Odds and Ends — 22 February 2026

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

Dutch authorities call on Polymarket arm to cease activities

The prediction market's Dutch arm, Adventure One, allegedly offered illegal bets, including on elections in the Netherlands.

Blockchain Apps Have Failed to Win Over the Masses, Ethereum Builders Admit

Ethereum builders at ETH Denver said that the crypto infrastructure has been laid—but not products people actually want to use.

Well, maybe they’re on the wrong blockchain. 😉

Flash Fiction:

“Aw mom, bean stew again?”

“It’s what we have.”

“But it’s really bean soup, not bean stew. Stew has meat in it.”

“Alright Mr. Pedant, where are we going to get meat?”

“I’ll go into the down below. Maybe I can find a rat.”

“Well make it quick. I’m hungry now. Take too long and I’ll eat all of this not good enough for the likes of you bean stew.”

Written for this prompt.

Coronavirus and Public Health:

Doctors see spike in patients experiencing respiratory illnesses after Mardi Gras

Politics:

The Dire Meaning of Gallup’s Announcement

The company’s presidential-approval poll is the latest casualty in a divided, suspicious nation.

———— Minnesota Under Siege ————


———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————

Um, sure. Whatever you say.

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday via social media that the United States will send a hospital ship to Greenland to provide medical care, posting alongside an illustration of the USNS Mercy that “we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It’s on the way!!!”
As of late January, the 1,000-bed hospital ship was firmly in drydock at Alabama Shipyard in Mobile, where it has been undergoing scheduled maintenance since July 2025.

———— The Epstein Coverup ————

———— Iran ————

———— Autocracy R Us ————

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————

———— Smoot-Hawley 2.0 ————

———— Tech Bros ————

———— Mors Imperii ————

The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents

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Odds and Ends — 22 February 2026 | Ecency