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RFK, Jr. dilemma: American Medical Association leadership split over whether to ostracize HHS secretary or vainly try to educate him Simon Levien | Politico https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/10/rfk-jr-dilemma-american-medical-association-leadership-split-over-whether-to-ostracize-hhs-secretary-or-vainly-try-to-educate-him/ The MAGA right’s weird obsession with the slur word ‘retard’ Dan Barry | New York Times https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/10/the-maga-rights-weird-obsession-with-the-slur-word-retard/ Disinformation exploding on TikTok about agriculture and food Thomas West | Food Manufacture https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/10/disinformation-exploding-on-tiktok-about-agriculture-and-food/ Viewpoint: What happens if the AI bubble bursts? An anti-modernist skeptic makes his case Steve Rose | Guardian https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/10/viewpoint-what-happens-if-the-ai-bubble-burstsan-anti-modernist-skeptic-makes-his-case/ 83 children died in Samoa after RFK, Jr. lobbying stopped measles vaccinations, and then he lied about it to Congress, emails show Ali Swenson, Michelle Smith | Guardian https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/09/83-children-died-in-samoa-after-rfk-jr-lobbying-stopped-measles-vaccinations-and-then-he-lied-about-it-to-congress-email-show/ Despite $12 billion in losses defending the safety of glyphosate, Bayer reiterates support for the herbicide Jenny Schlecht | Ag Week https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/09/despite-12-billion-in-losses-defending-the-safety-of-glyphosate-bayer-reiterates-support-for-the-herbicide/ Repurposing the husks and other fibrous residue from seed crops could be converted into carbon-storing building supplies University of East London https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/09/repurposing-the-husks-and-other-fibrous-residue-from-seed-crops-could-be-converted-into-carbon-storing-building-supplies/ Non-human animals and even bacteria are prone to spread misinformation Carl Zimmer | New York Times https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/09/non-human-animals-and-even-bacteria-are-prone-to-spread-misinformation/