Links for you. Science:
Remdesivir Reduced Mortality in Immunocompromised Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Across Variant Waves: Findings From Routine Clinical Practice
Time to rethink academic publishing: the peer reviewer crisis
SARS-CoV-2 Rebound With and Without Use of COVID-19 Oral Antivirals
Simulations of sequence evolution: how (un)realistic they are and why
Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Infants in the United States: Incidence, Severity, Fatality, and Variants of Concern
BNT162b2 XBB1.5-adapted Vaccine and COVID-19 Hospital Admissions and Ambulatory Visits in US Adults (you really need to get the XBB.1.5, though I’m guessing the length of time since vaccination for the older versions, if that’s all someone had, also plays a role–we need follow up to see what the long-term protection looks like)
Other:
D.C. finally won home rule 50 years ago — but its limits remain (gift link)
After Rise in Murders During the Pandemic, a Sharp Decline in 2023 (gift link)
This is a careless and misinformed reply by Collins that buys into the lazy “closed vs open” binary framing preferred by the Barrington crowd. (excellent)
Yes, Trump should be removed from the ballot (yes, he should be)
Trump Said He Would Fight For Workers. He Fought For Business Lobbies Instead. As president, the hotel mogul took the reins off employers at the expense of everyday workers. Now he wants another crack at it. (BuT tHeRe’s No DiFfErEnCe BeTwEeN bIdEn AnD tRuMp)
“Automatic”: The justices who overturned Roe didn’t care about anything except the outcome. They didn’t bother to show their work because they plan to be in power forever
Republicans Want to Ban All Abortions, Even if It Kills Mothers. The anti-choice mask comes off in Texas.
The Clarence Thomas Scandal Is Somehow Looking Even Worse (what no one has talked about directly is hiring Ginni Thomas is the way to both bribe him and keep him on the court via compensation. This also applies to other spouses too.)
Can office vacancies give way to more housing? ‘It’s a step in the right direction’
My Favorite Victorian Criminal Was a Bank Robber With a Secret Weapon
The 24-Hour Rise and Fall of Nikki Haley
The Year in Corruption
Every time he complains about losing, Trump reveals weakness
Shawn Fain’s New Year’s Resolution Is to Lay the Ground for a National Strike
How Can We Possibly Be Sleepwalking into Another Trump Presidency?
What Haley’s Civil War gaffe reveals about the Republicans
Nikki Haley Needs a History Lesson
Hero of the Year: Shawn Fain
New York’s Millionaire Class Is Growing. Other People Are Leaving.
The Internet Is About to Get Weird Again
A manufactured solution to a manufactured problem
The Definitive Guide to Starting Your Own Media Company: How to throw off the corporate shackles and launch an independent news outlet.
Here’s how Massachusetts can make housing more affordable
Biden’s Decision to Skip New Hampshire Is “Political Malpractice”
Israel Must Cease Hostilities and Bring the Hostages Home. As prime minister, I refused a deal that would have led to the release of the captive soldier Gilad Shalit. Today, I say release all Hamas prisoners and end the fighting to bring home all hostages, soldiers and the bodies of those held by Hamas for years
Wisconsin Prepares to Crush a Slithering Republican Gerrymander: A newly progressive state Supreme Court has opened the way for scrapping rigged election maps and renewing the promise of representative democracy in a key battleground state.