Links for you. Science:

The Urgency is Artificial. My comment on the proposed permitting of deep-sea mining leases off American Samoa
White House works to [illegally] ground NASA science missions before Congress can act
NOAA Proposes Permanently Closing Premiere Hurricane Research Institute
NIH still screens grants in process a judge ruled illegal
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus outbreaks in South America in 2022–2024: a comprehensive review of an ongoing panzootic
A new toxic metal has been found in the air after L.A. fires. No one knows where it’s coming from

Other:

The private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, badly missing expectations for a 100,000 increase, ADP says (Trump take job)
ICE targets Iranian family in Buffalo here legally. Federal agents are apparently staking out a block on the West Side in an effort to detain a man who escaped political persection in his homeland. Neighbors have rallied to his defense.
The Future Of The Democratic Party
ICE Agents Deserve No Privacy. Attempts by the public to keep tabs on ICE are provoking predictable and pathetic responses from the government.
The Whole Country Is Starting to Look Like California (this is a basic geometry problem)
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Three Messages Democrats Should Bring to Rural America
Make Fun Of Them
Racist AI-generated videos are the newest slop garnering millions of views on TikTok
Don’t Applaud Supreme Court Conservatives For Doing Trump Special Favors
Charlize Theron Uses 1 Harsh Word To Describe Jeff Bezos And His Wedding Guests (and lmfao here)
Gillibrand apologizes to Mamdani over ‘jihad’ comments (yelling works)
A Cuban dad did time for a marijuana bust 40 years ago. He died in ICE custody Thursday.
Jimmy Swaggart, televangelist felled by sex scandal, dies at 90
These Transcribing Eyeglasses Put Subtitles on the World (this is something good that will be misused for evil)
D.C. Has Lost 850K SF Of Federal Leases This Year
Is This How ICE Barbie Got Her $50,000 Rolex? (her husband is in the crop insurance bidness which can be very lucrative; I’m guessing they are underreporting their wealth)
Red state agriculture commissioners abandon farmers to do Trump’s bidding
Trump administration keeps FBI headquarters in D.C., upending planned move
Quiet, West Bank Pogrom in Progress
Broligarchs Demand Silicon Valley Bank 2.0: What Could Go Wrong?
CBS News disgraces itself as parent company bends to Trump
As WMATA’s new budget goes into effect, future funding woes remain
Cowardly Paramount Just Waved the White Flag at Trump and Threw ‘60 Minutes’ Under the Bus
Selling “Alligator Alcatraz” Prison Merchandise Is a Deranged New Low for the GOP
Mass Deportation Is Happening. The Republican Congress has signaled they will do whatever it takes to support the largest population expulsion in history.
The Moral Imperative Of Clear Language
Donald Trump’s Brain Is Pudding
The New President of the National Sheriffs’ Association Participated in the Jan. 6 Protests