Odds and Ends — 31 March 2025

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

Trump sons back new Bitcoin mining venture with Hut 8

Reciprocal Tariffs Set to Start With All Countries

…Donald Trump said he plans to start his reciprocal tariff push with ‘all countries,’ tamping down speculation that he could limit the initial scope of tariffs set to be unveiled April 2.
Said Trump: “You’d start with all countries, so let’s see what happens.”

Let’s see what happens, that’s his strategy? And he says it out loud?

Coronavirus and Public Health:

‘This is all wholly preventable,’ former Covid chief says of measles outbreak


Politics:

Marine Le Pen Barred From 2027 Presidential Run

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement and barred from running to be France’s next president in a verdict that reshapes the nation’s political landscape.
Judges at the Paris criminal court found Le Pen and her National Rally party guilty of diverting millions of euros in European Union funds to finance activities related to their domestic agenda.

Why Norway is restoring its Cold War military bunkers

———— Kalaallit Nunaat ————



———— Autocracy R Us ————

The Great Grovel: How Trump forced elite institutions to bend to his will

“They’re playing to Trump’s strengths, which is as a mob boss.”

Trump seeks takeover of elections in a bid for more presidential power

Rooted in the president’s false claims of election fraud, Trump’s executive order is illustrative of governing through dictates rather than legislation…
The order on elections is more than 2,500 words and at times densely written. It may have received less attention than warranted as it was issued amid the controversy over how sensitive military operational details were shared in a Signal chat group that accidentally included Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of the Atlantic.
The order is illustrative of how the president is attempting to govern, largely through dictates rather than legislation. It is rooted in Trump’s long-standing, though false, claims that the election system is rife with fraud. Its legal foundations are questionable. But like other executive orders the president has signed, it could produce chaos and change before it is fully litigated.

Trump Boasts About Getting Back at Opponents

Said Trump: “You see what we’re doing with the colleges, and they’re all bending and saying, ‘Sir thank you very much we appreciate it.’”
He added: “And nobody can believe it – including law firms that have been so horrible, law firms that nobody would believe and they’re just saying, ‘Where do I sign where do I sign?’ Nobody can believe it. And there’s more coming.”

Is it normal for a President to talk like a delusional fourth-grade bully?


———— The Third Time’s the Charm? ————

Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so

There are only two methods. Modifying the Constitution (much easier said than done) and shredding it.





———— Melon Husk ————

Musk Says ‘Destiny of Humanity’ Rests on Wisconsin

Elon Musk framed Tuesday’s election for Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court in nothing less than apocalyptic terms, telling a crowd on Sunday night in Green Bay that the vote could ultimately swing control of Congress — meaning it could effectively “affect the entire destiny of humanity.”
Mr. Musk revels in provocative, inflammatory rhetoric. But his remarks — and the visit itself, 36 hours before polls open for Election Day — reflected his extraordinary push to bolster Judge Brad Schimel, the conservative candidate for the State Supreme Court. The election, he said, is not “some kind of judicial thing that is not that important.”


Why DOGE Could Actually Increase the Deficit


Is Elon Musk remaking government or breaking it?

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————


———— Signalgate ————

Jeffrey Goldberg Says It’s ‘Not True’ He and Waltz Never Spoke

Said Goldberg: “Well, this isn’t the matrix. Phone numbers don’t just get sucked into other phones. I don’t know what he’s talking about there. You know, very frequently in journalism, the most obvious explanation is the explanation. My phone number was in his phone because my phone number is in his phone.”
He added: “He’s telling everyone that he’s never met me or spoken to me. That’s simply not true. I understand why he’s doing it. But you know, this has become a somewhat farcical situation. There’s no, there’s no subterfuge here. My number was in his phone. He mistakenly added me to the group chat. There we go.”


———— Mors Imperii ————

Agency for older adults and people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts

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Report about alleged mistreatment of female detainees at Krome Detention Center sparks protest

Serendipity:

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https://x.com/SVG__Collection/status/1906091974551121935

Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs

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