Links for you. Science:

An Armadillo Arrives in … Ohio? Traditionally found in warm climates, like the American Southwest, armadillos have been migrating farther and farther north, researchers say.
NSF memo implementing Trump’s ‘golden age’ of science unsettles researchers
Researchers Challenge NIH Screening of Grants for Disfavored Viewpoints
NASA rushed engineers out of their labs. They say it risks future space missions
RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield
New lawsuit accuses Trump administration of blocking NIH grants as form of censorship
COVID hospitalizations are on the rise in NYC. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Other:

The G.O.P. Has Gone Off the Deep End. The Republican Party has a neo-Nazi problem.
The System Is Rigged. The Cavalry Is Not Coming. We’re on Our Own.
GOP Mad at Candidate For Doing Xenophobia The Wrong Way
This Texas Nominee Keeps Peddling Fascist Conspiracy Theories. State GOP Leaders Are Silent.
AI Doomsday Panic Is Completely Out Of Control. The press obsession with software-powered doomsday is a misdirection overshadowing a much deadlier reality: our public interest regulators no longer function.
AI Is Going To Kill Us All, Say People Trying To Sell Us On AI (“Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but in my day, when a 27-year-old posted a bunch of crazy shit online after quitting a job he had been at for exactly four months, we called that “a breakdown.””)
alt.time-capsule.reopened: A new tool for digging into Usenet history holds much potential for researchers. But it’s also a reminder that many users thought, at the time, that it was ephemeral. (They were wrong.)
Is METR A Meaningful Check On Anthropic? No.
The Real Reason Obama’s Harsh Warning to Dems About AI Is So Unnerving
Yale’s President Has Become a Shameful Collaborator With Trump
UT students attacked by Bo French call his comments “disgusting” and too familiar
There’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet
ICE is quietly firing new hires. For one recruit, it was devastating. Joseph Moore killed himself after learning ICE was going to fire him. Investigators had identified issues in his past that ex-officials say should have blocked his hiring.
Let’s Celebrate the Supreme Court Not Outright Rigging the 2026 Election
The Trust Trap: What do Jeff Bezos, Bari Weiss, and RFK Jr. have in common?
Ohio Senate campaign staffer used Nazi soldiers as profile photo. Jon Husted’s campaign, after being contacted by The Post, said it would part ways with the political director. (political director isn’t just some random position, it’s an important one)
A Day in the Life of a New Yorker, According to My Fox News-Watching Florida Family Members
EPA Will Test Drinking Water for Abortion Pills & Contraception. The federal agency just caved to years of anti-abortion pressure
Two Landlords Will Pay $9.3 Million in RealPage Price-Fixing Scheme
Why Democrats’ Texas Lead Probably Isn’t A Mirage. I may regret writing this in two months. But Ken Paxton isn’t the kind of candidate voters get shy about, then forgive; he’s the kind they can’t come home to.
Trump approval up from record low, but outlook sours for Republicans, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Missouri’s secretary of state is one corrupt character
Microsoft ordered nearly $2.5M fine for air pollution from Northern Virginia data center
Susan Collins shows she’s no moderate
Former Verizon HQ In Dupont Breaks Ground on Its Path to 209 Apartments
MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Trump Spirals as Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits on Mail-In Voting
’60 Minutes’ premiere crashes and burns under Bari Weiss
Moms for Liberty influence grew after COVID. Why have so many SC chapters closed?
Council overturns Elrich’s veto of planning board member