Links for you. Science:

Wolves, long feared and reviled, may actually be lifesavers
New study shows Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed to achieve full neurological recovery—not just prevented or slowed—in animal models (paper here)
Is there more flu in Australia and New Zealand than normal for Christmas? Hell Yes!
Fitness Landscape for Antibodies 2: Benchmarking Reveals That Protein AI Models Cannot Yet Consistently Predict Developability Properties
What giving flu shots backstage taught me about public health
Tamiflu isn’t the only flu treatment available. These other options may fly under the radar – and provide relief

Other:

Brett Kavanaugh Is Trying to Walk Back “Kavanaugh Stops.” Too Late.
Eric Adams Hurt More Than Just Himself
Trump’s Power Grab Over the Budget Is Breaking the Constitutional Design
Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Awful
The Worst Thing About Elon Musk Is That He Got Away With All of It
New program urges Canadian Jews worried by rising hate to relocate to Oklahoma (lmfao)
‘Grift’ ETF Tied to Washington Access in Trump Era Hits a Wall
New Year’s Eve concert is latest cancellation at the Kennedy Center
Well, sheeeeeeeeeit
Here’s why Trump and the GOP are doomed
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT “Prioritize” Advertisers in Conversation
Pundit Accountability
The State Department font change is about respect, not aesthetics
What voters in every state think about Trump and prices
Trump vetoes bill to fund Arkansas Valley Conduit in Colorado
Tech Startups Are Handing Out Free Nicotine Pouches to Boost Productivity
Kennedy Center changed board rules months before vote to add Trump’s name
George Clooney on Crying While Watching Himself in ‘Jay Kelly,’ Rebooting ‘Oceans’ and Why News Networks Should Tell Trump to ‘Go F— Yourself’
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies: ‘The Wire’ Actor & Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator Was 71
St. Paul’s largest encampment has grown, but problems have been relatively few
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
19 States To Raise Their Minimum Wage For New Year’s Day 2026
Trump admin rushes to demolish 13 more historic DC buildings as preservations fight back
Judge Stops Trump’s Agency Exterminator From Kneecapping The CFPB
Afghans flee Taliban, find refuge and faith — and ICE — in Memphis. They followed the rules. But now an Afghan family seeking asylum has been arrested and faces deportation back to the vindictive Taliban.
They Could Override That
Why Do Third-Party “Dreams” Keep Turning Into Republican Power?
What If They Buy Both Parties
Somebody Needs to Tell Trump Everybody Is Laughing at Him