Links 8/29/26

Links for you. Science:

Cyborg cockroaches with tiny syringes designed to join search and rescue teams in major disasters
Why a UMass researcher is among the dozens leaving the U.S. for Canada (the key thing here is that the subject of the piece has also started three companies)
F.D.A. Approves Drug Poised to Transform Care for Pancreatic Cancer
F.D.A. Approves New Covid Vaccines, and They Should Be Available Soon
Fridge-free vaccine passes first human trial, raising hopes for the hardest-to-reach
America beat measles once. RFK Jr. is making it harder to do so again.
RFK Jr: Secretary of Measlesland. For several reasons, the Pennsylvania measles outbreak is about to get much worse

Other:

Your Argument (That I Made Up) Is Ridiculous (must-read)
Colin Kaepernick knelt quietly. Ten years later, everyone just performs
Wyoming Governor Objects to ‘Very Odd’ D.O.J. Election Monitoring. Governor Mark Gordon, a Republican, said he was concerned by the behavior of election observers who visited a polling station in Cheyenne.
To be a Trump Republican you have to dare to be stupid (one thing this misses, however, is this also masks how they don’t perceive many things the rest of us do as actual problems)
Police Are Spending Opioid Settlement Funds on Flock Cameras
DC’s delegate candidate plans to target federal lawmakers challenging the city’s autonomy
Grand jury finds DeSantis administration “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida
Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back
He Can Just Do That
Kennedy Center emergency hearing: No decision on name change, demolition threats
What Darline Graham’s Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really Reveals
A Republican Attack Ad Used a Family’s Tragedy. Now They’re Furious.
Defend D.C.: Council Member Robert White to Take Statehood Fight on the Road
Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada (Trump take toilet paper)
DC should build 250,000 homes by 2050
RFK Jr.’s vaccine lies finally catch up to him
DeSantis Administration Misspent $10 Million, Grand Jury Says
Congress made Hains Point a public park. Will it stay that way?
‘They Opened the Door and Pulled Us Out’: How ICE Descended on a Town
Milo Yiannopoulos arrested by ICE. The far-right commentator and self-described internet troll was arrested at the airport in New Orleans after “failing to show up for his immigration hearing” in July, according to DHS. (rightwing nutjob Laura Loomer is claiming credit–she narced him to ICE. Real Night of the Long Sporks stuff)
MLB players reveal a modern toll of legal gambling: Threats, DMs and encounters
Bubbles
Trump Administration Looks to Give Swath of Yosemite to Developer
Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says
Bad Neighbors
The bizarre roots of Trump’s trade war on Canada
Trump Plans to Buy Midterm Ads About His Own Record
The Customer Is Always Watching
I‘m a professional opinion writer. Here’s why you shouldn’t use A.I. to write.
This house trumpets its history in the face of gentrification. Now it’s a landmark

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