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This is a link to a great article in Scientific American on the Reflecting Pool algae. TLDR: Pool is going to get algae anyway because 1. it’s stagnant 2. It’s hot (algae love warmer water). 3. It has lots of algae food (phosphates)from the tidal basin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-wa...

Stop what you’re doing and read this whistleblower report. ICE has been training its agents that they don’t need a judicial warrant to break down your door - a blatant violation of the 4th Amendment. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Trump claims NATO has never been there for the US. Can anyone think of an example of NATO being there for the US? Maybe around 24 years ago? Bueller? Bueller?

If you’re wondering how much of what RFK Jr said yesterday about vaccines was true—almost none of it was. @FullerLab_UW is one of the most accomplished vaccinologists out there and her article is required reading to separate truth from falsehoods. theconversation.com/how-rfk-jr-s...

"What Happens When Politicians Meddle With Economic Data: Argentina’s Example" www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House. When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases. For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.

SCOTUS gave Trump immunity, now he’s claiming he can cancel any law for anyone www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u...

Adm. Lisa Franchetti - CNO Adm. Linda Fagan - Coast Guard Commander Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland - Defense Health Agency head Air Force Lt. Gen. Jennifer Short - Senior Military Assistant to SecDef All relieved under new SecDef Message to women in the military? www.military.com/daily-news/2...

When I heard Musk say this on Tuesday, my assumption was that it was a programming issue. Because I can code and have written to databases and because I am familiar with other examples of default values being misinterpreted. Yet somehow Musk isn't.

"I am not the world's most important and famous deal maker," German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius just said in Munich. "But if I were, I would know that I don't take any essential point of negotiations off the table before the negotiations begin." #MSC2025

The Elon techbro ethos: “things I don’t know about are stupid/useless/easy to understand” - could have some really nasty results.

The Internet Archive has removed its archives of individual tweets from the account belonging to DOGE staffer Marko Elez. The WSJ reported yesterday that this account belonged to Ekes, and that many of these tweets were racist and led to his resignation.

Tariffs are paid when the item arrives, not when shipped Tariffs are playing favorites because the laws allows individual exemptions . Who will get the tariff? You with your new cellphone? Ford cars imported from Mexico? Tesla imports from China?

On @kaitlancollins.bsky.social show this evening, I talked about MAGAworld blowback to Musk’s praise for high-skilled immigration. One of America’s greatest economic advantages is our ability to attract global talent. Some additional comments/sources on this 🧵