Links for you. Science:

A Two-Person Startup Has Fixed One of the Most Hated Sounds in Modern Life
The academic culture of compensation
More than 18,200 cyclosporiasis cases now suspected in US: Where it’s getting worse (1/1000 Michigan residents have been infected)
Public health improvements stall amid Trump’s DEI crackdown
Life Identification Numbers: A strain nomenclature approach to aid epidemiological surveillance of bacterial pathogens
Longitudinal trajectories of long COVID among hospitalized patients with omicron infection in Changzhi, China
Falling asleep: the importance of ribosome hibernation in bacteria

Other:

Reality is a Communist Plot. Of MAGA and the totalitarian mindset
Watching the show trials. Anthony Fauci and the politics of retribution
Grand Prix in DC: Info on road closures, Metro and possible airport delays. Parking and traffic restrictions will be phased in and out from now through mid-September as crews prepare and then remove the course and viewing stands. (Bowser, of course, said she wants this every year. It’s almost like she doesn’t even live in the city)
Bike lanes and speed cameras disappear from the DOT’s list of proven safety measures
Metro tried to make bus service better. Somehow, ridership and speeds are both down
Dallas birthed the booming DFW region. It’s now bleeding people, arenas and companies to the suburbs.
Competing Clans
Trump Badly Screws Susan Collins as Maine ICE Death Takes Darker Turn
The Washington Nationals Are Stuck With a Zombie Crypto Sponsorship
FEMA said yes to Democratic disaster requests. Trump killed them anyway.
Nancy Shia’s been photographing D.C.’s resistance for 50 years
Mauricio Pochettino, U.S. Soccer ‘close’ on deal to renew USMNT coach
Christian preachers are turning airplanes into unwanted worship services. Evangelists are exploiting captive audiences who can’t walk away—and broadcasting it online
AI Doomsday Bullshit Is Getting Tired
WHY IS HALEY STEVENS USING HILLARY CLINTON’S 2008 PLAYBOOK?
DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’
The Revolt of the Insiders
Mamdani’s Grocery Stores Will Offer 30 Percent Discount on Some Products
Hack “Writers” Fuming After ChatGPT Starts Refusing Prompts to Copy a Specific Author’s Style
How Influencers Like Audrey Peters Have to Pivot
Gianni Infantino Is Putting The World Cup Up For Sale
Anthony Fauci’s high-profile Senate hearing: what we learned
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
WNBA Suspends Seattle Storm Minority Owner For Being Rude To Transphobic Shitheads
Polymarket, Kalshi push back after Wisconsin Elections Commission warns against ballot betting. The commission says the prohibition against betting on elections is outlined in state law
Across The DC Region, Rent Growth Is Splitting Along The Beltway