Links for you. Science:

Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island (that’s ~1,100 tortoises per square kilometer!)
Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau
Pamela Paul and PNAS Envy
Vaccine Injuries Are Real, Rare, and Dwarfed by the Diseases They Prevent
Scientists Detect Record-Breaking Radio Signal from the Ancient Universe
Mandates without backlash: COVID-19 vaccine policies and the uptake of other vaccines
A culture of fear and low morale at NIH is eroding scientific integrity

Other:

Democrats Suddenly Are Willing to Call Nazis By Name. Consensus white supremacy is looking wobbly.
“An infinite plane of utterly meaningless nonsense”
This November, Vote Like Alito Is on the Ballot
Trump Cronyism 101: A candid interview with Jacob Weisberg on his new, bestselling book about why eight notable Americans—including Steve Schwarzman and Brad Karp—decided to capitulate to Trump, and whether the spirit of principled resistance has gone out of favor.
This Lawsuit Could Make Big Oil Pay for the Harm It’s Caused
A Blood-Red Tide: Flávio Bolsonaro came out ahead of Lula in the first round of Brazil’s presidential elections. It’s the latest sign of a surging far right across the continent.
“I Had to Get My Mind Right”: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGE
Why are so many of my gay (former) friends right wing now?
How the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big business
All Over But The Voting
Can “Ethical” A.I. Win Over Hollywood?
Ossoff Wipes the Floor With Mike Collins as He Cites Third Reich Hires
The Deleted Tweets of the New White House Press Secretary
Trump’s DOJ Is Hiring Only the Best MAGA Wing Nuts. A future Democratic president will have to do more than rehire a competent civil service, they’ll have to cleanse the federal bureaucracy of its Trumpist stench.
If Dems Win, Inscribe This Chart on Trump-MAGA’s Political Gravestone. A new analysis by a Democratic data firm shows that Latino turnout in early voting is outpacing 2024—a presidential year. That could be a big problem for Trump and the GOP.
Jefferies’ Chris Wood Sees ‘Massive Capital Destruction’ in AI
How The 1980s Televangegrifts Prepared The Way For Donald Trump
Social media is a psyop to make the left stupid
Winning the Midterms Is Not Enough
Dan Levy Calls Out Shane Gillis’ ‘SNL’ Monologue and Says ‘More Men Need to Be Standing Up’: ‘Speechless That Something Like That Can Exist on Live National Television’
A TikTok Tarot Card Reader Accused Me of Murder. My Life Turned Upside Down. (the details are insane)
Marshall charged 18% on medical bills — more than other Kansas doctors who sued
Elite Gatekeeping and Jon Ossoff
Susan Collins-Aligned Super PAC Buys Attack Ads in Portland… Oregon
She nearly died from poisoning. Now she’s releasing spy-cam videos of convicted coworker
Republicans Are Worried About Gina Hinojosa. In Texas, I Saw Why.
A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 “obsolete” Mac Minis
Arlington County Sues to Block Construction of Trump’s Massive Arch
Inflation on many everyday items was entirely due to tariffs, NY Fed says
D.C. Official Who Worked With Formerly Incarcerated Residents Dies in Scooter Crash