Links for you. Science:

How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’t. New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51 (paper here)
Whole genome sequencing of Yersinia pestis isolates from Central Asian natural plague foci revealed the role of adaptation to different hosts and environmental conditions in shaping specific genotypes
RFK Jr. Wants to AI-ify Health Care. Claude Says He’s Full of Sh*t.
Cyclospora found at Mexican farm linked to lettuce outbreak
Is coffee good or bad? Studies vary, but this New Orleans cardiologist has done the research.
This Worm Has No Ifs And Many Butts
Kenya confirms first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus

Other:

What Is Zionism? To understand what the word means today, you have to go back to the beginning of the story.
‘Elon is my prophet’: how Musk’s Doge team took a wrecking ball to Washington. When the new ‘department of government efficiency’ sent young techies to disrupt federal agencies, not everyone complied. Here’s what happened when one worker fought to protect immigrant data
Lewis George says she won’t let the ‘loudest person’ hold up transit projects (““The loudest person doesn’t get to influence basic safety infrastructure that we know works,” Lewis George said. “It’s time that we stop believing that everyone has to love an idea in order for an idea to happen. That’s not what governance calls for us to do.””)
‘De-Trumpification’: America’s Ruler Is ‘Consumed’ by Fear His Self-Tributes Will Be Erased. As Dems flirt with tearing it all down, Donald Trump is forcing administration officials to brainstorm novel legal arguments for institutionalizing his personality cult forever.
PSA: Trump Continues to Commit Crimes
Trump loses favor with crypto fans who call him out for cashing in (lol)
ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons
Reclaiming Worker Power in the Age of AI
Trump backs down on his taxpayer-funded political ads after fiery pushback (“It’s still unclear whether Trump’s new plan is entirely legal, since his proclamation seems to suggest some level of campaign coordination with his own super PAC, which by law is meant to operate independently.”)
Advocates Hold Another Rally in Support of East Potomac Park. Ex-Olympian David Hearn, who had been accused of vandalizing the reflecting pool in June, joined dozens of protesters at the rally.
Parking debate dominates first phase of Commanders stadium development (the Council and Mayor Bowser really fucked this up)
Polls and “fundamentals” basically agree about the blue wave
Sen. Roger Marshall has an ex-governors problem in reelection campaign
How the Government Forces Doctors to Defraud Our Seniors
If Amendment 3 passes, Florida will need city hospice
AI costs are rising for organizations, reports warn
Paychecks aren’t going as far. More Americans say they trust Democrats to help.
America Wants to Make More Generic Drugs. India Shows Why That’s Hard.
Rural MAHA followers say Trump health policies haven’t reached their communities
Lucien Lazare, Jewish Resistance Fighter in Occupied France, Dies at 101
Susan Collins Voted to Confirm Russ Vought. Is She Having Second Thoughts?
Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego. Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.”
Make. Him. Cut. A. Check.
Swapping money for expertise
In Georgia, two trans candidates believe voters are ready for them
In Retrospect, the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape Marked the End of the Gender Politics Debate
Trump drops longtime aversion to mail-in voting with GOP trailing in polls
A thirsty Patel juices FBI stats — and DOJ gets Watergate wrong
Putin’s dirty tricks reach Finnish lavatories. Russian spies accused of leaving faeces in homes of politicians to intimidate them
Megyn Kelly on Cornell’s Jane Doe: “I’m just going to be honest, she’s not the most attractive gal. She’s extremely beefy in her arms and her legs.” (Kelly has no idea how sexual predators operate, and that’s the kindest interpretation of Kelly)