Links for you. Science:

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She Studied How Logging Affects Pollinators
Naked mole rats’ DNA could hold key to long life
One NASA science mission saved from Trump’s cuts, but others still in limbo
This 4-year-old’s heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
Despite Trump administration’s best efforts to suppress it, climate science is alive and well online

Other:

Greg Bovino Emerges as Trump’s Man For Conjuring Up a Blue-City Insurrection
The Median Experience Of Tyranny: If the politics of tyranny were self-discrediting, we wouldn’t need mantras like “never again.”
The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare
Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era
Top Trump Education Officials Are Dismantling Public Schools: ‘We’re Going to Have a Lot of Empty School Buildings’
The Supreme Court’s Dastardly Plan Makes Court Reform Obligatory
Thinking of AI as a Social Problem. No need to know the unknowable. The knowable is bad enough.
Generative AI’s Impending Death By A Thousand Rake-Smacks
All In Our Heads: On Losing Our Democracy and Life Beyond Our Imaginations
How Anti-Corruption Can Be a Winning Issue for Democrats
Florida man ‘maliciously’ started Palisades fire, then tried to cover his tracks, authorities allege
Bill Burr Keeps Cycling Through Excuses For Doing The Riyadh Comedy Festival
The Democrats (2003)
When the next fire hits, you may be on your own. These are the issues that plague LA County’s emergency response
For older Americans, the cost of poverty is 9 years of life, study finds
Illinois Democratic lawmakers take on activist role amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown
Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration
Barron Trump tipped for top job at TikTok after dad tells users they ‘owe’ him for saving platform (lol)
Mamdani Courts the Cops
Mamdani Vows To Defy DOT Insiders, Political Bosses To Pursue His Streets Agenda
It’s Up to Us to Protect One Another
Locking kids up isn’t working. Here’s what we should do instead.
A way forward for DC’s bus shelters
For 1,250 days, Alan has given out free water at a busy Brightwood intersection
Beverly Perry, Longtime Adviser to Mayor Muriel Bowser, Departs For a Lobbying Job
D.C. breweries fear a new bottle-deposit bill could sink their businesses
Pro-speeding yard signs appear along University Boulevard
Is the long saga of the ride-hailing app Empower finally over?
Trump just hosted an ‘Antifa roundtable’ at the White House. It was so much worse than you’re imagining