Links for you. Science:

Montgomery Co. braces for spotted lanternfly surge
Sociodemographic factors, biomarkers and comorbidities associated with post-acute COVID-19 sequelae in UK Biobank
RFK Jr. defends $500M cut for mRNA vaccines with pseudoscience gobbledygook (good introduction to mRNA vaccines)
China fights mosquito-borne chikungunya virus with drones, fines and nets as thousands fall ill
SAND: a comprehensive annotation of class D β-lactamases using structural alignment-based numbering
University sidelines scientist who exposed toxic metals in Lake Maurepas. Her expertise traced sources of pollution to industrial and agricultural activity along the rivers that lead to the lake

Other:

Excellent Timing, James
Senior FBI Official Who Resisted Trump Demands Is Pushed Out
Bart concludes that Sideshow Bob’s Bart-killing policy overwhelms positive aspects of his platform
Trump’s Attack on Data Has ‘Dangerous Trickle-Down Effect’ for America’s Most Vulnerable
New executive order puts all grants under political control
Martha’s Vineyard pierogi vendor speaks out on Alan Dershowitz feud
He’s Saving 20,000 Tapes of Underground Music and Making it Free to All
Inside the Summit Where China Pitched Its AI Agenda to the World
U.S. Air Force to deny retirement pay for transgender troops being separated from service
“Nobody came”: Hill Country flooding survivors recount anguish, neglect during emotional hearing
Arlington Cemetery website drops links for Black, Hispanic, and women veterans
VOA director fired after declining reassignment to low-level post. Kari Lake tried to dispatch Michael Abramowitz to North Carolina. When he refused, she fired him.
An mRNA Crime
Ghislaine Maxwell not welcome in Texas ‘Club Fed’ prison camp, says inmate: ‘Human trafficking is a violent crime’
What makes an American? Three in 10 Republicans say: Being White.
New non-profit law firm in DC aims to challenge Trump’s executive power
So much for Trump saving manufacturing jobs
How the Right Shaped the Debate Over the Sydney Sweeney Ads
Immature crypto bros can’t understand throwing sex toys at WNBA players isn’t harmless fun
More than 130,000 Claude, Grok, ChatGPT, and Other LLM Chats Readable on Archive.org
Private Prisons Cash In on Trump’s Mass Deportations
The White House has a preferred alternative to PBS. It may already be in countless classrooms.
The MAGA Congressman Accused of Threatening His Ex With Revenge Porn
So, About Those Big Trade Deals
She’s a Democratic Bellwether, and She’s Changing Her Position on Israel
These deranged imbeciles have replaced heart disease as America’s biggest killer
On Vaccines, Kennedy Has Broken Sharply With the Mainstream
The Rise Of DC’s $2 Million Neighborhood
GPT-5 hot take
Smithsonian restores Trump to impeachment display in American history museum