Links for you. Science:

Protein language models reveal evolutionary constraints on synonymous codon choice
Is artificial turf bad for us and our kids? How to navigate the turf wars.
America Is Sleeping on a Powerful Defense Against Airborne Disease
Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, study shows
We may finally understand how metformin lowers blood sugar, animal study finds
New Synthetic Antibiotics

Other:

The Only Good Sydney Sweeney Take. It’s actually good, I swear. (the invective gap is real)
What to know about Trump’s deployment of federal police in D.C.
What If the Democratic Party Is Primed for a Revival? Look around: They have lots of young, charismatic candidates ready to move up.
Deaf, mute and terrified: ICE arrests DACA recipient and ships him to Texas
Who is Elara Voss?
Jim Lovell, astronaut who commanded Apollo 13, dies at 97
Shut Up, Mayo Pete
AGs sue White House over push to restrict gender-affirming care in blue states
Trump Is Launching an AI Search Engine Powered by Perplexity
Greater Washington is healthier without gas-powered leaf blowers
An Abundance of Sleaze: How a Beltway Brain Trust Sells Oligarchy to Liberals
Stephen Miller’s wife thinks you need to hear all about her life (lmfao: “As a mom of three young kids, who eats healthy, goes to the gym, works full time I know there isn’t a podcast for women like myself.”)
Why is your electricity bill so high? A new auction just set the highest power price in nearly a decade. Here’s what that means for Pepco customers in D.C.
Messing With Texas: How Big Homebuilders and Private Equity Made American Cities Unaffordable
The threat of political violence is keeping parents out of elected office
The Faux Intellectuals of Silicon Valley
He’s not lovin’ it: Co-owner of Trump Burger could get deported
RFK Jr. Quietly Endorses Flu Vaccine for Kids and Adults
Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commisioner less than 2 months after his confirmation
Is Better Bus … better? One month in, riders are still adjusting to the massive Metrobus overhaul.
Evicted from Nowhere: D.C. Landlords Are Trying to Evict Tenants from Demolished Apartments
Trump administration seeking $1 billion settlement from UCLA
Dreamers Face ‘Greatest Threat’ Yet in Trump Immigrant Crackdown
Democrats Need to Be More Negative. A positive program isn’t enough
We Need to Talk About the Pink-Pill Pipeline. You can’t slap a tiara on a human rights crisis and call it the ‘princess treatment’
RFK Jr. defunds mRNA vaccine research. His anti-vax policies will kill people.
RFK Jr.’s Plan to Eliminate Vaccines
He Fled Boko Haram and Helped Build an Award-Winning Restaurant. Now He’s Facing Deportation.
Rooftop Solar Is a Miracle. Why Are We Killing It With Red Tape? Trump wants to end solar power—and too many blue states are helping.