Odds and Ends — 30 August 2026

I went to The Great Minnesota Get-Together yesterday with my wife, stepson, stepdaughter, her boyfriend, and 198,837 of our neighbors. My son couldn’t make it because he was over in Wisconsin running a 50k race. That would literally kill me but since he’s a healthy young man it merely tortured him.

The Minnesota State Fair has a gazillion things to do, so you have to pick and choose. I waited in line for a full hour to see the crop art, well worth the wait. Whimsy and funny pieces are de rigueur but after Trump’s ICE/BP goons attacked us last winter and spring many of the artists used the invasion as inspiration:

https://x.com/MarketPalmer_/status/2093318251786690845

https://x.com/mvinge/status/2093442697227080157

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2093882038910644567

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

https://x.com/JustinWolfers/status/2093368457790201943

After Their AI Models Hacked Real Companies, AI Labs Call for Stronger Cyber Defenses

https://x.com/TheMakerPatrick/status/2093446191581180216

Coronavirus and Public Health:

RFK Jr Suggests Two Measles Deaths Were ‘Fabricated’

What Darline Graham’s Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really Reveals

https://x.com/South_Gradient/status/2093386843618230662

Iran:

Trump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budget, documents and interviews reveal

A former military officer now working for a navy contracting company, who has been briefed on the shortfalls, said: “They’re fucked. They shot all their weapons; they trashed all their ships; they ran out of their money.”

https://x.com/prestonstew_/status/2094043167427346591

Politics:

https://x.com/svdate/status/2093784252546474482

Trump snubs 9/11 ceremony because he can’t give a speech.

https://x.com/s0phistry/status/2093483078354190807

———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————

https://x.com/brockm/status/2093455429770899865

https://x.com/AaronBlake/status/2093320792448602479

https://x.com/covie_93/status/2093398191047655498

———— A mari usque ad mare ————

https://x.com/narceducator/status/2093796391688532230

https://x.com/RadioFreeTom/status/2093763513638334697

———— Natalie Harp ————

https://x.com/AmoneyResists/status/2093374452608180263

https://x.com/Mollyploofkins/status/2093767489691787437

———— The Panopticon ————

https://x.com/meganmmenchaca/status/2093455053738664396

https://x.com/andrewwimer/status/2093543033564238072

———— Autocracy R Us ————

https://x.com/JamieBonkiewicz/status/2093093454737789012

https://x.com/jimstewartson/status/2093365637339029820

https://x.com/covie_93/status/2093406152063164731

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

https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2093494426593116390

Tech firm’s $50 million Trump library gift preceded massive federal land deal

https://x.com/davidfrum/status/2093677362126721278

https://x.com/SierraClub/status/2093414331991925224

https://x.com/skesslr/status/2093059372985287118

https://x.com/marlene4719/status/2093416405848703396

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————

https://x.com/JayinKyiv/status/2093291182289760507

https://x.com/BohuslavskaKate/status/2093428631133401454

https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/2093841276689092855

———— Florida Man ————

https://x.com/AzPetrich/status/2093341313932624052

https://x.com/covie_93/status/2093712673976254630

———— DOGE ————

https://x.com/JeremyKonyndyk/status/2093392544885325879

———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————

https://x.com/LorraineEvanoff/status/2093495479200047371

https://x.com/FPWellman/status/2093487536035221652

https://x.com/DameHatchback/status/2093410668770959598

https://x.com/4HumanUnity/status/2093483477803106405

https://x.com/karlykingsley/status/2093342806043496632

———— Mors Imperii ————

https://x.com/aintscarylarry/status/2093788282043912423
https://x.com/PaulRudnickNY/status/2093716076219527433

Judge Throws Out Confession by Alleged 9/11 Mastermind

A military judge on Friday tossed out a confession that alleged Sept. 11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed delivered to FBI agents almost 20 years ago, finding it was not given voluntarily.
The ruling marks a blow to the federal government’s long-delayed effort to prosecute Mohammed, who is accused of developing the plot to crash planes into the Pentagon and World Trade Center. He is being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, along with several other defendants who are awaiting trial.

https://x.com/ReporterOriana/status/2093309845378109700

https://x.com/KyleKulinski/status/2093342256459616582

https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2093360036319728040

Serendipity:

https://x.com/bacchusrights/status/2093098961305268501

https://x.com/PetronellaWyatt/status/2093423014465700090

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