Links for you. Science:

Dating the Bacterial Tree of Life Based on Ancient Symbiosis
How a Billionaire’s Plan to Reach Another Star Fell Apart. An abandoned plan to visit another star highlights the perils of billionaire-funded science
Ostrich and emu ancestor could fly, scientists discover
Federal vaccine adviser says former CDC officials can’t be trusted unless they agree to ‘public debate’ (the only thing dumber than “debate me bro” politics is “debate me bro” science)
“Why probability probably doesn’t exist (but it is useful to act like it does)”
Aye-aye caught picking nose with finger reaching its throat

Other:

This Is It. Obedience and Support are the Same
Trump’s Economic Magic Trick Is Coming Undone
Wednesday’s Council vote gets us a lousy RFK stadium deal
What College Students Really Think of Charlie Kirk (Kirk was nothing more than a more professional version of those Young Republican clubs that held “affirmative action bake sales.” Those assholes were never popular.)
Fuck You Money
Bessent, Like Fed Governor, Made Contradictory Mortgage Pledges
Exclusive Focus Group: Trump Bleeding Latino Voters. He won the presidency with their support—now they’re angrily turning against him.
How a Beloved Website Became MAGA’s Latest Villain After Charlie Kirk’s Death
US health officials to revisit vaccine policies using anti-vax tactics, experts warn
Texas Congressman Says Trans People Need To Be Taken ‘Off The Streets’ After Charlie Kirk Shooting
Airlines suspend workers for posts about shooting of Charlie Kirk
Climate change and LGBTQ rights are among Democrats’ strongest issues
Stephen Miller’s Quota Likely Drove Korean Arrests In Immigration Raid
Ezra Klein Accidentally Shows How the Media Brought Us Trump
Majority of corn farmers see economic crisis brewing
Empirical evidence confirms non-existence of Santa Claus
They Want the Shooter to Be Trans
Pariah Nation
Kafka-land at UC Berkeley
Welp
New Supreme Court Term Will Go All In On Anti-Trans Panic
Disney’s collaboration with the Trump censorship regime
Wow Didn’t See That One Coming
Fired CDC director says RFK Jr.’s anti-vax agenda is worse than you think
Inside Trumpworld’s Reality Distortion Field: In the immediate aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing, Donald Trump’s advisors were sure who was to blame. That law enforcement says they were wrong didn’t, and doesn’t, much seem to matter.
Obama slams Trump’s attack on free speech in wake of Kimmel suspension
Anita Bonds’ Eleventh-Hour Amendment Strips Tenant Rights From Thousands of Renters Without Warning or Much Debate
Most American Jews would like Trump to stop pretending to help
House votes for D.C. police chases, against city’s input on judges (wrote about this here)
Just what Democrats don’t need: A new group telling them to surrender