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White House Warns Staff Not to Place Bets on Prediction Markets Amid Iran War
- bookofjoe 7mo agohttps://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/white-house-warns-staff-not-to-place-bets-on-prediction-markets-amid-iran-war-3780668f?st=3jQeEP&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/white-house-warns-staff-...
- GolfPopper 7mo agoOh no. How awful. Now they'll have to limit themselves to big military-industrial buys right before launching wars[1], getting billions from the nations they're negotiating with[2], and trading on inside information.[3] 1. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-defense-secretary-hegseths-broker-looked-buy-defense-fund-before-iran-attack-2026-03-30/ https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-defense-secretar... 2. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/04/jared-kushner-middle-east-peace-deal https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/04/jared-... 3. https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/trump-iran-oil-insider-trading https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/trump-iran-oil-insider-trad...
- quantified 7mo agoOnly the leaders get to place the bets, not the minions. Seriously, this is pro forma, not serious. Serious would take the form of investigation and prosecution. "We're not thieves, see?"