Links for you. Science:

Genetic diversity in horseshoe bat ACE2 and sarbecovirus spike proteins mutually shape one another
The A.G.I. Manifesto: The search for a non-B.S. definition of artificial general intelligence remains an industry goal, and the noble pursuit of Dan Hendrycks’s recent paper—or “manifesto,” as some have called it. Does it pass the smell test?
Doctors muffled as Florida moves to end decades of childhood vaccination mandates
Why AI Breaks Bad. Once in a while, LLMs turn evil—and no one quite knows why.
Jumbo phage–mediated transduction of genomic islands
‘Stunningly preserved’ dinosaur ‘mummies’ discovered in Wyoming have skin and hooves

Other:

Past Sins: The inevitable Graham Platner rant. (excellent)
AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All. I talked to the scholars who literally wrote the book on tech bubbles—and applied their test.
Holy Warrior: Pete Hegseth is bringing his fundamentalist interpretation of Christianity into the Pentagon.
HHS Employees Now Being Measured By Loyalty To Trump’s Policies
Questions remain about MPD’s work with ICE. Activists want lawmakers to step in
A Federal Agent Shot at a Driver in D.C. An MPD Officer Was Told To Omit the Shooting from His Report. An HSI agent fired three times into a vehicle police claimed was trying to flee. The charges were dismissed during a preliminary hearing.
“F***ing Insane”: The Move That Ruined Jack Smith’s Case Against Trump
Wilson Building Bulletin: The National Guard may be here a long while
The End of Accents: I sound Korean—because I am Korean. Can AI make me sound American?
What I learned about democracy walking the halls of Congress
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points. The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people.
Service members report major pay discrepancies as shutdown continues
ICE arrests Chicago man whose teenage daughter is fighting cancer: ‘He belongs with her’
D.C. man sues after being detained for following National Guard around while playing ‘Darth Vader’s Theme’
Democrats are finally exposing Donald Trump’s weakness
Behind Grok’s ‘sexy’ settings, workers review explicit and disturbing content
A D.C. task force shot at a driver. It’s not in the police report.
‘Could be dangerous’: Metro officials say Red Line tech needs major upgrades
D.C. residents outraged after housing-retail plan flips to industrial
ICE Tear Gas Disrupts Halloween Parade as Trump’s Chicago Crackdown Spreads
Hunger and Cold Loom as Shutdown Imperils Funding for Antipoverty Programs
A deposit-based bottle recycling program could offer homeless communities an opportunity to make a profit
Mass deportations are set to get even more cruel
Republicans are used to burning their own people as leverage: They are not used to Democrats saying, “let them burn.”
Almost Pony Time
Trump’s UFC besties are leaving his side (even some stone-cold racists don’t like him anymore…)
‘Breakdown’
Why Trump Tore Down the East Wing
Trump Is the Shitcoin President
ICE’s Hiring Surge Is Already a Disaster