Links for you. Science:

As Space Tourism Looms, Scientists Ask: Should We Have Sex In Orbit?
This Week In Delicious Scams; Or, I Yam Not What You Think I Yam
Bermuda snail thought to be extinct now thrives after a decade’s effort
NIH Director Declines to Fully Rule Out Vaccine-Autism Link During Senate Hearing. Jay Bhattacharya would not categorically denounce the discredited narrative that vaccines cause autism.
A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
MAHA Leaders Are Recycling COVID Myths to Minimize Measles

Other:

House rejects D.C. tax changes, potentially costing the city $600M in revenue
Shock Democratic upset in Texas shows voters still hate book bans
My Life Among The 33 Pomeranians (And A Few Thousand Other Dogs)
How Jon Stewart created Tucker Carlson
Brake Point: A recent Waymo accident near an elementary school has reignited the charged conversation over driverless car safety, whether Silicon Valley is moving too fast, and the inevitable wave of lawsuits.
CBS: Breaking News
America’s A.I. Dragnet
Hackers and Trolls Target Wave of ICE Spotting Apps
Johnny Dee
College Polling Confidential
Trump is openly cashing in on the presidency
The Bad Bunny Lawsuit That Could Destroy Reggaeton
Taking What Comes
Did ‘Melania’ Cook the Box Office Books?
‘It’s pissing people off’: Centrist Democrats are livid with AIPAC after primary fiasco
The Ferocity of Responses to Tim Walz’s Anne Frank/ICE Comments Are Revealing
MAGA senator’s pro-Trump ‘challenge’ backfires as he’s hit with proof he’s wrong
The Intellectual Edgelords of the GOP. The mainstreaming of transgressive ideas is the culmination of a yearslong conservative project.
Trump Using A ‘Softer Touch’ With ICE In Minnesota? Residents Say Don’t Be Fooled.
Why Dr. Oz wants you to retire later
LAPD Charges at Hundreds of High School Students in Peaceful Walkout Protest at MDC
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will
He Lost an Eye in the George Floyd Protests. Now He Represents the Ward Where Renée Good Was Killed.
New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked
As American Views of ICE Dim, Warehouses Become a Symbol of Resistance
Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness. MAGA’s hatred of the Super Bowl halftime performer reflects a hubris about what parts of the culture are “theirs.” But those assumptions are proving more wrong every day.
The Longevity Influencer Who Went Into ‘Withdrawal’ Without Jeffrey Epstein
‘Washington Post’ CEO departs after going AWOL during massive job cuts
Neighbors: Blockades are pop-up parties that also slow down ICE agents
RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files