I did a tolerable paint job on my garage this morning. Maybe I should don a MAGA hat and offer my services?
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Posted this in finance, but possibly relevant here too…
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/08/11/ingredients-coming-together-us-fiscal-financial-crisis/
Individual states are friendly but not the Feds.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/skagway-alaska-yukon-tourism-relationship-1.7524871
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Nothing succeeds like excess.
I’m sure someone in Texas read this and the race is on.
''Counting the recent two-year run, Illinois has enjoyed back-to-back winning seasons just twice since 1990."
That’s what happens after your advertising slogan was “The 80s belong to the Illini”.
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Ostentatious behaviour is back in vogue: like the 80s.
When will the revolution start?
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Gambling addicts…
Losses are not spread evenly across the betting population. Roughly 95% of total losses are absorbed by just 5% of bettors, a small cohort of heavy users whose spending looks nothing like the casual fan putting $20 on a Sunday parlay. “That is a problem,” Matheson said.
Their losses seems to suggest that they are extremely bad at this. Not only that, but it suggests that most, like 80% or so, bettors break even (say losing or winning 10% of their total outlay in the long run). (Disclaimer: Wild-ass guess.)
Well, no real surprise that you have a slice of hardcore online gambling degenerates that end up losing big in the long run.
Huh.
DOJ moves to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6034618-doj-gun-rights-restoration-felons/
Trump administration submits proposed rule to make it harder for trans people to buy guns
Gotta get out there and do some crimes I guess. 
Gun rights for me, not for thee(y/them)
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Why the label? Gambling is a business that provides its customers with an expected loss for using its product and as a result is basically just preying on people financially.
No need to call addicted people names. That is also an expected outcome that we as society have accepted for calling this a legit business.
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You remind me of the first time I went to Vegas.
We went into the Casino and there was this huge row of FBTs with people in front of them. They each had a huge bucket with coins playing the slots mindlessly.
We went by at 9am for the brunch and then returmed at 10pm after a show. Most of the same people were still there.
Its an addiction. Pure and simple. Its no different with Polymarket.