Links for you. Science:

Low levels of H5N1 HA and NA antibodies in the human population are boosted by seasonal A/H1N1 infection but not by A/H3N2 infection or influenza vaccination
Trump officials halt ‘dangerous’ research, overriding NIH career scientists (it’s worth noting Memoli & Bhattcharya are killing loss of function work too; there is a policy cost to coddling conspiracists)
A new pest threatens Italy’s risotto dish: the flamingo
Changing climate and socioeconomic factors contribute to global antimicrobial resistance
Tenure criteria are the levers to change culture
Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response

Other:

Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: “Working from home makes us happier.”
Free speech is dead at the American university. Here’s who killed it.
The Supreme Court Seems to Think the Separation of Church and State Is Anti-Catholic Bigotry
NYC’s congestion toll has students spending more time at school
White House Partners With PragerU to Make AI-Slopified Founding Fathers
“Jaw-dropping” corruption: HBO movie director says Ohio is “rigged against the popular will”
Why Trump Will TACO on the WSJ Suit
96 percent of Massachusetts is off limits to most apartment buildings. Some hope a new map will change that.
The Trump Admin Quietly Made Attending College Even More Expensive
How China hounds pro-democracy activists in Boston
Why Donald Trump’s Jeffrey Epstein Cover-Up Matters
Inside the long friendship between Trump and Epstein
16 Thoughts On The Trump-Epstein Bombshell
How ‘Kill Bill’ Changed The Action Blockbuster
Can Policy Fix The Loneliness Epidemic?
The 800-Year-Old Mystery of a Lost Medieval Legend Is Solved, Researchers Say
The “Big Beautiful Bill” Is Trying To Steal A Space Shuttle
The Taste of Creation
Children’s National Hospital to end gender-transition care. The change comes as the Trump administration has sought to restrict access to such care nationwide.
Thank the Supreme Court for the Evisceration of the Federal Workforce
Tesla has avoided trials with money. This case made it to court.
As Trump pushes Texas takeover in fight for House, Democrats plot their counterpunch
In Epstein Case, Follow the Money, Democratic Senator Says. Senator Ron Wyden has found that four banks waited until Mr. Epstein’s arrest on federal charges to flag $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions. Mr. Wyden wants the documents made public.
The Great Noticing
What will happen to Trump when his MAGA weirdos bail?
In the Trump Administration, Watchdogs Are Watching Their Backs
The Hyperpersonalized AI Slop Silo Machine Is Here
Unanswered questions in an attack on trans youth. A girl’s jaw was broken at the D.C. Youth Services Center. What happened?