Links for you. Science:

We Can Stop Deadly Hospital Outbreaks — So Why Aren’t We? Genomic surveillance can help contain local and nationwide threats (excellent; accessible to non-experts; preprint describing the system here)
Ecological constraints foster both extreme viral-host lineage stability and mobile element diversity in a marine community
Brazil opens world’s largest mosquito biofactory to fight disease
Covid Vaccines in First Trimester Not Tied to Birth Defects, Study Finds
F this and F that
US anti-vax stance to blame for continent-wide surge in measles, say experts. The disease was eliminated across the Americas in 2024, but urgent vaccination drives are now under way as cases rise from Mexico to Bolivia after outbreaks farther north

Other:

What Made Blogging Different? (excellent)
The New York City mayor’s race is an ethics test
Cuomo Earned Almost $5 Million From Consulting in 2024, Returns Show
Lack of weather data due to Trump’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm
Trump’s Very Own Basket of Deplorables: The president and his movement are dropping the fig leaf and declaring half the country the enemy. How can this go on?
Trump Rattles Vaccine Experts Over Aluminum
DC’s Access Journalists Turned the News Into a Luxury Good
The fear driving Trump and the GOP’s attacks on tomorrow’s ‘No Kings’ rallies
Amira Hass: Why the West Bank did not rise up
The IRS may not have been weaponized before, but buckle up
New Kennedy Center Dance Director May Have a Hard Time Rooting out ‘Woke’
A North Texas community will vote to form a city in an effort to quiet down a crypto mine
Meet D.C.’s most dedicated chess teacher
Trayon White’s Gambling Activity Could Be Used as Evidence in Bribery Case
State of the unions: The shutdown made it harder to say ‘I do’ in D.C.
Trump says immigrants are driving violent crime in Illinois, but ICE can’t find many who are
Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It’s Like to Own a Cybertruck (“Women don’t like the vehicle” has already become a bit of a meme)
Miss United States Granted Restraining Order Against Creepy MAGA Rep. Cory Mills
How Do People Afford This Shit
Average new car price hits $50,000, a record high, data shows
Joke Line
Family farm in Idaho faces worker shortage as Trump administration immigration raids escalate
After racist Kansas Young Republicans chats leak, Gov. Kelly calls out posts from state GOP
Another ‘she-cession’ is rearing its head: Women are leaving the workforce at alarming rates
‘No Kings’ Rallies Are Just One Piece of the Puzzle
The Young Republicans Are the Truest Republicans
Three Reasons I Still Have Hope for America
The Blurred Truths of Sora. Many will assume that OpenAI’s Sora app represents a new era of social media. But that’s wrong—all it does is reanimate our current one.
Trump’s Secret Police Shot a Citizen. Then Damning New Info Emerged.
Something Weird Is Happening With Halloween Chocolate (Trump take chocolate)
Project Esther created a blueprint for Trump to fight antisemitism. The ‘Shofar Report’ is a liberal response.
Yes, everything online sucks now—but it doesn’t have to. Ars chats with Cory Doctorow about his new book Enshittification.