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Poland charges 4 Ukrainians, 1 Russian in alleged Russia-backed sabotage plot: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/17/poland-charges-ukrainians-russian-in.html

Arizona sues Kalshi for allegedly operating an illegal gambling business and unlawfully facilitating betting on elections; Kalshi faces a similar suit in Nevada (Anna Washenko/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/arizona-

Arizona attorney general sues Kalshi on illegal gambling charges
Kalshi has been sued by Arizona's attorney general, the latest state-level accusation that the prediction market is an unlicensed gambling business.

Federal prosecutors have repeatedly filed charges (and appealed adverse rulings),
arguing that
⚠️knowingly crossing the border is sufficient to prove criminal intent.
More than 20 legal scholars and former prosecutors told reporters they could not identify a conventional
law-enforcement or military goal that would justify their persistence.

The Trump Administration’s “Disturbing” New Legal Strategy to Prosecute Border Crossers Is Taxing Courts and Testing the Law
One man, who admitted he had entered the U.S. illegally and was ready to be deported, sat in jail for 40 days over unfounded allegations of trespassing on military land. The Justice Department keeps pursuing similar cases, puzzling legal experts.

The Affordability Crisis Can Now Add Wages to the Mix (Robert Burgess/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-17/the-affordability-crisis-can-now-add-wages-to-the-mix
http://www.memeorandum.com/260217/p27#a260217p27

"Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Whales

The Guardian view on #DonaldTrump and the climate crisis: the US is in reverse while China ploughs ahead
Let's hope the #EU will plough ahead in stead of coming to a standstill caused by pressure from fossil fuel, chemical sector and automotive. Otherwise Chinese companies will destroy our export markets before taking over European markets https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/the-guardian-view-on-donald-trump-and-the-climate-crisis-the-us-is-in-reverse-while-china-ploughs-ahead

❗️Fewer petrodollars – weaker war: crisis escalates in Russia! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/17/fewer-petrodollars-weaker-war-crisis.html

Valve says the Steam Deck OLED may be "intermittently" out of stock due to memory and storage shortages; it has been out of stock in the US for a few days (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/games/879845/valve-steam-dec…

Valve’s Steam Deck OLED will be ‘intermittently’ out of stock because of the RAM crisis
Valve’s Steam Deck OLED website say that it may be out of stock “intermittently in some regions due to memory and storage shortages.” 

Attorney General Mayes Charges Kalshi With Illegal Gambling Operation, Election Wagering in Arizona (Attorney General's Office)
https://www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-charges-kalshi-illegal-gambling-operation-election-wagering
http://www.memeorandum.com/260317/p95#a260317p95

Trump's DOGE Cuts Slashed Staff That Handled Middle Eastern Oil and Gas Crises (Anna Kramer/NOTUS)
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/trump-doge-cuts-middle-eastern-oil-gas-crises
http://www.memeorandum.com/260317/p36#a260317p36