Links for you. Science:
I’m an award-winning mathematician. Trump just cut my funding.
“Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky:” Our new survey shows that scientists no longer find Twitter professionally useful or pleasant (paper here)
Covid and Our Arteries
Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity
AAP evidence-backed immunization schedule reflects break from CDC advisers
Incidence of Long COVID Following Reinfection with COVID-19
Other:
Where D.C. Crime Is Bad, Residents Question Trump’s Motives
Washington, DC, belongs to the people, not to the president
The subrising: How a sandwich became a symbol of D.C.’s resistance
Response to Attorney General Bondi from Boston Mayor Wu
Popularism!
Gut Check Time For Democrats
Trump take take-home pay
How to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set “Web” as Default
C.E.O.s Want Their Companies to Adopt A.I. But Do They Get It Themselves? (again, ‘AI’ solves the problem of how to convince shareholders and funders your company isn’t in trouble because you had to fire people due to Trump dicking around with Section 174 of the tax code)
GPT5 and the end of naive AI futurism
Don’t Be a Loser, Gen X Baby (some good points, but I actually think it really only describes a narrow slice of GenX)
Idaho’s latest anti-drag crusade began with a falsehood, lawsuit says
Which Way, Western Wuss?
DHS speechwriter linked to hateful social accounts while claiming American conservatives are ostracized like Jews in Nazi Germany (I’m not one to judge people based on their looks, but this guy screams incel)
At Trump’s request, multiple red state governors are sending hundreds of armed National Guard forces into DC. This military occupation of the district is unprecedented and unjustified. If it’s allowed to stand, this country will be well on its way to becoming a police state.
Justice Department investigating D.C. police over alleged fake crime data (at best, this is a case where the imaginary fantasy in Trump’s head, which is what’s driving this, might have some tangential relationship to reality)
Trump, Elections and the Opposition’s Strategic Depth
The Lies Behind Trump’s D.C. Troop Surge
Federal workers: Fired by Trump, frozen out by Moore
A new worst coder has entered the chat: vibe coding without code knowledge
AI Is Power-Hungry
Feds to Cut Funds for 5 Pro-LGBTQ Virginia School Districts
Big Business and Wall Street Need to Stand Up for Honest Data: In nominating an inexperienced MAGA partisan for commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Donald Trump is chipping away at an essential foundation of the American economy.
The U.S. Is Refusing Medical Treatment to Wounded Gazan Children Because Laura Loomer Said So
Silicon Valley Is Panicking About Zohran Mamdani. NYC’s Tech Scene Is Not
The Great Farce of Norwalk: ICE Loses a Parking Spot, Finds Its Rage
John Deere Announces Hundreds of Layoffs
Brazil courts to Trump administration: LOL nope
The Global Car Reckoning Is Here. Far Too Many Auto Companies Don’t Have a Plan

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