Odds and Ends — 20 January 2026
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, AI, and Debt:
NYSE develops 24/7 blockchain trading platform for tokenized stocks, ETFs
https://twitter.com/davidjlynch/status/2013220891103043707
Portugal's Gambling Regulator Blocks Polymarket
Coronavirus and Public Health:
As the U.S. marks a year of measles outbreaks, is the disease back for good?
Politics:
https://twitter.com/AlexandruC4/status/2013354611835359671
https://twitter.com/MichaelLCrick/status/2013376211930460496
‘Do Not Back Down’: Fukuyama Warns Europe Trump Will Not Stop at Greenland
“Up to now, both the EU and the major European powers have sought to appease Trump by offering him concessions, flattery, personal gifts, and other forms of tribute. This strategy has not worked and should be abandoned immediately…
Donald Trump is fundamentally a bully who wants to dominate everyone around him. Trying to placate him with concessions is a fool’s errand. He despises weakness and those who display it.”
https://twitter.com/stephanpastis/status/2013422192810434724
———— Minnesota Under Siege ————
https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/2013325373287669789
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/2013361866517438814
https://twitter.com/jeremiah__bey/status/2013419726983123095
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/2013334537468596247
https://twitter.com/BestPixMN/status/2013397319018827842
Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities
A Guide to an Updated Model
‘We’re back to COVID’: Minnesota restaurant owners say ICE enforcement is crippling their businesses
———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/2013476862987772170
———— The Epstein Coverup ————
https://twitter.com/AntiToxicPeople/status/2013418035122483430
———— Autocracy R Us ————
https://twitter.com/JackMaxey1/status/2013392713161244759
President Donald Trump is facing a lose-lose situation when it comes to ICE and the increasingly negative polling surrounding immigration enforcement.
On the one hand, the administration is watching these escalating anti-ICE protests and clearly feeling the need to enforce order…
But on the other hand, some Trump allies are spooked by the drastic turn in public opinion on this subject. Axios reportedthis weekend that even their own internal polling shows they’re bleeding swing voters and minorities on this issue — two groups that will be pivotal in the midterms and which made up a critical part of Trump’s 2024 coalition.
https://twitter.com/RoguePOTUSStaff/status/2013340687727579601
https://twitter.com/WUTangKids/status/2013306802826334608
https://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/2013335721210237195
https://twitter.com/sandibachom/status/2013121791728800212
———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————
https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/2013332426479579205
———— Mors Imperii ————
In a series of extraordinary late night statements, the president doubled down on his threats to take over Greenland — and Canada — while at turns mocking, threatening and humiliating the European leaders who have resisted his advances. This crisis feels like it’s spiraling out of control.
By 1 a.m., Trump was busily posting AI-generated images to illustrate his designs on Greenland — one showing him planting a U.S. flag on the island, a second of him showing a modified map of the Americas to European leaders in which the U.S. owns Greenland, Canada and Venezuela. Are we about to see the first empire built entirely by meme?
Indiana Judge and His Wife Shot at Their Home
An Indiana judge and his wife were shot at their home on Sunday, prompting concerns for the safety of the state’s judiciary after recent increases in threats and violence against public officials nationally.
https://twitter.com/JJ_McCullough/status/2013400458228855034
Serendipity:
https://twitter.com/Gentleman_Ways/status/2013265665893761235
https://twitter.com/JoshPhillipsPhD/status/2013344770584621412
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Wow quite a salad today! That ven diagram needs a little Idiocracy in there. ;)
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STOPThat was a fun venn diagram... although I don't totally agree with it, a great deal of thought went into it. The best news is that I am not familiar with all of the stories and have recently been looking for a new book to read and that helped! Thanks