Links for you. Science:
Why one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded caused so little damage
How conspiracy theories about COVID’s origins are hampering our ability to prevent the next pandemic
The extended mobility of plasmids (excellent review)
Yes, we have tarantulas in SoCal. And they’re on the march right now
Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End. America’s run as the premiere techno-superpower may be over.
Scientists finally know where potatoes come from—and the answer is very weird
Other:
As Trump takes over D.C.’s police, here’s what law enforcement can and cannot do. With federal and local officers on D.C.’s streets, here’s what to know about what law enforcement agencies can legally order you to do — and what they can’t.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION OPENLY CALLS FOR AMERICAN APARTHEID
The Rule of Law Is Dead in the US. The rule of law presupposes that there are rules that provide a consistent, repeatable, and knowable set of outcomes. That’s no longer the case.
States Are Moving to Protect Access to Vaccines
This Tuckahoe home won a $1.26 billion contract for an ICE detention center. The owner isn’t talking.
Since No One Else Seems to Care, Let’s Remember Epstein’s Survivors
The Ivy League shakedowns
Down Goes Brown
This Is the Moment Democrats Have Been Talking About for Years
The Legal System Should Not Give Trump the Benefit of the Doubt
How Trump Made One of the Most Controversial Post-9/11 Policies the New Normal
How Trump’s crackdown on law firms is undermining legal defenses for the vulnerable
Newsrooms Need to Get Tougher on All That Lying
Forcing Culture War Bigotry on Private Enterprise
Stupidity vs. (Worse Than) Malice
Epstein “Knew” Melania Well, Trump’s Biographer Alleges Link Between Two
Trump knows GOP can use this scandal to end him
Facts Will not Save You
These D.C. workers pick up dead animals, and they’re very busy
Negotiating With Terrorists, Unsuccessfully
LinkedIn quietly removed references to deadnaming and misgendering from its hateful content policy
U.S. citizen told “you have no rights” during immigration arrest speaks out: “It hurts me”
Trump knew Epstein used Mar-a-Lago ‘to try to procure girls’
WQED to lay off 35% of staff due to federal funding cuts
‘Trump Accounts’ Cannot Possibly Replace Social Security
Alan Dershowitz Will Sue Farmers’ Market Over Denied Pierogi
The latest effort to toss Alina Habba draws on an unusual source: Aileen Cannon
What Happens To The Women ICE Detains?
Poll shows decline in belief that Blacks and Asians face racial discrimination. Meanwhile, about three in 10 people said DEI increased discrimination against white people.
Is the Government Still Collecting Inflation Data? Well …
mikethemadbiologist
Heritage Foundation apartheid link doesn’t work