Links for you. Science:

Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data
I Want A New Drug. A Vaccine Even. And A Functioning FDA, CDC, NIH, Etc…
The next cancer-fighting mRNA vaccine may already be here. Early-phase research shows Covid mRNA vaccines could give immunotherapies a cancer-fighting boost.
Evaluating perceptions of STEM majors to explain diversity gaps in entomology and other sciences
Climate change is coming for D.C.’s trees, and the city won’t look the same
NASA Scientist Proposes Theory of Alien Civilizations Throughout Milky Way

Other:

It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It
The New York Times Argues “Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win.” But the Data Shows the Strategy Is Tapped Out.
The GOP’s New, NEW Jim Crow
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
Democrats Fell Prey To The Same Toxic Dynamics That Destroyed Mainstream News
Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers Are a Sight to Behold
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million
Lawmaker resigns after involvement in racist chat
The Party of the Working Class
Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal
Trump and Johnson Are Melting Down Over The Success of “No Kings”
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Ups The Ante As He Calls For A General Strike
‘I love Trump but don’t think it’s fair’: Pro-Trump Cubans revolt against White House
Kenny Loggins Slams Donald Trump for Using ‘Danger Zone’ in AI Video Bombing No Kings Protesters With Poop: ‘I Request That My Recording Is Removed Immediately’
Disney+ cancellations surged as boycotts for Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension kicked in — here’s how big the spike was
Trump nominee says he has a ‘Nazi streak,’ bashes MLK Jr. Day, according to texts
Civil Resistance Confronts the Autocracy
A Third of ICE-Academy Recruits Are Failing Out
Married [Republican] Congressman had alleged affair with aide… before she set herself on fire: Bombshell revelation as police block release of 911 call and other evidence
My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party (1-as is often the case, what pushed him was a very personal issue–his wife had an unviable pregnancy; 2-the hard part is leaving the entire ecosystem, which provides material comforts)
News Outlets Won’t Describe Trump’s AI Video For What It Is: The President Pooping on America
Amazon Web Services outage shows internet users ‘at mercy’ of too few providers
Inside 26 Federal Plaza: ICE Agents’ Deportation Dragnet
How Tactical Urbanists Make the Water Visible to the Fish
22 Thoughts On No Kings DC
My Generation: Blame the Rich, not the Boomers
No Kings bloodied Trump’s nose
How Kristi Noem became the face of Donald Trump’s police state
New York State Young Republicans disbanded after racist group chat
Maybe Somebody Will Die Or Something