Links for you. Science:

Asteroid 2026 JH2 Is About to Fly Right Past Earth—Relatively Speaking
WHO declares major outbreak of rare Ebola virus species an international emergency
Scientists Discover Strange New Crystal Formed by Nuclear Blast
CDC says 41 people across the U.S. are being monitored for hantavirus
Climate Change Is Creating a New Kind of Weather Disaster
Researching while Chinese
NIH ousts infectious-disease leaders as COVID scientists face US charges

Other:

Nothing Magic Happens When His Poll Numbers Drop
The 51st’s D.C. voter guide
Granting Tina Peters Clemency Is a Big Mistake
Illness Is Not a Personal Failure
Trump’s $1.8b slush fund could turn into giant can of worms
Kennedy Fires Leaders of Key Health Task Force
Israeli security minister stirs diplomatic outrage with flotilla activist abuse video
Maryland delegates mock colleague’s accent, accuse him of spying for China
Stephanie Haridopolos alters, then removes, LinkedIn profile
MAHA’s latest conspiracy? Blaming Bill Gates for spike in tick bites
After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban
White House ballroom is turning into a symbol of Trump’s failures
Bari Weiss Is Already on the Outs at CBS News
Bari My Heart at 57th Street. As it closes in on its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount leadership has had informal discussions about changing Bari Weiss’s mandate at CBS News (and, eventually, CNN) in ways that would give her less control over TV.
Trump & Cronies’ Top 10 Corruption Scandals
Colorado Democrats officially censure Gov. Jared Polis for Tina Peters clemency
AI Rage Is Inextricably Fused With Justified Loathing Of The Extraction Class. ‘Deal With It’
This is Not Normal. Trump’s Total Party Control
The Failed Game Theory Of Democratic Electoralism
Will progressives realize the truth? Voters reward the GOP when Democrats succeed (not sure I agree entirely with the mechanism, but the pattern is noteworthy)
Bracing For The Next Redemption
The Democratic Message Is Right There For the Taking
Cassidy and Cornyn, Caucus With Ds, You Cowards
Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire goes woke with Rosa Parks revisionism
Prosecute These Corrupt Bastards!
Meet Connecticut’s Billionaire-Backed Dark-Money Democrat
There Has Never Been an Example of Presidential Corruption Like This
Donald Trump May Have Found A Way For There To Be No ‘Limits’ On His Agenda
A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide
Christian conservative GOP candidate accused of secret same-sex relationship with online hookup