Links for you. Science:

Inside the NIH Forecast Graveyard: What NIH Is Canceling, What It Is Burying, and What It Means
No one is happy with NASA’s new idea for private space stations
Phages communicate across species to shape microbial ecosystems
San Diego cancer breakthroughs at risk from funding cuts and delays, experts say. Researchers say changes in how the National Institutes of Health approve and distribute grants are putting patients, cures and the entire biotech industry in peril.
‘No kings, just vaccines!’: demonstrators gather at NIH headquarters to protest against cuts to medical research
Deepwater discoveries: scientists find more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea

Other:

The One Phrase That Explains Trump’s Twisted Psychology
My Front-Row Seat to the Making of Michael Wolff—and the Jeffrey Epstein Predator Class (excellent)
‘Fidgeting’ Trump had to be moved during Supreme Court hearing: ACLU attorney
IL-09: An Election for the Ages. Age drove differences in candidate support in IL-09’s primary, underscoring a growing generational divide in Democratic politics.
Let’s Be Very Clear: Trump’s Iran War Is Making You Poorer
They Got What They Wanted
Hegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officers
More people requesting ‘unvaccinated’ blood for themselves or their children
Could a Democrat really replace Marjorie Taylor Greene? This retired Army general is trying.
A new map is fueling a debate on housing and displacement in D.C.
Mayor Muriel Bowser Pitches Legislation To Pave the Way for Medical Cannabis Drinks Via Local Breweries
The Paralympic Village Was Proof That Truly Accessible Cities Can and Should Exist
D.C. Council Defies Mayor Muriel Bowser Four Times Over, Including Veto Override
The Intellectual Right Is Mad at the Mess It’s Made
Wilson Building Bulletin: Pepco and politics
Frequently asked questions about the missing Georgetown Metro station
Parks are crucial public spaces. The National Park Service owes us better.
You Gotta Hand It to Chuck Schumer This Time
The Mythology of Pete Hegseth: The Iran War cheerleader-in-chief embraces a dangerous alternate history of the 21st Century
Congratulations, here’s a pay cut
Useful: The conservative media machine doesn’t want Jaden Ivey to get help. It wants him to keep talking.
Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Is Helping Out on Viral Fraud Videos Now
Does your tap water smell like chlorine? There’s a reason why.
Iran has put a tollgate across the Strait of Hormuz. This fundamentally changes the global economy.
‘You should be lynched,’ Florida Republican tells a Black man
Mr. Trump, We Are Eager To Implement Your Plan If You Tell Us What It Is
The Trump Dictatorship Is Cracking Up. In the president’s warped world, his increasingly deranged demands are never the problem—only his underlings’ failures to meet them.
Who’s the Next Lady on Trump’s Chopping Block
Pam Bondi’s portrait already taken down at Justice Department
‘Incredibly chilling’: Advocacy groups raise alarm over Trump’s demand for list of Jewish faculty at Penn