Links for you. Science:

Resistance mutation supply modulates the benefit of CRISPR immunity against virulent phages
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
LIMI: Less is More for Agency
Mask mandates return in parts of the Bay Area as virus season nears
The NIH ordered me to stop my ‘dangerous’ gain-of-function research. It isn’t dangerous at all
The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on the human immune system

Other:

The End Of Non-Sequitur Politics
Gen Z women are the most liberal group in the country (this is a cry for help)
The red-state invasion that worsened Chicago gun violence
Did Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington work? It’s complicated.
DID VIVEK RAMASWAMY JUST END HIS POLITICAL CAREER?
Eventually You’re Going to Have to Stand for Something
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next
MAGA Lite: What “Bari Weiss Conservatism” Is, and Why It’s Dangerous (“Polite Trumpism” is nothing more than conservatism; it’s not QA*on, MAGA, or white supremacist, but it is conservative)
Trump’s Weakness Is Not At Odds With His Fascism
Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis
E-bikes have evolved into e-motorcycles. Law enforcement is lagging behind.
Gay Virginia Republican plagued by Nazi porn scandal brags running mate is ‘100% against’ marriage equality
Don’t Believe the Hype: Trump Bum-Rushing DC Reporters Edition
Hi, I’m an Early 2010s Tech CEO
The “MedBed” Conspiracy, Explained
Fake Protest Videos Are the Latest AI Slop to Go Viral in MAGA World
“AAAGGGHHH!!!”: A Memo from Animal, Your New Editor-in-Chief
Are You a ‘Heritage American’? Why some on the right want to know if your ancestors were here during the Civil War
Calls for retaliatory prosecutions are the next phase in the right’s rewriting of January 6
Critics of Trump’s immigration crackdown are using the term ‘Kavanaugh stop.’ Here’s what it means.
How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day
In Chicago, clergy and faith-based protesters say ICE is threatening their religious freedom
Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule
MTG Loves ACA Subsidies (Now That Her Kids Are Affected)
The Brutal CBP Assault Tied to the Marimar Martinez Shooting
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