Odds and Ends — 6 February 2026

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

Crypto PACs secure massive war chests ahead of US midterms

https://twitter.com/HungryPawnsX/status/2019218731985940890

Official Trump Meme Coin, WLFI Lead Losses Following World Liberty Financial Probe

Flash Fiction:

“I say old chap, our funds being quite depleted and all that, don’t you feel as if we should fill our coffers by the quickest expedient available and pressure passersby to hand over their wallets and purses to a couple of fellows in need?”

”Indubitably! It feels a bit muggy out there.”

Written for this challenge.

Coronavirus and Public Health:

The curious case of why methane spiked around Covid

Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can ‘Cure’ Schizophrenia

Politics:

Trump Obliterates Aide’s Explanation for What He Said

At this point, when an aide or adviser to Donald Trump offers to translate something the president has said, you should probably assume they have no idea what they’re talking about.
Trump on Tuesday laid waste to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s efforts to pretend he didn’t say something as controversial as he did. And this has become an altogether familiar exercise.

https://twitter.com/LuisMorenolg/status/2019482760851738920

Trump Posts Racist Video of the Obamas

https://twitter.com/MikeLevin/status/2019511838644531594

———— Minnesota Under Siege ————

https://twitter.com/MercadoMedia1/status/2019476034081681605

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/2019500038926307616

What the Crackdown Has Done to Minneapolis Children

Regardless of what they might understand about the politics embedded in their surroundings, some things are clear: The adults in their lives are weary and overwhelmed. Neighbors are scared to leave the house. Bomb threats have been called in to schools. Events have been canceled. Friends are missing from classrooms. And parents have been taken.

https://twitter.com/NortonMpls/status/2019424491412320606

https://twitter.com/rparloff/status/2019227587382505740
https://twitter.com/martensmatt1/status/2019362373492994204

https://twitter.com/BoomThatsGenius/status/2018900808717201775

———— The Epstein Coverup ————

https://twitter.com/TheProjectUnity/status/2019172760488964402

https://twitter.com/jimstewartson/status/2019442174383772073

https://twitter.com/clearing_fog/status/2019454779521417607

New Epstein Jail Video Contradicts Official Accounts

https://x.com/Susan16Park/status/2019247570049200610

https://twitter.com/xbradtc/status/2019168687031554298

https://twitter.com/JamieBonkiewicz/status/2019476186552746132

———— Tulsi Gabbard ————

https://twitter.com/clearing_fog/status/2019205042038009950

https://twitter.com/emeriticus/status/2019223495582912743

A Shifting Story on Gabbard’s Presence at Georgia Raid

President Trump said Thursday that Attorney General Pam Bondi had directed Tulsi Gabbard to be present for an operation at an election center. It was the administration’s fourth explanation for her presence…
Ms. Gabbard’s involvement in the Georgia raid has drawn scrutiny given that her role overseeing the nation’s intelligence agencies does not include on-site involvement in criminal investigative work, and because the results of Georgia’s 2020 election have been the cornerstone of Mr. Trump’s claims that the election was rigged against him.

https://twitter.com/lrozen/status/2019496353915683113

———— Autocracy R Us ————

Steve Bannon: ‘We‘re going to have ICE surround the polls’

“We’re going to have ICE surround the polls come November. We’re not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again.”

https://twitter.com/mattberg33/status/2019560910625632442

https://twitter.com/nicoleMfoy/status/2019118914454929913

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/2019230685794373635

Unit on Police Misconduct Sees Staffing Plunge

The Justice Department unit responsible for prosecuting potential wrongdoing by law enforcement, including during the crackdown on illegal immigration in Minneapolis, has lost two-thirds of its prosecutors and is under orders to scale back its investigations of excessive force.
The unit, which typically plays a leading role in reviewing cases nationwide in which law enforcement officers appear to violate people’s rights, has lost significant capacity to pursue investigations because of staff departures and new guidance under President Donald Trump’s administration curtailing its mandate, according to interviews with seven former lawyers in the section.

https://twitter.com/Taniel/status/2019191792193749487

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/2019530134273790295

I can’t imagine that this will not be challenged in court:

https://twitter.com/PabloReports/status/2019499137406824575
https://twitter.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2019425697941578172

https://twitter.com/dylanotes/status/2019463320470732851

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

Trump Wants Dulles and Penn Station Named After Him

President Donald Trump offered to release the funding for the massive Gateway infrastructure project if Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer agrees to support renaming both Washington-Dulles International Airport and New York’s Penn Station after Trump.

https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/2019541910487199913