Links for you. Science:

Engineers transform dental floss into needle-free vaccine (paper here)
Absolute and Relative Declines in National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funded Basic Science Publications
A contextualised protein language model reveals the functional syntax of bacterial evolution
Unmapped reads from whole-genome sequencing data reveal pathogen diversity in European and African cattle breeds
Federal funding cuts to genetic research will be devastating for years to come
A million veterans gave DNA to aid health research. Scientists worry the data will be wasted.

Other:

Sen. Angus King Admits His Vote For Anti-Abortion Judge Was ‘A Mistake’ (just awful judgement)
MAGA Inches Closer to a Ghislaine Maxwell Alliance
Hulk Hogan Was A Racist Scab, And Now He’s Dead
The online activists trying to stop ICE from making arrests
This Silicon Valley Stuff’ll Get You Killed
Elon Musk Has Somehow Created a Bad Diner
The Tesla Diner’s Menu Is As Overpriced, Under-Thought, And Full Of Dated Memes As The Cars
The incredible impact of Ozzy Osbourne, from Black Sabbath to Ozzfest to 30 years of retirement tours
Their parents are fired feds. They want senators to listen to them.
Insecure Trump knows he’ll never measure up to Obama. And it kills him.
Republicans propose naming Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump
DOJ slides into DMs of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell
About That Japan Deal
WSJ confirms Epstein’s list is real. Trump is on it and part of the cover-up. And now he’s about to get a taste of his own medicine
Trump is targeting ‘woke AI.’ Here’s what that means.
Stablecoins Could Trigger a Crisis at the Heart of the Financial Industry
First, Kill The News. Then, do whatever you want.
Venezuelan makeup artist returns home, describes torture during El Salvador detention
She fought for trans youth in her home state. Now she’s fleeing over fears for her safety.
Republicans pushed the Laken Riley Act to prioritize deporting criminals — but DHS isn’t doing that
How did New Yorkers rank their mayoral candidates? The data is in.
Amy Sherald Cancels Her Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship
Two Democrats Are Bolting From a Bipartisan Governors’ Group
Trump order pushes forcible hospitalization of homeless people
The Worst-Kept Secret of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Jewish comedians cancelled by Edinburgh Fringe venue due to ‘safety concerns’
The GOP’s Message for Tech Billionaires: Be Like Peter Thiel
The Abuses at ICE Detention Centers Fulfill a Trump Campaign Promise
Tesla profits slide 16%, despite Elon Musk’s pivot back to his companies