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Ketchup might seem made for French fries, but the tomato came first—and gave the potato its tasty tubers. That story and more of the best from Science Magazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: science.org/content/articl…

The rich don’t hide money. They hide ownership. The $100M mansion? A shell owns it. The $500M yacht? A trust in Panama. The cash? A foundation “hired” them to spend it. Here’s how the ultra-wealthy vanish millions and why no one can stop them:

It's warmer on the North Slope of Alaska on the Arctic Ocean that it is in Atlanta today. One of the most abnormally cool days in history here in the Southeast due to clouds and rain.

Texans across every corner of the state did everything in their power to fight the Trump & Abbott takeover, and now House Dems are doing everything in theirs. #txlege

illinois gov. JB pritzker responds to ken paxton's threat to arrest TX democrats who fled the state: "they're here in illinois. we're going to do everything we can to protect every single one of them."

Texas Democrats walked out of the legislature to block a mid-cycle redistricting scheme. It maybe won’t stop the maps on its own, but it signals something important: a willingness to escalate rather than simply register dissent within a process designed to absorb it.

Republicans invoking “decorum” and “institutional norms” in response is theater. This is a party that has made procedural manipulation central to its power strategy. Hearings are timed to minimize input. Districts are drawn to erase blocs. Rules are tactical means to ends.

This redistricting isn’t just about Texas. The changes are structured to deliver congressional seats (up to five of them) to help retake the House. It’s a local maneuver with national consequences, carried out through mechanisms that appear technical, but are deeply political.

The quorum break is an acknowledgment that conventional participation: showing up, voting no, issuing press releases—has diminishing returns under conditions where the outcome is predetermined and the process itself is a tool of consolidation.

To see QB as the last available tool is to miss the opportunity. Tactics like this open space. But what determines their impact is whether that space is filled—with action from labor, community groups, students, and those outside the chamber willing to reinforce disruption.

Reinforcement can take many forms: – Strike threats or slowdowns from public sector unions – Student walkouts & teach-ins on campuses – Coordinated pressure campaigns targeting swing legislators – Mass public comment or protest at local hearings – Orgs turning out their bases

Without that reinforcement, the moment risks collapsing into the usual frame: just another partisan maneuver. The public moves on, the maps stay in place, and the real stakes of democratic erosion—get buried under a narrative of dysfunction on both sides.

This is not a call to valorize Democrats for finally using a tool. It’s a call to recognize that if we want our opposition parties to escalate, we can’t leave them hanging when they do. Isolation teaches parties to fear confrontation more than complicity.

Mid-cycle redistricting is a preview of how democratic forms will be hollowed out in the coming years. Abruptly and suddenly. The quorum break is not sufficient. But it names the problem. Our response determines whether that naming becomes momentum or memory.

This tax/tariff revenue, which has been glorified by Trump and blessed by the current GOP, is revenue that will be very hard to forgo by any future Democratic administration or Congress given America’s debt crisis. Assume the tariff worst from America for a long time to come.

Heads up yall! Bow echo moving in on northwest flow. It’s ring of fire season for thunderstorms.

No bueno. Straight line winds may be a problem here soon.

10:10am Radar Update: The line of strong thunderstorms continues to move through SE Texas, and will be moving through the I-10 Corridor within the next 30 minutes. Strong wind gusts over 40mph and a quick downpour is possible. #HOUwx

The housing market is getting so weak that it’s poised to become a significant drag on overall economic growth, according to Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi.

New: A vote to fire the attorney general responsible for prosecuting Netanyahu has passed unanimously. - Axios