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Odds and Ends — 29 June 2026

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Published: 29 Jun 2026 › Updated: 29 Jun 2026Odds and Ends — 29 June 2026

Odds and Ends — 29 June 2026

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

Strategy unveils capital framework to preserve Bitcoin exposure, pay dividends

With water cuts looming in Arizona in US, locals fight data centres

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Highlights the Importance of Obfuscation in Cryptography

Coronavirus and Public Health:

Bill Cassidy Accuses RFK Jr. of Spreading Lies

Sen. Bill Cassidy strongly criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his vaccine skepticism and handling of the nation’s public health, despite having delivered the key vote to advance Kennedy’s nomination last year.
Said Cassidy: “If you build public health upon a foundation of lies, then you’re going to have the absence of adequate public health.”

Iran:

Trump Warns USA Is Getting ‘Forced’ to Wipe Out Iran, Once and For All

Of Stoicism and Stupor

The Wars of Marcus Aurelius and Donald Trump

Politics:

Pulte Dismisses Top ODNI Experts on World’s Hot Spots

Burkina Faso severs diplomatic ties with France

———— Trump’s State Fair ————

Trump’s State Fair Plagued by Poor Turnout

Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair kicked off Friday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to bad weather, power outages, poor attendance, and, apparently, a Confederate flag problem.
This prompted plenty of responses from both attendees and people watching from afar via social media.
As one person put it: “This is pathetic.”

———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————

———— The Epstein Coverup ————

———— The Reflecting Pool————

So Much for “Drain the Swamp”

Trump came to DC promising he would “drain the swamp.” Instead, he made a new, much grosser swamp. Literally and figuratively.

———— Autocracy R Us ————

Who’s Next in Trump’s Campaign of Retribution?

The sweep of the retribution campaign has targeted other critics — among them some of the nation’s top law firms, who have lost government contracts and had their security clearances removed. Trump has also pushed out one-time MAGA coalition allies who opposed his policies, or failed to support them robustly enough, by backing their opponents in primaries.
Dozens of others could face charges if the Department of Justice acts on Trump’s claims. Who else is in the crosshairs?

———— Blatant In-Your-Face Corruption ————

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————

I spent my life fighting Russian spies. They haven’t been this reckless for years

Former CIA station chief says the West is ‘wilfully unprepared’ for Moscow’s hybrid war of sabotage and assassination plots

———— Smoot-Hawley 2.0 ————

———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————

Americans Deserve Answers From Hegseth

The president and the secretary of defense have a right to remove officers, but also an obligation to explain their actions.

———— Mors Imperii ————

Trump’s 250, and Ours

Cage fighting for all?

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