Links for you. Science:

Scientists were wrong about this strange mammal for nearly 40 years
Why the Bronze Age collapsed
This battery is ready to eat
Fire, Smoke and Desperation After a Strike in the Heart of Kyiv. A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries.
‘Watch them die’: Bird flu is ravaging a Utah mink farm, killing 80% of the herd. State agriculture officials have no clear plan.
In an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life
Announcing Aster – a home for researchers on the open web (don’t know much about this, but might be useful?)

Other:

Sex, AI, and the Apocalypse (absolute must-read)
What the ‘Taco Stand Karen’ fiasco says about right-wing Latinos
Why Democrats Should Stop Using the Phrase “Culture Wars”
Meta’s Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious Mess
Weapons, Oil, AI: Trump Made 1,156 Personal Financial Trades During July
Fox News is running its midterms migrant caravan playbook again
What’s the opposite of ‘very stable genius’?
A Deep Dive into the Last Ditch by an Expert on COVID and Western Massachusetts Lesbians
GLP-1 Needles Tossed in the Trash Are Injuring Sanitation Workers
The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
Beshear on GOP attack ads on trans athletes: ‘We don’t throw anybody under the bus’
Violations
Trayon White’s bribery trial ended in a hung jury. What now?
Out Of Touch Kentucky Coastal Elites
RFK Jr.’s Push to Revamp American Food Runs Into White House Resistance
No Metro, Yes Problems: Can RFK’s transportation plan be saved?
Unsurprisingly, Meta’s new Muse AI agent blatantly ignores users permissions
The Rahm Bomb. He’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates be warned: stay away from him.
Congratulations, You’re a Trump Campaign Donor
Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
RFK Jr. Just Exposed a Fraudster — And It Is Him. He said he would end “corporate capture.” Now his MAHA movement is for sale.
What’s Gone Wrong For the GOP
Wheels Up: City Bus Speeds Hit Four-Year High Under Mayor Mamdani (does anyone think for a moment that a Mayor Andrew Cuomo would have done this?)
Republican Senator Makes Embarrassing Mistake While Accusing Jack Smith Of Crimes
The Man Who Would Inherit MAGA. JD Vance has spent years sucking up to the “five families” of the New Right. But does the vice president actually believe anything?
New Evidence Shows Just How Badly One Republican Senator Beclowned Himself in the Jack Smith Hearing
Advocacy Group Demands Congressional Pledges To Investigate Elon Musk’s DOGE
‘They’re not real pastors’: As clergy run as Democrats, Republicans question their faith
DOGE vs. Civic Tech
New Homes In DC Area Are Selling for 8% Less Per Square Foot Than Existing Homes, Per Report