Links for you. Science:

4 hantavirus updates and other things that can impact your health right now
Why Hantavirus Will Not Be The Next Pandemic
Official leading CDC’s cruise ship program retires
Why the FDA rejected a ‘breakthrough’ melanoma drug. The FDA rejected the promising skin cancer drug RP1 twice, leaving many puzzled and worried about what this means for other drug approvals
People are panicking over how hantavirus spreads. They seem to be missing a few key points. Airborne or not airborne isn’t the whole story.
After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school
Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness. The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to outbreaks.

Other:

Peggy Flanagan Is Running for the Senate to “Avenge Minnesota” (Andy Craig, her opponent, has voted with Republicans multiple times to overturn legislation proposed by the colonial territory of the District of Columbia)
Don’t let the New York Times fool you about GOP gerrymandering
Democratic Lawmaker, 83, Has Been Missing for a Month. Representative Frederica Wilson is running for reelection.
The Right’s Worst New Star Just Shot Someone. Meet “Chud the Builder.”
The Saddest Place In America Is Wherever The Washington Post Films This Podcast
The Uncommon Bravery of Jason Collins
Trump Team Is Pissed at Aide Secretly Enabling Crazed Nighttime Rants
Following the Money on Sean Duffy’s Road Trip. Nearly a dozen companies that sponsored Duffy’s personal travel have significant business before his agency.
Trump Turns White House UFC Cage Match Into Massive Cash Grab
When it comes to Israel/Palestine, everyone is sure that everyone else is a bigot
Kamala Harris Slams The Supreme Court For ‘Backdooring Racism’
Local DC Politics: At-Large Council Candidates Education Questionnaires
Overworked AI Agents Turn Marxist, Researchers Find
‘Merger, not a marriage’: Ex-Trump insider spills on Stephen Miller’s ‘odd’ union
JD Vance Understands Something Important About Rural Voters
Where It Hurts
Here’s How Democrats Should Talk About Climate Change
Republicans are terrified of losing the governor’s race in this state
Trump Taps Private Prison Exec To Lead ICE
My Apes Are Doing Great
White House planned to start Triumphal Arch work under unrelated contract
The Finest People
Trump won’t rest until DC is just one massive gold pile of crap
China warns Trump ‘stay out of our backyard’ – and he’ll be fine with that humiliation
The New York Times is still downplaying Trump corruption
Reflecting Pool Repairs Appear Uneven and Behind Schedule, Officials Say
A Failing, Flailing President Supplicates Xi
U.S. Set to Drop Charges Against Indian Billionaire Accused of Fraud
How AI Killed a 133-Year-Old Princeton Tradition
Trillions of miles of data: Your car is spying on you, and it’s only just the beginning