Links for you. Science:
An Illinois Building Was a Bird Killer. A Simple Change Made a World of Difference.
New FDA framework on Covid vaccines leaves pediatricians confused and concerned
Experts raise red flags after deadly, venomous ant found to be expanding through US: ‘Commonly enters homes and other buildings’
How do we know mRNA vaccines are safe and effective? An explainer
Funding Cuts Are a ‘Gut Punch’ for STEM Education Researchers
9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything
Other:
Trump is trying to COVID hack the economy. The White House prepares to falsify data and cook the books in order to sell their schemes to the American people
Donald Trump’s Politics of Plunder
I was part of ACT UP, I knew Larry Kramer well and know Tony Fauci too. Daniel Immerwahr’s piece on RFKJr, features this and other passages that need a reponse.
Senate GOP Ramps Up Attacks On COVID Vaccines Amid FDA Push. Sen. Ron Johnson’s Wednesday hearing on myocarditis was an anti-vax spectacle.
Joe Biden Is the Least of Democrats’ Problems
Odometer Fraud
Kristi Noem’s proud MAGA bimbo act builds on the legacy of Sarah Palin
Trump’s tariffs cloud the future of a medical wonder (Trump take medical device)
DOGE deflated: Elon Musk has lost his political power
Millions of Americans hit with bad credit after missed student loan payments. The credit score drop is akin to filing for bankruptcy, and some borrowers are finding out when they try to get car loans or rent apartments.
Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic, soldiers and former detainees tell the AP
Tesla’s Odometer Lawsuit Could Be EV Industry’s Dieselgate Moment
The 2024 Election Annotated
Influencer who attended Trump’s memecoin dinner says he got a ‘Walmart steak’—and no access to the president
Why men are shaving off their eyelashes (fucking weirdos)
We Are Not Being Asked to Run Into Cannon Fire. We Just Need to Speak Up.
Former Rep. Charlie Rangel, trailblazing New York lawmaker, dies at 94
Law for lawlessness: The Supreme Court’s Trump v. Wilcox ruling reveals its own outlawry while enabling the administration’s.
‘Terrifying’: Trump cuts CDC’s drowning-prevention team
E. coli outbreak sickened more than 80 people, but details didn’t surface. Food safety inspections are being scaled back and the public was not notified after an investigation into E. coli contamination.
Hockey star kicked out of women’s restroom by ‘gender police’ who thought she was a man
How I Survived White Genocide in South Africa
Trump’s mass federal cuts disrupt LA wildfire recovery: ‘It’s coming tumbling down’
Crypto Investor Charged With Kidnapping and Torturing Man for Weeks
Confessions of a Never-Trump Florida Man
Primaries
Believe it or not, there was a time when the US government built beautiful homes for working-class Americans to deal with a housing crisis
Do The Right Thing
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Is the “deadly, venomous ant” ICE?