Odds and Ends — 1 October 2026

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

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Trump Announces Vague ‘Morally Binding’ AI Deal

https://x.com/Daractenus/status/2105209200687165567

https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/2105098536882962685

https://x.com/kyronis_talks/status/2105179344809468077

Coronavirus and Public Health:

Long COVID, disputing measles deaths, and newborns without RSV protection: The State of US Vaccine Policy

Iran/Yemen:

https://x.com/jeremyscahill/status/2105274428552565191

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2105437412801306963

https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/2105696000547733791

Politics:

https://x.com/rparloff/status/2105331030366278023

Retired general who led troops in Iraq warns U.S. exit may give Iran, ISIS an opening

https://x.com/gtconway3d/status/2104955557815988627

Why Republicans Are Panicking About 2026

Trump’s approval numbers appear worse than any modern president heading into a midterm — with voters seemingly feeling more itchy to vote against him than they did against George W. Bush in 2006. And both the Iran war and inflation appear to be massive liabilities that are blocking out other issues.
Democrats’ advantage on the so-called generic ballot isn’t as lopsided as it was in 2006, but it’s trending toward double digits, which historically suggests we’re headed for a significant rout.
And that gets at what’s particularly troublesome for Republicans right now: the trend. Things haven’t looked good for the GOP for a while, but they appear to be getting worse. And there’s little reason to believe that will change.

https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2104655879459295481

Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done

Donald Trump does not think strategically. Nor does he think historically, geographically, or even rationally. He does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later. He does not think about how his behavior in one place will change the behavior of other people in other places.
He does not consider the wider implications of his decisions. He does not take responsibility when these decisions go wrong. Instead, he acts on whim and impulse, and when he changes his mind—when he feels new whims and new impulses—he simply lies about whatever he said or did before.

———— Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ————

https://x.com/PhillipsPOBrien/status/2105272647374573583

https://x.com/OurShallowState/status/2105298358873321769

https://x.com/ToutSuiteSinner/status/2105450419606704633

https://x.com/AnnaBower/status/2105050831791980742

https://x.com/mcpherson_k/status/2105657274953781644

———— Minnesota Under Siege ————

The family of Renee Good files lawsuits over her death during Minneapolis ICE raids

———— The Time Interview ————

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2105665975039254634

https://x.com/Brewjew308/status/2105692019700220378

https://x.com/Tarasworld21/status/2105696108722942128

———— The Epstein Coverup ————

https://x.com/_whitneywebb/status/2105351756959899894

https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/2105453938711629958

———— KA$H ————

https://x.com/Mpolymer/status/2104876280730763763

———— The Panopticon ————

USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’

———— Autocracy R Us ————

https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/2104935495893426428

Russ Vought Takes a New Path Toward Overriding Congress

https://x.com/KlasfeldReports/status/2105352710027440240

https://x.com/harrylitman/status/2105399780918563275

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————

https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/2105412728764371115

https://x.com/damdam55666/status/2105434761288397243

https://x.com/michaeldweiss/status/2105307582131036444

A Most Trumpian Plan to Make Nice with Russia

Trump’s envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.

https://x.com/JayinKyiv/status/2104507111078019251

https://x.com/onestpress/status/2105455838282285511

———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————

https://x.com/Rutherford1414/status/2105390415289438285

https://x.com/covie_93/status/2105410534237745418

https://x.com/washingtonsun/status/2105402312122343490

———— Mors Imperii ————

https://x.com/gtconway3d/status/2104899635349524628

https://x.com/CWJediMaster/status/2105266876926296315

https://x.com/PaulRudnickNY/status/2105384266041606489

https://x.com/middleageriot/status/2105051780803330050

https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2104744064142963148

https://x.com/MollyJongFast/status/2105086961124040960

Serendipity:

https://x.com/katrosenfield/status/2105263383482400814

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