Links for you. Science:

This Pink Bug Is Not A “Rare Freak Mutant” After All
Scholars Return Fire
Alien Life Might Exist on the Starless Moons of Rogue Planets
‘RAMmageddon’ hits labs: AI-driven memory shortage is impacting science
Arctic’s ‘keystone’ fish faces collapse as melting ice floods ocean with light
Scientists Discover Vast Ancient Trade Network That Rewrites History with Parrot DNA

Other:

In a golden age for many American Jews, my family was uncertain about its identity
Is Trump a World-Historical Figure?
Democratic turnout doubles in Rio Grande Valley where four Hispanic counties previously went for Trump
Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises among Republicans with little pushback from GOP leadership
Trump Appears To Endorse Eugenics In Wild Fox News Clip
How a mathematician is cracking open Mexico’s powerful drug cartels
Sculptor Thaddeus Mosley, who found international fame in his 90s, is dead
As GU Investigates College Republicans’ Post, Community Members Condemn Islamophobia
Former DOGE employees give an inside look at the Elon Musk-led agency
Where the money in D.C.’s mayoral race is coming from
How racist group chats are part of a long history of GOP bigotry
Appointee wants to replace White House columns with the ones Trump prefers
AI Mistake Throws Innocent Grandmother in Jail for Nearly Six Months
The left’s housing civil war is ending
“If AI is writing the work and AI is reading the work, do we even need to be there at all?” Educators reveal a growing crisis on campus and off
Rail Transit Development Hasn’t Kept Up with US Population Growth. Here’s How Policymakers Can Expand Access
When Laws Fail, What Do You Have? The Beekeeper
The Coalition of Nope
Trump says GOP lawmaker would have been ‘dead by June’ in awkward moment
How Jeff Bezos Upended The Washington Post
The US-Israeli strategy against Iran is working. Here is why (the ‘best’ pro-war case, which seems to have a lot of unverified and incorrect assumptions built in; e.g., Iran wasn’t close to having a nuclear weapon)
The Tesla Influencers Leaving the ‘Cult’: The EV manufacturer is supported by a robust online community. But Elon Musk’s politics and overblown hype about Full Self-Driving are turning some loyalists away.
No, America is Not Respected. Thanks to Trump, we’re held in contempt even by our closest allies
Implications
Janeese Lewis George Emerges as the Early Front-Runner for Mayor As Kenyan McDuffie Looks to Pick Up the Pace
The dictionary sues OpenAI
‘It’s Just Crazy’: High Car Payments Make Ownership Feel Impossible
Why Insect Farming Startups Are Going Bankrupt
Republicans fret over RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine policies while MAHA moms stew
Eight big-picture lessons from the DC Streetcar