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News & Current Events Apr 5, 2026 at 6:56 PM

Polymarket apologizes for allowing wagers on fate of U.S. pilots downed in Iran

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Polymarket apologizes for allowing wagers on fate of U.S. pilots downed in Iran
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Polymarket apologizes for allowing wagers on fate of U.S. pilots downed in Iran
"This is DISGUSTING," Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts wrote of the now deleted market.
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Rbtmd78 Apr 5, 2026 +2689
Pretending they actually have standards
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a-weird-username Apr 5, 2026 +609
…but letting friends/family members of this administration bet on events with insider knowledge is cool with them.
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inosinateVR Apr 5, 2026 +189
The thought that people responsible for rescue operations (in general) could potentially bet (or have friends or family bet for them) on whether or not they’ll succeed is deeply disturbing
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a-weird-username Apr 5, 2026 +106
90% of what Trump says is deeply disturbing. He will eventually be gone, but his actions have permanently lowered the bar of what’s acceptable behavior for a sitting president and desensitized us going forward.
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ExistentialMeowMeow Apr 5, 2026 +31
it doesn't have to be permanent. ethical standards can be strengthened - it's a community thing and very doable. USA got there and can return there. start (or continue) in your own circles and that then flows outwards.
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Ok-Wing-1545 Apr 6, 2026 +7
Funny how Americans always think their country was better X years ago. Exactly what era do you consider USA was of good moral standard?
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underpants-gnome Apr 6, 2026 +4
As soon as trump was reelected, I understood that the US is going to be a pariah state for the rest of my life. We cannot be trusted to behave rationally. If we are able to turn things around internally (which seems like far from a certainty), maybe my kids will be able to travel outside the US without being viewed as international villains in a few decades.
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Rookie_Day Apr 5, 2026 +54
Don Jr is on the advisory board and his PE firm owns a big chunk of Polymarket. In the old days this would have been news for weeks and he would have had to step down. These days, it just another way for the presidents family to steal that is barely mentioned by the media.
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jrhooo Apr 5, 2026 +14
So is the palantier guy and a senior senior doge guy
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beergut666 Apr 6, 2026 +4
*angry maga noises* - HUNTER BRANDON'S LAPTOP!!!!!!!
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Visual_Fly_9638 Apr 5, 2026 +11
I can't remember if it's them or the other betting website founder that argued openly that insider trading is a good thing because it helps make the prediction markets more accurate.
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Sharkbait_ooohaha Apr 6, 2026 +3
They did and it does. Insider trading is allowed on prediction markets.
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NDSU Apr 6, 2026 +2
They have somewhat reversed that stance since then. Insider trading is still rampant, but they have started cracking down on it publicly Prediction markets are small enough still that I'm not as concerned about the insider trading. The very concerning insider trading is happening in the oil and stock markets Just a two weeks ago billions of dollars was being moved minutes before a Trump tweet significantly shifted the market. [It was so much money you can see an obvious spike in volume, despite being some of the highest volume markets in the world](https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/business/580m-oil-trades-made-minutes-before-trumps-key-iran-announcement-draw-scrutiny/) Blatantly obvious insider trading happening publicly, and within a couple weeks we're no longer hearing anything about it Quick note: The article I cited doesn't even mention the stock trades, which were even larger. Hence the article citing a lower number than me
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relevant__comment Apr 5, 2026 +15
Seriously. If they really cared that much they wouldn’t have allowed it In the first place. They’re sorry they got caught. Nothing more, nothing less.
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WalterPecky Apr 5, 2026 +7
I honestly am starting to entertain the idea that we are in hell. What else do you call this? Like I know I ain't no saint, but what I witness on a world stage.. regularly... I think we may all be just living in hell  It would make this all so much easier 
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Wheres_my_wank_sock Apr 5, 2026 +1717
Creating an entire new generation of degenerate gamblers.
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NuPNua Apr 5, 2026 +833
It amazes me that the US went from not even having legal gambling in most states to this in like a decade.
