Gray. Rainy. Here are some links to brighten things up. Science:
Massive Neandertal Denisovan introgression
Sue the TRex lipbalm
How I Taught Third Graders Binary Numbers
SNP-based phylogeny confirms similarity of E. coli outbreak to EAEC Ec55989
Other:
Michael Hudson: Free Money Creation to Bail Out Financial Speculators, but not Social Security or Medicare (must read; key point is that Wall Street is perfectly willing to be Chartalist when it helps Wall Street)
With Friends Like These
How Republicans Talk About Climate When No One's Listening
At least this can't happen on the Orange Line anymore
"Crappy Headline" Ruins New York Times Story on Link Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather
Looking for Jobs in All the Wrong Places
Stop the Greek hostage crisis! Commentary: Will everyone please stop lying about crisis in Europe?
Don't Know Much About History