Odds and Ends — 23 May 2026


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

SEC approves Nasdaq to list Bitcoin index options on the exchange

Argentina Launched an AI to Predict the Future. It Couldn't Predict a Typo

Milei's government unveiled a social digital twin to overhaul public policy—announced via a video full of AI slop, grammatical errors, and a deepfake of a minister.

Coronavirus and Public Health:

No child deaths definitively linked to Covid shots, FDA says

The agency’s analysis contradicts claims made by former vaccine chief Dr. Vinay Prasad.

Iran:

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Politics:

Trump says he’s sending 5,000 troops to Poland, deepening confusion over US military deployments to Europe

———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————

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———— Cuba ————

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———— The Epstein Coverup ————

Lutnick Donated to House GOP Before Epstein Testimony

Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s secretary of commerce, made a $5 million donation last month to a committee supporting House Republicans, an unusually large contribution for a sitting cabinet secretary.
The donation was made on April 1, four weeks after the House Oversight Committee arranged to interview Mr. Lutnick about his ties to the sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.

———— Tulsi Gabbard ————

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———— Autocracy R Us ————

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Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters

The Justice Department confirmed that it had deleted the press releases as part of “stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.”

Thank you, Memory Hole!

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

Almost as good as a pardon

I’ve seen a lot of settlement agreements, but never one like this where the government is giving the store away and getting nothing in return.

———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————


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———— Mors Imperii ————

The White House is ordering agencies to place its new app on all employees’ government phones

The newly created, often overtly political app places the Trump administration into unprecedented and “dangerous” territory, IT experts say.

Serendipity:

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BREAKING NEWS: TULSI GABBARD OUT AS DNI; TRUMP NOMINATES DMITRI MEDVEDEV TO REPLACE

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