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No-Midnight-2187 Apr 5, 2026 +282
I’m so glad the Draft Kings ads pretty much died off completely for me in the NorthEast. As a non gambler, it was starting to drive me crazy seeing an ad every 3rd streaming commercial
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pacowek Apr 5, 2026 +186
I don't see draftkings anymore, but now I'm constantly seeing Kalshi...
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ProfessorPetrus Apr 5, 2026 +59
Did you say Kalshi? I'm here to talk about my new partnership...
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Bizonistic Apr 5, 2026 +14
I am seeing both commercials in TX like every 10 mins. Really ruin the mood
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runrudyrun Apr 5, 2026 +63
Lucky you. Every other ad I get when watching hockey is for either Kalshi or fanduel.
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RedPandaExplorer Apr 5, 2026 +32
Yeah, I don't watch pro sports anymore. Like at all. Gambling ruined them.
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No-Midnight-2187 Apr 5, 2026 +11
That sucks but to be fair, you’re watching a sport that people bet on so I understand the prevalence. I was over here watching Drunk History on Pluto TV seeing them way too much
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RandyTheFool Apr 5, 2026 +19
Because they don’t have to anymore. They advertise during major sporting events, and then they create game apps for children to indoctrinate them to their gambling addictions as adults.
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nemofbaby2014 Apr 5, 2026 +13
It’s not football season rn lol it’ll ramp up when the season starts
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Faux-Foe Apr 6, 2026 +8
Consider yourself lucky. They have been going all in on Missouri since they legalized sports gambling in the state. Cannot go 15 minutes without seeing Kevin Hart or John Hamm pushing gambling.
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UCLA_FB_SUCKS Apr 6, 2026 +6
There isn’t a product Kevin Hart won’t w**** himself out to sell
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drebinf Apr 5, 2026 +3
> Draft Kings ads pretty much died off completely for me in the NorthEast I'd wager ^ha! that the cause is that new state(s) were recently opened up, like Missouri.
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blackfocal Apr 6, 2026 +3
This is my personal hell right now in Arkansas. All I see on my social media ads are draft kings but that’s because they bought the horse racing track down in hot springs.
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Jezuesblanco Apr 5, 2026 +3
Don’t need to advertise much when you have a captive audience
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MillionToOneShotDoc Apr 5, 2026 +50
The Trump administration is now suing states that try to tax or regulate prediction markets. Not like there’s any conflict of interest with Donald Jr. being on the board of Polymarket.
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ZAlternates Apr 5, 2026 +27
It’s blatant corruption and everyone with the ability to do anything about it is paid off, in on it, compromised, or otherwise subdued. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/polymarket-authorized-for-u-s-return-days-after-donald-trump-jr-joins-as-advisor-c3c8b348
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POWBOOMBANG Apr 5, 2026 +73
I feel like we, the public, were kind of bamboozled. Prior to legalized gambling the thought was that people are still gambling illegally. By not legalizing gambling all that was being accomplished was that gambling winnings were untaxed. Legalizing it would allow the states to get some extra income. This sounded reasonable. I don't want the state imposing morales on the people. Adults should be able to decide if they gambled or not. I dont think anyone really anticipated how smart phones and live gambling were going to be so predatory. It got out of hand seemingly overnight. I dont think we can walk it back now and we dont really understand how damaging it has been
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Xszit Apr 5, 2026 +70
Some companies are banned from advertising to the general public. Like you don't see Joe Camel pushing cigarettes on kids anymore because that's been banned. Why can't that apply to other companies? Does anyone actually go to their doctor and say "i saw a commercial for pills, I have no idea what they do but I really liked the sound of the mile long list of side effects"? Maybe we can ban alcohol and gambling ads too? People who want these products know they exist, people who don't want them don't need to be bombarded by ads for them.
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POWBOOMBANG Apr 5, 2026 +25
I know when mobile gambling was legalized here in Louisiana companies were giving you a free $100 to sign up for the app. You didn't even need to make a bet. You could withdraw it. That's wild. And it worked
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djfudgebar Apr 5, 2026 +19
>Does anyone actually go to their doctor and say "i saw a commercial for pills, I have no idea what they do but I really liked the sound of the mile long list of side effects"? Yes. Literally. Amd it wasn't too long ago that they weren't allowed to advertise either.
