Links for you. Science:

Dengue‑carrying mosquitoes expand their reach into new territories – including Florida
Venus May Have Devoured Its Moon
The anthropogenic fingerprint on emerging infectious diseases
Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon
Beyond the Threshold: Have Coral Reefs Crossed Earth’s First Climate Tipping Point?
Why I Love AI

Other:

Why We Can’t Let Enormous Weirdos Regulate AI
What should Democrats do if they win?
Trump Is Destroying Public Health. Democrats Need to Fight Back.
Republicans Had 690 Days to Oppose Trump. They’re trying to cram all the opposition into the last 40 before the election.
Models Don’t Go Rogue
Susan Collins Dismissed Our Reporting as Old News. Some of Her Claims Aren’t True.
Supreme Court revives DHS use of flawed immigration database for voter purges
The Trump Administration Has Made It Harder to Be Homeless in D.C.
Soldiers can refuse to commit war crimes. Can AI?
Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype. Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.
Donald Trump is an idiot, and the mainstream press is covering up for him
Inside the Freakout Over AI Testing in Government Websites. A rush of AI into government web development is worrying tech workers over accessibility.
Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Quietly Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting
Contrary to Collins, Maine’s laws aren’t enough to protect women
It Was Already a Pretty Bad Week. Then Trump Surrendered to China.
MAGA Senator Goes on Crazed Posting Spree About Furries
D.C.’s Workforce Is Still Recovering From Massive Federal Job Cuts
A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer
D.C. Landlords Push the Council to Allow Speedier Evictions
Justice Jackson says Supreme Court intervenes too quickly on Trump’s side
The AI extinction narrative is winning out
How megapastor Adam Hamilton could break the GOP’s hold on Kansas
In a South Tel Aviv Warehouse, Eritrea’s Democratic Revolution Is Brewing
“I think the answer is we have to shut the labs down” – Jensen Huang
Paul LePage, a Trump Ally, Says a Family Member Is Being Deported
You’re paying for Trump’s campaign ads—and Fox News is cashing in
Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton, one 50-ton order sent to the US for AI scanning and destruction — multitude of suspicious bulk buys thought to end up in foreign AI scan and shred facilities
Why is Ken Paxton beefing with a drag queen?
Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration