Odds and Ends — 7 July 2025
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, AI, and Debt:
UAE Authorities Debunk Reports of Getting Golden Visa by Staking Toncoin
Crypto funds post $1B inflows with net assets breaking new highs
Elon Musk Declares Fiat ‘Hopeless,’ Says America Party Will Embrace Bitcoin
Coronavirus and Public Health:
‘It’s not over’: New Mexico doctor discusses the lasting effects of COVID-19
Politics:
Hassett on healthcare coverage cuts: ‘Best way to get insurance is to get a job’
Hassett insisted that no one will lose their insurance.
Wild guess? Um, yeah, there will be people who lose their insurance. Likely millions of them.
https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/1942221366561816938
Trump falsely claims his highly unpopular big bill is the ‘single most popular bill ever signed’
On Friday, before signing his massive domestic policy bill, President Donald Trump proclaimed at the White House that “it’s the most popular bill ever signed in the history of our country,” adding for emphasis that “this is the single most popular bill ever signed.”
That is an up-is-down reversal of reality.
The bill is wildly unpopular, poll after poll has found. While polls can be off, this bill wouldn’t be popular – let alone the most popular US bill ever signed – even with a massive and widespread polling error.
https://twitter.com/TomJChicago/status/1942159465932890248
———— Texas Flooding ————
https://twitter.com/Mikel_Jollett/status/1941626046521962925
https://twitter.com/KrangTNelson/status/1941894057766072606
———— Autocracy R Us ————
https://twitter.com/DisavowTrump20/status/1941574826591658496
———— Blatant In-Your-Face Corruption ————
https://twitter.com/davidcaryhart/status/1941915224837152897
———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————
https://twitter.com/joni_askola/status/1941452527586902503
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1942207430407999643
———— Smoot-Hawley 2.0 ————
Trump Threatens Extra 10% Tariff on BRICS Countries
Said Trump: “Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an ADDITIONAL 10% Tariff. There will be no exceptions to this policy.”
———— Melon Husk ————
https://twitter.com/joni_askola/status/1941860811829334155
Trump Goes Nuclear on ‘Train Wreck’ Elon as MAGA Feud Gets Nastier
Said Trump, on Truth Social: “He even wants to start a Third Political Party, despite the fact that they have never succeeded in the United States.”
Trump knows nothing about history. The Republican Party is by far the most successful third party in U.S. history. I’m guessing he’s never heard of the Whigs who were Presidents as late as 1853 (Millard Fillmore was the last Whig President).
https://twitter.com/HRHTish/status/1941898806313832567
https://twitter.com/jimstewartson/status/1941922041374089377
https://twitter.com/ninaturner/status/1941617744027291782
———— Mors Imperii ————
https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1942037456741863792
How Texas is wielding freedom of speech as a political weapon
https://twitter.com/ProfMSinha/status/1941925059498516733
Serendipity:
https://twitter.com/JasonKPargin/status/1941923983990952188
The U.S. Government UFO Cover-Up Is Real—But It’s Not What You Think
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Good historical line about the Whigs; I will delve into it for the culture. As for the BRICS, it will be interesting to see how the countries react, especially India and Vietnam. South Africa has already declared that "it is not anti-American".