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jrhooo Apr 5, 2026 +13
The amount of dudes I’ve heard talking getting their “T levels checked” and you can hear in their voice how hard they are rooting for a low score, so they can talk the doc into giving them a ~~TRT perscription~~ *permission slip to sorta kinda do a steroid cycle, they think*
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lacegem Apr 6, 2026 +9
Just refer to those services as gender-affirming care. They always freak out over it, it's great.
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Xszit Apr 5, 2026 +4
I just feel like they would assume I'm some kind of drug addict if I walk in asking for specific medications. I thought the doctor's job was to check you out and then they tell you what you need.
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lacegem Apr 6, 2026 +7
You get treated like a drug addict if you walk into an ER with a torn-off arm and say you're in pain, because being in pain is seen as drug-seeking behavior. But if you want V*****, all you need to do is ask.
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Background_Sail9797 Apr 5, 2026 +8
ps those rampant pharmaceutical ads only exist in america. in countries with free or subsidized healthcare they are few and far between - and usually only when tuning into a US media.
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ArtooFeva Apr 5, 2026 +15
You can always walk it back. It’s just that the pushback would be severe. We need government and a public willing to tell those people to go f*** themselves and deal, but unfortunately most are not willing to do so.
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ZAlternates Apr 5, 2026 +11
You’re right the public was tricked but at the same time, people were warning us that the groups lobbying for legalized gambling were owners of gambling organizations too. They’ve been dying to leverage our smart phones, just like mobile games.
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POWBOOMBANG Apr 5, 2026 +4
I think you are right.  We were definitely misled, but there were tons of people clamoring that this was a slippery slope
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algebramclain Apr 6, 2026 +4
Not online gambling related, but I just remember the political fight over casinos in Detroit with the pro-gambling ads promising that businesses would flower around the c***** buildings and become entertainment districts benefitting everyone. And after legalization, the first billboard I saw was for the MGM Grand promising "Lighted, connected parking."
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coconutpiecrust Apr 5, 2026 +19
>This sounded reasonable. I don't want the state imposing morales on the people. Adults should be able to decide if they gambled or not. You should take it to its logical conclusion that there should be no laws governing anything, then. Drive wherever, live wherever, do whatever.  Gambling is exactly one of the things that should be heavily regulated. There is zero benefit. 
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jrhooo Apr 5, 2026 +9
Thats not a logical conclusion though. Vice laws, administrative laws, and public safety laws are not the same category.
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3d_extra Apr 5, 2026 +6
We regulate drugs, cigarettes and even booze. Gambling is addictive and used to be treated as such. But money in politics has made the greater good a secondary thought. Heck, with the current president the greater good has become a tool that can be leveraged for insider trading.
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POWBOOMBANG Apr 5, 2026 +3
Well, to be fair gambling is regulated. Maybe our access to it could and should be more regulated but it's not *exactly* the wild west.
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Visual_Fly_9638 Apr 5, 2026 +4
No offense but the supreme Court opened the floodgates back in 2018. We knew exactly what was going to happen based on looking at social media and the like 14th generation of iPhones. Claiming that we were ignorant of the environment we were setting that loose in is not a very convincing argument.
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TurboFucked Apr 6, 2026 +2
> I dont think anyone really anticipated how smart phones and live gambling were going to be so predatory. We banned gambling for a good reason. It's always been predatory and destructive to society. We just have a problem where we forget the lessons of the past for one reason or another. So it was entirely predictable this happened. The existence of smart phones was the driving force behind investors spending so much to get these laws overturned. Smart phones really open up the potential addressable market.
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sump_daddy Apr 5, 2026 +20
It amazes ME how the US went from a pretty well functioning democracy to a full on autocratic kleptostate in a decade, but yeah the gambling thing is bad too i guess
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ZAlternates Apr 5, 2026 +14
It’s all tied together. Example: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/polymarket-authorized-for-u-s-return-days-after-donald-trump-jr-joins-as-advisor-c3c8b348
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inosinateVR Apr 5, 2026 +10
I’m so glad that if I’m ever trapped in a cave or some shit and it becomes big news, there will potentially be a lot of people financially invested in the rescue attempts to save me failing. I don’t find that worrying at all. Thanks for that Polymarket
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Guardianpigeon Apr 5, 2026 +5
I'm not going to say it will be a defining issue for me next election, but if some candidate says they will f*** these gambling orgs out of existance they'll certainly win a lot of points from me. So sick of seeing gambling shit everywhere.
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OldEcho Apr 5, 2026 +6
Loot boxes was the beginning. This shit is worse than gambling, where at least the house ostensibly can't cheat. Polymarket is just a way for insiders to steal money from morons, an old fashioned con.
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dumbass_sempervirens Apr 5, 2026 +5
Right? It's crazy. I never got into to gambling because I didn't like sports. And it was illegal so I don't know bookies. Now you can gamble on what a drone strike hits on your phone. What the hell?
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ZAlternates Apr 5, 2026 +4
A good reminder to update my PiHole (dns blocking) to include gambling specifically. I don’t need my data purposely going to them too.
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Affectionate_Neat868 Apr 5, 2026 +7
A lot can follow that same trend of “it’s amazing how the US went from X to Y in a decade”. 10 years of Trumpism and MAGA with COVID smack dab in the middle has caused collective psychosis and brainrot, degradation of decency, truth, the disintegration of may social norms and democratic institutions.
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fiero-fire Apr 5, 2026 +3
"But but but prediction markets aren't gambling"
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trollsong Apr 5, 2026 +11
The fact that it is advertised like stocks, "gimme 10 shares of trump invades canada" Its madness
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Swordf1sh_ Apr 5, 2026 +4
Content creator, gambling, o******* - symptoms of a decaying economic system (decaying, or perhaps being intentionally dismantled)
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freedfg Apr 5, 2026 +5
The US used to actually be like....a good place. Shocking I know. But people needed to make it "Great again" and here we are.
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Visual_Fly_9638 Apr 5, 2026 +2
Thank the SCOUTS for that once again. Federalist society ethics on display. 
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KikiWestcliffe Apr 5, 2026 +2
The head of the Republican Party and President of the U.S. is a violent serial rapist who is known for multiple bankruptcies, defrauding contractors, and stealing money from children cancer charities. Our morals and integrity, as a nation, have changed. LOL
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nWhm99 Apr 5, 2026 +31
You can thank Chris Christie for that.
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raziel686 Apr 5, 2026 +39
He definitely got the ball rolling, but it wasn't just him. Comically he's now traveling around lobbying to get the prediction markets regulated like traditional gambling (which, yeah it's insane it isn't), but prediction markets shouldn't be legal at all since it's _impossible_ to control insider trading on them.
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Hardass_McBadCop Apr 5, 2026 +11
I saw a suggestion that, since geofencing was so accurate now, to give establishments licenses for online sports betting & prediction markets. Then people can still engage with it if they want, but you've got to actually go someplace like you've got to go to a c*****.
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MrArtless Apr 5, 2026 +8
it’s impossible to control insider trading on any market. Prediction markets just make it obvious
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Shermantank10 Apr 5, 2026 +6
It is really insane. Some lobbyists really did a good job.
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artofthenunchaku Apr 5, 2026 +9
As upcoming generations consume less alcohol and illicit drugs, I fully expect gambling to be the next major addiction epidemic.
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DoublePostedBroski Apr 5, 2026 +15
It reminds me of a Black Mirror episode
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supercali45 Apr 5, 2026 +9
It’s already here … wallstreetbets, puts and calls all day long
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Malaix Apr 5, 2026 +2
Gamblers really are degenerate and they should go into rehab programs. Self destructive animals really.
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guntycankles Apr 5, 2026 +3
I call them Gamblors!
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Inignot12 Apr 5, 2026 +294
The existence of these markets is an affront to every satirist of the last 100 years, I cant believe as a society we've gotten to this point.
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DootyMcCool2000 Apr 6, 2026 +25
Just a matter of time until someone does something heinous in the name of one winning a bet
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Inignot12 Apr 6, 2026 +18
It's the only logical conclusion, like it WILL happen.
