Links for you. Science:

‘Unprecedented’: Harvard public health school confronts severe financial crisis, seeks corporate sponsors
4 vaccines linked to a lower risk of dementia
New Study in Turkey Changes Paradigm of How Early Humans Reached Europe
Rationalizing recommendations for influenza and COVID-19 vaccines
Fiji’s ants might be the canary in the coal mine for the insect apocalypse
I’m a climate scientist. Trump’s U.N. address is a fire hose of misinformation

Other:

What Declines in Reading and Math Mean for the U.S. Work Force (this seems to be behind the times; anecdotally, I’m hearing from college professors that this year’s freshmen are much better at reading long texts etc.).
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines (Klein is delusional, but Coates is quite good)
By the Netroots
Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’ (““Then, obviously, the particular characteristics of an individual, how they look. How do they look compared to, say, you?” he said to the reporter, a tall, middle-aged man of Anglo descent.”)
Noem fast-tracked millions in disaster aid to Florida tourist attraction after donor intervened
State of Deportations
Robert Redford, Reporter
AOC’s former chief of staff aims to shake up Democrats with House run
The Miseducation of Brendan Carr
The Fruits of Rank (they were more interesting when they called themselves the Violet Bund and the Laissez Fairies)
Trump’s Intel Intervention
“Extremely Disturbing”: What Does Trump’s “Antifa” Executive Order Actually Do?
D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau will not seek reelection in Ward 1
Americans Are Using PTO to Sleep, Not for Vacation
How House Republicans plan to rewrite history of Jan. 6
Behind closed doors, a majority of CEOs admit they won’t boost U.S. investment as tariffs hurt their businesses
You Can’t Make Jokes Like That Anymore
David Foster Wallace Tried to Warn Us About these Eight Things
After the Pandemic ‘Reset Button,’ Downtowns Reinvent Themselves. A new exhibit at the National Building Museum showcases how downtowns are evolving from office corridors to centers of housing, nightlife and culture.
The Book of Isaiah: The Democratic Party’s overdue embrace of new media is yielding mixed, if consistently entertaining, results. Texas congressional candidate Isaiah Martin has advice for his party on harnessing the internet outrage machine. (“[Martin] insisted that Democrats must give up on the idea that Republicans are worth saving, or even being polite to. He views Trump’s Republican Party as simply a threat to the nation that must be stopped—and, in the meantime, mocked.”)
The billionaires aren’t OK
What Declining Cardboard Box Sales Tell Us About the US Economy
MAHA: Make Agriculture Harder for All. How MAHA’s vision for farming would increase food prices, habitat loss, and emissions
Do apartment buildings really need two stairwells?
Republican push for tips on Charlie Kirk posts drives firings of public workers
Here’s why CEOs think Trump’s economic policies aren’t working
GOP lawmaker said trans people “harm” children. He just pled guilty to child porn charges. (Pedocon theory never fails…)
‘She’s worried’: Leaked photo shows panicked text from freaked-out Trump Cabinet official
Dining with Serial Killers
Is Trump keeping all his promises? This MAGA couple doesn’t think so.