Links for you. Science:
Trump rolls back rules meant to keep politics out of climate research
‘Your materials have been incinerated.’ The confounding process of traveling with scientific samples.
Erin joined a long list of recent Category 5s. Are they happening more often?
When a mystery fire hit a beloved tree, there was one thing to do: Scale it.
Scientists are building cyborg jellyfish to explore ocean depths
A Debilitating Virus Surges Globally as Mosquitoes Move With Warming Climate
Other:
The Resistance is Active in DC—You’re Just Not Looking Closely Enough
Cracker Barrel reveals the Democrats’ true fault line (excellent)
“Politics Is Conflictual”
Trump has taken over DC. Do Democrats give a damn?
National Guard Keeps DC Residents Safe By Crashing Into A Car, Trapping Driver Inside
This conservative county lost teachers after administration cut key grant
On the Power of Small Acts of Noncompliance
The spirit of Old Dixie rises in D.C. Trump seeks to suppress the reality of America’s legacy of racial discrimination.
I Went to the Free Press Party for Under-30s. All I Got Was Ennui.
Democrats are pushing back against crackdown on sanctuary cities
Andrew Cuomo Has Unmasked Himself as a Full-Blown Trumpist
Changing the Smithsonian doesn’t erase slavery and the racial wealth gap
Another ‘Trump Burger’ Owner Was Detained By ICE, And His Lawyer Says They’re ‘Waiting For Him To Die’
Go ahead, write down your passwords
Democrats Need to Stop Letting Trump Set the Terms of Engagement
My Father Died Waiting for a Vaccine. Now We’re Telling People They Do Not Need One?
Letter From DC: Goodbye to John Wall, Hello to Celebrating His Rebel Spirit
Gustave Doré’s Haunting Illustrations of Dante’s Divine Comedy
Fox News Grandpa very flattered by thoughtful gift from dictator
A Small Ask Of Your Family Republican
Why Candace Owens won’t stop her “transvestigations”
Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars
Why MAGA calls Trump “Daddy”
The humanities don’t threaten science. Trump does
Real Footage Combined With AI Slop About DC Is Creating a Disinformation Mess on TikTok
How Europe’s oldest language ended up on US trees
John Bolton FBI raid reeks of Trump administration fascism
The Government Just Made it Harder for The Public to Comment on Regulations
MAGA World Is So Close to Getting It. Gavin Newsom’s parodies are riling people up—and they don’t quite seem to understand why. (worth noting that since Newsom started, Trump has toned down his Truth Social posts a bit–still full of lies, but less bombastic; Newsom did score a hit)
Grok Exposes Underlying Prompts for Its AI Personas: ‘EVEN PUTTING THINGS IN YOUR ASS’
mikethemadbiologist
I would say that now, when law enforcement agencies and paramilitaries with the power to search homes and seize devices and written materials are rapidly working their way up the list of potential threats, strikes me as an unfortunate time to encourage writing down passwords.