Links for you. Science:

ByHeart’s ‘bizarre’ response to infant botulism outbreak worries food safety experts
As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research
Strain of bird flu virus never before reported in people is behind first human case in U.S. in nine months
Ethiopia confirms first outbreak of Marburg virus
Rare parrots return to Atlantic Forest fragment after decades of silence
As shutdown ends, dubious CDC panel gets back to dismantling vaccine schedule

Other:

The War on Professionalism and Professional Competence
Is Gen Z “utterly screwed”? The big myth about zoomers’ economic condition.
Republican push to make U.S. census surveys voluntary alarms statisticians
Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
Racists are now openly targeting Indian Americans
Inside the war tearing the Heritage Foundation and the American right apart
Perceptions of Crime Are Shifting
The Plutocrats Who Cried “Commie”
Contractor Paying Random People $300 to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE
Trump Is Turning the Screws on Vets So the Rich Can Get Richer
GOP rocked by Nazi scandal
Lee Cataluna: Donald Trump’s Big Shibai
US relies heavily on China, other nations for antibiotics
A public broadcaster’s path after losing U.S. funds: Youth sports and less local news
We’ve Got the Epstein Story All Wrong
The MAGA Crackup Might Finally Be Here
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: ‘Quiet Piggy’
Part 1: How I Found Out
Why We Should Banish Larry Summers From Public Life (from 2009)
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
Solidarity
AI industry-backed super PAC targets New York Democrat in opening shot of midterms
Repeat Trips To The Appalachian Trail
We Are Not Amused. The Olivia Nuzzi Return is a Disgrace
IRS Accessed Massive Database of Americans Flights Without a Warrant
Inside the GOP’s Assault on Youth Voting Rights
Kash Patel’s girlfriend is cashing in—on your taxpayer dollars
How young Zohran Mamdani voters persuaded their parents to get on board
You just can’t keep a good Nazi down in Trump’s America
Department of Employment Services Manager Fired After She Alleged Sexual Discrimination and Retaliation
Denmark’s drive to conscript teenage girls: ‘We’re pretty scared’
America’s invasion of Mexico: Digital nomads are tearing neighbourhoods apart