Links for you. Science:

Climate Change Is Stressing Italy’s Cows, and Coming for Your Burrata
AIMachine Learning Uncovers Oldest-Ever Molecular Evidence of Photosynthesis (even the paper doesn’t use the phrase AI, but machine learning. Stop calling everything ‘AI’)
ED Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance in UTIs
‘Alternative history’ of the NIH shows how a 40% budget cut may thwart new medicines
Claims of pure bloodlines? Ancestral homelands? DNA science says no.
Can a Family Resurrect the American Chestnut Tree in Appalachia?

Other:

Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind
QAnon Isn’t So Thrilled About the Epstein Revelations (not surprising since this was largely a religious-ish belief built around Trump as savior)
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined. Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts. Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated
This one weird trick can fix the 2028 Democratic primary
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
What are planning hearings actually for?
Americans are feeling the pain of the affordability crisis: ‘There’s not any wiggle room’
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions with Jewish Leaders. The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews. (I hate the phrase “pro-Israel” since it completely flattens what Jews think about this and other issues)
I grew up in Ward 3, and I support upzoning it.
Nvidia’s H200 chips could be ‘sugar-coated bullets’ for China. Chinese pundits warn reliance on Nvidia’s ecosystem could erode domestic innovation and weaken long‑term tech autonomy
Paramount lands Trump-demanded sequel: ‘Dumbest possible state-controlled media’ (so stupid)
We elected an imbecile — and his latest move could kill us all
As judges face more threats, only the Supreme Court gets new security funds
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90. On modest civil servants’ salaries, she and her husband amassed a trove of some 4,000 works by art-world luminaries, storing them in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment.
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors: How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
Trump Is Taking Credit for Infrastructure Projects Funded by Biden Legislation He Opposed
When The Center No Longer Holds
The Tech Industry Has a Dirty Secret: The More People Learn About AI, the Less They Trust It
‘I escaped a Russian prison — only to end up in an American jail’
California will do anything to save democracy — except build housing
The day Return became Enter
This Terrifying Company Is Being Used Against Top Democrats. Trump’s Allies May Be Profiting From It.
The Mass Shooters Are Performing for One Another
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
In Washington D.C., contractors face labor shortages due to ICE raid threats
The Trump phone goes the way of all Trump scams
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet — And Thanksgiving Dinner