Links for you. Science:

Megaplasmids associate with Escherichia coli and other Enterobacteriaceae (really interesting)
In 2022, the world axed a disease name seen as racist. US just switched back
Mom’s COVID Shot Aided Baby, Too, Large Review Confirmed
Long COVID is here to stay—even in children (paper here)
What Is Thirst?
Lauer is super concerned about the demoralizing impact of low success rates…now that it is white folks being affected

Other:

Russ Vought Is Trump’s Shutdown Hero. His Neighbors Think His Work Is “Abhorrent.”
The Supreme Court Is Creating a King
DCPS promised them green cards. Now, these international teachers have nowhere to turn. (Bowser is doing the same thing Trump is: refusing to spend money)
A Rotten Compact: The Trump Administrations Proposed Compact opens the door for federal control of higher education.
How do you make a deal with a criminal president for whom you are the only consequence?
Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
14th St Cafe Asian Bistro Permanently Closed this Week in Logan Circle (of ‘American Chinese’ restaurants, only Yum’s remains…)
The Bari Weiss Century
What Happened To The DC Housing Market During The Last Government Shutdown?
Can You Win a Congressional Seat Without Social Media?
The ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ Phase of the Shutdown
A.I.’s ‘Lazy Sunday’ Moment: OpenAI’s new video generator, Sora 2, trained on copyrighted material and celebrity likenesses, has thrust Hollywood into uncharted legal territory and put Sam Altman on a collision course with studios like Netflix and Disney.
Newsom threatens to cut state funding to universities that sign Trump’s political compact
Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump’s Likeness
Trump Is Not Very Good At This
What’s a house in LA really worth? (article doesn’t mention the instability in the entertainment business, which seems like a large omission?)
The longer the shutdown lasts, the greater the risk of cargo backups at Texas ports
The Moral Stupefaction of the American Public. Trump’s actions are illegal, yes. Worse than that, they are wrong—precisely what the legality debate is meant to obscure.
What’s Wrong With Las Vegas?
Inside one man’s mission to find D.C’s long-lost panda statues
Why Japan Has Blue Traffic Lights Instead Of Green
On Places: The Inhabitants of Sherwood Farmhouse Represent a Microcosm of D.C. History
‘It’s not a good place right now’: CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom
Lawless police-state raid of Chicago apartment building demands more attention
Record number of people reporting homeless encampments to Seattle
Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago
Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds
The Battle of Chicago has begun
F.D.A. Approves Generic Abortion Pill as Opponents Push Trump for New Restrictions
DHS Includes White Supremacist Meme in Video Promoting Deportation Blitz