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Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets and makes it a felony

submitted by pelespirit to politics
566 points | 97 comments
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5821265/minnesota-ban-prediction-markets

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed the nation’s first law banning prediction market sites from operating in the state, the most far-reaching crackdown on massively popular services like Kalshi and Polymarket.

It comes as states confront a growing standoff…

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When Will Americans Realize the Truth? Republicans Wreck the Economy.

submitted by spaghettiwestern to politics
445 points | 97 comments
https://newrepublic.com/article/210550/trump-economy-republicans-tariffs-taxes

Will 2026 finally be the year when a critical mass of Americans wakes up and realizes that Republicans always screw up the economy?

Donald Trump inherited an economy from Joe Biden that was perhaps not firing on all cylinders but was in pretty good…

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AI data centers face increasing complaints about inaudible but 'felt' infrasound — citizens complain high- and low-frequency sounds do not register on decibel meters but cause adverse health effects

submitted by throws_lemy to technology
537 points | 97 comments
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/data-centers-face-increasing-infrasound-complaints-from-neighboring-communities-sounds-do-not-register-on-decibel-meters-but-irritate-local-citizens

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas blasts progressivism as threat to America

submitted by tacoplease to news
405 points | 97 comments
https://abcnews.com/Politics/supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-blasts-progressivism-threat/story?id=132084353

The one who may not have gotten his seat at all if it wasn’t for progress, blasts progress.

Clarence “Steven Candie” Thomas, raper of Anita Hill…

This bridge in Finland has hooks to hang explosives from in case it needs to be collapsed to stop Russian advance

submitted by Iconoclast to mildlyinteresting
630 points | 97 comments

Most bridges here do, and often when one needs to be demolished and rebuilt, the military blows it up just for practice.

Edit: Source for the sceptics

The deep demolition, which became a central element in Finnish post-war demolition tactics, and especially the development of readiness to counter surprise attacks that…

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MSI's $80 AMD motherboards with DDR4 support swoop in to rescue gamers amid the global RAM crisis

submitted by RegularJoe to technology
424 points | 97 comments
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/msis-usd80-amd-motherboards-with-ddr4-support-swoop-in-to-rescue-gamers-amid-the-global-ram-crisis-am4-emerges-as-the-unexpected-hero-with-ram-prices-skyrocketing

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