Links for you. Science:

AI-assisted mushroom hunting is a recipe for a bad trip
Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment
Kennedy asked to remove Pennsylvania measles death from CDC tally, sources say
A heartbreaking quest to donate my dad’s brain to science
Threats to infectious diseases research leave our country at significant risk
Trump Administration Is Secretly Working to Divert Billions From NIH Budget to Fund Iran War
Florida’s Department of Health removes 4 vaccines from required list for public schools

Other:

Democrats Have the Trans Sports Question Backwards (absolute must-read, and send this to your elected representatives)
I Am Going To Lose My F****** Mind. Can someone make the madness end? Or are we simply doomed to demented discourse and intolerable double standards and spineless opposition forever?
Hegseth and Co. Are Trying to Steal Other Agencies’ Funds, Dems Say. House Democrats say the Pentagon is attempting to siphon crucial NIH funds.
Why office workers are turning against AI
Gloria Steinem personified America’s feminist movement
Juan Linz’s work is a cautionary tale Supreme Court Republicans see as an instruction manual
Trump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” Objections
London’s approach to knife crime is working
Susan Collins Confronted About Elon Musk Donation: ‘I Wasn’t Aware of That’ (ask her if she’ll renounce Musk, who among other things, recently posted that the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote, was a bad idea)
California Legislature Passes Nation’s Largest Proposed Investment in Community News
Maria Bartiromo was let go from Fox News after leaking company info to Trump
The Backstory on the Big AI Backlash in Independence, Missouri
Inspired by a conversation with @joshtpm, a thread on Senator Ossoff and Governor Shapiro and their presidential ambitions, from a Jewish lens. (don’t entirely agree, but interesting)
A surefire way to beat Republicans in their war on trans athletes
California Lawmakers Greenlight Solar Panels You Can Plug Into the Wall
The Problem With “Go Inside”
Inside Trump’s Nightmare for Haitians in Springfield: ‘We’re Following Our Orders’
Fort Dupont Park Concert Series Won’t Happen in 2026
How your regime-aligned media sausage gets made
VC isn’t VC anymore — understanding the rise of Cancer Capital
JD Vance’s chivalry to his wife Usha fools no one
Cancer Capital: VC didn’t use to work like this
The Culture of Elite Conformism Enabled the Capitulations of the Second Trump Term
The Court’s Ballroom Decision Is a Sign of Deeper Problems
Army Heroes’ Humiliating Nickname for Pete Hegseth Is Leaked
Trump’s arch may break ground without final approval. Veterans are trying to stop it
Republicans fear Trump will keep super PAC money and not spend on the midterms
Vigilantism comes for Flock. More Americans than ever are destroying Flock license plate cameras amid rising backlash against the company. Is the tide turning on intrusive U.S. mass surveillance, and where does the privacy fight go next?
Former Staff Members Threaten to Expose Fetterman’s Internal Messages (of course, they’re only posting on X, and not Bluesky, which says something about the instincts of Democratic staffers, unfortunately)
Gloria Steinem’s Final Essay