Odds and Ends — 30 August 2026
Published on HivePostify by @preparedwombat · Sun Aug 30 2026
I went to The Great Minnesota Get-Together yesterday with my wife, stepson, stepdaughter, her boyfriend, and 198,837 of our neighbors. My son couldn’t make it because he was over in Wisconsin running a 50k race. That would literally kill me but since he’s a healthy young man it merely tortured him.
The Minnesota State Fair has a gazillion things to do, so you have to pick and choose. I waited in line for a full hour to see the crop art, well worth the wait. Whimsy and funny pieces are de rigueur but after Trump’s ICE/BP goons attacked us last winter and spring many of the artists used the invasion as inspiration:
https://x.com/MarketPalmer/status/2093318251786690845
https://x.com/mvinge/status/2093442697227080157
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2093882038910644567
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, AI, and Debt:
https://x.com/JustinWolfers/status/2093368457790201943
After Their AI Models Hacked Real Companies, AI Labs Call for Stronger Cyber Defenses
https://x.com/TheMakerPatrick/status/2093446191581180216
Coronavirus and Public Health:
RFK Jr Suggests Two Measles Deaths Were ‘Fabricated’
What Darline Graham’s Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really Reveals
https://x.com/SouthGradient/status/2093386843618230662
Iran:
Trump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budget, documents and interviews reveal >A former military officer now working for a navy contracting company, who has been briefed on the shortfalls, said: “They’re fucked. They shot all their weapons; they trashed all their ships; they ran out of their money.”
https://x.com/prestonstew/status/2094043167427346591
Politics:
https://x.com/svdate/status/2093784252546474482
Trump snubs 9/11 ceremony because he can’t give a speech.
https://x.com/s0phistry/status/2093483078354190807
———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————
https://x.com/brockm/status/2093455429770899865
https://x.com/AaronBlake/status/2093320792448602479
https://x.com/covie93/status/2093398191047655498
———— A mari usque ad mare ————
https://x.com/narceducator/status/2093796391688532230
https://x.com/RadioFreeTom/status/2093763513638334697
———— Natalie Harp ————
https://x.com/AmoneyResists/status/2093374452608180263
https://x.com/Mollyploofkins/status/2093767489691787437
———— The Panopticon ————
https://x.com/meganmmenchaca/status/2093455053738664396
https://x.com/andrewwimer/status/2093543033564238072
———— Autocracy R Us ————
https://x.com/JamieBonkiewicz/status/2093093454737789012
https://x.com/jimstewartson/status/2093365637339029820
https://x.com/covie93/status/2093406152063164731
———— Blatant In-Your-Face Corruption ————
https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/2093494426593116390
Tech firm’s $50 million Trump library gift preceded massive federal land deal
https://x.com/davidfrum/status/2093677362126721278
https://x.com/SierraClub/status/2093414331991925224
https://x.com/skesslr/status/2093059372985287118
https://x.com/marlene4719/status/2093416405848703396
———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————
https://x.com/JayinKyiv/status/2093291182289760507
https://x.com/BohuslavskaKate/status/2093428631133401454
https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/2093841276689092855
———— Florida Man ————
https://x.com/AzPetrich/status/2093341313932624052
Tags: #oddsandends#covidandpublichealth#minnesota#iran#politics#autocracy