Odds and Ends — 25 December 2025
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, AI, and Debt:
Bitcoin’s lack of ‘crazy’ year-end price means no hard crash in Q1: Pomp
GDP data confirms the Gen Z nightmare: the era of jobless growth is here
Circle platform promising tokenized gold, silver swaps is 'fake,' company says
Coronavirus and Public Health:
COVID-19-associated neurological and psychological manifestations
Politics:
https://twitter.com/nxthompson/status/2003550781568643196
Neo-Nazi Group Steps Up Operations as FBI Pulls Back
In the shifting political climate of the second Trump administration, where the FBI has openly rerouted resources away from investigations of far-right extremists, the Base appears free to organize and prepare for their stated objective of fomenting an armed insurgency against the US government.
The White House ballroom will never be built
———— Kalaallit Nunaat ————
https://twitter.com/HthHans/status/2003540809011052780
———— The Epstein Coverup ————
https://twitter.com/OutFrontCNN/status/2003634912403030516
https://twitter.com/TomJChicago/status/2003950519484928316
https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/2003975034684297303
https://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/2003969906258448618
https://twitter.com/ImBreckWorsham/status/2003830626302963961
https://twitter.com/RetroAgent12/status/2003686067778867297
https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/2002909014813008039
———— Autocracy R Us ————
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/2003640085175255541
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
As a result of the various threats and intimidation, judges have had to adapt their daily lives, according to NBC News interviews with six sitting judges, as well as former judges and others familiar with the current threat landscape.
One judge moved house. Another had to freeze her credit cards after a security breach.
Other judges have taken actions to adapt to the changing landscape by upgrading home security systems, changing the route they drive to work and ensuring family members limit personal information they post online, according to the current and former judges.
Judge Calls Trump DOJ’s Bluff On Todd Blanche’s Testimony
https://twitter.com/AntiFaHR3/status/2003823718313935305
How a Scholar Nudged the Supreme Court Toward Its Troop Deployment Ruling
Accepting an argument from a law professor that no party to the case had made, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a stinging loss that could lead to more aggressive tactics.
https://twitter.com/mikercarpenter/status/2003791403021930875
https://twitter.com/joni_askola/status/2003723607810408598
———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————
https://twitter.com/RealJakeBroe/status/2004022028631003519
https://twitter.com/PjotrSauer/status/2003734458713923965
https://twitter.com/StratcomCentre/status/2004098787099443442
https://twitter.com/yarotrof/status/2004149198699348091
———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————
https://twitter.com/RepJackKimble/status/2004174522568650784
———— Mors Imperii ————
Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s “1984”
https://twitter.com/JonLemire/status/2003827972160073805
MAGA Is Breaking Up Over an “Are Nazis Cool?” Debate. It’s a Sign of Things to Come.
Trump’s GOP is held together by a cult of personality. But what happens when that personality flickers?
https://twitter.com/BryanDawsonUSA/status/2003872956284354716
Serendipity:
The Next Ozempic Is Already Being Sold Underground
The FDA has yet to approve the best new weight-loss drug. But some people are buying it from shadowy markets online.
https://twitter.com/Todd_Spence/status/2003931286776463580
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Wow... What a pic you have for this post. I'm a Romanian. Was born three years after the communist regime fell. Quite epic the pic. They killed em right on Christmas. They probably deserve it but Christmas...
Oh, all the time 😂
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I did a Google search of the image (I know,I should have recognized them, but I didn't). Wow did I come up with some interesting bits of information. The consensus seems to be that Ceauşescu was ill served by the sycophants that surrounded him. All painted a rosy picture of a country that was in desperate straits. To the end, he thought supporters would come to his rescue (that's what most reports state)--because he had no idea of the reality that existed for his people. Makes me think of Trump's televised Cabinet meetings, with all the kudos and ata-boys directed at him.