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Don’t understand poly market’s existence at all, and definitely don’t understand a partnership with sub stack. Weirdest timeline continues..

Furthermore, prediction markets let rich people pay a small overhead to bid up things that they want to seem "popular". They also let folks with insider information (such as politicians & CEOs) monetize that information in a way that's less regulated & more plausibly deniable than the stock market.

Couldn't this also apply to polling? Campaigns release favorably-weighted internals all the time, and it's not the end of democracy.

thast what terf media does about trans people in the uk btw

1789 founded by Omeed Malik & Chris Buskirk. Closely aligned with Trump & Vance. 1789 backs right-wing media, gun-rights, anti-DEI, etc. Links 💰 + pro-Trump political networks. Buskirk co-founded Rockbridge Network w Vance to mobilize MAGA voters & elite donors, & DC's Executive Branch club.

Shit! Shit! Shit!

Ewwwwwwwwww! Ewwwwwww! Can the last of the interesting people please bail out now?

Shameless plug: I'm building a Substack alternative at usecommune.com. The more people we're there, the more the network effects will start kicking in.

What do you recommend we do to protect ourselves?

Presenting betting data as evidence makes guesses and predictions seem like “facts” and quietly shapes how people judge what matters and determine what’s true.

#bluesky needs to start up an alternative “BlueStack” and keep them out.

Onion predicted this theonion.com/the-future-w...

Sadly too many good people will continue to stay on Substack, despite all this, as it is their revenue stream.

www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

This is the end. It will be interesting to see how many people whose opinions I seek out remain at sub. They will be roasted and rightly so.