Links 8/4/25

Links for you. Science:

NASA won’t publish key climate change report online, citing ‘no legal obligation’ to do so
The spring our porch pillows came under attack
20-Million-Year-Old Rhino Fossil Rewrites Evolutionary History
Donald Trump goes nuclear in the GOP’s war on science
Scientists Discover New World In Our Solar System: ‘Ammonite’
After 7 Decades of Measurements From a Peak in Hawaii, Trump’s Budget Would End Them. Closing Mauna Loa and three other U.S. sites that track greenhouse gases would disrupt a decades-long record of the planet’s changing atmosphere.

Other:

An Open Letter To Epstein Truthers: Your instincts were on point. But Trump was a snake before you took him in…
The Politics of Humiliation: The politics of humiliation has moved to the center of the reactionary project under Trump II.
Trump demands Kennedy Center Opera House be named after his current wife, or lose all federal funding
Collective Amnesia
From Truth Social to bitcoin empire: Trump’s $2 billion pivot
Trump’s Epstein Scandal Turns Another Beltway Cliche on Its Head. Once upon a time we use to say that the cover-up was worse than the crime. It’s safe to say we need to rethink this.
New York City’s Subway Is Actually Safer Than Your Car
Stack overflow is almost dead
The Hater’s Guide To The AI Bubble
Wall Street’s AI Bubble Is Worse Than the 1999 Dot-com Bubble, Warns a Top Economist
Trump wants to make team names racist again
The Trump Administration “Cheated” Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski out of a Deal
RFK Jr. wants to overhaul a vital system that supports childhood immunization
Contra Ptacek’s Terrible Article On AI
Penn descends into fascism. Conceding was the wrong decision
Federal cuts leave Los Angeles County health system in crisis
Red Sox Pitcher Confronts Commissioner About Gambling, Social Media Threats
Enshittification and the Bitterness of Billionaire Bros
Trump’s Social-Media Habit Is Getting Weirder. The president’s posts on Truth Social are starting to look desperate.
Cuomo says key factor in his primary loss was Mamdani’s support from young, Jewish and pro-Palestinian voters (claims the majority of Jewish primary voters voted for Mamdani, which would seem to put the lie to his claims that Mamdani is an antisemite)
‘Like Dogs in Here’ — Videos Expose ICE Lock-up Inside 26 Federal Plaza. An analysis of ICE data by THE CITY shows that dozens of people have packed into locked rooms and increasingly held for days inside a Manhattan building the feds say isn’t a detention site.
Smurfed: Inside the Rotten Tomatoes Market Weaponizing 1-Star Reviews. How an Aussie critic enriched top bettors on Kalshi, feeding a ‘degenerate economy’ that threatens any studio’s best laid plans
Amid Epstein Chaos, Trump Turns to Football to Distract and Dehumanize. Trump is calling for the Washington Commanders to change their name back to a racial slur.
Epstein Coverage Largely Ignores Trump’s Assault on E. Jean Carroll. This seems like relevant context
This ‘violently racist’ hacker claims to be the source of The New York Times’ Mamdani scoop
Mike Johnson Would Like You to Know About His Subservience
FBI’s Process to Check Epstein Files for Trump Mentions Was Pure Chaos
Prominent US anti-vaxxer says he caught measles and traveled back home. Brian Hooker seems to not have alerted authorities of his illness after leaving west Texas
How Trump’s Big Bad Bill Will Kill Americans
State Department memo says Rümeysa Öztürk has no association to antisemitism or terrorism

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