Odds and Ends — 4 August 2026
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, AI, and Debt:
Sorry everyone, Bitcoin is headed down to $43,500: Michael Terpin
https://x.com/leevalueroach/status/2082748738804609315
BlackRock Tokenizes $311B of European Money Market Funds With JP Morgan's Kinexys
Coronavirus and Public Health:
https://x.com/TheTNHoller/status/2083888891740717518
Michigan reports first US deaths in cyclosporiasis outbreak
Iran:
https://x.com/NadavPollak/status/2083742723064930753
Emerging Deal Gives Iran Control Over Hormuz Strait
Iran and Oman are closing in on an agreement to reopen shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian and American officials, but if the accord goes into effect it could come at a high price — ratifying Tehran’s control over what, before the war, was an open, international waterway.
As described by officials familiar with the emerging accord, vessels heading into the Persian Gulf will transit a channel controlled by Iran, and close to its coast. Ships leaving the Gulf will travel on a channel near Oman.
In the deal holds, reopening Hormuz will look less like a diplomatic compromise than recognition of Tehran’s strategic victory. — Taegan Goddard
Politics:
https://x.com/mindys4biden/status/2083962467072319676
https://x.com/fire_starter457/status/2083933409194516557
https://x.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/2083983352495820945
———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————
https://x.com/micyoung75/status/2084036771252240410
———— Minnesota Under Siege ————
https://x.com/covie_93/status/2083618537080283537
https://x.com/MaplehoodUnited/status/2084363104930930936
https://x.com/travistiempo/status/2084419979198300548
———— Bernie Moreno and Max Miller ————
https://x.com/PrincessBravato/status/2083953370910666858
https://x.com/MarkSZaidEsq/status/2084410510284386706
https://x.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/2084270965261828134
https://x.com/klastastic/status/2084095755199889562
———— CapitalOne ————
https://x.com/girlsreallyrule/status/2083747364255289430
https://x.com/Mollyploofkins/status/2083903473116913689
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2083883651755069875
https://x.com/emptywheel/status/2084243578188890248
https://x.com/stealthygeek/status/2084385428568682909
———— The Epstein Coverup ————
https://x.com/Parodyjeffx/status/2083712307104751653
https://x.com/YourAnonNews/status/2084273077266042928
———— The Surveillance Society ————
https://x.com/JasonBassler1/status/2083634620512579680
https://x.com/MW4Liberty/status/2083902389665341901
https://x.com/KlngRav3n/status/2084094383905988811
———— Autocracy R Us ————
https://x.com/TimInHonolulu/status/2083959964117393434
https://x.com/BarbMcQuade/status/2084230586240049414
https://x.com/electionsjoe/status/2084273372054089776
https://x.com/donwinslow/status/2084353985314684946
https://x.com/marceelias/status/2083924342144987391
———— Blatant In-Your-Face Corruption ————
https://x.com/MichaelSteele/status/2084310262895501373
https://x.com/gtconway3d/status/2084320946320527414
https://x.com/4HumanUnity/status/2084380452014764376
———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————
https://x.com/DrnBmbr/status/2083598542266913192
https://x.com/LetsArmUKR/status/2084033508104683715
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/2084350198977909042
———— Smoot-Hawley 2.0 ————
https://x.com/TheMaineWonk/status/2084098389994602667
Twenty Five States Sue Trump Administration Over Tariffs
A coalition of 25 Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration Monday, arguing President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by imposing sweeping tariffs on goods from 60 U.S. trading partners.
———— Mors Imperii ————
https://x.com/covie_93/status/2084324223225393415
https://x.com/jimstewartson/status/2084444105925611955
Serendipity:
https://x.com/AshySlasheeDB/status/2084331487063916566
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