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Gonad-Brained-Gimp Apr 6, 2026 +12
already happened... [Polymarket gamblers threaten Israeli journalist over missile strike story - Emanuel Fabian says his routine report became focus of wager with $23m at stake on online prediction platform](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/18/polymarket-gamblers-threaten-israeli-journalist-missile-strike-wager)
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cosmiccoffee9 Apr 6, 2026 +2
honestly gave up satire and switched to music, MAYBE IF I SCREAM IT IN YOUR FACE
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Capital_Historian685 Apr 5, 2026 +307
Yeah, right. Apologized all the way to the bank.
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RoarOfTheWorlds Apr 5, 2026 +63
We’re so sorry for making money off of tragedy and we could’ve stopped it at any time but like chill or whatever gaymo
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Tyrrox Apr 5, 2026 +336
They still allow numerous other war bets, which provides an opportunity for enemy forces to also places bets which then further fund war efforts.
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Andy_LaVolpe Apr 5, 2026 +161
Its not okay to bet on the life one American but its okay to bet on the life of countless Iranians
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Brave-Battle-2615 Apr 5, 2026 +65
Sure the hypocrisy is bad, but that’s not what they’re saying. They’re saying a hypothetical Iran proxy “Jews suck” can place a bet on an Israeli base being hit. Then they can attack said base with drones, collect their winnings, and buy more shit to repeat the process.
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JustLookingForMayhem Apr 5, 2026 +28
They take the bets, but they try really hard to not pay out. A lot of accounts get flagged as "insider trading." Whether or not they are actually insider trading is up for debate.
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adirtysocialist- Apr 6, 2026 +2
But...they support insider trading as a company. In fact, they have publicly stated as such numerous times that insider trading is not only ok but valued and needed. So what you're saying doesn't make much sense IMO. Unless I'm missing something
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Hour_Welcome_987 Apr 5, 2026 +2
Loop hollleeeee
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S_A_R_K Apr 5, 2026 +2
Infinite war glitch
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LegallyAFlamingo Apr 5, 2026 +27
They also had no problem allowing this bet until enough people called them out on it.
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Electric_jungle Apr 5, 2026 +17
There's no way they can be a gambling market for world events and not allow war bets. Which is why why whole thing is a mistake in the first place. I mean we're literally going to end up with a bad actor funding their own terrorism thru betting markets.
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HuntedWolf Apr 5, 2026 +7
Are you saying people are match-fixing wars now?
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ZeroPad Apr 5, 2026 +2
Lol. The geopolitical markets are way too small to allow one to fund a war with them. Sure, individuals can make big money illicitly, but wars are another level.
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DarthHiccups Apr 5, 2026 +156
Polymarket should be illegal. Or at the bare minimum, regulated. Which won't happen under this administration.
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venom21685 Apr 5, 2026 +70
In my state someone a few weeks ago was arrested for running illegal p**** tables and a couple video p**** machines. Arrested and facing felony charges. Yet this shit just goes by unchallenged.
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erenjaeger99 Apr 5, 2026 +14
Would be wild if there was a polymarket for the outcome of their trial
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r3dditr0x Apr 5, 2026 +27
Imagine all the perverse incentives these markets create. Tbh, if the Dems retake Congress and investigate all the insider trading/speculation/profit-seeking that's going on in the Trump administration, I hope it fuels calls to scrutinize these markets. And I bet these clowns aren't being very careful - it's not like Don Jr. and Eric are particularly bright - so the law-breaking will be right there, in plain sight. (assuming the Dems don't act like suckers with the whole, "we look forward, not back" bs!)
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ReadWriteHexecute Apr 5, 2026 +9
you don’t think they’re already in on it. I don’t trust any of these f****** vultures.
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Dr100percent Apr 5, 2026 +2
I imagine Trump will blanket pardon half the country if he survives till Election Day.
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DamNamesTaken11 Apr 5, 2026 +6
Don Jr. is an advisor/investor to them, they’ll never be shutdown with this administration.
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smack54az Apr 5, 2026 +122
Polymarket needs to be shut down, period, end of story.
