Odds and Ends — 24 November 2025


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

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

BitMine Immersion Added Nearly 70K Ether Last Week, Now Holding 3% of ETH Supply

Japan OKs $135 billion stimulus package to help revive its sluggish economy

NYSE approves Grayscale DOGE and XRP ETFs, clearing launch for Monday

Coronavirus and Public Health:

Bolsonaro's conviction brings vindication for some Brazilians who lost loved ones to COVID-19

After 60 Years, Diabetes Drug Found to Unexpectedly Affect The Brain

Politics:

Trump Faces Big Backlash on Inflation

A new CBS News poll finds 68% disapprove of President Trump’s handling of inflation and the economy.
The entire poll is brutal…

Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy

The environmental rollbacks came one after the next this week, potentially affecting everything from the survival of rare whales to the health of the Hudson River…”
If the Trump administration’s proposals (to narrow the Clean Water Act, change the Endangered Species Act and expand offshore oil and gas drilling) are finalized and upheld in court, they could reshape U.S. environmental policy for years to come, environmental lawyers and activists said.

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———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————

———— The Epstein Coverup ————

How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails

———— Autocracy R Us ————

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ICE Is Hiring Literally Anybody, and It’s Terrifying

Many recruits have criminal backgrounds or can’t pass open-book exams on officer conduct, yet they’re allowed to tear children from their beds at night.

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————

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———— Melon Husk ————

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———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————

'We worry more about food' say Venezuelans living under threat of US military action

———— Mors Imperii ————

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Why Mike Johnson is losing control of the House

Over the course of decades, House lawmakers had succeeded only a few times in triggering votes on bills the chamber’s leaders refused to call up.
Then Mike Johnson became speaker.
On the Louisiana Republican’s watch, the “discharge petition” has caught fire. Rank-and-file lawmakers have managed five times since he won his gavel two years ago to circumvent Johnson’s wishes by getting the 218 signatures needed to force votes on legislation he had blocked — more than in the prior 30 years combined.

Serendipity:

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Comey case out!!

Letitia James too. Oh to be a fly on the wall watching Trump fume…