Odds and Ends — 4 January 2026

3 months ago

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

Rep. Torres to target insider trading on prediction markets after bet on Maduro

Bank of America CEO confirms Gen Z’s hiring nightmare is real: He just hired 2,000 recent grads from 200,000 applications

Crypto Crystal Ball 2026: Will Ethereum Finally Start Going Parabolic?

Coronavirus and Public Health:

FDA's ridiculous claims about COVID vaccines hurt our kids

Unfortunately, the lack of critical thinking with COVID-19 vaccine recommendations is also being displayed with other vaccines that are more effective and have a longer history of established safety.

Politics:

https://twitter.com/moetkacik/status/2007501714291863977

Offshore Wind Projects Challenge Trump Administration’s Order to Stop Work

The developers of Revolution Wind off Rhode Island and Empire Wind off New York are the latest to sue the Trump administration.

https://twitter.com/jaynordlinger/status/2007458803709530450

https://twitter.com/AssLatam/status/2007475373739573654

President Donald Trump said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had an ‘amazing meeting’ in South Korea in October.
More than two months later, there’s still no formal agreement, however, leaving the commitments from both sides fuzzy and lowering expectations for a broader trade deal in 2026.

———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————

https://twitter.com/Fritschner/status/2007556263941697840

https://twitter.com/dovesplants/status/2007497849056251953

———— Mors Imperii ————

https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/2007638081797816353

Trump’s Critics Are Falling Into an Obvious Trap

Trump thrives on the ineffectiveness of his opponents. The military operation in Venezuela is a warning that Trump’s imperial ambitions are growing. He’s building himself a triumphal arch in Washington. He craves gaudy acts to justify his monument to himself. He announced his operation first on his own wacky social-media platform, then on a phone call to Fox—as if his fan base were the only part of the nation to whom the president owed an explanation for his actions. Trump’s ego poses clear and present dangers to American democracy and American world leadership. An ineffective anti-Trump movement is an indulgence American democracy cannot afford or accept.

Serendipity:

A Reading Resolution You Can Keep

Aim to bump older, culturally important, or much-recommended works to the top of your to-be-read list.

‘Chinese Peptides’ Are the Latest Biohacking Trend in the Tech World

The gray-market drugs flooding Silicon Valley reveal a community that believes it can move faster than the F.D.A.

https://twitter.com/PulpLibrarian/status/2007514851405390020

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Odds and Ends — 4 January 2026

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

Coronavirus and Public Health:

Politics:

———— Venezuela ————

———— The Epstein Coverup ————

———— Autocracy R Us ————

———— Blatant In-Your-Face Corruption ————

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————

———— Smoot-Hawley 2.0 ————

———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————

———— Mors Imperii ————

Serendipity: