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Retired med tech/clinical lab scientist. Here for climate science, health policy, politics, gardening.
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We don't allow players to place bets on their own games but we're allowing national security advisers to place bets on literal wars.
Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice
As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchai...
www.bloomberg.com
March 1, 2026 at 3:11 AM
We don't allow players to place bets on their own games but we're allowing national security advisers to place bets on literal wars.
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This is all true but it is also true that Epstein was moving $ billions into and out of accounts, and trying to influence world events in ways that suggested he was working on someone's behalf. He was not just a very sleazy sex addict.
February 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
This is all true but it is also true that Epstein was moving $ billions into and out of accounts, and trying to influence world events in ways that suggested he was working on someone's behalf. He was not just a very sleazy sex addict.
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1. Overturn Citizen's United.
2. Tax billionaires so much they stop being billionaires.
3. Pay for every social service and safety net the billionaires and their lackeys in government have always prevented us from paying for.
4. Weath and health beyond measure for everybody.
2. Tax billionaires so much they stop being billionaires.
3. Pay for every social service and safety net the billionaires and their lackeys in government have always prevented us from paying for.
4. Weath and health beyond measure for everybody.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 AM
1. Overturn Citizen's United.
2. Tax billionaires so much they stop being billionaires.
3. Pay for every social service and safety net the billionaires and their lackeys in government have always prevented us from paying for.
4. Weath and health beyond measure for everybody.
2. Tax billionaires so much they stop being billionaires.
3. Pay for every social service and safety net the billionaires and their lackeys in government have always prevented us from paying for.
4. Weath and health beyond measure for everybody.
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And folks, I am not asking for tips on how to survive without Amazon.
Yes, of course it is possible, if you are committed and have the time to shop around.
I am criticizing the STRATEGY here.
In large part because when boycott calls become background noise, people stop listening.
Yes, of course it is possible, if you are committed and have the time to shop around.
I am criticizing the STRATEGY here.
In large part because when boycott calls become background noise, people stop listening.
November 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
And folks, I am not asking for tips on how to survive without Amazon.
Yes, of course it is possible, if you are committed and have the time to shop around.
I am criticizing the STRATEGY here.
In large part because when boycott calls become background noise, people stop listening.
Yes, of course it is possible, if you are committed and have the time to shop around.
I am criticizing the STRATEGY here.
In large part because when boycott calls become background noise, people stop listening.
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Also. If you don't have a plan for a boycott to appreciably impact the retailer (as seems to be the case here), just don't do it.
Boycotts are a big ask-- you're asking people to disrupt their consumption habits-- not something to do Just Because.
Boycotts are a big ask-- you're asking people to disrupt their consumption habits-- not something to do Just Because.
November 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Also. If you don't have a plan for a boycott to appreciably impact the retailer (as seems to be the case here), just don't do it.
Boycotts are a big ask-- you're asking people to disrupt their consumption habits-- not something to do Just Because.
Boycotts are a big ask-- you're asking people to disrupt their consumption habits-- not something to do Just Because.