Links for you. Science:

Seven tuberculosis cases at Tacoma ICE processing facility
Monarch butterflies’ mass die off in 2024 caused by pesticide exposure
The Immunity Thief: Why Measles Is Much Worse Than a Rash
Since wolves’ return, Yellowstone’s aspens are recovering, study finds
Where did the potato come from? Tomatoes, 9 million years ago, apparently.
Not a Hypothesis: Boycott Against Israeli Science Spreads ‘Like a Virus’

Other:

Trump Is Spiraling
It Is 2006 And Dems Are Running CopsTroopsSpooks It Is 2026 And Dems Are Running
Everyone Who Claims Congestion Pricing Is Elitist Or Bad For The Working Poor Is Lying To You
A Congresswoman With Dementia Stopped Coming to Work. The DC Press Corps Never Noticed.
Young people who aspired to government service dismayed by Trump ending the federal fellows program
Buried for Nearly 2,000 Years, a Monumental Dionysian Fresco Sees the Light of Day in Pompeii
Trump Had Vile Suggestion for Prince Andrew, Damning Book Reveals
Cars
ICE Is About To Go on a Social Media and TV Ad Recruiting Blitz
Grok’s ‘spicy’ video setting instantly made me Taylor Swift nude deepfakes
Smithsonian will again include Trump in impeachment exhibit in ‘coming weeks’
Protesters toppled this Confederate statue. Now, it’s coming back to D.C.
Shameless GOP wants to rig the 2026 vote—and Democrats are fighting back
Gov. Greg Abbott’s options to force a redistricting vote are more limited than they appear
The Media’s Urge to Be “Fair” to Trump Is Killing the Republic
Trump is Getting Desperate
A stock trading ban for Congress is a no-brainer. And yet. You can have their brokerage accounts when you pry them from their cold dead hands.
There Is an Information Blackout at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Migrant Detention Camp
Trump administration formally axes Elon Musk’s ‘five things’ email
The deep state is real and it works for Donald Trump
The AI economy is full of financial gimmicks. Tech journalists need to start moonlighting as finance journalists.
Take Back Our Digital Infrastructure To Save Democracy
What Kids Told Us About How to Get Them Off Their Phones
Trump vowed to make D.C. ‘safe and beautiful.’ Here’s what’s happened. (didn’t stop Big Balls from getting his ass beat tho)
The Real War Crime
CEO receives $24 billion dollar gift to incentivize him doing the job of Chief Executive Officer going forward
Down At The Tesla Diner
What’s It Like to Deal With Brutal U.S. Tariffs? Ask Malaysia.
For a Few CEOs, Pay Keeps Growing—by the Billions