Links for you. Science:
A Deadly Ebola-Like Virus Is Spreading. Are We Ready?
Ancient Princesses Were Weapon-Wielding Badasses, Scientists Discover
Earliest Amber, Found in China, Changes Story of Plant Evolution
The San Andreas fault has gone ominously silent. Scientists fear when it finally snaps
FDA retracts test result but still links Taylor Farms lettuce to cyclosporiasis
AllTheBacteria: a community resource empowers biology and discovers novel peptide antibiotics
Trump administration allows killing of species threatened with extinction
Other:
It’s the Elon Economy, Stupid. George Noble, the former Fidelity wunderkind, argues that hyperscaler capex, SpaceX euphoria, and passive investing have created the most dangerous market bubble of his lifetime. The only question, he says, is what gives way first. (gift link)
Congress rejected some of Trump’s proposed budget cuts. OMB is making them anyway.
Ohio Dem Party Has Banned Criticism Of Gov. Candidate Amy Acton Calling Trans Girls “Boys”
A 23-Year-Old ‘ICE Chaser’ Is Notorious Among Federal Agents. He Has No Plans To Stop.
How Schools Can Counter “The End of Reading”
How Grindr’s C.E.O. Became an A.I. Tokenmaxxer
AI Made Cloning Games Easier Than Ever
Will America’s Next President Run Against A.I.?
How Google is Pushing Scam Videos on Elderly and Cognitively Impaired People
For many deported men, the hell of CECOT still haunts them
Trump is running out of space for his garish gold garbage
New Orleans Cops Published Policy Document Allowing Weaponized Drones
The Silver Lining of Trump’s Reheated Election Denialism. Take Trump seriously. Take him literally. But also see his speech for what it is: He knows he’s losing.
Texas border surveillance scholar exceeded tenure standards. UT’s president denied him.
Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection Act
Surrender To The Left On Medicare For All. It’s better than tearing the party apart!
The MAGA-ification of Hollywood is going to be so boring
In the Grim Darkness of the Far Future, There Is Only Culture War. How a forty-year-old satire of fascism became a meme for Trump, a flashpoint over women in sci-fi, and—for some fans—an actual political ideal.
Truth Social’s New Plan to Make Money May Be ‘Egregious,’ But Will Face Little Oversight
Zohran Mamdani’s City Hall Wants to Build Tenant Unions
State Sovereignty and Trump’s War Against the Constitution
Why Andrew Tate Is a MAGA Superstar
A trans ban came to rugby. Baltimore’s Ferals played on.
Denise Oliver-Velez, a Powerful Voice of the Left, Dies at 78
“Meddling”
Trump’s Reverse Midas Touch Even Got the World Cup
WTA to Require Genetic Sex Testing for All Players. Following cultural tides, the women’s tennis tour is mandating a strict new eligibility requirement.
Now on the American Road: Bulletproof Cars
OpenAI Appears to Be Missing Its Sales Goals by a Vast Margin
Pizzeria Paradiso Is Closing Its Georgetown Location After 23 Years
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