Odds and Ends — 1 February 2026

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, AI, and Debt:

For Hive Power Up Day, I staked 143.265 HIVE.

What Trump’s Fed Pick Kevin Warsh Means for Crypto

https://twitter.com/evanwch/status/2017377525572517968

https://twitter.com/hooeem/status/2017342208832151801

‘Worst-Case Scenario’—Bitcoin Price Crash Fears Suddenly Surge After Stark $1 Trillion Warning

Coronavirus and Public Health:

Myth-busters: debunking long COVID myths and misconceptions

Politics:

https://twitter.com/HalaJaber/status/2017338318112137233

https://twitter.com/panyiszabolcs/status/2017626075505762582

Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing

This swing of 32 points from Trump’s 2024 performance is the largest Democratic overperformance in a competitive special election since Trump took office.

https://twitter.com/Dmg_Cntrl/status/2017413703902113867

———— Minnesota Under Siege ————

Got a text from my son who lives in Minneapolis: At the Burnsville aid center, probably over 1,000 vehicles here to organize supplies/deliver them to the people who are afraid to leave their homes. Good ol MN strong ✊🏽

BTW, Burnsville is an inner-ring suburb of Minneapolis. So proud of my boy for being actively involved in the Minnesota Resistance.

https://twitter.com/sppeoples/status/2017579266095927467

https://twitter.com/David_J_Bier/status/2017631864337437034

https://twitter.com/grove/status/2017589950183616686

‘Trust Has Been Breached’

The broken relationship between Minnesota and the federal government…
Although Homan has acknowledged that the immigration surge in Minnesota has not “been perfect,” his upbeat predictions of a smooth and swift détente seem to underestimate how much ill will the Trump administration’s actions have caused among the state’s politicians, activists, and residents. The killings of Good and Pretti-–each followed by a Trump-administration push to denigrate the victims and box out local investigators-–came against a backdrop of growing mistrust and frustration even among officials who have typically embraced partnership with their federal partners.

Greg Bovino Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith

A day before six career federal prosecutors resigned in protest over the Justice Department’s handling of the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, lawyers in the office had a conversation with Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, that left them deeply unsettled.
According to several people with knowledge of the telephone conversation, which took place on Jan. 12, Mr. Bovino made derisive remarks about the faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, Daniel Rosen. Mr. Rosen is an Orthodox Jew and observes Shabbat, a period of rest between Friday and Saturday nights that often includes refraining from using electronic devices.

https://twitter.com/saletan/status/2017428332346786286

https://twitter.com/isaacstanbecker/status/2017376800700051695

https://twitter.com/mpls_spring/status/2017641836173484220

Protestors stage sit-ins at multiple Target stores, asking company to 'stand with Minnesotans'

'It's been heavier than ever': Dozens of parents of Columbia Heights students detained by ICE

———— The Epstein Coverup ————

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/2017636669130690984

https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/2017627539351413159

https://twitter.com/NotAvgLiberal/status/2017558644204716390

https://twitter.com/mehdirhasan/status/2017571648879153442

https://twitter.com/allenanalysis/status/2017584430257263097

https://twitter.com/covie_93/status/2017700065071038864

They Said They Weren’t Close to Epstein. New Documents Show Otherwise.

https://twitter.com/PiperK/status/2017466286952071575

https://twitter.com/thatbloodyMikey/status/2017598824613634147

https://twitter.com/TheMaineWonk/status/2017672078623662136

https://twitter.com/theliamnissan/status/2017654215787655276

https://twitter.com/eyuplovely/status/2017565546317840397

https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/2017725344594436318

https://twitter.com/ProudSocialist/status/2017391223883878669

https://twitter.com/berniehoe2/status/2017461219527884951

https://twitter.com/GodSon83/status/2017382819090383247

https://twitter.com/RestrictedDaily/status/2017636556555653500

———— Autocracy R Us ————

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/2017645606571831395

Judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his dad from ICE detention

Do yourself a favor and read the entire (three page) judge’s order, it’s nothing short of scathing:

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/2017695348530045201

https://twitter.com/TheWarMonitor/status/2017472239705227271
https://twitter.com/RonanFarrow/status/2017454701717897713

He knows this is a lie. He knows: Trump Says Noem Being Attacked Because She’s a Woman

President Trump heaped praise on embattled Department of Homeland Security head Kristi Noem after protests nationwide over ICE tactics, and said critics are attacking her because of her gender.

https://twitter.com/mhmck/status/2017297876452286737

https://twitter.com/TrumpFile/status/2017437878981144844

https://twitter.com/actingliketommy/status/2017533565739930049

https://twitter.com/ScottGreenfield/status/2017627647891624039

https://twitter.com/SenJeffMerkley/status/2017598611710738756

https://twitter.com/JoshEakle/status/2017630659720729046

———— Blatant In-Your-Face Corruption ————

Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion

In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.

https://twitter.com/rebeccaballhaus/status/2017781511731195928

———— Mors Imperii ————

https://twitter.com/TheTNHoller/status/2017634541997818040

https://twitter.com/gldivittorio/status/2017408545885475279

https://twitter.com/rparloff/status/2017751036245774591

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