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How Is Kalshi Not Gambling? Kalshi lets you place bets on everything from football games to foreign invasions. The prediction market’s CEO, Tarek Mansour, says this doesn’t count as gambling—and is actually good for society.

If you picked Seattle to win Super Bowl LX, you could’ve cashed in on FanDuel or DraftKings. Or you could’ve taken a position on Kalshi.

In both cases, you’d have made money.

men love to be like ‘if i saw some guy doing that shit to my girl i’d kill him.’ no you wouldn’t lol. you can’t even politely ask your buddy to stop calling women fat bitches or whatever

Kesha denounces the White House’s usage of her song ‘Blow’ for a TikTok video of bombings:

“I absolutely do NOT approve of my music being used to promote violence of any kind… don't let this distract us from the fact that criminal predator Donald Trump appears in the Files over a million times.”

More! Weird! Buildings! 2026!!!!! Bring back fun!!!!!!! And whimsy!!!

Madison-area curlers weigh in on Olympic curling’s “Boopgate” Multiple curlers at the 2026 Olympics have been accused of double-touching. Madison curlers give insight on why this has generated international attention.

Multiple curlers at the 2026 Olympics have been accused of double-touching. Madison curlers give insight on why this has generated international attention.

Ring’s AI-powered Search Party won’t stop at finding lost dogs, leaked email shows Ring has bigger plans

An internal email from Ring founder Jamie Siminoff reveals that Search Party for Dogs was only ever going to be a first step.

And the broader ecosystem of facial recognition tools continues to grow. Last week CBP signed a deal with the malignant Clearview AI to enable “tactical targeting” operations. The Department of Homeland Security is using a tool called Mobile Fortify to identify people in the field. And the Pentagon may be about to sever its ties with Anthropic over issues including the company’s reported refusal to let its AI tools be used for domestic surveillance. But OpenAI, Google and xAI have reportedly agreed to remove safeguards for at least some uses. And most relevant of all: the Times also broke the news last week that DHS has subpoenaed Meta, Google, Reddit and Discord to request personally identifying information for accounts who have criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the wake of it killing peaceful protesters.

The possibility that Meta might build facial recognition again has to be considered against the backdrop of a fast-growing surveillance state in the US — and deepening ties between the tech industry and the military www.platformer.news/meta-facial-...

I was voter no. 490 in my ward today and that feels pretty solid for a sleepy primary.

Big s/o to same day registration on this one 🫡🫡🫡

Go birds

Why Protesting in Madison Still Matters - City Cast Madison On Jan. 30, thousands of people rallied downtown in a show of protest against federal immigration enforcement. Dozens of businesses in town shut do...

I cried twice in the making of this show, check it out if you (like me) have been feeling a bit hopeless lately. Turns out, there's a lot to be hopeful about 💕 madison.citycast.fm/podcasts/why...

Israeli Soldiers Accused of Using Polymarket to Bet on Strikes The country’s internal security agency indicted a reservist and a civilian for security offenses, bribery and obstruction of justice in connection with the bets.

This is really, really dark.

www.wsj.com/world/middle...

A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.

A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child. n.pr/4tx7oVq

The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.

A high-speed car chase involving a federal agent in St. Paul ended with a multi-vehicle crash and injuries to the fleeing driver, who was taken away in an ambulance. bit.ly/4kvJo0M

📸: Leila Navidi

doubles luge. one guy lays on his back on the luge sled and the second guy lays on his back on top of the first guy

been watching the olympics and i think i found a solution to the male loneliness crisis

It’s not a plot hole that Elmo has been 3 years old for 50 years. He was bitten by The Count, willingly. Elmo asked for the Dark Gift

Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.

Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.

Best of Madison 2026 Check it out now!

It's Best of Madison season (already)!!!

We'd be so so thankful if you nominated City Cast Madison in both the Local Podcast and Local News Website categories 🏆 madisonmagazine.secondstreetapp.com/Best-of-Madi...

I asked the best football reporter if that was Liam

This gots me tripping,,, cuz how was Cardi B on the field and in my suite during the Super Bowl half time show,??

!!!!!!

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

They are saying Kid Rock handed his Grammy to lil’ Kyle Rittenhouse during the halftime show.

(Not true. Kid Rock has never won a Grammy).

It’s not over yet!!! Gotta keep that positive mindset grindset 💪😤

Bad Bunny holding the Puerto Rico during his halftime show

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Did Mike Tyson just fat shame me?

This is the America I believe in.