Links for you. Science:

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The common cold is associated with protection from SARS-CoV-2 Infections
Kennedy’s case against mRNA vaccines collapses under his own evidence
‘A whole body of health-equity research is being disappeared’ — why I resigned from the NIH
Why these hairy caterpillars swarm every decade – then vanish without a trace
Harvard University lays off fly database team. The layoffs jeopardize this resource, which has served more than 4,000 labs for about three decades.

Other:

Nonprofit Refuses $1.5M Science Grant Due To New Federal DEI Rules
Will Anyone Save DC’s Non-Citizen Voting Law?
In Search of Furious Liberals. If angry liberals don’t exist, they will be manufactured
Wholesale prices rose 0.9% in July, much more than expected
Meta appoints anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info
Current Smithsonian drama now stopping us from getting a Weird Al exhibit
Crimes I Have Witnessed as a Resident of Washington, DC
Pete Hegseth Reassures Conservative White Men It’s OK To Be Scared Of Washington DC
Whose music is MAGA stealing this time?
When Will Media Acknowledge Trump’s Obvious Mental Decline?
How the Anacostia Tunnel System is transforming water quality and river access in DC
As Guard deploys, Trump to seek ‘long-term’ federal control of DC police
What Stands in the Way of Abundance in Healthcare?
Sanders Bill Would Fight Trump Effort to ‘Dismantle Social Security’
The Future that Never Was
AI Job Loss Hype Could Serve as Smokescreen for Trump Recession
This Laura Loomer and Marjorie Taylor Greene Feud Would Be Funny If It Wasn’t So Sad
Establishment Struggles to Maintain Control of California
Hackification: Arendt’s Law comes for economic data
Don’t be fooled: Trump’s D.C. takeover is about race
USDA Spent $16,400 on Banners to Honor Trump and Lincoln
Another Senate Dem Refuses to Participate in Budgeting to Protest Trump’s Power Grab
Do Moderates Do Better? Uncovering Bias in Split Ticket’s WAR Scores
NIH Director Spreads Vaccine Misinformation One Day After CDC Shooting
The Nation Interviews Zohran Mamdani
Staff Mutiny Forces Pub to Turn Away JD Vance
Trump isn’t the solution to the “crisis of manhood,” he’s the problem
Trump Has Shielded 165 Companies From Federal Enforcement Actions Since January