Links for you. Science:

The Rainforests Being Cleared to Build Your R.V.
What new protections will mean for these widely hunted sharks
Humans killed millions of vultures. Now people are paying the price.
The common vaccines that can prevent chronic disease or some cancers
Scientists may have solved why this ancient, advanced civilization vanished
Elusive orchid plays key role in plan to bring bird back after 30 years

Other:

Doughnuts and Bullets: The agony and absurdity of working for RFK Jr. (must-read)
The Job Market
Republicans nix bill naming D.C. post office after Chuck Brown (BOOOO!!!!)
The Pundits Were All Wrong (very good)
A Few Bad Men: The Hegseth murder-on-the-high-seas scandal is only part of the story. This administration has put sadism at the heart of its policy and its politics.
The First Epstein Report Ignored Summers. Harvard Must Do Better.
Statement from the American Economic Association (on Summers’ resignation)
Delirious president goes on manic posting binge
Trump Seizes Back the Spotlight. That may not be the boon he thinks it is.
Cracks have emerged in the Maga coalition
“Subway Builder” turns Metro enthusiasts into transit designers (very cool)
Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Are Suddenly Behaving Like New York Cabbies
About That Safety Thing
OpenAI’s “Code Red”
Who Amongst Us
Trump just trashed his most major issue: ‘Worst messaging from a politician in history’
Small businesses suffer brutally under Trump
The 26-Minute, 51% Wipeout That Deepened the Trumps’ Crypto Woes
Steve Bannon’s Surprisingly Key Role in the Epstein Scandal
Olivia Nuzzi tries and fails to save her reputation in ‘American Canto’
What the special election in Tennessee says about the 2026 midterms
Why Does A.I. Write Like… That?
‘Kill Everybody’: Hegseth’s Reported Order Echoes WWII War Crime
Detroit finally has a RoboCop statue
Trump calls Ilhan Omar ‘garbage’ and says Somalis should ‘go back to where they came from’
Suspect arrested in January 2021 D.C. pipe bomb case
Trump pardons grifter indicted by his administration earlier this year
Trump Is Wreaking Havoc With His Favorite Power
Trump’s own voters begin blaming him for affordability crisis
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business