Links for you. Science:

The U.S. Military Is Reviving Microbes from 40,000-Year-Old Ice
RFK Jr. is winning MAHA’s vaccine war
South Carolina Hospitals Aren’t Required to Disclose Measles-Related Admissions. That Leaves Doctors in the Dark.
Single vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, researchers say
New Documents Reveal a Controversial Vaccine Study’s Unusual Path to CDC Approval
U.S. closes in on 1,000 measles cases in first two months of 2026

Other:

Pray I Don’t Alter It Further
Deported parents may lose kids to adoption, investigation finds
Apple’s Next Big Thing Is a Push Into Visual Artificial Intelligence
How Jeffrey Epstein Became a Public Intellectual
The Trust Trap: What do Jeff Bezos, Bari Weiss, and RFK Jr. have in common?
House passes bill banning ‘leftist indoctrination’ and LGBTQ+ teaching in public schools (New Hampshire Republicans have gone full batshitloonitarian)
Why Team Trump Talking About ‘Lethalitymaxxing’ Should Alarm You
DFL lawmakers seek to make ICE agents liable for not providing aid after shootings
Doctors Helped Epstein Keep His ‘Girls’ Sexually Fit
Jon Husted had deeper ties to Ohio’s largest bribery scandal than previously thought
From the Winter Olympics to Nasa, wearing masks is back – except when it comes to our hospitals
Trump’s Great Double-Down
The grift economy is going mainstream
The Supreme Court Fractures While Striking Down Trump’s Tariff Policy
One generation runs the country. The next cashed in on crypto
‘GRWM’ to meet the governor: How Mass. politicians are turning to friendly influencers to spread their messages
A Voice Sounding Like Trump Called Into C-SPAN And His Name Was A Pseudonym Trump Has Reportedly Used
Operation Metro Surge hasn’t ended. It’s expanded to the suburbs.
Detentions and disappearances: how ICE has driven fear into Michigan’s Arab communities
They Built Stepford AI and Called It “Agentic”
Meta Director of AI Safety Allows AI Agent to Accidentally Delete Her Inbox
‘Abolish ICE’, ‘Caleb Chilliams’ Among Winners of Annual Snowplow Naming Contest
Forget Craigslist apartment scams. The Bay Area has a more sinister rental problem.
In a changing city, D.C.’s remaining ethnic grocery stores hold strong
To address housing affordability, we need to consider singletons
As Trump pushes voting restrictions, states have a rarely used option to push back
The Ugly Underbelly of the US Hockey Victory
I hacked ChatGPT and Google’s AI – and it only took 20 minutes
The Case For Billionaire Realism
What Trump Sells Is Impunity
From cubicles to kitchens: How empty offices are becoming homes