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  "description": "I was busy this morning and forgot to write daily Pook-Emu Bee links. But since tomorrow is newsletter day and there are no Pook-Emu Bee links on newsletter day, I figured I would publish a late-night edition of the Pook-Emu Bee. 1. Can subway rats give New Yorkers hantavirus? Only if you do something extremely...",
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  "textContent": "I was busy this morning and forgot to write daily Pook-Emu Bee links. But since tomorrow is newsletter day and there are no Pook-Emu Bee links on newsletter day, I figured I would publish a late-night edition of the Pook-Emu Bee. 1. Can subway rats give New Yorkers hantavirus? Only if you do something extremely disgusting (Natalie O’Neill for the New York Post. May 8, 2026.) I wouldn’t put it past the TikTok “creators.” 2. Iryna Zarutska Murder Suspect Deemed Incompetent, But Case Will Continue (Amy Furr for Breitbart. May 8, 2026.) He was competent enough to choose his target on that train car very carefully and deliberately. But not when it comes time for consequences. Many such cases, alas. 3. Military begins prescreening recruits for 28 medical conditions (Patty Nieberg for Task & Purpose. May 6, 2026) Sounds like a good efficiency gain. 4. Texas-based teleradiologist wins court battle over California income taxes (Marty Stempniak for Radiology Business. May 7, 2026.) I offer this “content” in California for free just to avoid the potential tax complications. 5. New York’s Teachers’ Unions Are So Progressive, They’re Even Alienating Teachers (Adam Lehodey for City Journal. May 7, 2026.) I look at who wields power in New York City and conclude that Mr. Lehodey may be engaging in some wishful headline thinking. 6. Brooklyn Heights Greek Revival Asks $9.2 Million (Susan De Vries for Brownstoner. May 7, 2026.) I like the plaster-work. Roof and garden are clutch. Monroe Place is a nice block. I’ll save up I guess. 7. Cobble Hill’s most expensive listing finds a buyer after a $5M price cut (Jake Indursky for The Real Deal. May 6, 2026.) I’d take the Monroe Place above for half the price. Monroe Place is also better than Cobble Hill right across Atlantic. 8. Justice Department Finds UCLA Medical School Discriminated Based on Race in Wake of Explosive Free Beacon Reports (Aaron Sibarium for The Washington Free Beacon. May 6, 2026.) UCLA forgot to tell the Department of Justice that it wasn’t supposed to notice. 9. Xteink blocks installation of custom firmware on some eReaders, launches a new Android-powered model (Brad Linder for Liliputing. May 2, 2026.) I need to work on this project for an article already. Many such cases.",
  "title": "Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-08-26",
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