Odds and Ends — 20 January 2026

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

NYSE develops 24/7 blockchain trading platform for tokenized stocks, ETFs

Portugal's Gambling Regulator Blocks Polymarket

Coronavirus and Public Health:

As the U.S. marks a year of measles outbreaks, is the disease back for good?

Politics:

‘Do Not Back Down’: Fukuyama Warns Europe Trump Will Not Stop at Greenland

“Up to now, both the EU and the major European powers have sought to appease Trump by offering him concessions, flattery, personal gifts, and other forms of tribute. This strategy has not worked and should be abandoned immediately…
Donald Trump is fundamentally a bully who wants to dominate everyone around him. Trying to placate him with concessions is a fool’s errand. He despises weakness and those who display it.”

———— Minnesota Under Siege ————

St. Paul mayor Kaohly Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold

Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities

A Guide to an Updated Model

‘We’re back to COVID’: Minnesota restaurant owners say ICE enforcement is crippling their businesses

———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————

———— The Epstein Coverup ————

———— Autocracy R Us ————

Trump’s ICE Quagmire

President Donald Trump is facing a lose-lose situation when it comes to ICE and the increasingly negative polling surrounding immigration enforcement.
On the one hand, the administration is watching these escalating anti-ICE protests and clearly feeling the need to enforce order…
But on the other hand, some Trump allies are spooked by the drastic turn in public opinion on this subject. Axios reportedthis weekend that even their own internal polling shows they’re bleeding swing voters and minorities on this issue — two groups that will be pivotal in the midterms and which made up a critical part of Trump’s 2024 coalition.

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————

———— Mors Imperii ————

Trump unleashes on Europe

In a series of extraordinary late night statements, the president doubled down on his threats to take over Greenland — and Canada — while at turns mocking, threatening and humiliating the European leaders who have resisted his advances. This crisis feels like it’s spiraling out of control.
By 1 a.m., Trump was busily posting AI-generated images to illustrate his designs on Greenland — one showing him planting a U.S. flag on the island, a second of him showing a modified map of the Americas to European leaders in which the U.S. owns Greenland, Canada and Venezuela. Are we about to see the first empire built entirely by meme?

Indiana Judge and His Wife Shot at Their Home

An Indiana judge and his wife were shot at their home on Sunday, prompting concerns for the safety of the state’s judiciary after recent increases in threats and violence against public officials nationally.

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