Links for you. Science:

Some Scientists Have ‘Magic Hands’ in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why.
Meningitis Is a Horrible Way to Die. Trump Will Make It More Common.
Is mpox here to stay? CDC study says virus is likely becoming endemic
Transposable element variation inferred from long-read sequences in wild house mice from temperate and tropical environments
Covid-19 Cases Surge—Here’s What’s Different This Summer That Will Help
US widens lettuce-related cyclosporiasis probe to 20 states
Study of Brain Proteins Spurs Optimism for Autism Treatments

Other:

RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate
The Bulwark Killed an Investigation into Political Fundraising Spam After Its Publisher Took the Consultants’ Side. This is a story about the Democratic Party captured by its consultants, and about what happens when the pro-democracy press is asked to say so.
There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up
Who Put the Census Bureau in the Propaganda Business?
Dolly Parton embodied the best parts of Appalachia
ICE investigators want to buy voter data from every state
Canada Said No to America. It Will Reverberate Far Beyond Its Borders.
When Texas Falls to the Dems, That’s the End of Modern Conservatism
Galaxies (Plural)
Tim Curry, actor famed for ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dead at 80
Not So Happy Hour
New Twitter launches, says Musk’s X gave up the name
Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All
Padres catching coordinator arrested at airport, held by ICE
Meta reportedly abandoned an AI-focused restructuring plan that would have laid off thousands. The problem with the AI restructuring is the AI wasn’t good enough.
Meta’s creepy smart glasses are part of a much bigger plan
Deport Geddy Lee, Too
Waffle House Teleporter Gregg Phillips Is Still on the Trump Administration’s Payroll
Rent, always rent: economics of the Zohranmarket
Inside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training
What Dolly Parton did for D.C. kids
Self-described ‘twink fascist’ posted Nazi and KKK images. He worked for Trump’s Georgia U.S. Senate nominee
Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute
ICE Agent Released From Texas Jail After Minnesota Loses Court Fight
We Are Living In The Dumbest Age Of Red-Baiting
Krasner says he will keep piece of Trump’s ballroom after ‘we all blow it up’
Meta Just Paid Nearly $17 Billion To Make Sure It Gets To Write The Kid Safety Rules For Every Other Social Media Platform
Does the Annihilation of Wyoming’s Freedom Caucus Augur The End of MAGA?
Meta Has Suffered a Huge Blow—But the Reckoning Can’t End Here
From ‘Fortress North America’ to All-Out Trade War: How the U.S.-Canada Talks Collapsed