Monday, October 5, 2026

Reading archive 2026-10-05

U.S. officials seeking details of reported Russian plague death, quarantines: Officials said they need to learn more about the evolving situation before determining the potential threat to the United States.

Measles can erase up to 73 percent of your immune system’s memory: “Immune amnesia” is a little-known — and potentially devastating — consequence of measles. - "Researchers have found that within two months of infection, measles wiped out 11 to 73 percent of the range of antibodies children had acquired over their lifetimes. Think about it: all those years of stomach bugs and colds, and within weeks, your immune system forgets how to defend against them."

An election chief lost. Then he padlocked the ballots and called the FBI.: Shasta County, California, where election doubts run so deep that some don’t trust results even when their choice prevails, offers a glimpse of what happens when distrust in voting systems takes root. - "Independent reviews have found no widespread fraud in voting, by machine or otherwise. But those studies didn’t satisfy Curtis, who suspects the 2016 election was rigged in Trump’s favor and that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump."

Trump’s opponents are planning efforts to reverse his changes to presidency: As the midterms approach, Democrats are working to ensure his aggressive approach to executive power doesn’t outlast him. - "'The president and the courts are staring at one another over the mostly supine body of the Congress of the United States, and it’s very dangerous for constitutional government,' Galston said."

A Reckoning in Springfield: A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.

The GOP’s Culture-War Hail Mary: Will it work?

Is There Anything Kash Patel Won’t Do for Trump Before the Midterms?: “The president wants indictments. He wants people in handcuffs.”

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