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woops_wrong_thread Apr 5, 2026 +35
It’s hilarious to me how things have changed. Online gambling was essentially banned in 2006 in the U.S.
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pre_pun Apr 5, 2026 +63
Don Jr. is financially connected and an advisor to Polymarket and Kalshi .. and of course the Trump admin has filed as a friend of the court to help the two not be banned in states trying to ban them. If you remove the bribe grease from actual payments to information options to extract value from… you have Polymarket’s real use case. It's no coincidence events in Venezuela and Iran have had massive timely bets ( just hours to minutes before ) based on information you could only get from the top.
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3shotsofwhatever Apr 5, 2026 +16
And the Trump's are in the process of creating their own market. There are no laws stating that congress must report on their transactions like they do with stocks. Between these markets and crypto there is a vast opening for corruption.
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Room_Temp_Coffee Apr 5, 2026 +10
And conservatives will stop at nothing to prevent investigations into this corruption and fraud after he's gone. Completely ignoring the hypocrisy of investigating the Bidens for so long to uncover d*** pics
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Dickies138 Apr 5, 2026 +5
The world gets more dystopian by the day
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DamNamesTaken11 Apr 5, 2026 +24
You mean a company that has [Don Jr. as an advisor](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/polymarket-receives-strategic-investment-from-1789-capital-and-welcomes-donald-trump-jr-to-advisory-board-302538997.html) is unethical? I’m shocked! Shocked! ^Well ^not ^that ^shocked.
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steve_ample Apr 5, 2026 +17
We regret the bad PR this has caused us. We will be more discriminating in which degenerate wagers - sorry, prediction markets - we will allow in the future.
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nWhm99 Apr 5, 2026 +38
I mean being ghoulish is what they do, so I don’t see why they feel the need to apologize.
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Skyler827 Apr 5, 2026 +9
It's not even really an apology it's just "this did not meet our standards, we removed it, we are investigating how it got up" with no accountability.
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Mageborn23 Apr 5, 2026 +8
No it doesn’t, they don’t give a f***
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CondescendingShitbag Apr 5, 2026 +8
*"We apologize for enabling the very thing that makes us profitable. Being complete pieces of shit."*
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darknekolux Apr 5, 2026 +7
*Now taking bets on whether the pedophile will drop a nuke*
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elliotbonsall Apr 5, 2026 +7
No they are not. They aren't sorry. They are " sorry" people got upset
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MisterxRager Apr 5, 2026 +7
I don’t understand how this is legal.
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sharingan10 Apr 5, 2026 +12
How is this fundamentally worse than allowing people to bet on alien declarations, or military strikes? I fail to see why it suddenly becomes beyond the pale when its individual deaths and not things like ethnic cleansing war and famine?
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gbsparks Apr 5, 2026 +6
Sorry, until the next time, then, sorry again.
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ciaDisinfo Apr 5, 2026 +7
we’re months away from “prediction market mafia killed military personnel to manipulate markets” being a real headline
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Felon_musk1939 Apr 5, 2026 +6
But how will Barron Trump make money?
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Malibu_Most_Wanted Apr 6, 2026 +6
The owners of this platform need to be locked up. These types of people only cause harm to society.
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Malaix Apr 5, 2026 +5
Why they allow betting on literally everything else. They bet on trump policies that impact millions of people. Why is the rest of society’s fate clear for the books but one American invader’s fate isn’t?
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VeryNoisyLizard Apr 5, 2026 +6
right, but betting on a nuclear war in 2026 is completely fine
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thepianoman456 Apr 6, 2026 +6
F*** Polymarket and every single similar betting site. It’s a cancer to society, and a vehicle for corruption and insider trading on real life events. It should all be illegal.
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Millkstake Apr 5, 2026 +4
Right, I'm sure they're sorry
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Semour9 Apr 5, 2026 +4
How much longer until someone reveals polymarket is super illegal and being exploited by rich criminals
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Prestigious-Lab5154 Apr 5, 2026 +5
please get me off the late stage capitalism bullshit
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OlderThanMyParents Apr 5, 2026 +5
"We're sorry we got caught."
