Links for you. Science:

Worried Northwestern lab directors describe ‘bleak’ atmosphere in wake of Trump research funding freeze
The Disappearing Funds for Vaccine Research. These are the nearly 2,500 N.I.H. grants that have been ended or delayed.
NOAA’s Climate Website May Soon Shut Down
Standing Up for Science
NIH staff break ranks in open letter to Director Jay Bhattacharya
This Wildcat Helped Create the House Cat and Is Now at Risk Because of It

Other:

WelcomeFest Wants Politicians Who Choose to Believe in Nothing. At centrism’s largest gathering, what was offered as the best path forward for Democrats is what sank their 2024 chances.
The Greedy Hubris Of A Repulsive Creep
House votes to repeal D.C. laws on noncitizen voting, police discipline
The Consultant Buzzword That Left Democrats Unprepared To Fight
MAGA turns on Walmart after heiress takes out full-page NYT ad
Federal immigration raid at Omaha meat production plant sparks protests
Immigration raid rocks Nebraska meatpacking plant; protesters and law enforcement clash
Joining The Discourse
Fulbright Board Resigns After Accusing Trump Aides of Political Interference
Top RFK Jr. aide attacks US health system while running company that promotes wellness alternatives
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is running yet again. That’s a problem.
National Park signage encourages the public to help erase negative stories at its sites
[Republican] Congressman accepts private-sector job, says he will remain in Congress indefinitely
Will Trump Force America to Break Up?
Republicans Don’t Believe DC Should Be Able to Govern Itself. Democrats Shouldn’t Join Them.
“Pro-Vaccine Groups”
Funding The War on Yourselves
Self-Preservation
ABC is too cowed to state the obvious about Stephen Miller
In Defense of Confrontational Protesters
Alpha Energy
This Is What Trump Does When His Revolution Sputters
Leading From Behind
U.S. Vaccine Policy Is About to Become a Global Laughingstock
Trump’s Washington Is a Technofascist Fantasy—With or Without Musk
This Is Not a Drill. American democracy is on the line right now
‘Day of the Jackal’ author Frederick Forsyth dies at 86
Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’
How A Man Not Named Dan Came to Own Dan’s Cafe for Six Decades