Links for you. Science:

Repurposing a drug to punish carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
NIH suspends dozens of pathogen studies over ‘gain-of-function’ concerns
Cancer vaccines and the future of immunotherapy
Chimps are sticking grass and sticks in their butts, seemingly as a fashion trend
Seeing More Fireflies in New York City This Year? You’re Not Alone.
Trump’s NASA Cuts Would Hurt America for a Long, Long Time

Other:

The Media’s Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work (“If Kevin Roose is using AI so much, in such a new and groundbreaking way, why aren’t his articles noticeably different than they ever were before, or why aren’t there way more of them than there were before?”)
Here’s how to improve the RFK deal: The newest deal is better than before, but further discussion is still necessary
The Protagonists
It’s Not Just Epstein. MAGA Is Angry About a Lot of Things. Pockets of Donald Trump’s most loyal base are increasingly angry at what they view as the administration’s failure to fulfill its promises.
Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’. For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportation
Sure Why Not
Epstein Lies Should Take Down All Of Bad Faith, Inc™️
I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.
DOGE Guts NRC
ICE Agents Reportedly Spotted at Disneyland Hotel, Feet From Park Entrance
The Inconsistent Court Strikes Again
Trump’s retreat from the world has been great for China
Don’t Call It A Substack. Newsletters Have Been Here For Years
Deja Foxx Is Running for Congress in Arizona to Fight for Young People and Reshape the Democratic Party
Kristi Noem is getting roasted for FEMA flop after Texas floods
The government wants AI to fight wars and review your taxes (re taxes, this is a great way to make it harder to collect taxes from rich people)
US imposes a 17% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes in hopes of boosting domestic production
The Enshittification of American Power: First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.
Trump Wants You to Believe in Conspiracies. Just Not That One
Florida airports ordered to report any ‘weather modification’ activities
D.C. Council approves ranked-choice voting, rejects rollback of tipped wage law (for now)
Are We About to Have Labor Camps in the United States of America?
The Five MAGA Factions Waging an Epstein Civil War
‘Can I Talk to You?’ How to Spot and Survive ICE’s ‘Consensual Encounters’ in L.A.
What Every Democrat, Everywhere, Should Take from Zohran Mamdani’s Upset. Five lessons for anyone running for office anywhere in the country.
ICE prosecutor runs white supremacist social media account, report says
Federal Court Says ICE Can’t Round Up People Just Because They Seem Vaguely Foreign
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
We Should, in Fact, Politicize the Tragedy
D.C. Council advances budget that softens cuts, funds ranked-choice voting