Links for you. Science:

The National Cancer Institute faces steep budget cuts and a staff exodus
SARS-CoV-2 infection disrupts syncytial and endothelial integrity and alters PLGF levels in the placenta
Safety is Being Compromised in Every Way, Warn NASA Staffers Who Signed a Protest Letter
ExcludonFinder: mapping transcriptional overlaps between neighboring genes
Congressional panels resist White House proposals for sharp cuts in indirect cost rates
New species of ancient shark discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park

Other:

This Is the Presidency John Roberts Has Built
Democrats Should Get Tough and Quit Negotiating Spending Bills. The Republican majority can no longer be trusted to maintain bipartisan spending-level agreements. So, Democrats should let Republicans figure out how to keep the government open.
Yes, Dems Should Push to Repeal Trump’s Big Bad Law—but Not Stop There
Zohran Mamdani Must Confront the NYPD. Here’s What He Can Do.
TRUMP HAS REGAINED CONTROL OF THE EPSTEIN STORY
Conspiracy theorists don’t realize they’re on the fringe
Moyn’s Muddle on Ukraine
Academic with history of incendiary remarks to lead US Institute of Peace. Darren Beattie once said on X that “competent white men must be in charge.” (Beattie is a gutter racist)
Oklahoma officials call for investigation after reports of nude images on Ryan Walters’ office TV
New details about police activity after lawmaker shootings raise questions about response
The Last Thing US Transit Agencies Should Do Now
You’re Not Imagining It. Health Misinformation Is Everywhere
Former Tesla Engineer Says Elon Musk Threatened to Deport Her Team for Pointing Out a Problem With the Brakes
White House eyeing education cuts for next funding clawback package
A Funny Thing Is
Tony Evers Did What Too Many Senior Democrats Have Not
Financing Our Own Destruction
Letter From Kharkiv
Let’s Stop Beating Around The Bush. Instead let’s say what should happen to Trump, depending on what the Epstein scandal reveals.
Ozzy Osbourne, Rock God Despite Himself (1948–2025)
Donald Trump Is Trying To Extort The Washington Commanders Into Making It 1989 Again
From KGB Cells to Alligator Alcatraz: How Authoritarians Normalize the Grotesque
Is Kissing Trump’s Ass, Real Nice and Slow How He Likes It, a Good Strategy? A case study from organized labor.
Blues Alley turns 60 with swing, soul — and a fight to survive
The Epstein files give MAGA a post-Trump future
DOGE builds AI tool to cut 50 percent of federal regulations