Links for you. Science:

A critical window to stop hantavirus is opening. Not all countries are managing exposed travelers the same way
Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists
Neanderthal Dentistry, and the Scientist Glad Not to Have Experienced It
Andes Hantavirus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship, 2026
California’s Wildfire Season Is Already Overactive
Jasmine Clark is poised to be the first Black woman Ph.D. scientist in Congress
FDA’s own report shows no child deaths definitively caused by COVID vaccination

Other:

Elon Musk’s Plan to Make You Invest in SpaceX
The Trump Voters Who Want to Be Lied to
Autopsy of the autopsy: How the DNC’s 2024 post-mortem turned into a crisis (DNC statement here; original garbage here)
Bluesky is a record store
Empty rooms and Fifa cancellations – US hotels fear World Cup washout
The Case for Ska
Hating AI is good, actually
Kennedy Minus Kennedy
DC’s unpaid millions to snow removal companies could cost the city’s future storm response
Badges of Honor
Abortion clinic protesters eligible for payouts from new Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Tina Peters’ commutation has left election officials feeling betrayed
How Deepfakes Tore a High School Apart
My Son’s Hockey Team and the Crisis of American Resentment
Homeland Security’s Plan to Strong-Arm ‘Sanctuary’ Cities
JVRC April 28 – May 3, 2026: National Jewish Survey
Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
Why Trump’s Tax Immunity Could Save Him More Than $600 Million
8 Democrats Help Pass GOP Bill Forcing Teachers To Out Transgender Students
Eight Democrats vote to confirm a lifetime judge who wouldn’t say Biden won in 2020
SpaceX not the behemoth everyone thought
Book on Truth in the Age of A.I. Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I.
The real reason Democrats lost in 2024
One of DC police’s highest ranking officials resigns amid crime stats probe
Iran moved billions through Binance to fund regime—continuing into this month (one more reason why you don’t pardon criminals)
Customers say Trump Mobile is leaking their personal information (lmfao)
Sure Why Not
How A Republican Amendment Destroyed Bipartisan Support for Women’s History Museum (the person responsible for it is a real piece of work)
MAGA are so suddenly shocked we hate them back
You can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’ (fixed by now, I’m sure, but not encouraging)