Links for you. Science:

Even After Being Eaten, This Beetle Has Two Ways Out Alive
Scientists Narrow Down the Hunt for Aliens to 45 Planets
SARS-CoV-2 and the Pandemic Surge in Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease
NIH grant terminations affected women scientists more than men, study finds (paper here)
PhagePickr: A bacteria-centric computational tool for designing evolution-proof phage cocktails
Was Life Seeded from Space? ‘Complete Set’ of DNA Ingredients Discovered on Asteroid

Other:

RIP Metaverse, an $80 Billion Dumpster Fire Nobody Wanted
Life Behind the Liquor Counter
A devastatingly unambitious draft
Inside the Culture of Silence in Washington
Trump’s MAHA pick for surgeon general flounders amid GOP doubts
Google Just Patented The End Of Your Website
MAHA’s political power tested as surgeon general pick stalls
Trump Must Resign. And everyone should say so.
How a media campaign of lies and innuendo created the myth of ‘Iran’s nuclear weapons’
Baltimore is first U.S. city to sue over Grok deepfake porn as legal pressure mounts on Musk’s xAI
Treason in the Futures Markets
Who Will Govern AI?
Delivery Robot Drives Through Bus Stop Shelter, Shattering Glass Everywhere
Air Force Academy Prepares Ideological Overhaul, With Erika Kirk Bringing “Bold Christian Faith”
Altman’s Secret Agents
When Hyperglobalization Meets Chaos
Could Iran Be A.I.’s Black Swan Event?
This New Wave of Anti-Trans Legislation Threatens Us All
The Quiet Americans: Republican veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan used to be among the most vocal critics of new military adventures in the Middle East. Democratic Rep. Jason Crow, a veteran himself, wonders where they all went.
7 On Whose Side? WJLA’s ‘Squatter’ Narrative Highlights Landlord Woes, Demeans Low-Income Tenants
American Aviation Is Near Collapse
Senate blocks amendment on transgender athletes during weekend session on voting bill
“Unforgiven” is about an incompetent
‘We Warned About It’: Doctors Are Leaving Israel in Growing Numbers
Major League Baseball can now call balls and strikes with 100% accuracy… but will only use the system in the most annoying way possible
Horror Novel ‘Shy Girl’ Canceled Over Suspected A.I. Use
ICE at the airport reminds affluent white Americans of the consequences of politics
Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here’s How to Use It.
Bike lanes that greatly reduced crashes on National Mall set for removal
The Dreaded NYC Library Budget Dance Continues…