Links for you. Science:

RFK Jr.’s remade ACIP meets: And so it begins (in earnest)…the dismantling of US federal vaccine infrastructure
The Next Pandemic? A Scenario.
Sacculina pugettiae
Scientists are dropping live mosquitoes out of drones in Hawaii. Here’s why.
Deadly tomb fungus that killed 10 scientists now yields powerful cancer-killing drug
Federal HIV Guidelines Face a Shutdown — A Critical Loss for Clinicians and Patients

Other:

Political Violence Is Here, and It’s Working
The People Being Disappeared by ICE in Los Angeles
Go Ahead, Make the Case that Science, Free Speech, and the NIH are Thriving Under Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
FOR TRUMP, IT’S NOT SEPTEMBER 12
Stephen Miller’s Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir Raises Conflict Concerns. POGO report shows top Trump adviser owned six-figure stock in company profiting off deportations.
As Ice infiltrates LA, neighborhoods fall quiet: ‘We can’t even go out for a walk’
JD Vance becomes the most blocked account on Bluesky after anti-trans post
Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
Let’s Be Clear: The Rioting In LA Is By The Cops, Not The Protestors
Federal agents thought they could stay at LA-area hotels. Communities are trying to make sure they can’t
ICE detains Marine Corps veteran’s wife who was still breastfeeding their baby
The Incredibly Stupid, Self-Defeating Democratic Panic about Zohran Mamdani
Clarence Thomas Has Entered His Angry Transphobic Blogger Phase
Please, media, don’t turn the war into entertainment
MAGA Will Devastate Rural America
How re-legalizing starter homes cuts new house prices
Republican plans to cap student borrowing could shatter an everyday profession
A manifesto for a “next-generation streetcar”
In budget hearings, councilmembers question cuts to city services aiding D.C.’s most vulnerable
It’s a Really Bad Time to Have a Fresh College Grad in Charge of Counterterrorism
Fired DOJ lawyer exposes Bondi’s blatant disregard for the law
GOP Sen. Mike Lee Forced To Revise Plan To Sell Public Lands After Major Backlash
‘FuckLAPD.com’ Lets Anyone Use Facial Recognition to Instantly Identify Cops
TikToker Captures Matt Gaetz Getting Scolded by Mom Via Text
With Andrew Cuomo, Democrats are doing a disastrous imitation of Trump
I Can’t Stop Staring at This Massive ‘Star Wars’ Galaxy Map
Toys are getting pricier as tariffs kick in (Trump take toy)
After the Parties Collapse
Elon Musk Is Playing God. The tech billionaire wants to shape humanity’s future. Not everyone has a place there.