Links 1/27/26

Links for you. Science:

24 hours of chaos as mental health grants are slashed then restored
Artificial intelligence tools expand scientists’ impact but contract science’s focus
Impact of databases on genomic survey of Salmonella antimicrobial resistance and virulence factor functional genes across the African continent
C.D.C. Brings Back Hundreds of Suspended Workplace Safety Employees
Confirmed: science (all of it) really did peak in 2021
Scientists sequence a woolly rhino genome from a 14,400-year-old wolf’s stomach

Other:

Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Campaign in Minneapolis (excellent)
Fascists Are Pathetic (very good)
The Joke (important point)
Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’
I Have Some News
Bezos infuriates Washington Post staff with silence after FBI raid
He Will Do It Eventually
Dropkick Murphys’ New Anti-I.C.E. Song Includes the Lyrics “Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop”
Trump has given up on the National Guard in favor of his ICE stormtroopers
Trump take beef
Conservatives On X Are Pretty Sure Amy Coney Barrett Is Woke Now
Kenyan McDuffie jumps into D.C. mayoral race
Plastic pellets known as ‘nurdles’ are polluting beaches and waterways
MPD isn’t answering lawmakers’ questions about cooperation with ICE
Why Elizabeth Warren Declared War on Abundance Billionaires
Ask A D.C. Native: What should I know about Ward 8?
Jewish students and faculty at Penn ask that their names not be turned over in federal antisemitism investigation
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
LGBTQ+ Americans are going back in the closet under Donald Trump
The Enshittification of American Power. First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.
The smearing of Minnesotans is DARVO
How Donald Trump Has Transformed ICE. A former D.H.S. oversight official on what, legally, the agency can and can’t do—and the accountability mechanisms that have been “gutted beyond recognition.”
Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed
The Minneapolis Crucible: Will we forge democracy anew?
What comes next, if Claude Code is as good as people say.
Lawsuit: DHS wants “unlimited subpoena authority” to unmask ICE critics
“CBS Evening News” Has Lost Over a Million Viewers Since Bari Weiss Takeover
These companies advertised on X as Grok produced sexualized images of kids
Trump, 79, Falls Asleep in Weird Press Conference About Milk
Different customers, different prices: Companies use data for personalized pricing

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