Links for you. Science:

Study finds removing school mask mandates contributed to 22,000 U.S. COVID deaths in a year
A minimum data standard for wildlife disease research and surveillance
Bill Cassidy: A Profile in Cowardice. The Louisiana Republican knew better than to vote for public health enemy RFK Jr. He did it anyway.
It turns out weather on other planets is a lot like on Earth
50 years after ‘Jaws,’ sharks are in trouble
Universe’s mysteries may never be solved because of Trump’s Nasa cuts, experts say

Other:

America slides into totalitarianism — and it won’t be easy to reverse: “Authoritarianism” is so 2018 — Donald Trump and his minions want to conquer all of civil society
The top five problems with Bowser’s RFK deal (solutions included)
Come One, Come All!
Facing a decision on Iran, Trump is as befuddled as ever
L.A. Dodgers, facing fan pressure, pledge $1M after immigration raids
When Hegemons Backslide
Social Security stops reporting call wait times and other metrics
‘An Existential Threat’: Food Banks Brace for Fallout From Trump Cuts
Bosses want you to know AI is coming for your job
The Trump admin cut a life-saving LGBTQ resource just when we need it most
Government drops cases against ‘predatory’ financial firms
Bad Arguments Against Free Buses
How Talking Heads stumbled their way to success
Welcome, Antifascists!
A Tribute to Bourbon Street
The People Search Sites in the Suspected Minnesota Killer’s Notebook Are a Failure of Congress
Taking Your Meaning
I Tried Pre-Ordering the Trump Phone. The Page Failed and It Charged My Credit Card the Wrong Amount
The Prince of War: Everything Erik Prince touches turns to shit
The Real Reason Bob Iger Declared War on A.I.
Protecting Congress Starts With Police Reform
Enchanted America
House Bill Would Lay Waste to Congress’s Watchdogs and Information Experts
Masked men in U.S. Border Patrol vests take Santa Ana father after repeatedly hitting him
Incompetent Old Guard
MAGA backers like Trump’s ‘Big beautiful Bill’—until they learn of health consequences
Crews unearth relics of enslaved children’s lives at site of 1760s school
Emmanuel Irono Was Barred from D.C. Contracts, Now He’s Trying to Build a Restaurant Empire
D.C.’s TOPA Tall Tale: Investors Aren’t Fleeing D.C. Because of the Tenants Rights Law (Despite What You Heard)