Links for you. Science:

RFK’s proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn
Bird Flu Emergency Response Ends in US as Infections Decline
Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted
Archaeologists Solve Mystery of the 30,000-Year-Old Ocean Crossing
‘Recklessly Undermining the EPA Mission’: Staff Issue Public Call for Zeldin to Correct Course

Other:

Is the New York Times trying to wreck Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid?
Who’s Afraid of Zohran Mamdani?
Who Goes MAGA?
Four Fears about ICE, Trump’s New Masked Monster
Chaco Canyon in Danger Under Trump Administration
We Know Exactly Where the Supreme Court’s Change of Heart Has Come From
A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
The media’s weasel wording helps Trump
What Centrist Democrats Need to Learn From Zohran Mamdani
I Worked at U.S.A.I.D. for Over 8 Years. This Is Our Biggest Failure.
Dead members of Congress can’t stop posting. The accounts for recently deceased lawmakers have continued to post on social media, highlighting how little official policy there is for how to handle their online presence after they die.
America’s New Anti-Vaccine Foreign Policy
Idaho banned abortion. Three years later, minors and seniors struggle to get routine care.
Totally Petty
Framing
Trump Blurts Out Awkward Truth about ICE as MAGA Seethes
Good Luck Everybody
The Republican budget is a climate horror
The NO FAKES Act Has Changed – And It’s So Much Worse
New Report Reveals Hamas’ ‘Widespread and Systematic’ Sexual Violence on October 7
Safeguarding Civil Liberties 2.0: How Blue States Can Fight Back Against Trump’s Immigration Crackdown and SEcret Policing
California, 17 other states challenge ‘suspicionless’ stops by masked ICE agents in L.A.
Supreme Court clears way for Trump to move forward with mass layoffs of federal workers
LAPD chief instructs officers to verify identity of federal immigration agents
Trump’s response to flooding in Texas reflects glaring inequality
They Know What They’re Doing
https://mamdanitimes.com/ (hilarious)
Yes, I wrote a very expensive bug. In my defense I was only seven years old at the time
FEMA response to deadly Texas floods delayed & deficient with Noem in charge