Links for you. Science:

A former NFL player just solved a math mystery from the ’90s. His story is remarkable.
Annie Jacobsen’s Expertise in One Photo
Navier-Stokes lost in translation: Why Lean verification of AI autoformalisation does not guarantee correct natural language proofs
Kennedy Plans Federal Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts
Is Covid-19 endemic yet?
Mosquitoes
Trump debases science award by giving it to crackpot donor Musk

Other:

Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks
Trump Rages, Rages Against the Dying of the Light
Susan Collins’s Committee Bought Trucks the Army Didn’t Want. Then Campaign Donations Poured In.
Muse and the AI-Agent Flood Nobody Is Ready For
A Blue Wave Won’t Mean Shit If The Chumps Get Their Way
Christopher Rufo Whines about Being Named as the Propagandist Who Rationalized Alleged Klan Act Violence
Palm Beach GOP endorses candidate accused of child sex abuse
Nine Years After #MeToo, One Answer for Survivors Is ‘So What?’
The Bizarre AI Ad Trying to Make an Extremist Candidate Look Like Jesus
You Can’t Run From Christian Nationalism
Academia broke my heart
What’s the Matter With France?
Flight attendants’ union shares safety concerns over Trump’s DC arch
Watch Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional
Inside Ken Paxton’s Private Testimony About His Money
Why are Trump’s ICE goons targeting a shopping mall staple?
How the Courts Became a Safe Haven for Corporations
Goldman Says AI Shift Leaves Middle Managers in Limbo
Study: Shock Gloves Traumatized Army Volunteers. After tests, military personnel said “just seeing the glove” that ICE plans to adopt scared them into obedience.
The Democrats Who Let Trump’s Oligarchs Buy Hollywood
Elon Musk Promised to Gut the Deep State. Did He Go Too Far?
Susan Collins Would Like to Talk About Anyone Else’s Abortion Record But Her Own
Voters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs
How the Women Who Survived Elon Musk Expose Him Best
Shaq Got Hacked. Now He’s Pitching for a VPN (Hack-a-Shaq!)
Lincoln Park billionaire accused of fueling rat infestation
Why They Want You to Watch. The Legal Spectacle of Public Executions
Trump admin reveals post-midterm ‘crackdown’ plans in new court filing
Trump sons’ investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election
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