Links for you. Science:
The WHO Bacterial Priority Pathogens List 2024: a prioritisation study to guide research, development, and public health strategies against antimicrobial resistance
Senator Murray Calls for Immediate Firing of RFK Jr., Commends CDC Director Monarez’s Stand for Science and Public Health
The new NIH grant review format and the iron law of unintended consequences
FDA’s narrow COVID-19 vaccine label ignores science and puts millions of lives at risk
PAHO warns antibiotic-resistant pertussis is spreading
Flesh-eating bacteria cases are rising. Climate change is to blame, say scientists
Other:
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning. The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division (“He had children, as do many vile people.”)
BRING BACK “WEIRD”
Does the right know the real danger is to their right?
Why Dems Keep Screwing Up Media Efforts
Metastasize
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Praises Donald Trump’s Police Takeover (Bowser has always been a fan of Bloomberg’s approach to policing, especially flooding high traffic areas to drive out ‘undesirables’)
Dems’ Messaging Nerds Urged Party Not to Talk About Trump’s Military Takeover
RFK Jr. targets one of the strongest state school vaccine mandate laws
A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers
James Dobson Is Dead, Was A Monster
Trump’s endless cheating should make you feel resentful
Activist Investor Fivespan Takes Stake in New York Times
Judge takes on Trump over DC takeover as he tosses Trader Joe’s gun stop case: ‘Lawlessness cannot come from the government’
Furious Trump’s Firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook May Be About to Backfire
Trump Is Holding Immigrants at a Former Japanese Internment Camp
Navigating the intersection of dirt bike culture, safety, and law enforcement in DC
FEMA staffers warn that Trump officials’ actions risk a Katrina-level disaster
With AI chatbots, Big Tech is moving fast and breaking people
Why Trump’s Attack on the Fed Isn’t Spooking Wall Street. And why that’s a big mistake.
The House Is on Fire and Democrats Are Debating Paint Colors
NEA cancels decades-long creative writing fellowship
Thinking Ahead to the Full Military Takeover of Cities
Democrats lost young men—but Trump gives them a reason to come back
MPD Wants to Fire An Officer Accused Fleeing in a High-Speed Chase That Ended With Him Crashing Into a Civilian
Trump taps another tech bro for shady government gig
Zohran Mamdani Is Proving That Politics Can Still Be Fun. It’s Scaring the Cuomos of the World.
Trump vows retaliation against countries with digital rules targeting US tech
There’s Hope! An Iowa Democrat Just Flipped a Trumpist District.
The Women’s Basketball Boom
Foot Soldiers of the Trump Mafiacracy
Terms and Conditions for Walks with My Dog
In Another Giveaway to the Commanders’ Billionaire Owner, the D.C. Council Is Set To Waive $1 Million in Fines to Chop Down Irreplaceable Heritage Trees
