Odds and Ends — 22 April 2026

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

https://twitter.com/RhysSullivan/status/2046355785475825993

Karma’s a bitch: Justin Sun Sues Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Over Frozen Tokens

The Tron founder says World Liberty froze his tokens, stripped his voting rights, and threatened to burn his holdings.

https://twitter.com/financedystop/status/2046199702585000230

Global Energy Markets Are on the Verge of Disaster

Fifty days into the Iran war the world has lost 550 million barrels of Gulf crude—nearly 2% of last year’s global output. Every month Hormuz stays closed, the world misses out on 7 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG), worth 2% of its annual supply. Yet in Western countries, which host the largest futures markets, pain remains limited. Petrol is a bit pricier, but most households can still afford to drive. Trucks keep trucking. Planes continue to fly. Fuel stocks remain close to pre-war levels.
This comforting picture is deeply misleading. By April 20th the last few oil tankers to cross Hormuz before the war began reached their destinations, in Malaysia and California. There is no buffer left to protect the world from the supply shock, at a time of the year when demand from holiday drivers starts to pick up.

https://twitter.com/punishedcornpop/status/2046628494411493714

Coronavirus and Public Health:

CDC won’t publish report showing covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits

Iran:

https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/2046375387282678152

https://twitter.com/ProfSunnySingh/status/2046484581973402029

TACO: Trump Extends Iran Cease-Fire Indefinitely

It was a starkly different tone from the American president, who just this morning had threatened a military attack if Iran did not agree to U.S. demands.
Said Trump just this morning: “I expect to be bombing. The military is raring to go.”

https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/2046691830587134329

https://twitter.com/IraninHyderabad/status/2046867495181795608

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/2045902686252351994

https://twitter.com/Mylovanov/status/2046319790889800021

https://twitter.com/acnewsitics/status/2046301041898217600

Politics:

Trump Plans to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. to Congo

After halting a U.S. resettlement program for Afghans who helped the American war effort, President Trump is in talks to send as many as 1,100 of them to the Democratic Republic of Congo, an aid worker briefed on the plan said Tuesday.
The group includes interpreters for the U.S. military, former members of the Afghan Special Operations forces and family members of American service members. More than 400 children are among them.

This is just evil. These people risked their lives to help us. Why would anyone ever take such a risk again, knowing that the U.S. could cavalierly stab them in the back?

MAGA Increasingly Believes Trump Assassination Attempt Was Fake

President Trump’s base seems to be turning against him like never before.

https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2045842530197966961

Iran War Sets China Up for Clean Energy Dominance

America’s allies, stung by soaring energy costs due to Washington’s attacks on Iran, are confronting an uncomfortable truth: The escape route from fossil fuel shocks leads straight into China’s arms.
From the European Union and the United Kingdom to South Korea and the Philippines, numerous countries have responded to the war-driven spike in oil and gas prices with calls to accelerate electrification and the rollout of clean energy infrastructure.

https://twitter.com/davidiss/status/2046248582836048118

https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/2046271744030257578

(A) This is mob boss language. (B) Publicly traded companies have a fiduciary duty to their shareholders. Not getting the money back shirks that duty. (C) Trump has dementia. He probably can’t remember what he had for breakfast. (D) How many companies plan on returning tariff funds to their customers? IIRC, Costco said they would. Any others?

———— Mors Imperii ————

https://twitter.com/pawelwargan/status/2046618290504474749

Who Killed the Florida Orange?

Deep in desiccated Southern groves, the powerhouse of American citrus is suffering a brutal, unrelenting decline. No one wants to face what that means.

https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/2046572384027586798