Links for you. Science:

Temporal dynamics and policy implications in an innovation arms race
Experiment to train rats to play Doom reaches a new level; rats can now shoot enemies — wraparound AMOLED screen provides virtual environment for neuroengineers’ expanded open source project
Polar bears are rewiring their own genetics to survive a warming climate (weird explanation; the paper is here)
Don’t call it a ‘super flu’ – but the NHS is right to be worried this winter
Environment and physiology shape antiphage system expression
Fluoride in Tap Water Not Linked to Lower Child IQ, Massive Study Finds

Other:

The Kennedy Center of Contagious Diseases: Measles and whooping cough are spreading around the country. The man in charge of American public health is making everything worse.
Born Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade
Rob Reiner, son of a comedy giant who became one in turn, dies at 78
Seems Bad
Trump administration considers demolition of 4 federal buildings, former GSA official says (the story doesn’t mention at all the possible destruction of historic murals, which is the critical part)
The Erika Kirk and Candace Owens feud is tearing MAGA apart
‘It’s Never Stopped’: On the Australia shooting aimed at Jewish people.
Who needs an election? A bar owner falsely claims a seat already filled. The man is claiming to occupy the most thankless political office in the city – advisory neighborhood commissioner.
Rob Reiner, Actor Who Went on to Direct Classic Films, Dies at 78
An Established Aberration: On the proposed MLB salary cap
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
The Great Centrist Hope
AI billionaires’ 2026 intimidation campaign is already working
The new normal
Metro rolls out new bike lockers to encourage more cyclists to use rail
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s son harassed by ICE as Trump ramps up attacks
Rising tensions and finger-pointing at DHS amid pressure to ramp up deportations
Trump’s ‘affordability’ problem is anything but a hoax
Rob Reiner Was a Mensch. In Death, He Showed Us Trump’s a Schmuck
Bill Pulte Promoted a Memecoin Run by an Influencer Facing Fraud Charges
The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
Utah leaders are hindering efforts to develop solar despite a goal to double the state’s energy supply
Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon
Google ads funnel Mac users to poisoned AI chats that spread the AMOS infostealer
Are the Broligarchs Ready to Be on the Downward Turn of the Wheel?
Amanda Seyfried refuses to apologise for calling Charlie Kirk hateful: ‘Pretty factual’
How the Celtics Are Winning
6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
Trump Blames Rob Reiner for His Own Murder
New York Young Republican Club gala draws white nationalist, far-right Germans as elected officials skip out
Rural Ohio trans candidate nearly drops out of race after being targeted online, wins seat in Republican stronghold