Links for you. Science:
The Case for Impeaching RFK Jr. With Democrats about to take over the House and Senate, it’s time for the adults in the room to take action. (excellent; would add that the threat of impeachment makes it more likely Kennedy resigns)
These Newly Elected Lawmakers Know Something Trump Doesn’t: Science
‘Revenge of the nerds’: US midterms deliver a win for science – and a rebuke of Maha
US infant bleeding episodes jump as vitamin K refusals rise, two studies find (one paper here)
National Weather Service ordered to resume twice-daily weather balloon launches, “an important step”
Wisconsin reports its first measles death in decades, the third in the U.S. this week
Association of COVID-19 with neurodegenerative and neurological disorders in vaccinated and unvaccinated people
Other:
What’s missing from every story about Tuesday’s anti-Trump rout (excellent)
Everyone Everywhere Hated Meta’s New AI Training Terms. Now, They’re On Pause
Even Where MAGA Won, MAGA Lost
Iraq-style war vehicles to descend on DC as Hegseth escalates Trump’s crackdown: report
America Finally Has the Votes to End the Electoral College
Republicans Learn X Is the Echo Chamber
Trump broke the ‘Solid South’
The Deposed Queen Of Maine
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Police arrest D.C. man National Guard said pointed ‘finger gun’ at them
Democrats’ Power in the Lame-Duck Session
Election Night’s Most Poignant Picture
Lords of the New Church (Committee)
Goodbye from Salon
Jon Ossoff Showed Democrats How to Channel Voters’ Anger About Corruption and Corporations
Weeks before rape conviction, Russell Brand was featured speaker for Maha group allied with RFK Jr
Democrat Who Suspended His Campaign 2 Months Ago Beats His GOP Opponent By 9 Points
Challenger McCool defeats incumbent Cotham to flip NC House seat (Cotham was a horrible person)
Cut Trump Loose. An airtight case for JD Vance and his party to consider.
Democrats Are Reviewing a Plan to Investigate Corporate America
Blue Wave Changed Who Governs. But Not Who Has Influence.
D.C. artists hope for a new era under Janeese Lewis George
America isn’t the only nation celebrating the blue tsunami
A Reckoning for Top Congressional Stock Traders
Pro-Trump media viewership tanks on election night
Hakeem Jeffries Is Bankrolled by the Most Controversial Tech Companies in Existence
D.C. evictions hit 12-year high as safety net shrinks and cost of living soars
Somebody Woke Hakeem
