Odds and Ends — 25 July 2026

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2026-07-25 14:24

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

https://x.com/davidsirota/status/2080075158627528984

Higher Treasury Yields Signal New Era for Interest Rates

The relentless run-up in Treasury yields reflects the globe’s new economic reality: It takes a much richer reward to persuade investors to lend their money, especially for the longer run.

https://x.com/CuriosityonX/status/2080759485119803536

Coronavirus and Public Health:

https://x.com/dieworkwear/status/2080442347868037198

West Virginia paid digital nomads to move there during COVID. Many are staying

https://x.com/nytimes/status/2080677632790696217

Iran:

https://x.com/RickPetree/status/2080458195420533048

https://x.com/RadioFreeTom/status/2080288124391854258

https://x.com/TheMaineWonk/status/2080681224222167301

https://x.com/BillKristol/status/2080800684815925440

Trump Can’t Stop Pretending the Iran War Is Over

Just as he lied about COVID quickly going away, he insists Iran is desperate for peace. The attacks on U.S. service members and the Strait of Hormuz suggest otherwise.

https://x.com/acnewsitics/status/2080337563173396642

https://x.com/NickKristof/status/2080373028802945146

https://x.com/Microinteracti1/status/2080633222908485833

Quagmire of the Vanities

…Donald Trump declared that the Iran war is going ‘better than anybody expected could be done.’ He’s delusional, of course. And his delusions are the reason the price of oil is back at around $100 a barrel…
Trump’s gratuitous war on Iran has turned into a remarkable quagmire — remarkable because the only thing keeping the war going is Trump’s vanity. He effectively lost the war in the first few days, when it became apparent that Iran’s hardline regime had survived the initial decapitation strike and that the U.S. military couldn’t keep the Strait of Hormuz open.
But Trump is psychologically incapable of admitting failure. So the war goes on, weakening America by the day, as he searches for some way to spin his abject defeat as a victory.

https://x.com/YourAnonCentral/status/2080666534020866187

https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2080428551635861892

https://x.com/BillKristol/status/2080654545454019022

Politics:

https://x.com/ElofsonJess/status/2080492351332421821

https://x.com/7Veritas4/status/2080964251707920500

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him

In little-noticed court documents, federal officials acknowledged this month that they had terminated the funding ‘based solely’ on political criteria, targeting projects in states that were represented by Democrats and had voted for Kamala Harris, the party’s presidential nominee, in the 2024 election.
The admission showed how President Trump has weaponized the provision of federal education, energy, health, housing and infrastructure aid in his second term. Far from rooting out the sort of misspending that Mr. Trump sees as rife in Washington, the White House has instead sought to leverage the budget as a tool to assist its allies — or as a cudgel to hurt the president’s foes.

https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/2080760601798742229

https://x.com/lrozen/status/2080278304154677313

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2080651167629971717

https://x.com/essenviews/status/2080280506638155794

https://x.com/davidfrum/status/2080384974729916738