Links for you. Science:

1,600 Years Ago, This Man Traveled Across Europe. So Did His Rare Strain of Leprosy
A ‘tidal wave’ of severe eye disease is looming. It starts with childhood nearsightedness
What Happens When You Shine Three Lights on Sunflowers? The Plants Surprisingly Grow Toward the Dimmest One
US deep-sea mining claims in Pacific’s high seas now rival the area set aside by international regulator
New York reports first measles death in more than 30 years
Hidden ecological risk from overlooked invasive crayfish species
Brahminy Blind Snake

Other:

Maybe Telling Americans They’re Useless Eaters Who Must Perish for the Glorious AI Revolution Was a Bad Idea: Midterm Thoughts
“MAGA Needs To Be Dead”: Dade Phelan on the Republican Wipeout
The Epstein Election and the End of MAGA: The issue once motivated Trump voters. This week, it helped doom Republicans. (seeing Republicans dinged by their own lunacy is delicious)
Trump Has Been Thumped. That Doesn’t Make Him Any Less Dangerous.
Not In My Wildest Dreams Did I See A Texas This Blue
Lame Duck Soup: With Democrats in control of Congress, Washington is bracing for Trump to focus on wild, legacy-defining foreign policy swings—anything from regime change in Cuba to expanding the Abraham Accords to reengaging with Kim Jong Un—as he contemplates the end of his presidential era
J Street: 2026 National Election Survey of Jewish Voters
Tech Stocks Had a Terrible Day. What’s Coming Could Be Worse.
We Stomped All Over the Patriarchy on Tuesday Night
Elon Musk’s Very Bad Night
Trump May Come to Regret His Rush Job on the Arch and Ballroom
How WeRateDogs Is Fighting A.I. Slop, One Perfect Puppy at a Time
RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly Absurd
Democrats Won a Big Race in Montana. Why Do They Have Regrets?
One Subplot To The GOP’s Midterm Debacle Was A Repudiation Of The MAHA Movement
D.C. Officials Hope the Blue Wave Will End the National Guard Deployment
Overturning Euclid: Three judicial pathways for challenging the case
Parents and Teachers Provide ‘Disturbing’ Testimony on D.C. Special Education
Can You Afford to Watch TV?
The Results Are In: Voters Hate Data Centers
Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson says he won’t sue out-of-state doctors who mail abortion pills to Texas
Trump’s Vaunted Multiracial Coalition Is Dead
Elon Musk will face scrutiny from Democrats after midterms
Laura Loomer Goes on “Hiatus” After Bombshell Revelation on Paid Posts
New York Times taps conservative crackpot as voice of GOP reason
Turnout among Black voters surged in the Deep South. Black voters made up a larger share of the electorate than in 2024, helping to (maybe) flip a Senate seat in Mississippi
Donald Trump should resign. Congress should demand it
Everybody Moves Leftward
The Obvious Truth of the Midterm Obliteration
The Ugly Car That Sucks Has Died