Gut Yontif to the Pontiff and anyone else celebrating the day. Links for you. Science:

Long-term biological surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in critical points for municipal sewage catchment in light of wastewater-based epidemiology, public health and environmental hygiene
The Vaccine Disinformation to Descheduling Pipeline. Make America Denmark Never
Scientists Uncover How COVID-19 Variants Outsmart the Immune System
NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs
The past and future of known biodiversity: Rates, patterns, and projections of new species over time
The Penicillin Myth: Competing theories seek to explain inconsistencies surrounding Alexander Fleming’s famed discovery.

Other:

It Is No Longer 2024, FFS. What year is it, Gavin Newsom, you fuck?
Or The New York Times Could Print It On The Front Page, Large
I’m an Infectious Diseases Doctor. Our Pipeline of Experts Is in Distress.
At will? Whose will? Removing independent agency heads is part of a broader assault on a nonpartisan government
‘Go somewhere else’: Manager locks Border Patrol out of Kenner store (Louisiana)
Americans still have a choice whether to let the nation turn authoritarian
King Gizzard Pulled Their Music From Spotify in Protest, and Now Spotify Is Hosting AI Knockoffs of Their Songs
The Surprisingly Convincing Case Against Cars
Mike Johnson’s downward spiral
Operation Bluebird wants to relaunch “Twitter,” says Musk abandoned the name and logo
TRUMP DIDN’T REALLY GO OFF SCRIPT LAST NIGHT
A Texas city is one of the first in the nation to kill LGBTQ+ protections
Trump, dementia, and the 25th amendment
Law barring immigration enforcement in courthouses signed by Pritzker
Democrats, remember your liberal roots
Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search It
DHS inks contract to create its own fleet of Boeing 737s for deportations
How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed. Barred from leaving Romania, Andrew Tate courted powerful figures on the American right, from Tucker Carlson to Barron Trump. Then an extraordinary order let him go.
Museum Grants Terminated by Trump Reinstated After Court Order
Historians
Trump Says That You Are the Problem. Everything is perfect. Why aren’t you grateful?
Senate Report Exposes Systematic Abuse of U.S. Citizens by ICE and CBP, Directly Contradicting Noem’s Denials
D.C. theater company, once homeless, sets out to build $4.5M arts hub
Australia’s social media ban is now in force. Other countries are closely watching what happens
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case (“Peace Prize” payoff)
Something
Wordle, the Wisdom of Crowds, and Bubbles
Epstein survivors and Senate Democrats ask for audit to determine if Epstein files have been “tampered with”
Why Miami is the bellwether of anti-Trump backlash
DOES Director Violated Several Spending Regulations for Staff Events With Go-Go Bands, DJs, and Acrobats, Inspector General Finds