Links for you. Science:
Molecular characterization and prevalence of plasmids co-harbouring mcr and ESBL genes
Scientists Record First Known Shark Sounds
Starship Was Doomed From The Beginning
Questions and expectations swirl as Monarez steps into director’s role at CDC
Punctuated equilibria remains the dominant pattern of morphospecies origin in the fossil record: an analysis using the “persistence of ancestor” criterion
Manta Rays Officially Get Third New Species – 15 Years After First Suspected
Other:
Most D.C. residents oppose Trump’s city police takeover, poll finds. Though crime continues to be a concern, most residents don’t think Trump’s actions will make D.C. safer, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll.
‘He has trouble completing a thought’: bizarre public appearances again cast doubt on Trump’s mental acuity
They Saw Their Neighbors Taken Away by ICE. Then They Made a Plan.
Donald Trump’s Corruption FINALLY Collides With Kitchen Table Issues
Trump Went to War With the Ivies. Community Colleges Are Being Hit.
The Premature Guide to Post-Trump Reform
You know who loves the Epstein scandal? President-in-waiting JD Vance.
‘They control everything’: How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey
Wall Street Journal Describes How AI Will Eat McKinsey’s Lunch
The Second Gilded Age Is Resembling the First
AI Agents have, so far, mostly been a dud
Pepco Raked in $108 million Thanks To Recent Rate Increases. Another Bump Could Kick in Next Year, But It’s Being Challenged in Court.
DHS: Trump’s Bungling Despots of Deportation
Senate GOP says yes to another former Fox News wack job
Into the Abyss: Trump’s Bizarro New Deal
Israel’s Zones of Denial
NSF and NIH suspend grants to UCLA
So much for Trump saving manufacturing jobs
Statue of Confederate general toppled in 2020 to be reinstalled in D.C.
Trump to blame for high cost of living, Americans say in new poll
Donor List Suggests Scale of Trump’s Pay-for-Access Operation
The Proud Republican History of Paranoia and Anti-Semitism About Government Statistics: From Nixon’s Jew Counting at the Labor Department to Trump Firing the BLS Commissioner
Worked Security For GHF in Gaza? Beware of War Crime Charges, Democrats Say.
‘They roll right over’: Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, AP-NORC poll finds
The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein
Appropriations Senators Retain Vertebrate Status. Even Susan Collins voted to fully fund NIH and CDC and give no money to MAHA
Remember When the Democrats Lost the Election Because People Hate Inflation? The New York Times Doesn’t
Mamdani Won, and 10,000 People Signed Up to Run for Office
Ken Starr, Who Turned a Blind Eye to Rape and Defended a Sex Trafficker, Dead at 76
A Tiny Conservative News Outlet Pioneered the Attack on Higher Education
The simple way Democrats should talk about Trump and Epstein
Gwyneth Paltrow is the original anti-science influencer – and her success has come at a cost
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