Odds and Ends — 29 June 2026

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

Strategy unveils capital framework to preserve Bitcoin exposure, pay dividends

With water cuts looming in Arizona in US, locals fight data centres

https://twitter.com/GaryMarcus/status/2070257533076582550

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Highlights the Importance of Obfuscation in Cryptography

Coronavirus and Public Health:

Bill Cassidy Accuses RFK Jr. of Spreading Lies

Sen. Bill Cassidy strongly criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his vaccine skepticism and handling of the nation’s public health, despite having delivered the key vote to advance Kennedy’s nomination last year.
Said Cassidy: “If you build public health upon a foundation of lies, then you’re going to have the absence of adequate public health.”

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/2070960367073653147

Iran:

https://twitter.com/JessicaTarlov/status/2070898820192534823

Trump Warns USA Is Getting ‘Forced’ to Wipe Out Iran, Once and For All

https://twitter.com/TheMaineWonk/status/2071307925885173790

Of Stoicism and Stupor

The Wars of Marcus Aurelius and Donald Trump

https://twitter.com/TheMaineWonk/status/2071355470716055993

Politics:

https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/2071008853936742593

Pulte Dismisses Top ODNI Experts on World’s Hot Spots

Burkina Faso severs diplomatic ties with France

https://twitter.com/aobrien2010/status/2070860021361934569

https://twitter.com/BillBramhall/status/2070528003382120694

———— Trump’s State Fair ————

https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/2070854773591462237

https://twitter.com/noturtlesoup17/status/2071005478671335743

https://twitter.com/RepJackKimble/status/2071327895495020858

https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2071545619743691086

Trump’s State Fair Plagued by Poor Turnout

Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair kicked off Friday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to bad weather, power outages, poor attendance, and, apparently, a Confederate flag problem.
This prompted plenty of responses from both attendees and people watching from afar via social media.
As one person put it: “This is pathetic.”

https://twitter.com/acnewsitics/status/2071302342063046932

https://twitter.com/covie_93/status/2071322196228591835

https://twitter.com/PaulRudnickNY/status/2070921758924820649

https://twitter.com/davetroy/status/2071296891497611423

https://twitter.com/OurShallowState/status/2071301282858676543

Trump came to DC promising he would “drain the swamp.” Instead, he made a new, much grosser swamp. Literally and figuratively.

https://twitter.com/bourscheid/status/2071020930655039667

———— Autocracy R Us ————

https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/2070863524293759163

Who’s Next in Trump’s Campaign of Retribution?

The sweep of the retribution campaign has targeted other critics — among them some of the nation’s top law firms, who have lost government contracts and had their security clearances removed. Trump has also pushed out one-time MAGA coalition allies who opposed his policies, or failed to support them robustly enough, by backing their opponents in primaries.
Dozens of others could face charges if the Department of Justice acts on Trump’s claims. Who else is in the crosshairs?

https://twitter.com/MikeLevin/status/2070888642126418310