Links for you. Science:

Vampire bats’ mutual grooming helps spread innovative rabies vaccine
Intraspecies warfare restricts strain coexistence in human skin microbiomes
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Proposed cuts could have ‘catastrophic effect,’ 110 biomedical, health sciences industry leaders tell Congress
‘New hope’: ash trees rapidly evolving resistance to dieback
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Tried to Summon a Social Media Mob to Bully and Silence a Dissident Scientist, but the Mob Had Other Ideas

Other:

What We Learned From The New York Times’ Anti-Zohran Crusade: The most powerful newspaper in America doesn’t care about American democracy. (excellent, must-read)
Trump revives his tyrannical obsession with taking over DC
Democrats threaten government shutdown if GOP passes $9.4 billion rescissions bill
The Tariff Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
The Right Way To Rebuild
How The New York Times is (still) getting gamed by the right
Trump suggests taking over New York City and Washington
When Moderation Becomes Appeasement
Try Calling It Trumpcare
As the Texas Floodwaters Rose, One Indispensable Voice Was Silent (it’s Tufecki, so consider the source…)
Conspiracy Theories About the Texas Floods Lead to Death Threats
The useful political lesson from Zohran Mamdani’s college application
Hundreds of thousands of children have type 1 diabetes. Now, there’s a Barbie who has it, too
D.C.’s freestanding public toilets out of order after funding is flushed (Trump take toilet)
10 held in Texas immigration detention center shooting that was ‘planned ambush,’ US attorney says
Trump hasn’t delivered ‘no taxes on tips’ promise—but Democrats should
The Times’ Mamdani Vendetta
‘Don’t forget’: mural brings attention to the January 6 rioters pardoned by Trump
DHCD Ignored Basic Questions About Jack Evans’ New, $127,000 A Year Job
In Which Larry Summers Discovers People
Labor secretary says Americans want to work hard jobs for little pay
The Long Mayoral Primary
Trump’s cruel purge of federal workers just got even easier
Evangelical Authoritarianism
The masks couldn’t hide the folly of White Center ICE raid
Wisconsin Supreme Court Clears Way to Ban Conversion Therapy
How a Shadowy Online Blacklist Became a Legal Threat to Pro-Palestinian Activists
Copper now costs way more in the U.S. than elsewhere. This could hit its economy hard
Why MAGA can’t let go of the “Epstein files”