Links for you. Science:

Killer whales make seaweed ‘tools’ to scratch each other’s backs
Genomic analysis identifies Campylobacter concisus genomospecies 2 as a novel species and proposes the name Campylobacter oralis
We need to fight for the next generation of US researchers
In the face of anti-science politics, silence is not without cost
Private sector, philanthropy can’t replace Trump administration science cuts
RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel votes against preservative in flu shots in shock move

Other:

Unsaid: ‘Make America Healthy Again’ means kill the sick
NYC Developers Gripped by Hysteria After Mamdani’s Sudden Rise (a rent freeze is what scares them more than anything; a fair number of these guys are leveraged up to their eyeballs and are counting on above-inflation rent increases)
Serious People: What we’ve learned from Zohran Mamdani’s big night
‘It’s a Killing Field’: IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately at Unarmed Gazans Waiting for Humanitarian Aid
Good For Nadler
The Protein Madness Is Just Getting Started
Go For It (“rich guy lunatic Bill Ackman – driven insane because his daughter went to Harvard and came out with some crazy ideas”)
MAGA Has a Depraved New Plan for Democratic Star Zohran Mamdani. Influential right-wing groups are calling on President Trump to deport the young progressive who just won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.
Bowser’s stadium “report” gets an F for fake
Wilson Building Bulletin: All the D.C. budget changes you need to know
Republicans suddenly realize voters hate their health care cuts
Warehousing kids makes us all less safe. D.C.’s Youth Services Center isn’t reducing crime—it’s manufacturing it.
D.C. Council pauses Bowser’s push to repeal sanctuary-city status
On the Trail of the HUD/NSF Switcheroo and the Mystery of the Top Floor Sky Mansion
They Will Take Awhile To Adjust
The Trump Administration Is Kicking the National Science Foundation out of Its Offices with No Place to Go
Everything Is Computer
RFK Jr. doesn’t care if poor kids lose their teeth
Woman Says She Was ‘Blindsided’ After ICE Detained Her Trump-Supporting Husband
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects bid to reconsider congressional maps before the 2026 midterms (really disappointing; I supported Democrats in these elections to prevent this)
Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign
A Masterclass on Status, Power, & the Economy with Tressie McMillan Cottom
HHS Report Author Wrote a Book Claiming Gender Identity is Fiction
‘He Should Denounce It!’ Top NY Democrat Spars With Radio Host In Tense Interview Over Mamdani’s Comments On ‘Intifada’
The Dodgers Are Disappointing The People Who Want To Love Them The Most
Why Schumer, Jeffries were silent in face of Trump’s war drum
Trump’s Social Security Administration cuts are hurting Holocaust survivors, advocates say: Attorneys for survivors say DOGE’s slashing of staffers and field offices may make it harder to correct a longtime glitch that can cause them to lose their benefits
Bill Moyers, eminence of public affairs broadcasting, dies at 91
Gun Silencer Provision In GOP Tax Bill Violates Rules, Says Senate Rules Ref