Links for you. Science:

Hundreds of CDC layoffs reversed, but biodefense preparedness staff hit
Statistics in the era of AI
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead
We’re losing the war against drug-resistant infections faster than we thought
Bacteria Can Use Viruses to Kill Other Bacteria, Pitt Researchers Find
New York health officials confirm state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus

Other:

Andrew Cuomo is a Nihilist Who Hates New York City
Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani (beat sweetener from the NYT?!?)
Joe Biden’s Ignominious Gaza Failure
Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C.
Come All Ye Nazis
The Speaker of the House Is Abetting Authoritarianism
“He is fresh, everyone else is tired”
‘I’ll have Eric call’: Trump’s hot-mic moment with Indonesian president raises questions about side business deals
Chief Justice John Roberts Is More Than Ready to Take Away Minority Voting Rights
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
Stephen Miller’s radically bogus idea of “plenary authority”
It’s Giving Enron: On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash
JB Pritzker Looking at Prosecuting ICE Agents in Chicago
Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire
David Brooks Wants to Lead the Revolution: The Republican Party gave him everything, but now he wants a popular uprising to overthrow the Trump regime.
Antisemitic Attitudes Across the Ideological Spectrum
The Day The Browns Crafted A Playbook Entirely Out Of Spite (this is fun, and Converse chucks as actually athletic gear!)
‘Such Bullsh*t!’ Furious Podcaster Scorches Stunned Cory Booker for Appeasing Trump
Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”
Federal agents barrel into band at Portland ICE protest, arrest clarinetist, accuse her of assault
Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends
Full List of Young Republicans Involved in Offensive Chats
THE WORST THING ABOUT HATE SPEECH IS THE HATE PART
Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office (it’s clear the staffer put it there, what’s to investigate?)
Democrats Must Kill Their Inner Cops
In Supreme Court Land, Fixing Discrimination Against Black Voters Is The Real Racism
What I Saw at This Weekend’s Minnesota MAHA Fest Scared the Hell out of Me
Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market
Leaked chats reveal Young Republicans peddling racism, fascism, & Hitler worship in bombshell Politico report
Man Stores AI-Generated ‘Robot Porn’ on His Government Computer, Loses Access to Nuclear Secrets
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People (BuT RePuBlIcAnS ArEn’t rAcIsT)