Links for you. Science:

These farmers are cutting pollution and fighting hunger — with bacteria
When did humanity take its first step? Scientists say they now know.
In China, AI is finding deadly tumors that doctors might miss
Why is it so cold? Some researchers say there may be a surprising culprit: climate change.
How the Smithsonian’s National Zoo feeds its animals
What viruses an infectious-disease doctor is watching for in 2026

Other:

Chuck Schumer’s Ridiculous Strategy For Trump’s Illegal War: Hope Republicans Come To Their Senses (excellent)
Rejecting Reality in the Age of AI
The Center Of Attention
Petty tyranny
The Real Donroe Doctrine: Seeking cash and an ego boost, not regime change
Stephen Miller Is The New Republic’s 2025 Scoundrel of the Year
This Is What Venezuelans Really Want
As Millions Lose Health Insurance, the Washington Post Misleads About Medicare for All
Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
They Say They’re Protesters. The DOJ Says They’re Terrorists.
AI on the scale now envisaged will create a recession on a scale hard to imagine
Trump wants to overhaul the ‘president’s golf course.’ He hasn’t played there yet.
How the Supreme Court’s Judicial Sanewashing Wrecked the Legal System
Why the Supreme Court Is Giving ICE So Much Power
Trump DHS Post Calling for ‘100 Million Deportations’ Suggests Intent to Kick Out Nonwhite Citizens
The Right-Wing Justices Know Their Favorite Legal Theory Is Bunk
Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons”
Traffic deaths in the D.C. region are declining to pre-pandemic levels
Arlington rents see first annual decline since 2020, but remain among nation’s priciest
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
The Moment We Lost The Plot. The attack on the Capitol — and the response to it — left Trump’s violent authoritarian movement emboldened and able to continue onward.
How has DC’s built environment changed in the past 50 years? Watch “All the President’s Men” to find out
CBS LOVES AMERICA
The Long Shadow of January 6th: On the failure to hold power to account.
Trump punishes children to punish political enemies
There Is a Sickness Eating Away at American Democracy
Wyoming Supreme Court Rules Abortion is Healthcare
They Wanted a Conservative State. They Might Get a Democratic Representative Instead.
Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans. That’s before National Guard troops began patrolling
Grok Is Generating About ‘One Nonconsensual Sexualized Image Per Minute’
500,000 tech workers have been laid off since ChatGPT was released (makes a similar point to my post here, but very good)