Odds and Ends — 11 September 2026

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

https://x.com/thejackhopkins/status/2097773427033575518

“Gambling With Our Lives”

We’ve been properly warned. Now what?

Treasury Plans $6 Billion in Debt Repurchases to Battle Rising Yields

Bond yields rose after the announcement, suggesting investors were underwhelmed by the size of the purchases.

Bessent Fails to Shock and Awe the Bond Market

The Treasury Department failed to cow the bond market Wednesday with its amped-up buyback announcement, as rates still rose.
The reaction suggests that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s unusual showdown with the markets could itself add to upward pressure on interest rates — precisely the opposite of what most think he’s trying to achieve.

https://x.com/Ike_Saul/status/2097631688478089590

Coronavirus and Public Health:

Repeat COVID infections tied to higher odds of new health conditions

Iran:

https://x.com/HQNewsNow/status/2097761743292305809
https://x.com/donwinslow/status/2097755950312718801

https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2097641383943102696

Iran Ready for More Intense War and Will Not Back Down

Iran is ready for a more intense war and will escalate its counterstrikes if the U.S. continues attacking its territory and infrastructure, according to a senior official from the Islamic Republic.
Tehran has no intention of backing down in the face of an American naval blockade and attacks on its oil tankers, said the official, who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive matters. Economic pain may be increasing, they said, but the country’s leaders see the war with the U.S. as posing an existential threat that leaves them little choice but to keep fighting.

https://x.com/AlanEyre1/status/2097738673202549138

https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/2097361383713063077

———— Diesel ————

https://x.com/jimstewartson/status/2097738075749470489
https://x.com/GasBuddyGuy/status/2098044033176060051

https://x.com/GasBuddyGuy/status/2098166367367176379

Politics:

https://x.com/tribelaw/status/2098079184769724788

Trump Urges Republicans to ‘Cheat Like Hell’

https://x.com/JustinWolfers/status/2097690729631907896

Trump says every adult American will get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms

These checks will arrive right after the already promised $5,000 DOGE checks?

https://x.com/MrGeorgeWallace/status/2098062342965842036

https://x.com/neontaster/status/2098088153445745120

https://x.com/donwinslow/status/2098114102111637543

https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/2097903855707058472

https://x.com/4HumanUnity/status/2097849049110249812

U.S. Postal Service Failed to Properly Handle Some Ballots During This Year’s Primary Elections, Audit Finds

https://x.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/2097814911992643745

https://x.com/MonicaLMarks/status/2097563631575806110

https://x.com/haaretzcom/status/2097638759990734891

Fetterman appears at RNC midterm convention in surprise video

https://x.com/covie_93/status/2097869848483180699

https://x.com/Heccles94/status/2097972327317475794

https://x.com/JamieBonkiewicz/status/2098412924440092748

———— A mari usque ad mare ————

Why Trump Has It Out for Canada

When Donald Trump looks at a map, he doesn’t see nations. He sees property. All of those pretty colors do not represent actual places filled with human beings who have distinct cultures, languages, and histories; the planet, to Trump, is a big board game, like Risk or Monopoly. Greenland isn’t a real location—it’s a valuable chunk of territory nestled between Boardwalk and Park Place. The Strait of Hormuz isn’t an international waterway—it’s a thing to control somewhere between Kamchatka and East Africa.
This inability to grasp the existence of independent nations drives the president to fury when countries and their governments refuse to play along with his delusions.