The intent of the law is very very obvious: you should not be able to turn a profit _solely_ from running a raffle. Feels like parliament needs to legislate to fix it.

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Republican|Oklahoma District 1
Kevin Hern
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Voting Record — 613
Yes76%
No21%
Present0%
Not Voting3%
Party align97%
Cross-party1%
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Kevin Hern
U.S. RepresentativeRepublicanOklahoma District 1
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dunno how they started but the legitimacy is unrelated to the charity donations
these are all the same legal basis: you can legally run a prize draw so long as you have to have an option for entering for free.
and they're all the same loophole: you can make the "free entry" effectively cost more than a ticket if you require it to be posted, with one entry per letter
unsurprisingly, the failure to crush Omaze has now led to much worse versions of it arriving on the scene thatprizeguy.co.uk
This was the location for the opening of series two of The End of the Fucking World wasn’t it
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Some exciting news... Last night at the PPA Awards @economist.com’s Insider won “Video Content of the Year”. Congratulations to an amazing team who make all the shows possible. It’s wonderful to see their work recognised.
Credit for second photo: PPA Awards/ASV Photography
it was good tho
briefly got a bit excited then realised I have the _PS3_ version
this game is so old
Grand Theft Auto V - any PS4 version / digital Xbox One owners will receive PS5/Xbox Series versions for free starting tomorrow www.rockstargames.com/newswire/art...
you can always just put my number in instead :)
better than the old one at least
But that’s what I’m talking about? I think it is correctly a much higher hurdle to “regulate it properly” (limit the ability of adults to voluntarily use social media as they desire) than it is to limit the ability of children to access unregulated social media
Don’t really understand the take “social media is bad for children but it’s bad for adults too so we shouldn’t ban it for children”. That’s true of, like. Most things we ban for children. It’s correctly harder to ban adults from voluntarily doing things that may harm them
Good news! They’ve just released a new app!
I do want a chronological feed because I am in fact currently using a chronological feed on the only social media app I regularly open, because it has a chronological feed
Now, though, there’s not really any link I can see. It’s just a mildly profitable side business with a few supply chain synergies. That’s fine! It’s nice to have that sort of thing. But it explains why the arm has been feeling a bit directionless
Over the years there have been a variety of answers to that. It gets the company into the living room; it’s a defensive play to preserve the link to gaming as it moves to consoles; streaming builds up demand for spare Azure capacity to be monetised
Something I’ve asked a few times and never received a great answer to: where does Xbox actually fit in Microsoft’s broader strategy, these days?
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Voting History613 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
613 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-21 | H.R. 3095 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | NO | ✕ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | NO | ✕ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | NO | ✕ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | NO | ✕ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H. Res. 590 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-18 | H. Res. 590 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 1919 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | S. 1582 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 3633 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | H. Res. 580 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-16 | H. Res. 580 (119th) | Motion to Reconsider | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-15 | H.R. 1717 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-15 | H. Res. 580 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-15 | H. Res. 580 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-14 | S. 1596 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-14 | H.R. 1770 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-14 | H.R. 1709 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-03 | H.R. 1 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-03 | H. Res. 566 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-03 | H. Res. 566 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-07-02 | H. Res. 566 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-02 | H. Res. 566 (119th) | Consideration of the Resolution | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Passed |
| 2025-06-27 | H. Res. 516 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-26 | H.R. 275 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-26 | H.R. 875 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-25 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-25 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-06-25 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-06-25 | H. Res. 519 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-24 | — | Motion to Adjourn | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-06-24 | H. Res. 530 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-24 | H. Res. 530 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-24 | H. Res. 537 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-23 | H.R. 3422 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-06-23 | H.R. 3394 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-23 | H.R. 1998 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-12 | H.R. 2056 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-12 | H.R. 2056 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-06-12 | — | Motion to Adjourn | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-06-12 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-12 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-06-12 | S. 331 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-11 | H. Res. 499 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-11 | H. Res. 499 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.