Links for you. Science:

Wildfire Smoke Is Health-Ruining. Here’s How to Prevent Heart and Lung Damage
She Blew It: CDC Director Nominee Tanks in Senate Hearing
Inside RFK Jr.’s push to dismantle decades of U.S. vaccine policy
ACIP vote on combo measles vaccine could especially affect families in greater need
Lettuce supplier is potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak, investigators say
Pentagon’s testosterone program builds on ‘operator syndrome’ worries in special operations (good discussion of the medical effects of testosterone)
J. Craig Venter 1946–2026

Other:

Reflecting Pool peeling probably caused by application flaws, experts say
Key GOP candidate reportedly has strong Nazi ties
What VAR tells us about AI. FIFA’s semi-automated refereeing system promises neutrality but brims with bias. It’s widely despised yet embraced by elites. It is, in other words, a lot like AI.
Pete Hegseth Wants YOU to Test Your Testosterone
What Trump’s newly declassified documents do – and don’t – say about threats to US elections
Trump is refunding tariffs. You won’t see a dime.
Could you score a World Cup penalty kick? Many men say yes
Miller Labels Leftists a “Cancer” That World Must “Root Out” in Fascistic Speech
The really big one: San Francisco has seen wealth tsunamis before. The AI boom is different.
The Great AI News Heist
ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say
Trump’s teleprompter operator on unpaid leave for alleged prediction market bets on Trump speeches
Donald Trump is the reason your salad is giving you diarrhea
Democracy in an Age of Powermaxxing
ICE to Pay Thomson Reuters $125 Million to Find ‘Voter Fraud’
Employee of Aurora ICE detention center arrested in protester’s shooting, police say
Outrage after ICE agents tackle man at Las Vegas airport
ICE agents in plainclothes handcuff man at Las Vegas airport, shocking onlookers
Taylor Farms Pulls Central Mexico Lettuce as Parasite Cases Rise
Trump’s CDC Nominee Wants to Find Your “Hidden” Abortions—and His AG Pick Backs Comstock
SpaceX Stock Looks Like a SpaceX Rocket Launch
Brazil readies ‘tough’ response to new Trump tariffs, sources say
How Politico’s Negligence and Ignorance Helped Float Another DHS Lie
“ICE is everywhere”: In Houston, fear and grief permeate Latino neighborhoods after fatal shooting
5-year-old held in federal immigration custody in CT for 118 days
Kalshi Will Offer Sports-Style Betting on Drug Trial Results
Short sellers notch $8.7 bln profit as SpaceX shares dip to IPO price
White House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump’s speeches
Pete Hegseth wants to measure your manhood
Apple Readies OLED iPad Mini, With Low-End and Air Updates Coming in 2027