Links for you. Science:

RFK, Jr.–Backed Lyme Disease Conspiracy Theory May Be Probed under New Bill
NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Free pass or failing grade for saturated fats? Review sets off scientific and political debate
No molecular evidence for Muller’s ratchet in mitochondrial genomes
Science Under Siege — The NCAR development
The pernicious infections infiltrating Ukraine’s front lines: Doctors and scientists are waging a shadow war in the besieged nation: bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The deadly bugs are now knocking on western Europe’s door. (urgh)

Other:

Crisis Of Confidence: Hakeem Jeffries will almost certainly become House speaker. Should he, though?
Trump Is Mad at Jared Polis. Now He’s Dismantling Colorado’s Leading Weather Research Institution.
Republicans are quiet quitting on Trump
Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions
The Rules of Grief: The post-Kirk purge was never about decency. Trump’s response to Rob Reiner’s murder proves it.
It’s Bad When People Get Murdered—Even People Who Don’t Like Donald Trump
The Supreme Court’s Shadowy Plan to Subvert Democracy
Who Exactly Is Having a “Crisis of Masculinity”?
IN HIS RESPONSE TO ROB REINER’S DEATH, TRUMP IS JUST EXPRESSING THE VIEWS OF HIS BASE
Pulitzer Prize Board members dump broad discovery demands on Trump for tax returns, psych records, and ‘any’ prescription meds history
Tape catches Susie Wiles in lie as she scrambles to deny brutal Elon Musk drug attack
The Broken Recycling System
‘The More I’m Around Young People, the More Panicked I Am’
A Tent Big Enough for Bigots but Too Small for Critical Race Theory. Like so many of critical race theory’s detractors, Matthew Yglesias fails to engage with the actual scholarship.
As measles ravages South Carolina, RFK Jr. undermines the vaccine
Cuckoo for GoGo Puffs
Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich. For years, rumors swirled about where his wealth came from. A Times investigation reveals the truth of how a college dropout clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society.
Pulitzer Board Demands Trump’s Tax and Psych Records in Lawsuit Twist
Coast Guard enacts policy calling swastikas, nooses ‘potentially divisive’: A new workplace harassment manual that downgrades the definition of such symbols quietly went into effect this week.
A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia (note that the source of this drug is China, not Venezuela)
4-day school weeks are growing in popularity, despite a lack of data on the effects
Wrestling legend quits WWE over ties to ‘incredibly cruel’ Trump
Defining Nuclear Down
As HHS restricts telework, CDC asks employees to ‘bypass’ reasonable accommodation process
No Blood For Oil
CBS News Hitches Its Wagon To These Two Duds
The White House Is a Lost Cause
Jobless rate rises, adding to Trump’s economic messaging woes
Trump’s ugly Rob Reiner post undercuts the GOP’s post-Charlie Kirk claims to civility
2025 was a political disaster for MAGA
The Price of American Authoritarianism: What Can Reverse Democratic Decline?