Odds and Ends — 1 October 2026
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, AI, and Debt:
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Trump Announces Vague ‘Morally Binding’ AI Deal
https://x.com/Daractenus/status/2105209200687165567
https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/2105098536882962685
https://x.com/kyronis_talks/status/2105179344809468077
Coronavirus and Public Health:
Iran/Yemen:
https://x.com/jeremyscahill/status/2105274428552565191
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2105437412801306963
https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/2105696000547733791
Politics:
https://x.com/rparloff/status/2105331030366278023
Retired general who led troops in Iraq warns U.S. exit may give Iran, ISIS an opening
https://x.com/gtconway3d/status/2104955557815988627
Why Republicans Are Panicking About 2026
Trump’s approval numbers appear worse than any modern president heading into a midterm — with voters seemingly feeling more itchy to vote against him than they did against George W. Bush in 2006. And both the Iran war and inflation appear to be massive liabilities that are blocking out other issues.
Democrats’ advantage on the so-called generic ballot isn’t as lopsided as it was in 2006, but it’s trending toward double digits, which historically suggests we’re headed for a significant rout.
And that gets at what’s particularly troublesome for Republicans right now: the trend. Things haven’t looked good for the GOP for a while, but they appear to be getting worse. And there’s little reason to believe that will change.
https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2104655879459295481
Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done
Donald Trump does not think strategically. Nor does he think historically, geographically, or even rationally. He does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later. He does not think about how his behavior in one place will change the behavior of other people in other places.
He does not consider the wider implications of his decisions. He does not take responsibility when these decisions go wrong. Instead, he acts on whim and impulse, and when he changes his mind—when he feels new whims and new impulses—he simply lies about whatever he said or did before.
———— Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ————
https://x.com/PhillipsPOBrien/status/2105272647374573583
https://x.com/OurShallowState/status/2105298358873321769
https://x.com/ToutSuiteSinner/status/2105450419606704633
https://x.com/AnnaBower/status/2105050831791980742
https://x.com/mcpherson_k/status/2105657274953781644
———— Minnesota Under Siege ————
The family of Renee Good files lawsuits over her death during Minneapolis ICE raids
———— The Time Interview ————
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2105665975039254634
https://x.com/Brewjew308/status/2105692019700220378
https://x.com/Tarasworld21/status/2105696108722942128
———— The Epstein Coverup ————
https://x.com/_whitneywebb/status/2105351756959899894
https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/2105453938711629958
———— KA$H ————
https://x.com/Mpolymer/status/2104876280730763763
———— The Panopticon ————
USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’
———— Autocracy R Us ————
https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/2104935495893426428
Russ Vought Takes a New Path Toward Overriding Congress
https://x.com/KlasfeldReports/status/2105352710027440240
https://x.com/harrylitman/status/2105399780918563275
———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————
https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/2105412728764371115
https://x.com/damdam55666/status/2105434761288397243
https://x.com/michaeldweiss/status/2105307582131036444
A Most Trumpian Plan to Make Nice with Russia
Trump’s envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.
https://x.com/JayinKyiv/status/2104507111078019251
https://x.com/onestpress/status/2105455838282285511
———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————
https://x.com/Rutherford1414/status/2105390415289438285
https://x.com/covie_93/status/2105410534237745418
https://x.com/washingtonsun/status/2105402312122343490
———— Mors Imperii ————
https://x.com/gtconway3d/status/2104899635349524628
https://x.com/CWJediMaster/status/2105266876926296315
https://x.com/PaulRudnickNY/status/2105384266041606489
https://x.com/middleageriot/status/2105051780803330050
https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2104744064142963148
https://x.com/MollyJongFast/status/2105086961124040960
Serendipity:
https://x.com/katrosenfield/status/2105263383482400814
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