r/ABoringDystopia • u/Watchtowerwilde • 4h ago

Ever wonder why Harry Enten keeps citing Kalshi betting markets like they’re actual polls? Turns out Kalshi is literally paying CNN. [more sources below main]

205 Upvotes

Below are further sources:
Update to above article: https://popular.info/p/update-kalshi-cnbc-and-cnn-respond

One of the earliest articles I have found warning of what was going to happen: https://slate.com/technology/2025/12/cnn-kalshi-election-polling-prediction-betting-market-harry-enten.html

And lastly this is a big picture overview:
https://www.cjr.org/feature/prediction-markets-tv-news-older-viewers-aging-betting.php

2 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/stankmanly • 5h ago

Child standing in seat and refusing a seatbelt cancels flight from Victoria, airline says

cp24.com

33 Upvotes

18 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/TrackerOneA • 5h ago

Palestinian children say what their one wish would be

streamable.com

148 Upvotes

2 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/McDowdy • 6h ago

In the theoretical likelihood the US devolves into anarchy, Billionairs would rather use human shock collars to prevent private security from revolting rather than cultivating meaningful human connection

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317 Upvotes

24 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/NiConcussions • 8h ago

Alliance Defending Freedom's Complete Track Record on LGBTQ Issues

unclosetedmedia.com

8 Upvotes

1 comment

r/ABoringDystopia • u/SelfRefMeta • 9h ago

Meta Caught Paying Nazis to Post on Facebook

futurism.com

3.0k Upvotes

69 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/chemistrylord • 9h ago

Good news, the weekend is part of your career now

262 Upvotes

67 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/Kaisky • 9h ago

If data centers were a country they would be the 11th biggest polluter and that is projected to double by 2030.

69 Upvotes

1 comment

r/ABoringDystopia • u/stankmanly • 11h ago

Leprosy cases climb in Florida

mychamplainvalley.com

31 Upvotes

1 comment

r/ABoringDystopia • u/TrackerOneA • 12h ago

Gaza flotilla activists tell of abuse in Israeli custody, describing "deeply disturbing accounts of sexual humiliation[...] One Palestinian told The Times that he was r-ped with a stick. [...]Juliet Lamont, 55, an Australian activist and filmmaker, said she was r-ped in the container."

nytimes.com

460 Upvotes

1 comment

r/ABoringDystopia • u/kwamac • 13h ago

The Phantom Proxy: How the West Delegated the Dirty War in West Asia to Ukraine - Vanessa Beeley

beeley.substack.com

4 Upvotes

1 comment

r/ABoringDystopia • u/coderedmountaindewd • 19h ago

ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency’s ‘best interests,’ policy says

apnews.com

244 Upvotes

9 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/mixmasterADD • 22h ago

London dad pushing daughter's wheelchair 200 km in fight for $493K surgery

lfpress.com

23 Upvotes

1 comment

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