Enormous Mess
Trump Justice Dept. considers removing key check on lawmaker prosecutions
Local food banks have lost 1.4 million meals to Trump’s cuts
U.S. funding halted Africa’s HIV crisis. Trump’s cuts have forced a reckoning.
Attack of the Sadistic Zombies
Why Donald Trump is so scared of Bruce Springsteen
Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet
What you — yes, you — should know about interacting with ICE
“Why Are There No F-cking Jobs?” There’s More Than Trump to the Vexing Employment Market.
Federal Judge Boots DOGE Out Of Institute Of Peace After Armed Takeover
The Onion’s Ben Collins Knows How to Save Media
Trump Burger
Is Trump’s base racist? Social scientists begin to weigh in
Austin’s Reign as a Tech Hub Might Be Coming to an End
Trump’s revenge tour on America includes his own voters
Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now!
Why Are Some Democrats Making Cryptocurrency Too Big to Fail?
Senate Democrats Poised to Enable Trump’s Crypto Corruption
Democratic senator says he has recordings of favors ‘promised’ by Trump’s IRS pick
A Liz Truss Moment for America?
Does Education Have the Same Impact on Church Attendance in Europe and the U.S.?
Accused of making Metro less safe, watchdog relents on self-driving trains
Tipping Point: How America’s Gratuity System Got Out of Hand