Links 10/4/25

Links for you. Science:

lung.fish Data Explorer
Phages with a broad host range are common across ecosystems
This is what could happen to a child who doesn’t get vaccinated
Trump administration to award a no-bid contract on research into vaccines and autism
Gut infections often overlooked in men who have sex with men
Data investigation: Childhood vaccination rates are backsliding across the U.S. A monthslong NBC News data investigation finds that much of the U.S. doesn’t have the protection needed to stop the spread of deadly diseases. St. Louis is a window into the problem communities face nationwide.

Other:

Democrats: Stand Up this September and Shut Trump Down. Democratic leaders can use budget negotiations to protect science — and democracy
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump’s DOJ shut it down.
In Trump’s D.C. surge [occupation], helicopters hovered and surveilled day and night
The MAGA Movement Is Not a Debating Society
It’s Always 2003 To These Fucking People
Why Charlie Kirk Had No Counterpart on the Left
SF Streamlined Its Street Teams. Now, Fewer People Are Getting the Help They Need
City of Portland will issue land use violation notice for ICE facility, triggering process to determine next steps at the site
Charlie Kirk Was ‘Face of Christian Nationalism’ Trying to Conquer the Education ‘Mountain’
A Call-Up From the Anti-Monopoly Bench
Appeals court judges publicly admonish Supreme Court justices: ‘We’re out here flailing’
Chicago Starbucks Worker Did Not Write ‘Loser’ On Order Honoring Charlie Kirk, Company Says (“the note appears “to have been added after the beverage was handed off, likely by someone else,”” Lol at the attempt at outrage farming)
Charlie Kirk DID say stoning gay people was the ‘perfect law’ — and these other heinous quotes
Chalk messages at Arlington home of top White House official strike a nerve with GOP heavyweights
The Sagrada Família Takes Its Final Shape
The Vibes Economy
An exemplary survey of race portends trouble for the Smithsonian
Green Shoots
Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material
Why are some liberals turning Charlie Kirk into a martyr for liberal democracy?
OpenAI won’t say whose content trained its video tool. We found some clues.
Should We Let Public Transit Die?
Teachers got mad about a cheat button in Chrome. Now Google’s pausing it.
Charlie Kirk Is A Means To An End
This state will be the first to offer free child care, regardless of income
Telling the truth about Charlie Kirk is now a radical act worthy of punishment
Whistleblower says U.S. organ transplants corrupted by greed and bias
How Do You Stop A Serial Killer?
Late-night hosts pretend to flatter Trump after Kimmel’s removal from ABC
Running the FBI? Kash Patel believes his job is getting attention
Low-income Americans slash spending, a worrying sign for the economy

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