Links for you. Science:

Bear-Sized Giant Beavers Once Roamed North America, and They’re Now the Official State Fossil of Minnesota
Big data, changing taxonomy, and ghost records: permanent preservation of collected specimens is essential for insect monitoring
Measles cases are surging in Europe and the US. This is what the anti-vax conspiracy theory has brought us
For MAGA, Ignorance is Strength. Research cuts aren’t about shrinking government, they’re about killing science (referenced paper here)
‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines
Fear and loathing on study section: Reviewing grant proposals while the system is burning

Other:

The pandemic gave Minnesota workers power. Now employers are taking it back.
The Lesson for Democrats From Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign? Be Normal.
NIH official fired amid probe of contract used to potentially hire spouse, officials say. NIH chief operating officer Eric Schnabel was fired as officials were looking into whether a $3.3 million contract could have benefited his spouse.
How Social Media Is Fueling Gen Z’s Sex Recession
The Press Keeps Coddling Trump’s Tariff Lawlessness
Trump betrays his conspiracy-addled base. From Epstein to chemtrails, they’re learning it was all a scam.
Trump Official Accused PEPFAR of Funding Abortions in Russia. It Wasn’t True. PEPFAR, the AIDS relief program, hasn’t operated in Russia since 2012 and does not fund abortions. (Russell Vought is a liar)
Jeffrey Epstein Is a Policy Issue. It’s about elite impunity, the defining issue in America for more than two decades.
The Trump/Epstein Story is NOT a “Conspiracy Theory”
Why House Republicans voted for the Epstein cover-up
Disabled veteran detained during immigration raid speaks out, alleges civil rights violations
ESTABLISHMENT DEMOCRATS CHOOSE THE LEAST APPEALING OPTION
Low-income wage gains are an illusion—blame the rent
Meet the Jews who helped elect Zohran Mamdani
Bozeman sidesteps new state law, adopts Pride flag
Medicaid Cuts? Yes. But the GOP Is Quietly Cutting Medicare, Too.
The Most Unqualified Nominee in a Generation. Why Emil Bove’s confirmation would mark a new low for the federal judiciary
DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children
Debt Reckoning: Has the Treasury market started to crack?
The secret to Baltimore’s extraordinary year
Trump’s speech in Pennsylvania about his uncle’s connection with the Unabomber raises concerns
Epstein files are so bad for Trump he’s calling MAGA base ‘weaklings.’ Uh-oh.
DOJ hits states with broad requests for voter rolls, election data. Election clerks in both parties, already facing harassment and lawsuits over Trump’s false 2020 election claims, worry about efforts to examine voting machines.
Former NYPD Boss Says Deadly High Speed Chases Were Result Of ‘Rogue’ Adams Insiders
I was on New York’s rent board. Zohran Mamdani’s ideas aren’t pie in the sky
The Real Future of AI Is Ordering Mid Chicken at Bojangles
Florida GOP steals disaster relief tools for twisted ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Trump admin “disappeared” a gay stylist for propaganda. He hasn’t been heard from since
Reporters finally figure out that Bernie Madoff isn’t on the level