Links for you. Science:

Appointment of controversial FDA official rocking agency like “an atom bomb,” scientists there say
Pediatricians reject CDC advisers’ guidance, plan to continue vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis B
What do stingrays actually eat? New study reveals some only prefer a single type of prawn
Quinoline tag helps vancomycin breach gram-negative defenses
The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago
Do Africa’s Mass Animal Migrations Extend Into Deep Time?

Other:

Why do the Republicans lie so much about Obamacare?
Impeach and Remove the Bastards. A scenario for 2027.
Donald Trump is losing. Seven conclusions as 2025 winds down.
The New York Times Spread Dangerous Health Disinformation, Erased It, Hopes You Don’t Notice
Washington Post readers revolt against Bezos’s editorial board
National Trust sues to stop Trump’s ballroom construction
Trump Explodes Over Cratering Polls as GOP Losses Worsen
Even In a Populist Moment, Democrats Are Split on the Problem of Corporate Power
NYC congestion pricing cuts air pollution by 22% in Manhattan
Reciprocity
Denied Federal Disaster Aid, a Town in Trump Country Feels Forgotten
Rich New Yorkers Threaten to Leave. Then They Find Out How Hard That Is.
DeWine says Acton should not be held responsible for Ohio’s COVID-19 response (interesting; it’s clear DeWine doesn’t like Vivek Ramaswamy)
‘Cadillac Desert’ Reconsidered
The war on disinformation is a losing battle
The Pardon That Represents the New Era of Corruption
Trump’s next renovation target: DC.’s golf courses
How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE’s Facial Recognition Tech
The Hit Hollywood Didn’t Want. Ryan Coogler’s bloodsucker blockbuster is all about Black creative freedom. No wonder the industry saw it as a threat.
From booze to black belts: Virginia’s drunk raccoon suspected in karate shop break-in
Peter Greene, Actor In ‘The Mask’ And ‘Pulp Fiction,’ Dead At 60
Here’s What It Takes for a Democrat to Win in Texas
Social posts, messages reveal alleged National Guard shooter’s turmoil
Sleepy Donald Snoozes, America Loses
Blowback over Charlie Kirk posts prompts employers’ social media crackdown
The Supreme Court v. My Mother
He leaned right in high school. Now he’s the Trump-trolling Portland Chicken. The protests against ICE gave Jack Dickinson a taste of national celebrity, but more important they gave him a community he’d never had before.
White Farmers Are Getting a Taste of Their Own Medicine
Park Service orders changes to staff ratings, a move experts call illegal
Trump Is Dragging Republicans to Crushing Defeat After Crushing Defeat