Links 10/15/26

Links for you. Science:

Sexually Transmitted Diarrhea Becoming Drug Resistant—Should US Be Worried? (paper here)
A closer look at Bald’s eyesalve, an ancient remedy with antimicrobial properties
How a Controversial Hepatitis B Study Was Funded by the CDC Amid a Global Swirl of Criticism
NIH appears to shut down comments on science peer-review rule change ahead of schedule
Nevada scientist among those logging ‘lost’ species as fewer endangered species are listed
Worlds More Habitable Than Earth? They’re Out There. Scientists believe there are planets outside our solar system where life is even more abundant and sustainable.
High-speed video reveals how honey bee stingers pump venom

Other:

If Democrats Win the Senate, They Cannot Play Games
D.C. Voters Face a New Math Problem Under Ranked-Choice Voting (important; wrote about this here)
Why Did DOGE Exist? Now We Know.
Casey Newton And John Gruber Slink Back To Elon Musk’s Right-Wing Propaganda Machine. Tech journalism mainstays are feebly rationalizing their return to a broken, billionaire-run right-wing propaganda website.
Fighting Israel to the Last Palestinian. Tehran’s campaign to destroy Israel has immiserated the people it purported to help and strengthened the Israeli right.
Nothing But Grift
Exposure Is Not Accountability
Men In Good Standing
House Republicans Launch Investigation Into D.C. ‘Jury Nullification’
Kimberly Guilfoyle’s burn book revealed. Her MAGA secrets kept in a journal so potent it has nervous Trump insiders fearing revenge
‘I’m Not Going to Have Blood on My Hands’: Why Nicole Noren, a decorated ESPN producer, quit in protest.
Warhammer 40K Is Cool
Character.ai’s Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don’t Work
Fascists Really Believe It
MAGA Voters Wreck Trump in Focus Group: “Nothing But Lies”
AI and the Core Feature of the Silicon Valley Economy
We Know How to Fix Homelessness. Look at Denver.
Dade Phelan Says Republicans Are “Freaking Out”: The former Texas House speaker and Paxton antagonist on why he’s buying a blue wave.
Inside Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Final Days as Ambassador to Greece
Why Democrats must keep calling out GOP bullsh*t on sight
Elon Musk’s PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say
No More Child Actors
Annualized Enron Rate
Pangram Flagged My Own Writing as AI
I Lived at Chi Phi in 2012. Now I Say Tear It Down and Build Something New
Bidenomics was working. Crisis began when Trump ended it
Ticket Resale Platforms Sue D.C. to Block Price Cap. A D.C. law going into effect in January will cap resale tickets at 10% more than their original value.
Federal judge halts USDA relocation plan impacting DC, Maryland jobs
3 men who Rep. Nancy Mace called out on House floor charged in sex assault investigation
Kimberly Giulfoyle ‘holed up’ in Athens with no one to trust after Trump ouster

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