Odds and Ends — 17 September 2026

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

https://x.com/jimstewartson/status/2100284587696066893

https://x.com/RadioFreeTom/status/2099618608535965907

OpenAI discloses 6 new cases of ‘misaligned’ AI behavior

https://x.com/EamonJavers/status/2099827660343873625

https://x.com/sarahkendzior/status/2099868852280565996

Coronavirus and Public Health:

Measles Is Winning

https://x.com/donwinslow/status/2099959871810765243

“It deeply concerns me to see politicians giving medical advice which has zero scientific backing. Scaring mothers into delaying or even altogether skipping their child’s vaccine is wrong, and it makes America sicker, not healthier.” — Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

Well Bill, maybe you shouldn’t have voted to confirm a quack.

Iran/Yemen:

https://x.com/RnaudBertrand/status/2100421498989343203

https://x.com/FPWellman/status/2100226400007393413

https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2099984159162728728

https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/2099527291739025908

https://x.com/BrettErickson28/status/2099873742226919887

Budget Office Estimates Iran War Has Cost $38 Billion

The war in Iran cost the United States roughly $38 billion through Aug. 1 and significantly depleted U.S. munitions, the Congressional Budget Office, the nonpartisan scorekeeper, said on Tuesday.
In a 19-page analysis, which the office said had been limited because the Defense Department did not respond to its requests for information, the CBO also projected that the war would continue to cost approximately $2 billion to $3 billion per month, and that rebuilding depleted U.S. stockpiles could take ‘at least five years.’

DoD didn’t respond likely means the true cost is much higher.

https://x.com/sandibachom/status/2099862023542603848
https://x.com/fire_starter457/status/2099855495171621226
https://x.com/mccaffreyr3/status/2099916299036172677

https://x.com/cturnbull1968/status/2099984483650843122

https://x.com/constans/status/2100219540709740552

———— Diesel ————

https://x.com/Mollyploofkins/status/2100298086744551536

https://x.com/Megatron_ron/status/2100220517139529819

Politics:

https://x.com/MrReaganUSA/status/2099696432777396697

https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2100016825639616667

Profiles in Cowardice

It may be scant solace, but history will be particularly harsh to a subset of Trump enablers with a few key things in common: They have money and power. They represent intuitions that are central in determining whether America remains a free, functioning democracy or not. And they absolutely know better. History starts now.

https://x.com/covie_93/status/2099665701829034184

https://x.com/mkraju/status/2100245126807179595

https://x.com/samstein/status/2100019866518364248

———— JD Vance ————

https://x.com/KyleKulinski/status/2100240488267751747

https://x.com/covie_93/status/2100302642043912296

https://x.com/brianschatz/status/2100289683578065339

https://x.com/covie_93/status/2100303723540906409

———— Mitch is Undead ————

https://x.com/FrankConniff/status/2099743977708663186

https://x.com/PhoenixSword_24/status/2099736624858882330

https://x.com/covie_93/status/2100037031862665233

———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————

https://x.com/jaketapper/status/2099895781733892540

———— The Kennedy Center ————

https://x.com/anneapplebaum/status/2099956909931389056

https://x.com/RadioFreeTom/status/2099620203269136851

https://x.com/PhillipAKennedy/status/2099659574881964271

https://x.com/adamscochran/status/2099818510041936179

https://x.com/samstein/status/2099936391324950855

https://x.com/MikeNellis/status/2099917034914009274

https://x.com/marlene4719/status/2099957146796294648

———— The Epstein Coverup ————

House GOP’s Epstein Files Headache Is Back

The Epstein files fight that consumed the House last year is threatening to engulf Republicans all over again.
Why it matters: Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is now just one Republican away from having the support he needs to force another politically painful Epstein vote — and he and his allies are hunting for the final GOP signature.

https://x.com/HQNewsNow/status/2099878492179447905

———— KA$H ————

https://x.com/Acyn/status/2099864809550574049

https://x.com/DougJBalloon/status/2099937634395033647

https://x.com/RFuryNews/status/2099981435201614208

https://x.com/gtconway3d/status/2099933233014079501

https://x.com/aintscarylarry/status/2099980842558955576

https://x.com/KellyScaletta/status/2100046906562859135

———— The Panopticon ————

https://x.com/KYCooperrider/status/2099976592202031496

Boston dumps Flock, says it shared data nationwide in violation of contract

https://x.com/jsrailton/status/2100188810914976021

———— Autocracy R Us ————

https://x.com/stealthygeek/status/2099899241401344122

https://x.com/girlsreallyrule/status/2099847781091352744

https://x.com/marceelias/status/2099875600429130149

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

https://x.com/samstein/status/2099898424556483007

https://x.com/SeanCasten/status/2099904665525612816

https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2100010244675907705

———— Wedding Bells ————

https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/2099647577008267494

Who Were the Russians at Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding?

https://x.com/gtconway3d/status/2099545184811745326

https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/2099637811955507528

https://x.com/washingtonsun/status/2099994675889234317

https://x.com/hissgoescobra/status/2099942965871579336

https://x.com/irgarner/status/2099748352489365567

https://x.com/ColMoeDavis/status/2099638552501903582

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————

https://x.com/yarotrof/status/2100113312339910810

https://x.com/DarthPutinKGB/status/2099876146615844950

https://x.com/thejackhopkins/status/2099996098722976172

https://x.com/TheTNHoller/status/2100238630228836374

———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————

https://x.com/covie_93/status/2100003536910049621

https://x.com/Mollyploofkins/status/2100256965926486108

https://x.com/MikeLevin/status/2100274734047043776

———— Mors Imperii ————

https://x.com/BraddrofliT/status/2099615074038259893

https://x.com/TrackOilPACs/status/2099613959242293594

Serendipity:

https://x.com/DocAtCDI/status/2099907253599940794

https://x.com/Perez_Writes/status/2099857035395203110

https://x.com/HowardFeltFR/status/2099725070302134640

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