Odds and Ends — 27 October 2025
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, AI, and Debt:
U.S. Debt Burden on Track to Overtake Italy’s
The U.S. government’s debt burden is on track to exceed levels in both Italy and Greece for the first time this century, underscoring the parlous state of America’s public finances.
Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows
Coronavirus and Public Health:
Wisconsin researcher finds COVID-19 vaccine offers stronger protection than once thought
https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/status/1982564505709334548
Politics:
https://twitter.com/LAURA_N_ROD/status/1982143838907981843
https://twitter.com/PaulRudnickNY/status/1982535363152236592
Trump: I’d ‘love to’ run in 2028
“I would love to do it — I have the best numbers ever! … Am I not ruling it out? You’ll have to tell me.”
https://twitter.com/pkcapitol/status/1982137722027340117
https://twitter.com/e_galv/status/1982092941431857376
https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/1982278188953706974
Trump wants to torch contraception for poor women. So far, Belgium says no
After killing USAID, Trump administration intends to incinerate contraceptives meant for low-income countries
———— The People’s House ————
https://twitter.com/BeingJWood/status/1982135425503256891
Trump Expresses His True Feelings About America
In truth, the administration’s unannounced destruction of the East Wing of the White House reflects a similar kind of disdain, and belongs to a similar kind of tradition. Ignoring the National Capital Planning Commission, eschewing the deference that presidents have usually shown to public opinion and precedent, Trump sent in the bulldozers before anyone was able to stop them.
The message is the same as in the AI video: Trump doesn’t care about public opinion, or that it belongs to the American nation rather than himself, or that it was the product of Thomas Jefferson’s belief in order, proportion, and discipline. He believes that only he can decide what it should look like, and he wants it to reflect his Mar-a-Lago taste: bigger, uglier, with the Rose Garden covered in concrete and fake gold ornaments pasted onto the walls of the Oval Office.
He is discarding history, tradition and propriety, destroying a symbol that belongs to all of us, weakening one of the few remaining images that unite us.
https://twitter.com/anders_aslund/status/1982559337307599219
———— The Trump Shutdown ————
SNAP could run out Nov. 1: What about WIC?
https://twitter.com/micah_erfan/status/1982455358594412813
The Shutdown’s Looming Health Care Cliff
It is the 26th day of the government shutdown. There are six days until the open enrollment period for health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act opens. There are nine days until this standoff sets a new record. With both sides dug in, the messaging this week is only expected to pitch up with no concrete ending in sight and cliffs looming on the horizon.
Across the country, Americans will be faced headfirst with annual premiums spiking by an average of 30 percent next year and that sticker shock is set to hit as soon as tomorrow when window-shopping on Healthcare.gov begins ahead of open enrollment. All told, combined with no extension of the Covid-era ACA tax credits, many will see their premiums double or triple in price.
———— The Epstein Coverup ————
https://twitter.com/OurShallowState/status/1982274100207997311
https://twitter.com/anthon7yandrews/status/1982287596320333976
———— Autocracy R Us ————
https://twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/status/1981937078322581771
https://twitter.com/SteveSchmidtSES/status/1982092196510904411
Trump Calls for Prosecution of Biden-Era Officials
https://twitter.com/harryjsisson/status/1982551432177037524
One morning before dawn, I traveled to a dark parking lot to meet the people doing what the courts, politicians, and the police have failed to do: give ICE a run for its money.
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1982516677687607684
https://twitter.com/RepJackKimble/status/1982112475282567323
———— Blatant In-Your-Face Corruption ————
https://twitter.com/SarahLongwell25/status/1982421613489664072
The true danger of corruption isn’t merely that it’s evil. Because conscientious good people tend to react against evil. The real danger is that evil ceases to be regarded as such by otherwise good people. Rather, it just becomes the new normal. Our corruption Muzak. Something that is processed as background noise, then ignored.
———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————
https://twitter.com/warrensbuffet2/status/1981985136808804428
https://twitter.com/Billbrowder/status/1982335076395557276
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1982440562364977176
https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1982444622308589895
https://twitter.com/Mylovanov/status/1982443174577545718
———— Smoot-Hawley 2.0 ————
https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/1982200057765023767
Trump defies ‘America First’ agenda with Argentina beef plan
Scott Bessent Claims He Feels Soybean Farmers’ Pain. He’s Worth $500 Million
China's boycott of American soy has farmers suffering. Trump's very rich treasury secretary feigns empathy
———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————
https://twitter.com/TheMaineWonk/status/1982211504855187737
Graham says lawmakers to be briefed on potential Venezuela land attack
———— Mors Imperii ————
A new car vs. health insurance? Average family job-based coverage hits $27,000
https://twitter.com/gabydvj/status/1982126860218564950
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
For Iowans, losing China’s soybean market in the president’s trade war was only one of many economic shocks that have hit the state since the start of Mr. Trump’s second term. The cost of tractors and fertilizers have shot up with his tariffs.
Labor has grown scarcer in agribusinesses. Major manufacturers have laid off workers. Even the ubiquitous wind turbines that provide income for some Iowa farmers are in the president’s sights.
https://twitter.com/MikeOkuda/status/1982088122512093591
https://twitter.com/jmart/status/1982448118843990190
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