Links for you. Science:

After court loss, RFK Jr. gives himself more power over CDC vaccine panel
Wildlife trade drives animal-to-human pathogen transmission over 40 years
Protein and genomic language models uncover the unexplored diversity of bacterial immunity
This detox may erase 10 years of social media brain damage, researchers say. Studies show that taking even short breaks could reverse measures of cognitive decline. (paper here)
How rats conquered Earth
Trump administration drops court fight to cap NIH payments for research overhead costs
A natural molecule present in the human body protects against the flu

Other:

The Pure Joy of Joy: You can’t fake the happiness of Artemis II — or Zohran Mamdani
Why Would You Ask AI To Tell The Story Of Your Own Life?
Former ‘Lesbian’ ICE Deputy Director Accused of Secret Affair With 19-Year-Old Staffer, Now Running for Congress in Ohio
Wisconsinites Can Keep Watching Porn After Governor Vetoes Age Verification Bill
It’s Time To Grow Up
Hegseth: Full Metal Manhood
Has the Position of College Graduates Worsened?
They rescued D.C.’s munys. Then Trump took over. Inside the fight between the president and public golf
The New Defense Budget
What Was the Avignon Papacy and Why Is It in the News?
New York Times and WSJ editors continue to trivialize massive pro-democracy demonstrations. Analysis of “No Kings 3” front pages. Local editors continue to shine.
Trump Was Watching a U.F.C. Fight in Miami While Iran Talks Collapsed (uncharacteristically brutal for the NYT)
Having Failed to Win a “Marathon” [sic] without Training, Trump Announces Blockade of Iran’s Blockade
‘Grosse Pointe Blank’ At 25: How A Knock-Off Became A Groundbreaker In The Assassin-In-Existential-Crisis Comedic Subgenre
Your Kindle’s not obsolete, it just needs a jailbreak – and I’ll show you how it’s done
DHS deported a US citizen to Mexico after threatening him with prison time
D.C. school applications fall amid deportation fears and federal layoffs
Trump’s Interference With DC Arts Is a Boon to Baltimore
In Praise Of Cafe du Monde And Tourist Trap Eateries Everywhere
Eric Swalwell and the Death of Accountability. His sexual misconduct was an open secret. So why was he still seen as a rising star in the party?
Despite apocalyptic warnings, California fast food wage hike didn’t kill jobs
America’s booming annoyance economy
The creation of instant coffee
Crypto’s Midterm Open Marriage
DHS Paying Local Police Millions in Quieter Approach to Immigration Enforcement
Dark Money for Soft Power: The Trumpily named Campaign for America First International Assistance hopes to sway conservative voters to support the kinds of programs gutted by Trump’s DOGE.
Trump revealed his objective in Iran — 40 years ago
Purging Trump
‘Disgusting’: Trump’s Top Economic Adviser Brags About Killing 300,000 ‘High-Paying’ American Jobs
Notes of an Economist on Food Stamps
What Is ‘Narcissistic Collapse’? Experts See Familiar Hallmarks In Trump’s Latest Rant