Links 2/8/26

Links for you. Science:

Multiple potential measles exposures in DC: Check sites and dates (associated with the March for Life; they took the Metro, so D.C. readers should check this)
How America’s WHO exit could affect flu shots, outbreaks, and future pandemics
Public health giant William Foege, who helped eradicate smallpox, has died at 89
The return of measles: how a once-vanquished disease is spreading again
Our Vaccine System Is Delicate. Trump Just Threw a Bowling Ball at It.
Kennedy’s head of U.S. vaccine panel wants to see kids get measles, polio. For science!
‘They saw them on their dishes when eating’: The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans

Other:

The Trump Administration Is Publishing a Stream of Nazi Propaganda
Another Execution by Death Squad in Minneapolis
I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different.
Sound and Fury
They Killed Alex Pretti, But They Couldn’t Crush Minneapolis
Downtown Crossing office building could soon become hundreds of apartments
The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees
Abigail Spanberger’s First Move as Virginia Gov. Was a Masterstroke
As the world finally punches back, was this the week Donald Trump went too far?
She stood up to ICE. Then came the death threats. Arizona Sen. Analise Ortiz won’t back down
The AI-Powered Web Is Eating Itself
The Evil Man and the Empty Congress
Get ready for the AI ad-pocalypse
Ruling-Class Control of AI Is Making Things More Expensive and You Poorer
Monsters. And their enablers are accessories to murder
White House Terror Tactics Are Pushing Blue State Leaders to Active Resistance
The Trump administration has a Nazi problem
JD Vance Drops Odd Comments About Pagans at Brothels Discarding ‘Baby Skeletons’ at March For Life
Donald Trump doesn’t want us to believe our own eyes
The Four Types of Trump Supporter
Hakeem Jeffries met privately with Silicon Valley donors in bid to ‘mend fences.’
The taking of Liam Ramos reveals the sheer sadism of ICE
DOGE Worker at SSA Signed Agreement With Group Seeking to ‘Overturn Election Results,’ DOJ Says
How to Bless the Fire After Your Synagogue Burns
Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars
When Is a Conflict of Interest a Conflict of Interest? What a new preprint on industry influence in social media research really forces us to confront
Trump Blurts Out Real Reason for Insurrection Act Threat—and It’s Dark
What happened when Gavin Newsom sent a ‘surge’ of state troopers to fight crime in Oakland
Minnesota doctors say immigration crackdown is forcing patients to hide, endangering lives
Elon Musk’s latest feud is a mudslinging match with a budget airline
States of Denial

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