Links for you. Science:
AI Antibodies? Really?
‘A Quiet Place’ Is the Lived Reality for These Hawaiian Insects
Paxlovid: You’d Have Expected More
Trump is stripping protections from marine protected areas – why that’s a problem for fishing’s future, and for whales, corals and other ocean life
Characterization of an amyloid-based antiphage defence system in Escherichia coli
One of CDC’s final blows. And what it means for you.
Other:
Virginia Democrat flips seat in state legislature by taking on datacenters
D.C. is headed toward a child care cliff. But it’s not too late for the mayor to do something about it.
The key to understanding the world today (short video; excellent)
Trans Panic? More Like Trans Apathetic. 2025 shows trans rights aren’t electoral poison. The truth? Most people just don’t care that much.
The D.C. I know (Janeese Lewis George enters the D.C. mayor’s race)
The American right and the Jewish question
I’m glad I stopped posting on X
The Historic Reversal of Cultural Affordability
Kash Patel humiliated as explosive 115-page dossier reveals what FBI agents really think… and his tantrum after being issued a women’s raid jacket (et tu, Daily Mail?)
The amorality of the pundit class
D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George to run for mayor (the Washington Post, I’m sure, is already thinking of ways to tank her campaign…)
GOP goes all-in on culture war—and it’s not going great
Reno-Obsessed Trump Reveals His Next D.C. Remodel Target
That Viral Essay Scandal is (SURPRISE!) Actually About Trans People
How much of “Mississippi’s education miracle” is an artifact of selection bias?
Even by a Strict Definition, Elon Musk Is a Fascist
Fired worker sues government in a case that could upend civil rights laws
Steve Bannon Was Epstein’s Comeback Consultant. Where’s the Uproar?
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
Fellow Unit Member Says Alleged D.C. Shooter Felt Abandoned by CIA
What Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Mean for Two Podcasters With Down Syndrome
Selling the Poor on Spending Like They’re Rich
“No! That’s wrong!”: Lilly Wachowski slammed right-wingers for co-opting the “red pill” and missing the point of “The Matrix” entirely
The Bubble-Wrapped President: Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable. (he doesn’t really care as long as he avoids going to jail and he can loot)
Bari Weiss’s Big Secret Is That She’s Boring
Jeffries’ Strong Floor and No Ceiling: We Need to Fix the Roof
The Gang Of 500
Marco Rubio’s Sales Pitch: War in Venezuela
Target quietly adds ChatGPT to its cart
Trump: Pro-crypto or Pro-crime? Or are they the same thing?
mikethemadbiologist
I see the point the presenter is making in the video about the coffee shop cartoon, but my first thought about it was “that poor marine” being bombarded with up-sell attempts when he’s just trying to get a cup of coffee and “that poor server” being forced to annoy him, because servers don’t do that on their own, they do it because they’ll be fired if they don’t. Oh, and everything is political, especially coming from people who claim they themselves are not.