Odds and Ends — 12 September 2026

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

Congress gripped by AI panic after doomsday warnings

https://x.com/AzPetrich/status/2098515525701935229

Coronavirus and Public Health:

Widespread COVID death underreporting around the world raises broader questions about the reliability of official information

Iran:

I Have a Theory About Who Leaked a Story About Iran, and It Rhymes with A.P. Mance

https://x.com/davetroy/status/2098200277153161487

Yemen:

https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2098366718808674620

https://x.com/07Breezyy/status/2098081486134260014

https://x.com/Angry_Staffer/status/2098433867019391279
https://x.com/jimstewartson/status/2098426494808883263

https://x.com/adamscochran/status/2098418647244898631

https://x.com/SamKovX/status/2098441699118731405

https://x.com/NombreFalso1231/status/2098334543442759880

https://x.com/uhshanti/status/2098204037162397955
https://x.com/warrensbuffet2/status/2098459251748282467

https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2098232134586552781

Sure, the Houthis have never had any great love for America, but they really hate Al-Queada. Somewhere in the multiverse there’s an alternate timeline where, after 9/11, there’s a realpolitik the enemy of my enemy is my friend world where America and the Houthis became quasi-allies.

Politics:

Vance’s Closing Speech Doubles as a Glimpse at 2028

Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Republican Midterm Convention on Thursday night offered a glimpse of how he is positioning himself within the Republican Party — as a potential heir to the MAGA movement who can speak its language while attempting to broaden its appeal.
The most striking throughline in his remarks was grievance, particularly around race and identity.

https://x.com/LucasSa56947288/status/2098226570150166819

10 Thoughts on the Abrupt Resignation of Joe diGenova

Europe's "Less" Is Doing More Than Anyone Gives It Credit For

Every euro of EU output now takes 44% less energy than it did in 1995, and more than a third of that improvement has landed since 2019.

https://x.com/nytimes/status/2098468326083060089

———— 9/11 ————

https://x.com/ChrisDJackson/status/2098432766912156153

https://x.com/CattardSlim/status/2098458792212197809

https://x.com/middleageriot/status/2098430613569118643

https://x.com/KegsnEggs/status/2098407725013102939

———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————

https://x.com/RadioFreeTom/status/2098266960030990607
https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2098370782149722598

https://x.com/maddenifico/status/2098408554986131505

https://x.com/OurShallowState/status/2098506410569179414

———— He Hates Women ————

https://x.com/OMGrisham/status/2098271699959456170

https://x.com/AmoneyResists/status/2098287079943716971

———— The Epstein Coverup ————

https://x.com/HunterJCullen_/status/2098552475481469242

———— A mari usque ad mare ————

https://x.com/Ukraine_Oracle/status/2098478822517588359

———— Autocracy R Us ————

https://x.com/thedailybeast/status/2098524510001451202

https://x.com/washingtonsun/status/2098139514501792199

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

https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2098381139375161523

———— Melon Husk ————

https://x.com/SethAbramson/status/2098500004495176127

———— Mors Imperii ————

https://x.com/jefftimmer/status/2098202440608718941

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