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Primary-Weakness-457 Apr 5, 2026 +14
Donald T's fuckup of a son has interest in polymarket, so it's more about saving face. Hey, hey, what about "praise be to allah" in our presidents EASTER speech??   I hate what this country is becoming.  Mocking a faith (although I doubt he understands what "mocking" entails), to make your son more money.  Your son doesn't love you,  no one loves you.  Have a Blessed Easter everyone! We're all on this planet together,  sink or swim. Extend a hand whenever you can.    
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tyderian Apr 5, 2026 +3
> Donald T's fuckup of a son You'll have to be more specific
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PigFarmer1 Apr 5, 2026 +3
When you're betting with these guys you *might* have a gambling problem...
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frank_datank_ Apr 5, 2026 +3
Apologizing all the way to the bank.
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ibraw Apr 5, 2026 +3
But they're cool with the deaths of children and brown people.
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OneEquivalent5236 Apr 5, 2026 +3
Do they allow wagering on when Krasnov is going to croak?
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Spicy_pewpew_memes Apr 5, 2026 +3
50 bucks says they knew exactly what they were doing
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ItsDokk Apr 5, 2026 +3
As long as this shit is legal, people should be allowed to bet on whatever they want. The morality of it isn’t the problem, this is straight up gambling that’s skirting law while sites like PokerStars require you to have a VPN just to be able to play with fake money. It makes no sense.
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N3CR0T1C_V3N0M Apr 5, 2026 +4
As a fellow p**** player, I shake my head at this every time I log on. Baffling that, in a nation of “Why shouldn’t we gamble on everything?,” that p**** is somehow still the line. Fuckin. Crazy. Side note: I also think it’s insane the p**** sites themselves haven’t just said screw it and opened the flood gates again. It’s GOT to be frustrating to watch other sites rake in the cash while they’re still attempting to play nice.
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ItsDokk Apr 5, 2026 +2
I don’t know why they haven’t done it either. They should move HQ to some ungovernable shithole and do whatever they want.
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whawkins4 Apr 5, 2026 +3
Polymarket should be banned again.
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Finallyawake451 Apr 6, 2026 +3
This company will get so big that your family will be able to bet on uncle Vinny dying in a year or 6 months and who will get his money once they make a deal with facebook.
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Wet_FriedChicken Apr 6, 2026 +3
Polymarket and Kalshi need to be nuked into oblivion.
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Sammsim Apr 6, 2026 +3
I wish they'd apologize for existing
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SoloWingPixy88 Apr 5, 2026 +5
I can gamble on a war but not 2 pilots?
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SqigglyPoP Apr 5, 2026 +7
America deserves this.
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havestronaut Apr 5, 2026 +6
They should apologize for existing
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Sea_Director_4439 Apr 5, 2026 +2
Apologies are not enough. I want my $300 back FFS.
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Musketeer00 Apr 5, 2026 +2
Polymarket should be outlawed, this shit is societal poison.
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roadsidefoto Apr 5, 2026 +2
You know, every time I think this timeline can't get any worse, there's always some m*********** going, "Hold my meth pipe."
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mdhunter99 Apr 5, 2026 +2
No they f****** don’t. If there’s money to be made they’d allow it.
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Omega_art Apr 5, 2026 +2
They are sorry they got caught.
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Available_Leather_10 Apr 5, 2026 +2
Will they apologize when they have wagers on the date of death of YKW?
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EasternCandle Apr 5, 2026 +2
"We're sorry we made so much f****** money. Leave us alone so we can do it again in a different way."
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OMGDonutz Apr 5, 2026 +2
Shut em the f*** down.
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whiskeyriver0987 Apr 5, 2026 +2
So... can't bet on the death/survival of one particular downed pilot who signed up knowing deployments were a possibility, but can bet on the start of a war that will kill many thousands of civilians, on the low end.
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RunninWild17 Apr 5, 2026 +2
Apologize by deleting the app, and shuttering the business.
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Sliouges Apr 5, 2026 +2
"It should not have been posted, and we are investigating how this slipped through our internal safeguards." I bet their safeguards are a 2-nd year stem college intern working for on-the-job experience, and applying for other jobs while keeping an eye on 10 monitors on the wall.
