Six Quick Links for Thursday Noonish

Back in early April, the USPS had a plan to send free face masks to every household in America. The White House blocked it. This would have saved many lives and prevented many severe infections. [twitter.com]

Former model Amy Dorris says that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in 1997. This makes at least 2 dozen women to come forward with sexual assault and rape accusations against Trump. [theguardian.com]

These maps based on recent research shows how profoundly climate change will alter the United States to make large swaths of the country unsuitable for human habitation in the next 20-40 years. [projects.propublica.org]

Open Culture, always excellent, has been absolutely fantastic lately. [openculture.com]

For the first time since the Great Depression, more than 50% of Americans aged 18-29 live at home with their parents. [axios.com]

The American Ornithological Society just renamed the McCown's Longspur as the Thick-billed Longspur and faces pressure to reevaluate other names. "You shouldn't just put an apostrophe and call it your bird – that's not how this should be working." [audubon.org]

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