Odds and Ends — 13 July 2025

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

Schiff says sell Bitcoin for silver

I like silver as much as the next guy and have stacked some of the shiny, but I don’t understand why anyone would follow Schiff’s advice when it comes to Bitcoin.

Why Are So Many Crypto Games Shutting Down?

'Panicking': Why recent college grads are struggling to find jobs

Coronavirus and Public Health:

DoJ drops charges against Utah doctor accused of destroying Covid vaccines

Michael Kirk Moore accused of distributing at least 1,937 false vaccination cards and administering saline to children

Why wasn’t his license to practice medicine revoked? The corrupt DoJ would have no jurisdiction there.

Politics:

Israeli settlers beat U.S. citizen to death in West Bank

Gisèle Pelicot given France's highest award

———— The Epstein Coverup ————

https://twitter.com/Andie00471/status/1944009304069353789

https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/status/1944087892537880700

https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1944157087829045377

https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/1944117115373461804

Blaming ‘Obama, Crooked Hillary’: Trump’s Epstein Memo Meltdown Gets Even Worse

The president, who definitely cares about MAGA’s obsession with the Epstein files, wishes right-wingers would let it go and leave AG Pam Bondi alone in long rant

https://twitter.com/prem_thakker/status/1944155656405012930

https://twitter.com/AdamKinzinger/status/1944195074620846365

https://twitter.com/gtconway3d/status/1944185233877696901

———— Theresienstadt in the Everglades ————

https://twitter.com/Jason_Garcia/status/1944373969181716797

———— Autocracy R Us ————

https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1944146760697623035

ICE Plans to Deport Migrants to Third Countries

Federal immigration officers may deport immigrants with as little as six hours’ notice to countries other than their own even if officials have not provided any assurances that the new arrivals will be safe from persecution or torture.

https://twitter.com/GovPressOffice/status/1943871761658835148

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————

North Korea unconditionally backs Putin’s war in Ukraine during Lavrov visit

Ukraine’s MFA slams NYT report from Kursk over ties with Akhmat forces

———— Smoot-Hawley 2.0 ————

Start Budgeting Now

Households will pay an average of $2,400 more for goods this year, thanks to Trump’s policies.

———— Melon Husk ————

Elon Musk's xAI pressed employees to install surveillance software on personal laptops

———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————

https://twitter.com/ManiamAkash/status/1943997959785349564

———— Mors Imperii ————

https://twitter.com/MeachamDr/status/1944231430068088951

Serendipity:

https://twitter.com/adrianmckinty/status/1944199190919160303

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