Odds and Ends — 9 February 2026

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

Prediction markets are the new open-source spycraft

This job has become the ultimate case study for why AI won’t replace human workers

Flash Fiction:

“No pension. No big bonus. Forty-two years working for this company and all I get is this stupid looking cap?”

“Oh, come now. Look on the bright side. When Esteban retired, he got a sock. Not even a pair of socks. You hit the jackpot.”

Written for this prompt.

Coronavirus and Public Health:

Large Swedish study finds COVID-19 vaccination unrelated to fertility or childbirth rates

Politics:

https://twitter.com/Strandjunker/status/2020734889767653574

White House in Meltdown Mode

Sources describe Trump furious, Howard Lutnick under pressure, and Susie Wiles calculating distance as Epstein fallout grows.

https://twitter.com/DaveKeating/status/2020484481283404233

The Aftermath of Feeding America’s Credibility Into the Woodchipper

https://twitter.com/CalltoActivism/status/2020375183857758304

———— Minnesota Under Siege ————

https://twitter.com/Guru_Merc/status/2020550842651140370

https://twitter.com/bonzerbarry/status/2020542094377382217

https://twitter.com/lydiakauppi/status/2020538488815296865

The Shooting Death of Renée Good: The Investigation That Wasn’t Allowed to Happen

https://twitter.com/DSchrantz/status/2020350937886609696

https://twitter.com/CeriEverett/status/2020580458313257139

https://twitter.com/joshgerstein/status/2020603008527319164

———— The Epstein Coverup ————

https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/2020543636757246440

https://twitter.com/CrankyFed/status/2020588192425021897

———— Concentration Camps ————

https://twitter.com/EoinHiggins_/status/2020322660799148291

https://twitter.com/SassiestMinx/status/2020495944442101815

https://twitter.com/JasonBassler1/status/2020655887665463357

———— Tulsi Gabbard ————

https://twitter.com/SweetFnLucifer/status/2020593298012770660

———— Autocracy R Us ————

https://twitter.com/GlennThrush/status/2020490531659206690

https://twitter.com/FluteMagician/status/2020317888729739401

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————

https://twitter.com/Billbrowder/status/1995051199259635921

https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/2020566415154073982

Russia accuses Poland of role in Moscow assassination attempt

https://twitter.com/Billbrowder/status/2020054836004241581

———— Melon Husk ————

Musk jumps back into political fray with big midterm donations

———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————

https://twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/status/2020581138675458101

———— Mors Imperii ————

https://twitter.com/boris_beissner/status/2020562059625202091

https://twitter.com/scarylawyerguy/status/2020523377660711114

This Is So Much Bigger Than Pete Hegseth or Mark Kelly

A decision against the senator could affect all military retirees.

https://twitter.com/TheRealThelmaJ1/status/2020261149166719278

https://twitter.com/stealthygeek/status/2020673219259175208

Serendipity:

https://twitter.com/JM66878/status/2020586220879774185

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