Odds and Ends — 9 November 2025

The secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, reportedly authorized the purchase of Spirit Airlines jets before discovering the airline didn’t actually own the planes – and that the aircraft lacked engines.
The bizarre anecdote was contained in a Wall Street Journal report released on Friday, which recounted how Noem and Corey Lewandowski – who managed Donald Trump’s first winning presidential campaign – had recently arranged to buy 10 Boeing 737 aircraft from Spirit Airlines. People familiar with the situation told the paper that the two intended to use the jets to expand deportation flights – and for personal travel.

https://twitter.com/TheMaineWonk/status/1987279156057678132

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

https://twitter.com/speechboy71/status/1986893056671449307

https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1986963424471838929

https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/status/1987249009107292407

https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1987173442735501392

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————

https://twitter.com/Euan_MacDonald/status/1987007335584145489

https://twitter.com/HouseJudiciary/status/1986888565318369594

https://twitter.com/olddog100ua/status/1987155586140487819

https://twitter.com/jaynordlinger/status/1987212254186447021

https://twitter.com/michaeldweiss/status/1987198167016734886

———— Melon Husk ————

https://twitter.com/PinstripeBungle/status/1987146305995473054

———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————

https://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/1987243525092876625

https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/1987351980088697176

https://twitter.com/LuisMorenolg/status/1987190519340965985

https://twitter.com/gtconway3d/status/1987294040266838031

———— Mors Imperii ————

https://twitter.com/NickBryantNY/status/1986746284888490040

Trump Kills Free Tax Filing

https://twitter.com/EmmaVigeland/status/1986831946446467373

Trump Wants New Stadium Named After Him

…Donald Trump wants the Washington Commanders to name their planned $3.7 billion stadium after him.
A senior White House source said there have been back-channel communications with a member of the Commanders’ ownership group, led by Josh Harris, to express Trump’s desire to have the domed stadium in the nation’s capital bear his name.

https://twitter.com/AwesomeNewsom/status/1987221534595764558

https://twitter.com/JeromeAdamsMD/status/1987134790642905111

Serendipity:

https://twitter.com/Darren_Mooney/status/1986965553995530308

Why people don’t demand data privacy – even as governments and corporations collect more personal information

https://twitter.com/RealEmirHan/status/1986922648039764085

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Odds and Ends — 9 November 2025

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

Coronavirus and Public Health:

Politics:

———— The Trump Shutdown ————

———— Kalaallit Nunaat ————

———— The Epstein Coverup ————

———— Autocracy R Us ————