Links for you. Science:
These Researchers Would Be in Africa Fighting Ebola—but Trump Cut Their Funding (there is no way this is not, in part, political/ideological)
The Sun Is Undergoing a Mysterious Change and Nobody Knows Why
The Current Crisis: What’s Happening to Science in America
Trump Administration Bans Disease Experts from Speaking to WHO About Growing Ebola Outbreak
Malnourished gray whales of the Eastern North Pacific are in ‘serious trouble’
MIT president: Why so many optimistic scientists are losing heart
Long COVID Persistence and Surveillance Gaps Across 58 US Hospitals
Other:
Trump wants all federal employees to sign NDAs
State Unemployment by Race and Ethnicity
As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries
The Shady Way Trump’s Board of Peace Is Collecting Money
The ‘millionaires tax’ was pitched as a $2 billion revenue source. It’s blown past that, yet again.
Israel Is a State Like Any Other, and Commits Atrocities Like Any Other Would
Elon Musk is about to get richer and more powerful than ever
Students For Trump Co-Founder Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges, Allegedly Yelled “Do You Want To Die Today?” (“When police asked the victim if Fournier had made any threats during the incident, she said he said, “I’ll kill everyone here,” and added that he regularly makes statements of that nature.” He seems nice!)
“Accused”
Americans blame Trump for the cost-of-living crisis. Here’s what they want done about it.
How Phoenix’s ‘Invisible’ Parking Lots Are Making Its Heat Problems Worse
At least $60M from National Park entrance fee fund going toward Trump’s DC projects
Blue Dog Dem Fends Off Maureen Galindo in Wake of Anti-Zionist Tirades
Tom Suozzi Lives at C Street. The New York Democrat kept secret his low-rent lodging at a right-wing Christian townhouse
Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait
The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are. The US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops. It adopted almost none—and now says adversaries are using the data to target soldiers during a war.
Crypto’s Most Powerful PAC Sends a Warning to Politicians: Resistance Is Futile
Corporations Can Vote in Some Delaware Elections, Judge Says (not a gag)
Why Trump Keeps Getting Rolled in Negotiations
The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech. France is already moving on from Zoom and Microsoft Teams in favor of homegrown alternatives. Other countries are quickly following suit.
Online Trolls Harassed Her Six-Year-Old. That Was Only the Beginning
Cities Are Covering Flock Cameras With Trash Bags
Milli Vanilli and Morris Day say they won’t perform at Trump-linked Freedom 250’s DC shows
Ebola case shows how Kentucky connects to the rest of the world
Google hates you
AI Investment Bubble Concerns Grow as Big Tech Spending Soars While Revenue Lags Behind Expectations
Is Trump ‘tightening his grip on the GOP’ or sabotaging it?
Editor’s Notes: Reconstruction or Project 2029?
Trump’s war on free speech extends far beyond campus walls
I Tried to Sell My House With a Chatbot (the NYT writer does not seem to understand why the original realtors would lowball the price of his house…)
