Odds and Ends — 15 January 2026

2 months ago

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

US crypto market structure bill in limbo as industry pulls support

https://twitter.com/propublica/status/2011287181222949240

The Federal Reserve’s $420 Billion Wall Street Bailout

Massive, unprecedented payouts from the New York Federal Reserve could signal that big banks are seriously short on cash.

Coronavirus and Public Health:

Study of female troops supports COVID vaccine before, during pregnancy

Politics:

The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make the rest of us wonder at the possibility that we might be missing something. — Gamal Abdel Nasser

US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations, State Department says

We are not a serious country. How can the Olympic Committee and FIFA even consider holding their events here?

The UK is watering down plans for mandatory digital ID cards after a backlash

This should surprise no one: Review Finds No Widespread Illegal Voting by Migrants

It was a common refrain for Donald Trump and his allies during the 2024 campaign: The Biden administration was purposely encouraging mass numbers of immigrants to cross the border in order to vote illegally.
!As president, Mr. Trump has pushed his administration to address the alleged crimes, including prompting many states to upload tens of millions of voter records through a federal immigration verification tool run out of the Department of Homeland Security.
But with the review underway, the results so far indicate there is no evidence of widespread fraud.

———— Murder in Minneapolis ————

https://twitter.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2011428271401926939

https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/2011466089331310925

https://twitter.com/David_J_Bier/status/2011483443700338821

Renee Good came to Minneapolis seeking a safe place. Less than a year later, she was killed.

Trump Threatens Insurrection Act as Minnesota Protests Grow

https://twitter.com/LEBassett/status/2011486159520555119

https://twitter.com/covie_93/status/2011507933406740711

https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/2011565199598502364

https://twitter.com/theliamnissan/status/2011572921253216572

What’s the likelihood of state charges in the ICE shooting? It’s an ‘uphill battle,’ attorneys say.

https://twitter.com/TheWarMonitor/status/2011620667423338760

The Minnesota StarTribune editorial board: Minnesota is under siege, and it cannot stand

Minnesota has endured unrest before. What the state is now experiencing looks and feels different. Battalions of armed federal agents are moving through neighborhoods, transit hubs, malls and parking lots and staging near churches, mosques and schools. Strangers with guns have metastasized in spaces where daily life should be routine and safe. It feels like a military occupation.

https://twitter.com/JonLemire/status/2011159617636561225

https://twitter.com/superwuster/status/2011631611201405134

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/2011640955510604287

Federal agents had no proper warrant to arrest Minneapolis man who fled to U.S. from Liberia as a child