Links for you. Science:

The Lowdown on Low-Dose Aspirin for Primary Prevention
Flu cases are rising with a strain that makes older people sicker
Genomic study reveals how people moved pigs across the Pacific
Scientists Solved the Mystery of the Shark That Bites Perfect Circles
Could Next-Generation Medicines Help Cure Opioid Addiction?
New Study Supports Sahelanthropus as the Earliest Hominin

Other:

For the second year, D.C.’s annual homicide toll declined
Howie Klein, Visionary Music Executive & Anti-Censorship Activist, Dies at 77
MAGA is a Genre (very good)
What Are the Executive Orders Mayor Zohran Mandani Revoked and How It Affects NYC (no more Rat Czar!)
What Maduro’s ouster means for Trump’s mass deportation campaign
The Dem Reaction
NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers’ eyes, voices and faces
Americans do not want war with Venezuela (pre-war polling)
Enter, Stage Left, Mayor Mamdani
Walz Condemns Trump’s ‘Depraved’ Remarks Baselessly Implying Minnesota Governor Had State Rep Killed
Mamdani Demotes NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch
Neighbors are standing up for immigrants
EPA, state lawmakers could consider regulating abortion pills as pollutants in 2026
‘Chinese Peptides’ Are the Latest Biohacking Trend in the Tech World
What your news diet says about your politics
‘A very easy decision to make.’ Peter Wolf talks about canceling his Kennedy Center event as more artists do the same.
Understanding Mamdani’s Vision. His inauguration speech challenges the left to govern
Man killed in Back Bay hit-and-run was well-known art collector. Prominent Boston art collector and philanthropist, John Axelrod, 79, was fatally struck while walking his dog.
Brief Point
‘Blind Into Caracas’
Bill Ackman Says He Has Funded Francesca Gino’s Legal Defense Since June 2024 (of course he is…)
Healthy 16-year-old girl dies from flu complications: ‘It doesn’t make sense’ (“Ryleigh did not receive a flu shot this year.”)
The Brazen Illegality of Trump’s Venezuela Operation
Peace In Our Time
Epstein disclosures raise key question: why wasn’t he stopped earlier?
Sure Why Not
Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog
Influencers and OnlyFans models dominate US ‘extraordinary’ artist visas
We texted 1,000 Americans about U.S. actions in Venezuela
Trump’s Venezuela coup sends America down a dark path
Pentagon to cut Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay over ‘seditious’ video