Links for you. Science:

The merchants of doubt are back. But this time, it’s the U.S. government pushing doubt
A Rare Condition Made a Woman See Dragons Instead of Human Faces
Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation
Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe
The cow udder is a potential mixing vessel for influenza A viruses
The 16th Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Bulape Health Zone, Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A new spillover event from an unknown reservoir host

Other:

D.C. Council eases access to covid vaccine for adults, most children
Demand the Head of RFK. A (maybe) winnable ask for a budget compromise
Trump says he wants to make D.C. parks great again. That might be harder than he thinks. Residents say the federal government has long created more problems than solutions for the city’s green spaces.
Trump Sued Over Washington National Guard Troop Deployment
Tour guide companies in DC feel sting of federal surge impacts
CDC workers forced back to the office—fresh bullet holes and all
As ICE increases presence in D.C., immigrants say they’re scared of calling local police
The sinister reason Trump revived the presidential fitness test
AI Generated ‘Boring History’ Videos Are Flooding YouTube and Drowning Out Real History
Can President Trump Run a Mile?
RFK Jr., American Psycho. He needs to go. Now.
Normie Distribution: What’s wrong with Democrats and issue polls
The Mysterious Cover Artist Who Captured the Decline of the Rich
The Liberal Bubble
Even If Trump’s Tariffs Are Ruled Illegal, We Still Lose. Only Wall Street Wins.
FBI employees worry Trump’s Washington surge is exposing unmarked cars
Guess what the White House is doing now to bury Epstein secrets
Methinks Trump Is a Little Scared of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker
RFK Jr. is coming for abortion pills
Some Federal Judges Appear Done With SCOTUS’s Shadow Docket Bullshit
After federal workforce cuts, DOGE chief says ‘we need to hire’
Why Trump Should Not Dine Out in DC. No restaurant wants to end up in the center of a political maelstrom.
Salesforce CEO confirms 4,000 layoffs ‘because I need less heads’ with AI (‘AI for business’ solves the problem of “what do I say to investors when I have to justify layoffs that are due to tax code changes Trump & Republicans passed?”)
As states diverge on coronavirus vaccines, parents across party lines still support vaccine mandates for measles and polio, according to a Washington Post-KFF poll. (note the crappy main headline)
1.2 million immigrants are gone from the U.S. workforce under Trump, preliminary data shows
The Trump administration is moving staff into jobs they know nothing about. The reassignments are often said to fill vacancies after waves of firings and resignations. Staffers also say the moves target civil rights work.
Tulsa King,’ ‘1883,’ and ‘Dances With Wolves’ Star Graham Greene Dead at 73
A tense moment in D.C. calls for a mosh pit at the library. The D.C. Punk Archive, a repository of the city’s local music scene, has seen a surge of interest in recent months — including at its library rooftop punk shows.
The Surgeon Who Took On UnitedHealth Now Pays the Price
Two Va. school districts sue U.S. Education Dept. in fight over gender policies
Washington Spirit games provide a field for Trump resistance
Meanwhile on Pennsylvania Ave in front of the White House