Links for you. Science:
Illumina Inc. to Pay $9.8M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Arising from Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Genomic Sequencing Systems
1 dead and at least 22 sick from Legionnaires’ disease cluster in New York City
The hospital sink drain microbiome as a melting pot for AMR transmission to nosocomial pathogens
UMich cancels doctoral epidemiology program admissions for 2026
Critics of de-extinction research hit by mystery smear campaign. Several researchers who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plans to revive extinct animals say they have been targeted by online articles trying to discredit them
Remarkable News in Potatoes. Scientists have found that, millions of years ago, spuds evolved from tomatoes.
Other:
A Not-So-Fond Farewell to Vinay Prasad. The Steve Urkel of COVID Twitter turned out to be incompetent at both drug regulation and being an authoritarian apparatchik
Deconstructing Housing: The market alone can’t fix America’s housing crisis. A public option can. (excellent)
America Has To Fix Traffic And Transportation If It Ever Wants People To Get Healthier
The Media Can’t Handle the Absence of Truth
Jews Like Mamdani
Army Secretary forces West Point to rescind appointment given to Easterly (she should sue Laura Loomer)
Whatever Happened to the TikTok Ban?
Will Lewis does not cast off talent lightly. He heaves it away with great force
‘Fort Bragg Has a Lot of Secrets. It’s Its Own Little Cartel’
The Roman Way to Trash a Republic. When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
We’ve Upgraded Your Toilet to a Subscription-Based Model
Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program
There’s something big missing from Trump’s post-war manufacturing fantasy
How 18F Transformed Government Technology − And Why Its Elimination Matters
The Cabinet Secretary Who Wants His Cookies Freshly Baked
Digital Past Stirs Analog Memories at Extinct Media Museum
ICE Raids Idaho Lawmaker’s Farm. State Rep. Stephanie Mickelsen was reported to ICE for speaking out against Trump’s immigration policies.
The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come
“We’re Going to Have Something Worse”: What Dr. Lucy Jones Says Will Make L.A. More Fire Resilient
The eternal mystery at the heart of American politics
The Great Pretender: A fake campaign loan could’ve ended Rep. Andy Ogles’ push for MAGA fame. Then Trump won again.
Record number of California residents are trading in Teslas, new data show
Baseball Reaches Its Breaking Point. An elbow-injury epidemic has become an existential threat to the sport, prompting the M.L.B. to brainstorm new solutions, such as the use of a heavier ball.
Professor Challenged Them To Make A Mailbox That Wouldn’t Get Vandalized, But These Students Made It Nearly Indestructible
Trump Just Released His Plan to Revoke Birthright Citizenship. It’s Worse Than Imagined.
Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American history museum
President Trump Actually Paved Over the Rose Garden
An Abundance of Credulity: They want abundance. But they ignore who profits most from scarcity.
Senate Democrats urge EPA to reinstate 140 employees still on leave
mikethemadbiologist
Why did the Federalist Society spend the last 50 years packing the federal courts with their puppets when the goddamn MAGAts are just ignoring court orders they don’t like?