Tootfinder

CFTC Chair Mike Selig says the commission will file friend-of-the-court briefs to defend its exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets amid state lawsuits (Nathan Bomey/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/17/cftc-prediction-markets-mike-selig

U.S. commission fights states on prediction markets: "We will see you in court"
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is launching a legal campaign to defend its regulatory turf on prediction markets.

Ukraine update from Dylan Combellick.
Friend link bypasses the paywall: https://medium.com/@dylan_combellick/ukraine-update-april-18-dc10dc138ec2?sk=88535911cf3233927dd5ac9a18302423

Ukraine Update April 18
2026 — Strait of McDonald’s Ice Cream

You'd almost think that Trump's militarized attack on Minnesotans is some sort of political stunt.

"A porous liquid is a liquid solvent combined with a porous solid material — a combination that essentially creates a liquid full of tiny cavities. Those cavities create empty space inside the liquid, allowing it to absorb and store gas molecules."
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

Pore choices: A new twist on gas capture
Food scraps, manure and sewage are natural byproducts of the U.S. agricultural industry. They are also rich in biogas, a mixture that contains methane and other valuable chemicals. A team of researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are developing chemistry that could help capture methane from biogas and separate it from other gases so it can be put to good use.

The fact that these words make a coherent sentence describing a real world event gives me pause about the fragile nature of the human psyche.
The fact that I understand the reference gives me pause about the fragile nature of my own goddamn psyche.
#ShamelesslyStolenFromSomewhereElseOnTheInternetHonestlyICantKeepTrackOfThisStuffAnymore

Bei der Frequenz, wie hier derzeit Rettungswagen durch den Stadtteil und die Straße brausen könnte man fast denken, die fahren mittlerweile auch Pakete für Amazno aus … (könnte bittere Ironie enthalten)
Im Ernst, was ist da los? Das geht hier gefühlt so seit der strenge Winter vorbei ist.
#CovidIsNotOver

Series A, Episode 02 - Space Fall
TEAGUE: No! Wait! It's opening... There's a powerful light source from somewhere. We're going in now.
[Leylan turns round to Krell]
LEYLAN: Krell? Get kitted up and standby to give backup if it's needed.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/102/525

SEC and CFTC issue guidance on which digital assets are securities, carving out stablecoins, digital collectives, and digital commodities as non-securities (Lydia Beyoud/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-…

Sources: Polymarket is looking to hire a chief risk officer following a CFTC demand; the company has expanded its legal team in recent months (Bernard Goyder/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/polymark…

Sports-focused prediction market Novig raises a $75M Series B led by Pantera Capital at a $500M valuation; Novig is commission-free for retail traders (Leo Schwartz/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/02/18/sports-prediction-markets-novi…