Links for you. Science:

A metabolite-based resistance mechanism against malaria
Killer Whales Make Their Own Tools, Scientists Discover
DNA from Prehistoric Proto-City Reveals ‘Surprising’ Signs of Female-Centered Society
Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families
Reversible excision of the wzy locus in Salmonella Typhimurium may aid recovery following phage predation
Nationwide Implementation of HIV Molecular Cluster Detection by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and State and Local Health Departments, United States

Other:

GOP is on verge of sweeping victory in bid to gut clean energy economy
Iran warned it would attack US military base—and Trump said go for it
Universities in red states and heartland may be winners as Ivy League contends with Trump onslaught
Trump’s Immigration Arrests Are Seeing A Wave Of Resistance
Mayor Wu has a powerful ally in the state House’s likely next leader. Their partnership could reshape Boston politics.
Liberal Justices Scorch Birthright Citizenship Opinion In Foreboding Dissent
‘There’s a target on my back’: Boston’s Black cultural institutions face Trump’s DEI assault
The billionaire betting on crypto — and the skeptic betting against him. Michael Saylor earned billions selling company stock to buy bitcoin. Jim Chanos, who famously shorted Enron, is suspicious.
Sonia Sotomayor Calls Out Clarence Thomas In LGBTQ School Books Case
The courts will not save us from tyranny
Giant crowd at Pride in Budapest defies repressive new Hungarian law
Democrats Hope They Can Replicate Zohran Mamdani, Just Without The Socialism
Lights! Camera! But not enough action in a fading, worried Hollywood.
Boston voters recently got an anonymous text slamming Mayor Wu. Here’s who it came from. Anonymous political texts highlight a loophole in state campaign law. Expect to see more of them.
Melania Trump’s Visa Questioned in Congressional Hearing
Nancy Mace privately asks Trump aides to unfreeze Mercedes EV funds (strongman capitalism)
The culture war is a metaphorical war (for now), but the metaphor is valid
Why I’m Standing With Zohran Mamdani, Joe Walsh, and the Whole Damn Coalition
Trump’s Latino supporters are learning the hard way: He meant every word
Supreme Court bends again to Trump’s will
AI Models And Parents Don’t Understand ‘Let Him Cook’
Evangelicals push Trump into conflict with Iran
This Queer Online Zine Can Only Be Read Via an Ancient Internet Protocol
Why Karoline Leavitt is so annoying
Meta’s AI Model ‘Memorized’ Huge Chunks of Books, Including ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘1984’
Joe Rogan beef shows MAGA male fragility
Fine-Tuning LLMs For ‘Good’ Behavior Makes Them More Likely To Say No
Supreme Court Requires Schools to Allow Opting Out From L.G.B.T.Q. Stories
HBO Just Dramatically Changed How It Pays Everyone