Links 1/28/26

Links for you. Science:

Trump’s Death Eaters Are Coming for Our Kids
NIH grants are a sticking point in HHS funding bill talks. The Trump administration wants the agency to fund grants upfront, but patient advocates and Democrats say that’ll mean fewer grants overall.
CDC Will Continue a Controversial Vaccine Study in Africa
Scary Findings on Microplastics in Our Bodies May Be Flawed. That’s Good—and Bad.
World’s fattest parrots set for mating bonanza after bumper berry crop
The leaked protocol of the CDC-funded Hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. “This is another Tuskegee.”

Other:

Photos: Minneapolis Neighborhoods vs. ICE
JD Vance is a piece of shit
Abolish the senses: How the post-truth politics of Donald Trump and Elon Musk engineered the brutal, unpopular ICE occupation — and what the resistance is actually about.
Newsom
FBI Raid on WaPo Reporter’s Home Was Based on Sham Pretext
South Texas Hispanics Flipped for Trump. Some Have Buyer’s Remorse
Trump Already Gave Us the Blueprint for Abolishing ICE. The public is coming around to the notion that the agency has to be eliminated. Fortunately, this administration and its Supreme Court allies have made that incredibly easy.
Culture warriors cancel new U of A law dean before she started
Libraries can’t afford the high cost of e-books. D.C. lawmakers want to fight back. The demand and price for e-books is up — and it’s busting the D.C. Public Library budget.
Joe Rogan’s Harsh New Takedown of Trump ICE Raids Hands Dems a Weapon
DHS Used Neo-Nazi Anthem for Recruitment After Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
This ICE Crackdown Is Making the Case for Real Immigration Reform
After AI
Department of Labor under fire for language similar to Nazi slogan
Why China’s young people are choosing to leave
Straight Out of Project 2025: Trump’s Immigration Plan Was Clear
This is no way to run a government
How the Definition of ‘Doxxing’ Is Being Twisted Into a Weapon of Anonymity
The Cult of Data Centers
Support for ICE Is Collapsing
Great idea: Blacklist ICE agents from future government work
ICE Is a Law-Breaking ‘Law Enforcement’ Agency
Inside the battle for the future of addiction medicine
Maryland bill seeks to ban Trump’s ICE agents from joining state police
From Spotify to Avelo, economic pressure is melting ICE — but we can do more
Jeff Bezos Needs to Speak Up. The raid on a Washington Post reporter’s home is deeply troubling.
Union leaders accuse Trump labor department of echoing Nazi rhetoric
Washington Post in Uproar Over Jeff Bezos Reaction to FBI Raid
The Normies Care About Inflation More Than You Know

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