Links for you. Science:

Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push
How SpaceX is blocking astronomers’ view of space
Honey bees remove 80% of pollen—leaving native bees with nothing
RFK Jr., CDC panel have been casting doubt on the hepatitis B vaccine. Here’s why it’s safe
World’s premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos
Outbreak of Ceftriaxone-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi, Bangladesh, 2024

Other:

DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’: DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.
Grok Becomes ‘MechaHitler,’ Twitter Becomes X: How Centralized Tech Is Prone To Fascist Manipulation
The Broadband Story Abundance Liberals Like Ezra Klein Got Wrong. When the New York Times columnist told the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart about out-of-control regulations ruining a Biden administration rural broadband program, the clip went viral, with Elon Musk’s help. But the story wasn’t true—and the telecom monopolies who were the real saboteurs are still laughing.
Who actually is the President of the United States right now?
Look just how much red counties depend on the government they hate
Gabbard’s team has sought spy agency data to enforce Trump’s agenda
Texas Republicans are trying to rig the map for the next election
Without a Councilmember, Ward 8 Residents Have No Voice in the Major Tenant Rights Bill Moving Through the Council. Tens of thousands of Ward 8 tenants stand to lose long-held protections under Mayor Bowser’s RENTAL Act. Who will speak for them?
Conservatives are asking Trump for another big tax cut: Fresh off passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” some anti-tax advocates hope to push the administration to change how taxable capital gains are calculated. (of course they are)
ICE handcuffs 71-year-old grandmother, a U.S. citizen, at San Diego immigration court
Pete Hegseth Seems to Have Lost Control of One of His Top Defense Department Lieutenants
Trump’s ‘alpha male’ ambassador pick is as qualified as you’d expect
D.C. building tenants now face water shut-offs when their landlords don’t pay bills
DHS Cancels Extreme Weather Comms Grant While Bodies Still Being Recovered in Texas (but it’s in a Democratic state, so that’s ok…)
A Baseball Coach Says He Fended Off ICE Agents Questioning Kids on the Upper West Side
‘There Is No Place for Us’: How Americans were pushed into homelessness
Top Senate Finance Democrat Says There’s More To Epstein Docs Than Bondi Is Letting On
After a child care worker is detained by ICE, a community is left reeling. Nicolle Orozco Forero is one of the thousands of immigrant women who provide child care for American children, and one of the few who cares for children with disabilities. Now she and her seriously ill son are in ICE custody.
The ‘Parasites’ and the ‘Good Immigrants’: Meet more of the worst people in the world.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Telling the Truth About the Supreme Court
Andrew Cuomo has spent millions on his legal defense against his #MeToo accusers. New York taxpayers are footing the bill
The Deadly Floods Revealed Texans’ Heroism—and Their Failed Politics
The worst chief justice of all time
California awaits disaster relief as GOP offers full support of Texas
Grok’s latest disturbing messages include step-by-step instructions for a break-in and rape
The Columbia hack is a much bigger deal than Mamdani’s college application
Why a Devoted Justice Department Lawyer Became a Whistle-Blower. In the first Trump Administration, “they didn’t say ‘Fuck you’ to the courts,” Erez Reuveni said.
Whistleblower Emails Expose Fresh Trump Abuses in Abrego Garcia Case
Attorneys Say They Can’t See Immigration Clients At Alligator Alcatraz the Dade-Collier Concentration Camp