Links for you. Science:
The School Engine Behind Flu and COVID — and Why Clean Air for Kids Is the Missing Public Health Tool
STEPS To It
How the frog meat trade helped spread a deadly fungus worldwide
Shingles vaccine may slow biological aging in older adults
What is the toxin in Nestlé’s recalled infant formula?
RFK Jr.’s Health Department Is Studying Health Effects of Cellphones. Government webpages saying cellphones aren’t dangerous are quietly removed (ugh)
Other:
The president of the United States is at war with his own country
Amid raids, vitriol and violence, the great replacement theory rears its head in Minneapolis. Antisemitic rhetoric has shown itself to be deeply intertwined with anti-immigrant actions
San Francisco to make childcare free for families earning up to $230,000
Freedum
The Real AI Talent War Is for Plumbers and Electricians
Sure Why Not
Google’s AI Insists That Next Year Is Not 2027
As insurance prices rise, families puzzle over options
Why Silicon Valley is really talking about fleeing California (it’s not the 5%)
Lawyers allege Dept. of Homeland Security is denying legal counsel to Minnesota detainees
Trump suffers major losses in his war on offshore wind
America’s Worst Newish Fake Democratic Think Tank
The French Father of Public Transport
D.H.S.’s Role Questioned as Immigration Officers Flood U.S. Cities
House Democrats ask Trump administration if any Jan. 6 rioters are now working for ICE
Maine pauses undercover license plate requests amid ICE concerns
We Have Organized, and More Must Do So
Big Business Should End Its Faustian Bargain With Trump
For Trump, Greenland is about legacy — and humiliation
Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
Some Trump voters are sneaking away. They’ll never admit they’re wrong, but polling reveals quiet GOP regret
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Andrew Johnson to face criminal trial for child molestation
Hispanic voters sent Trump back to power. Now some are souring
NYC Is Testing Guaranteed Income for Homeless Youths. Here’s How It’s Going.
Abolish ICE
America Is Slow-Walking Into a Polymarket Disaster
Mommy He Shot Me Back
The Democrats of the Seven Kingdoms
This Is the End. Putinism abroad always morphs into Putinism at home. And we chose this path. Why? Because something-something the price of eggs.
