Odds and Ends — 2 March 2026

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

Bitcoin exposes the structural weaknesses that banks refuse to admit

Arthur Hayes forecasts Fed printing as Trump’s Iran war ramps up. Here’s what that means for the price of Bitcoin

Flash Fiction:

”I’ve been in this business for a long time and ended up on the inside when things went south but this has got to be the stupidest reason for getting caught since stupid reasons were invented.”

”I said I’m sorry. I don’t know how it happened.”

”Jimmy and I had to risk our lives with an armed guard. All you had to do was drive the getaway car. How could you neglect to put gas in the tank?”

Written for this prompt.

Coronavirus and Public Health:

COVID-19 infection predicts higher risk of kidney disease

Politics:

Prerogative Powers and Presidential Self Care

…remember to see this whole escalating series of military adventures in the proper light. Trump is very unpopular and growing more so every day. He now faces what seems close to the certainty of losing at least one House of Congress. As his public support ebbs his power and the power to dominate ebb as well. For Trump that is akin to a psychic death. So, as a matter of psychological balancing and self-care more than strategy, he is leaning heavily into the presidential prerogative powers where his power is most untrammeled, where the loss of political power doesn’t really matter.

Hubris Without Idealism

Donald Trump has embraced a warped version of the neoconservatism he once derided.

———— Iran ————

Just 27% of Americans Approve of Trump’s Attack on Iran

Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran’s regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely


Black is white, war is peace: Hegseth Claims U.S. Didn’t Start War with Iran

Not surprisingly, the regional war has spread to Lebanon.


Trump Calls U.S. Casualties a ‘Great Deal for the World’

Just 24 hours ago White House sources were talking about a 4–5 day war: Trump Expects War with Iran to Last a Month



———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————

———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————

———— Mors Imperii ————

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