Links for you. Science:

Humanity’s Toxic Wreckage Is Teeming With Life, Scientists Discover
Your A.I. on Drugs
Earth Was Mysteriously Thrown Off-Kilter In 2015. Now, Scientists Think They Know Why.
Tiny stones rewrite Earth’s evolution story
50+ scientific societies sign letter objecting to Trump executive order
‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry

Other:

What Makes A Loser (excellent, must-read)
The Right-Wing Infosphere: You’re Soaking In It. Their machine is so effective that even liberals don’t realize it’s warping their views.
The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh
“These Are Abductions.” Newlywed Husband Says Wife Taken During Green Card Interview (““One officer smiled for a selfie with her as she cried,” he added.”)
Argentina’s soy exports to China soar amid US bailout, fuelling tensions in Trump camp
Landlords Demand Tenants’ Workplace Logins to Scrape Their Paystubs
Proposed CDC cuts will make states poorer and Americans sicker
Make Sure All Your Friends Know, And Know Not To Say Anything
Understanding the Coming Premium Apocalypse
Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected billionaire
Trump’s Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock
This School Of Democratic Thought Is Killing Us
A Million Lives Lead Back To Worcester
Why Do We Assume TrumpTok Will Succeed?
Ezra Klein is Wrong About Abortion
MAHA
Where Mideast Envoy Pitched Peace, His Son Pitched Investors
DC’s disability transportation time tax
It’s Time for the States to Start Investigating Trump. Democratic-led state governments can hold the aspiring autocrat’s feet to the fire.
The Misogynistic Abuse Towards Rory McIlroy’s Wife at the Ryder Cup Is Deeper Than Golf
The decades-long trend that eased the way for Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension
The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left
Why Trump’s 20-point Plan for Ending the Gaza War Simply Won’t Work
How Trump imperils the Mormons
US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’
Donald Trump’s TikTok Deal Looks Like Crony Capitalism
The QAnon Shaman Would Like to Challenge the Validity of Trump’s Presidency (more here)
We’re Being Ruled Over by the World’s Biggest Losers
White House withdraws Trump’s controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data
The Case Against Generative AI