Links 4/8/26

Links for you. Science:

Inside the Turmoil at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s C.D.C.
Drought drives elevated antibiotic resistance across soils
Claims about genetic superiority ignore the real drivers of human inequality
You’re likely already infected with a brain-eating virus you’ve never heard of
Administration Targeted Climate Lab in Effort to Free Trump Ally, Lawsuit Claims
If states ban fluoride, more kids will get cavities and Medicaid costs could soar, study finds

Other:

Trump Cannot See That the Opposition Is Real
Does Generative AI “Work”? That’s a Misleading Question.
A Dunning-Kruger War, Courtesy of the Dunning-Kruger President
How DC’s mayor and council chair thwarted every effort to better the streetcar
The Trump Administration Turns a Blind Eye to White-Collar Crime. The failure to prosecute elite wrongdoing is a bipartisan trend that’s hastening under Trump.
Trump casts a mail ballot again in Florida even as he calls the method ‘cheating’
It’s time to stop posting on X
Trump showed classified map to passengers on his plane in 2022, memo says
It’s not just vaccines: Parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns
Elon Did Some Securities Fraud. Also AI inequality, Tesla/SpaceX Terafab, JPMorgan monitoring and AI startup parties.
Waiting for Liberal Democracy in the American South
Democrats Flip Florida Statehouse Seat That Includes Trump’s Mar-A-Lago
This Is Why Flying Is So Awful
1930s mural by famous S.F. artist uncovered in Pacific Heights home
Our Experience with i-Ready
Inside Trump’s daily video montage briefing on the Iran war (he is so stupid)
Transportation lobbyists have donated thousands to Sean Duffy’s son-in-law as he runs for Congress
Speaking of Good Republicans
Trump’s new Homeland Security chief is worse than you thought
The AI Industry Is Lying To You
The Throne: What happens when we say, “When it finally happens…”
All of DOGE’s work could be undone as lawsuit against Musk proceeds
Trump appeared to have business motive for keeping classified documents, Jack Smith finds
American Jews Won’t Be Silenced. We Have Every Right to Oppose the Iran War
Bizarre stupidity of the Hatzola ambulance ‘false flag’ conspiracy theories
The ugly history behind Trump’s birthright citizenship case in the Supreme Court
Disney’s Sora Disaster Shows AI Will Not Revolutionize Hollywood
TV antennas are making a comeback in the age of digital streaming
Why Trump Wants ICE to Ditch the Masks at Airports
Landmark L.A. jury verdict finds Instagram, YouTube were designed to addict kids
Netanyahu aide’s racist slurs about Mizrahi Jews spark outrage
Imagining a 2028 Presidential Campaign for a Limited Presidency

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