Links for you. Science:

A duty to act
Identification and genetic characterization of megabase-scale plasmids of Enterobacteriaceae
Multilevel HierCC typing scheme for global genomic epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance surveillance of Campylobacter jejuni
Death and chemotaxis: Bacterial chemotaxis enables collective escape from phage predation
Antibiotic-Resistant Genes Found in Homes Near Factory Farms (I have some serious methodological questions about the paper itself, but the results appear to trend in the correct direction)
Breakthrough vaccine for the deadliest skin cancer cut risk by almost half
Repeated emergence and fitness heterogeneity of KPC-33 in ST11 Klebsiella pneumoniae under ceftazidime–avibactam pressure

Other:

Trump Cannot Be the End of the Story
The rape allegations against Trump: what we know and what is still being hidden
Kennedy Makes Bigoted Remarks About Arabs at Michigan Campaign Event
Mark Teixeira Is Sleepwalking Into Congress
The knives are out for Pete Hegseth
Hegseth Eyes Senate Seat as He Tries to Avoid Getting the Axe
Former Miss Switzerland Beatrice Keul Alleges Donald Trump Raped Her at the Plaza Hotel in 1993
Pete Hegseth eyeing Senate seat as impeachment threat looms
Democrats Release 50-Page Report on Trump’s Epstein Files Cover-Up. The report alleges Donald Trump was an “active participant” in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse.
Ramaswamy tries to reframe controversial ad, claiming it wasn’t about child sex abuse amid protests
The Chocolate Conspiracy. Everyone in my life agreed: It tastes different now. I ventured into the molten belly of our crumbling world to find out why.
Brent Taylor’s Sexting Problem: Republican congressional candidate asks voters to forgive past sexual advances as ‘youthful indiscretions’
Brazil election loser Flavio Bolsonaro ‘flees to USA’ after demanding vote be annulled & cops tried to seize passports
Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss
Controversial “Musk” Documentary Pulled From Almost Every One of 472 Theaters After One Week by Newly Sold Bleecker Street Films (but cancel culture something something)
Where did fake transgender rights group pamphlets sent to Texas families come from? KHOU 11 is learning the LLC is based in Wyoming
Flávio
Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93
A 28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID. HR Had No Record of Him Working There
Living in the long, stupid shadow of the Big Lie
Youthful Indiscretions
Like Ken Paxton, Without the Baggage. The most important race in Texas is for attorney general.
Defund Elon Musk
Golan Urges Opposition to Form Partnership With Arab Parties to Replace Netanyahu
Automating the Bribe State
“No human at the helm”: Delaware plan would let AI agents run entire businesses
Mike Rogers’ Religious Bigotry Threatens All of Michigan’s Jews
Extradition Treaties
Robert White Is Rushing to Preserve His Eligibility in the D.C. Delegate Race
D.C. teens weigh in on gun violence, poverty, mental health, and safety in the city