Science:

Whistle-Blower Complaints Detail Tension Over Vaccines at N.I.H.
Systematic functional assessment of anti-phage systems in their native host
Florida Plans To Eliminate All Vaccine Mandates — What That Means For Us
Major report that tied moderate drinking to disease won’t be released, researchers say
What Becomes of the CDC Now?
Why getting vaccinated protects more than just you

Other:

JB Pritzker Shows How to Handle Trump
Project 2029 Rebuilding Efforts Take Their Eyes Off The Ball
Trump’s D.C. Law Enforcement Takeover Has Black Parents on Edge. The deployment of federal agents and National Guard troops has caused some Black parents to return to the days of “the talk” about policing that they had hoped was no longer needed to keep their children safe.
What *Isn’t* Abundance? The new idea is having a moment. And the people behind the idea are blowing their opportunity.
People can’t get COVID vaccines as cases surge. Anger is building against Trump
The Symbolic Politics of Status in the MAGA Movement (worth noting that a non-trivial fraction of the urban left, construed broadly, also feels this way, and the political backlash from that hasn’t yet been accounted for in political discussions)
D.C. attorney general sues Trump, seeks halt to National Guard deployment
D.C. public schools begin a year without cell phones
Social Security praises its new chatbot. Ex-officials say it was tested but shelved under Biden.
Jeanine Pirro is wrong about D.C.’s ‘second-look’ laws
One of the last, best hopes for saving the open web and a free press is dead. The Google ruling is a disaster. Let the AI slop flow and the writers, journalists and creators get squeezed.
Which D.C. blocks bake the hottest? City officials are creating a new map to find out
Indy Democrats clash with sheriff over holding ICE detainees in the jail
Why Does the Right Reject Progress?
Senate Democrats should not provide a political bailout to Republicans
This Company Turns Dashcams into ‘Virtual CCTV Cameras.’ Then Hackers Got In
The Arrogance of a Kennedy: RFK Jr.’s testimony on Thursday was filled with quackery and confrontation. But it was defined by egotism.
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Republican Candidate Takes Credit for Trump Immigration Raid at Hyundai Plant
They voted for Trump—now they’re reaping his crappy jobs market
Fox’s Dumb Spin on RFK Fiasco in Senate Backfires on Trump
Mississippi, Florida, and the Coming Vaccine Apocalypse
How Many Court Cases Can Trump Lose in a Single Week?
Where’s the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don’t Add Up
How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image. Mr. Musk said he wanted xAI’s chatbot to be “politically neutral.” His actions say otherwise.
Trump’s BLS nominee discussed controversial theory on gender IQ with interns (they’re so fucking weird in a bad way)
Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class
With no end in sight, National Guard troops deployed to DC grow weary
‘I have never been as worried as I am now’: Arkansas farmers gather to share concerns
Florida Is Arresting People For Using Rainbow Chalk on Crosswalks Now