Odds and Ends — 8 June 2026

“So many books. So little time.” — Frank Zappa

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

https://twitter.com/MrMatthewTodd/status/2063227580472295759

- MrMatthewTodd

South Korea police raid Bithumb

https://twitter.com/Hedgesgurl/status/2063681492023128452

- Hedgesgurl

BlackRock-backed tokenization firm Securitize clears key hurdle to go public on NYSE

https://twitter.com/bluewmist/status/2063873282781413486

- bluewmist

https://twitter.com/sagnaceffect/status/2063939479279214726

- sagnaceffect

Coronavirus and Public Health:

The Painful Truth About Long Covid

Iran:

Trump Says Iran War Will End ‘One Way or the Other’

“We’re going to come out of Iran very quickly — one way or the other, whether it’s a piece of paper or the very tough way. The very tough way may be the easier way.”

In related words of wisdom, “Well, Jane, it just goes to show you, it’s always something — if it’s not one thing, it’s another.” — Roseanne Roseannadanna

https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2063736849529532657

- RonFilipkowski

Trump Says Israel Will Accept Iran Peace Deal

“I call the shots. I call all the shots. Netanyahu doesn’t call the shots.”

Politics:

https://twitter.com/covie_93/status/2063616738311262230

- covie_93

The New York Primary That Is All About Israel

Not long ago, Dan Goldman was a hero of the resistance… Now, Goldman is struggling to hold on to his seat.
He has been fighting a Democratic primary challenge from Brad Lander, New York City’s former comptroller and a close ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The contest, in a district stretching from lower Manhattan into brownstone Brooklyn, has featured plenty of bile about Trump, promises of a more affordable city and picayune local disputes.
But the dominant issue has been some six-thousand miles away: Israel, and its war in Gaza.

https://twitter.com/rushicrypto/status/2063688322174931033

- rushicrypto

———— Minnesota Under Siege ————

https://twitter.com/NiallStanage/status/2063614025305338044

- NiallStanage

https://twitter.com/cardon_brian/status/2063646206278910074

- cardon_brian

———— Man-Child Meltdown ————

‘I’ve Had Enough!’ Trump Storms Out of Meet the Press Interview in Wild Fashion — Explodes On NBC’s Kristen Welker After She Hits Him With Fact Checks

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/2063635557108928819

- atrupar

https://twitter.com/marlene4719/status/2063635402028654767

- marlene4719

https://twitter.com/MaryLTrump/status/2063699207874081011

- MaryLTrump

https://twitter.com/SarahLongwell25/status/2063773306742878265

- SarahLongwell25

———— Autocracy R Us ————

Postal workers lash out against new USPS rule that helps Trump’s attack on mail-in voting

The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) says it is “deeply alarmed” about the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) new rule created to carry out President Donald >Trump’s plans for restricting mail-in voting.
Calling it an “unconstitutional attack on the millions of Americans who vote by mail,” the APWU said in a press statement that it “rejects the premise” that the USPS needed to comply with Trump’s order.
The Executive Order also ignores the fundamental purpose of the Postal Service and postal workers, which is to provide universal service to all,” reads the statement. “The Postal Service serves all Americans – regardless of party, religion, or race; it is not a tool for politicians to pick which Americans get which benefits.”

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————

https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/2063519916959965522

- BBCWorld

https://twitter.com/TrentTelenko/status/2063390970951909766

- TrentTelenko

What’s Eating ‘Putin’s Brain’?

Even Russia’s leading warmonger has run out of ways to justify the Ukraine invasion.

https://twitter.com/rpotter_9/status/2063273645959721280

- rpotter_9

https://twitter.com/Mylovanov/status/2063708619456082347

- Mylovanov

https://twitter.com/JAHeale/status/2063733606007157086

- JAHeale

———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————

Pete Hegseth’s D-day speech on immigration condemned as ‘grotesque stupidity’

———— Mors Imperii ————

https://twitter.com/MatthewMacVane/status/2063729609087037468

- MatthewMacVane

Weight-Loss Drugs Are Next on the Corporate Chopping Block

Coverage for Ozempic and other drugs used for weight loss has fast become one of the most coveted workplace benefits—so much so that companies say they can no longer afford to provide it.

Serendipity:

Warming groundwater raises questions about potential effects above ground in Minnesota

https://twitter.com/GangsterCinema/status/2063227142096482628

- GangsterCinema

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