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Alarmed-Extension289 Apr 5, 2026 +2
Naw Bro....time to shut this garbage down now.
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tdclark23 Apr 5, 2026 +2
People addicted to the vice of gambling have a moral compass that points one way that is related to money and not lives.
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KopOut Apr 5, 2026 +2
Why would it not be a legitimate thing to bet on? It should honestly not be allowed for them to NOT take this action. Honestly, f*** them. Either it’s “trade on anything” or it’s not.
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LocationUpstairs771 Apr 5, 2026 +2
I was planning on betting that they were war criminals.
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quaybles Apr 6, 2026 +2
Is that the one Don Jr. is getting paid from?
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_Nightbreaker_ Apr 6, 2026 +2
apologizes="we dont give a f***"
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Popular_War8405 Apr 6, 2026 +2
Crypto laundering wasnt paying enough so they let trump do this scheme
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lvshlew Apr 6, 2026 +2
They don’t give a shit
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feverlast Apr 6, 2026 +2
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Polymarket’s eventual IPO is going to drastically improve this company by giving it a god damn conscience.
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rlaw1234qq Apr 6, 2026 +2
Gambling businesses are all just parasites - up there with tobacco
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jcouball Apr 6, 2026 +2
Soulless bastards. But what do you expect for a gambling establishment?
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Nkosi868 Apr 6, 2026 +2
Every week they apologise for the same thing. I don’t believe that these apologies are genuine.
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Wonderful_Sector_657 Apr 6, 2026 +2
F*** Polymarket for so many reasons. I look forward to the day this is federally illegal again. It’s such a corrupt industry.
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desirox Apr 6, 2026 +2
Gambling is out of control
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thehermit14 Apr 6, 2026 +2
Disgusting. I'm from UK. It goes beyond yuck.
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Cubanitto Apr 6, 2026 +2
It's funny how you apologize for something you should have never allowed in the beginning. Greed is a funny bedfellow. 🤣
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V3gasMan Apr 6, 2026 +2
This and Kalshi need to be banned.
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lordpanda Apr 6, 2026 +2
Trump admin is making their bonuses on Polymarket with insider info, don't expect anything to changer anytime soon
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strugglz Apr 6, 2026 +2
Polymarket and Kalshi both have used a pedantic difference to be legalized and unregulated gambling.
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Nein_Inch_Males Apr 6, 2026 +2
We're sorry that we allowed someone to make this bet on our platform. It's incredibly insensitive to make us look bad while we swim piles of cash we made because of it....
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DramaticDirection292 Apr 5, 2026 +3
Funny how all this corrupt degenerate society seemed to coincide with the start of trumps first term and seems to have gotten exponentially worse since the start of his second term. Almost like there’s a correlation
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Hot_Pilot_3293 Apr 5, 2026 +2
Take a guess at the CEO’s ethnicity…
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KoldPurchase Apr 5, 2026 +1
Lately, it seems the headline are all *"Polymarket apologizes for allowing wagers on \[insert controversial subject\]"*
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ExpiredExasperation Apr 5, 2026 +1
"We're sorry some of you find this objectionable."
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soggit Apr 5, 2026 +1
We’re sorry https://youtube.com/shorts/g2Sppn4dZVs?si=8giAIQs2pcf7fRHb
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outerproduct Apr 5, 2026 +1
[We're sorry.](https://youtu.be/Y83vUJDiW7Y?si=HkRMtU7ne4mkpfGu)
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Firefox72 Apr 5, 2026 +1
They are sorry you were offended.
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UDonKnowMee81 Apr 5, 2026 +1
What they did was make an effective, voluntary polling platform.
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Neno_6969 Apr 5, 2026 +1
Everything to this point was good until this? huh, okay.
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Portland- Apr 5, 2026 +1
You remember that scene from South Park where the cable company apologizes? Yeah, that.
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suprmario Apr 5, 2026 +1
"Sorry people finally drew a line (for now)."
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Straight_Cheesin Apr 5, 2026 +1
I literally had an ad for Polymarket above this article 😂
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