Links for you. Science:

‘We’re not ready’: US lags on pandemic preparedness after Covid, experts say
An invisible smoke is spreading across US cities – and making people more violent
MIT researchers develop a low-cost technique to get lithium out of rocks
Outdoor lights may be making mosquito season longer
The Long, Sad, And Totally Fucked-Up Tale Of Timmy The Whale’s Trip To Germany
Presidentialist Governance is Incompatible with the American Science Superpower
Suit Says Black Infants Were Subjected to Experimental Vaccine Without Consent. The babies were part of a vaccine trial for a respiratory virus in the 1960s and died shortly after. Their families said they had been unaware of the trial until recently.

Other:

The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.
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James Talarico for Senate: Texans deserve better than Ken Paxton’s moral rot
Trump Is Spending Millions to Cover Four Horse Statues in Gold
Trump is too vain ever to admit he lost his war against Iran
Young MC Follows Morris Day in Exiting D.C. ‘Freedom 250’ Festival Over Trump Connection, as C+C Music Factory Weighs Options: ‘The Artists Were Never Told About Any Political Involvement’
Democrats Slap Sh*t Out Of Ugly F*ck Stephen Miller
More workers are raiding their 401(k)s as average balances fall, Fidelity says
AMERICAN DICTATOR? Board Game
D.C. has a mounting backlog of felony court cases. With more than a quarter of judicial seats open, the court system is being stretched to its limits.
Bad news for three of the biggest IPOs in history. Customers are waking up to the recognition that tokens are getting “burned for millions of dollars without any real significant ROI to show for it”
Residents are going to war with D.C.’s mosquitoes. Here’s how you can join them
Trump’s 250-foot arch could snarl D.C. region’s traffic, lawmaker says
The way Metro is going after bus fare evaders may be a nationwide first
See where diesel-powered data center generators are polluting Virginia
Trump’s illegal boat bombings did nothing to stop drug trafficking
Many artists drop out of D.C. concert series for America’s 250th anniversary shortly after lineup announced
Company accidentally spent $500 million on Claude AI in one month after forgetting usage limits
ICE detained over 1,000 people in D.C. last summer. Here is one man’s story
How Courtyard Blocks Promote Social Connection
7 in 10 Americans oppose data centers being built in their communities
The GOP’s Attacks on James Talarico Are Straight Out of the Incel Handbook
The USDA secretary is a dangerous religious zealot like Pete Hegseth
I found a second vote.gov — and it’s registered to the White House
E. Jean Carroll still terrifies Trump
New Study Reveals the Manipulative ‘Dark Patterns’ of AI Chatbots
‘Heil!’: Deer Valley school board member gives Nazi salute during scheduling dispute
Who’s Deranged, Exactly?
He Was Jailed Over a Charlie Kirk Post. The Sheriff Now Owes Him $835,000.
Trump is spiraling