Links for you. Science:

Scientists Discover the Key to Axolotls’ Ability to Regenerate Limbs. A new study reveals the key lies not in the production of a regrowth molecule, but in that molecule’s controlled destruction. The discovery could inspire future regenerative medicine.
An American research crisis with real human consequences
Via the False Claims Act, NIH Creates Another Weapon for Ideological Enforcement at Universities
To fight screwworm, the U.S. is opening a South Texas facility to disperse sterile flies
Scientists once hoarded pre-nuclear steel; now we’re hoarding pre-AI content
Americas’ first cowboys were enslaved Africans, ancient cow DNA suggests

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Restrictions had unequal impacts, but the pandemic itself did too.
What Covid “Lab Leak” and “Rushing Kids into Transition” Have in Common
How The Republican Party Became A Party That Believes The Constitution Only Applies To Its Enemies
The Definitive Story of Tesla Takedown. In February, a Bluesky post caught the eye of Alex Winter. The result is a coalition of environmentalists, anti-Trump advocates, and federal workers that’s been hyping Tesla’s stock slide ever since.
The Subway Is Not Scary. Fear of the subway is a mark of low moral character.
Republican Who Flip-Flopped on Energy Credits Risks Voters’ Ire
DOGE damage continues after Musk’s reign of terror
Could These Be Pete Hegseth’s Last Days in the Pentagon?
Is Mike Lee Shitposting His Way Out of Congress?
40,000 Cameras, From Bird Feeders to Baby Monitors, Exposed to the Internet
D.C.’s TOPA Tall Tale: Investors Aren’t Fleeing D.C. Because of the Tenants Rights Law (Despite What You Heard)
Wilson Building Bulletin: As summer sets in, the D.C. Council moves to permanently expand pretrial detention
Washington Post to Merge Metro Coverage Into Sports and Style Sections
Moms for Liberty Legislator of the Year Arrested for Massive Child Pornography Charges
Cornell University Anticipates Layoffs as it Faces ‘​Profound Financial Challenges’
US Spending on Climate Damage Nears $1 Trillion Per Year
Republicans are flagged more often than Democrats for sharing misinformation on X’s Community Notes
Is Google about to destroy the web?
AI Scraping Bots Are Breaking Open Libraries, Archives, and Museums
The Runaway Tradwives of TikTok
Abraham Lincoln Wasn’t Born an Abolitionist, He Became One
Do Androids Dream of Anything at All? We have tended to imagine machines as either being our slaves or enslaving us. Martha Wells, the writer of the “Murderbot” series, tries to conjure a truly alien consciousness.
‘This Is an Emergency’: Kathleen Hanna on Uniting to Fight Against ICE Raids and Fascism
Major Battle
Why New Jersey primary turnout is a great sign for Democrats
The Tyrant Test: A leader who uses military force to suppress his political opposition ought to lose the right to govern.
Arrested in L.A.: My interview with a fellow scholar who was recently arrested for participating in an anti-ICE protest
Elon Musk’s reputation must be beyond rehabilitation: It’s time to end the myth of his genius once and for all