Odds and Ends — 14 October 2025

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

Trader who made $192M shorting the crypto crash is doing it again

Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people

Paraguay – the Silicon Valley of South America?

Coronavirus and Public Health:

COVID's Surprising Effect on Sperm May Impact Future Generations

Politics:

https://twitter.com/WalshFreedom/status/1978097454181384467

https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/1977117668684771336

Trump Rewrites History

Um, who was President that day? Take all the time you need.

Madagascar's president flees country in fear for his life after military rebellion

https://twitter.com/4HumanUnity/status/1977789478602432948

———— The Epstein Coverup ————

https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1977777000245830016

———— Autocracy R Us ————

The Collapse of Impartial Justice

The question raised by the prosecution of Letitia James is: would any other federal prosecutor have brought this case against any other defendant? The answer seems to be no.

https://twitter.com/adgirlMM/status/1977800701431664817

https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/1977722849491124428

As always with Trumpism, the cruelty is the point —— He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

https://twitter.com/NickKristof/status/1977743734822391904

https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/1977538741875945512

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

https://twitter.com/GyllKing/status/1977460094272172182

Trump Allies Sold Sponsorships to ‘Treasury Event’

An investment fund run by prominent Trump supporters tried to sell sponsorships for a conference it pitched to companies as the ‘Inaugural U.S. Treasury A.I. Summit,’ during which it said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent would unveil the Treasury Department’s artificial-intelligence strategy.
The fact that a private conference was marketed as a government-hosted event designed to unveil U.S. government policy startled ethics experts.

https://twitter.com/DarrigoMelanie/status/1977780642625515881

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————

https://twitter.com/kromark/status/1977654048972280106

https://twitter.com/Platon428vChr/status/1977698773863153874

———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————

News Organizations Reject New Pentagon Policies

The Washington Post joined the New York Times, the Atlantic and the Guardian in spurring the Pentagon’s new press restrictions ahead of its Monday deadline.

https://twitter.com/phildstewart/status/1977869586327310695

https://twitter.com/FPWellman/status/1977858893289345033

———— Mors Imperii ————

https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1977731052182405400

Good luck with that: My Latest FOIA: Truth Social DMs

Recently, Trump posted a message to Pam Bondi that was meant to be a direct message. I want to know what other official messages he's sending to cabinet members.

https://twitter.com/mehdirhasan/status/1977552499344396523

https://twitter.com/GeauxGabrielle/status/1977327099833905471

https://twitter.com/JasonBassler1/status/1977789177954746815

Serendipity:

‘Very significant’ Jack Kerouac story discovered after mafia boss auction

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