Links for you. Science:

NIH RFI on plans to stop using percentiles to select grants for funding (very good)
As a component of aseptic technique, Bunsen burners do not universally decrease deposition of microbe-containing particles
Economic toll of declining MMR vaccination
America’s Public Health System Was Too Easy to Break
Salmonella Is Everywhere. From granola to guacamole, a wide variety of foods have been recalled lately over salmonella risks. Experts say common-sense precautions go a long way.
COVID is ‘growing’ in nearly every state, CDC reports. Here’s where levels are highest
When Size Goes Inside: Visceromegaly in Bodybuilders Is Not Attributed to High-Protein Intake but More Likely Associated with the Use of Appearance- and Performance-Enhancing Drugs

Other:

Can moderates actually fix our problems?
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code. Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.
The Next Democratic President Must Refuse to Be Hamstrung by Trump’s Deficit
DC has officially lost over 83,000 jobs. The reality is even worse.
The Case Against Bond Market Panic
How can DC get out of its downward financial spiral?
AI was supposed to win people over by now — it hasn’t
Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen
The wildflower table holds summer’s last days
A Texas University Becomes a Petri Dish for a Conservative Overhaul
DeSantis appointee for Clerk of Courts arrested on child sexual abuse charges
‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit
GOP Candidates Sponsor Preacher Who Blamed America for Jan. 6 and COVID
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
Kind Of A Big Deal
Ossoff annoys Trump, White House, to Democratic delight and dismay
How much is Natalie Harp shaping world events? Trump’s ‘binky’ should be a scandal
Another democratic socialist victory – Angie Nixon in Florida – sends shock waves through party establishment
Democrats can make Natalie Harp ‘scandal’ a bigger headache for GOP
Trump aide Natalie Harp nurses his decline. The president’s defensive reaction to rampant speculation reveals his fear of aging
“License Plate Readers”
D.C.’s IndyCar race will zoom past museums. Some worry it could harm the art inside
AI is making everything worse. The political problem isn’t the data centers — it’s that AI is a turd mountain looming over daily life
Meta glasses are a workplace menace
Everything Is Getting Too Damn Expensive. Blame Out-of-Control Mass Deportation
Was Vindman Actually A Stronger Candidate Than Nixon?
DHS, probing anti-ICE activists, spied on at least five Midwest churches, court records indicate
The Republicans Are Going to Kill People—but Not Until After They Vote. In the Big Beautiful Bill, the GOP put off Medicaid cuts until after midterms. America is about to find out why.
Comcast is turning millions of its routers into motion detectors
Experts raise alarms over Census Bureau report Trump is touting on noncitizen voting