Links for you. Science:
Kill the Ticks. America needs a bigger plan to control its tick problem.
This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature
These Teeny Tiny Spiders Are Social Media Stars
A mathematical modelling framework for the “stop when you feel better” approach to antibiotic prescribing
Generative design of bacteriophages with genome language models
FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, the first to use the technology
What Gives Me Hope About the Future of Public Health in the U.S.
Other:
How to Criticize Israeli Policy Without Inadvertently Feeding Antisemitism
Elon Musk’s DOGE made big errors in claims of government savings, GAO finds
The Reflecting Pool story is about Trump’s grip on reality, but the press corps won’t go there
Does the Washington Post Want Democracy to Die in Darkness?
They Are Begging Me, With Tears In Their Eyes, “Please, Sir, Show Mercy”
Trump’s New CDC Head Said ‘Abortion Surveillance’ Will Be A Critical Focus
Cities Are Ditching Flock, Immediately Replacing It With Axon License Plate Readers
Growing Up Trump
Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say
A billion SpaceX shares unlock Thursday. Wall Street isn’t worried: ‘You never bet against Elon’
Why the Polling in Michigan Was Off the Mark
Fedlandia’s future: DC sees opportunity in SW federal core, but redevelopment could take decades
We Melt With You: How to Survive Extreme Weather
A closer look at the restaurant closure that rocked Deanwood
Trump’s IndyCar race: Doing 200 in a 25 mph zone with manhole cover-displacing torque
D.C. is having a third space renaissance
Progressives are most likely to say the political system needs “major, disruptive changes”
There’s No Good Way to Talk About Celebrities and Eating Disorders
‘Fiasco’: Choked-up Trump voter regrets his ballot after ICE locks up his fiancée
Europeans Are About to Find Out How Entrenched AI Is in Their Daily Lives
Give Them an Inch… And they’ll take away women’s sports…
DOJ nominee failed to disclose 100+ items, including anti-Muslim op-eds on white nationalist website. New materials posted by the Judiciary Committee reveal the extent of Adam Candeub’s disqualifying actions.
What an “absurd” new rule on student visas means for international PhDs—and the country
How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington
White House drafting order on vaccines, autism despite pollsters’ warnings
‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley. As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them
Abdul El-Sayed Talks About His Victory, Chuck Schumer and His Mom
Trump Administration Considers Order on Autism and Vaccines
In the American prairie, a stealth plan to end the GOP Senate majority
An Israeli professor lost a prestigious US job offer after speaking out on Gaza. Now the university is paying him $250,000
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How to comment on Israeli policy without being accused of antisemitism: First, you must criticize every other act of injustice committed by every other country in the history of the world. Then you must create a country using only just methods, and run it justly for all eternity. See how easy it is!