Online gambling is the scourge of our society. We’re feeding the ghouls in the regime making money off war and other things. Hell yeah shut it down. Stupidest decision ever to make it legal.
(Regarding the 'Trump is Armageddon Harbinger and Usherer-in-Chief of King Jesus's new reign on Earth' story.)
[Meanwhile, up in Heaven, Jesus is getting ready.....]
JC: You guys need to saddle up over there. We're on a tight schedule here and I am not having you mess this up for me! Where the fuck is my flaming sword of Justice? Anyone seen that thing?
Angel Michael: It was right here a few days ago boss.
Angel Gabriel: Some gal named Pam Bondino or something like that was nosing around and asking questions about it just the day before yesterday. Maybe she took it?
JC: And you let her do that? Why do I even bother to pay you guys?!?!
Angel Raphael: Sorry boss, we thought you still wanted them to have free will and all that so we didn't see the harm in.......
JC: FUCK! She's probably got that sword of justice covered up somewhere and it will take forever to find it! This is going to mess up the timing of everything!
[enter Satan]
Satan: Hey JC! How they hanging? Whatcha up to? Looks like you and your crew are getting ready for something. Care to share?
JC: You did this I'll bet! You sent one of your minions to mess up my big entrance!
Satan: I have no idea what you are talking about. ME? Mess with you and your legions of angels? That's crazy talk.
JC: You are the father of all lies Satan! I'm in a bad mood right now so DO. NOT. FUCK. WITH. ME!
Satan: OK! OK! Calm down already! I admit I fibbed a bit there just now. Yeah I sent her. But I did not know you were going to use it so soon. I promise I would not have done such a thing if I had known that you were about to do the whole Armageddon thing right now.
JC: FUCK you Satan. Tell me where the sword is at. Right now. I command you!
Satan: It's buried under the coffin of Charlie Kirk.
JC: Michael! Round up a posse and go fetch the sword of Justice down in Arizona.
Satan: Better take some earth moving equipment Mike. There's a bunch of stuff also under the coffin on top of the sword.
JC: Like what?
Satan: Just a bunch of file boxes filled with Trump-Epstein files.
JC: On second thought we don't have enough time to retrieve the sword. Someone fetch the Halberd of Cromulence for me and let's get this show on the road!
A day or two before the U.S. started striking Iran, the State Department ordered non-essential personnel in the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem to leave the country immediately, and the Times reported it. You didn’t need inside information to know war was about to start.
Insider Trading, or betting like this, only makes the insiders tons of money if there are enough people on the "outside" betting the opposite line. Unless the "house" is in on it for money laundering purposes...
Assuming that is not the case, the insiders are shooting the golden goose in the head, because consistently and blatantly taking the rubes money eventually convinces the rubes to stop playing.
Online gambling is the scourge of our society. We’re feeding the ghouls in the regime making money off war and other things. Hell yeah shut it down. Stupidest decision ever to make it legal.
With AI, war will be so much easier. It can run the prediction markets and fire the missiles.
So, when are all the Republican children going to join the military?
Worst Black Mirror episode ever. 0/14.7, too realistic.
Isn't Don Junior some sort of conspirator / profiteer / bribemonger with that awful Polymarket grift operation?
insider trading but for the mad off track bets that are the foundation of the modern insurance agency
(Regarding the 'Trump is Armageddon Harbinger and Usherer-in-Chief of King Jesus's new reign on Earth' story.)
[Meanwhile, up in Heaven, Jesus is getting ready.....]
JC: You guys need to saddle up over there. We're on a tight schedule here and I am not having you mess this up for me! Where the fuck is my flaming sword of Justice? Anyone seen that thing?
Angel Michael: It was right here a few days ago boss.
Angel Gabriel: Some gal named Pam Bondino or something like that was nosing around and asking questions about it just the day before yesterday. Maybe she took it?
JC: And you let her do that? Why do I even bother to pay you guys?!?!
Angel Raphael: Sorry boss, we thought you still wanted them to have free will and all that so we didn't see the harm in.......
JC: FUCK! She's probably got that sword of justice covered up somewhere and it will take forever to find it! This is going to mess up the timing of everything!
[enter Satan]
Satan: Hey JC! How they hanging? Whatcha up to? Looks like you and your crew are getting ready for something. Care to share?
JC: You did this I'll bet! You sent one of your minions to mess up my big entrance!
Satan: I have no idea what you are talking about. ME? Mess with you and your legions of angels? That's crazy talk.
JC: You are the father of all lies Satan! I'm in a bad mood right now so DO. NOT. FUCK. WITH. ME!
Satan: OK! OK! Calm down already! I admit I fibbed a bit there just now. Yeah I sent her. But I did not know you were going to use it so soon. I promise I would not have done such a thing if I had known that you were about to do the whole Armageddon thing right now.
JC: FUCK you Satan. Tell me where the sword is at. Right now. I command you!
Satan: It's buried under the coffin of Charlie Kirk.
JC: Michael! Round up a posse and go fetch the sword of Justice down in Arizona.
Satan: Better take some earth moving equipment Mike. There's a bunch of stuff also under the coffin on top of the sword.
JC: Like what?
Satan: Just a bunch of file boxes filled with Trump-Epstein files.
JC: On second thought we don't have enough time to retrieve the sword. Someone fetch the Halberd of Cromulence for me and let's get this show on the road!
A day or two before the U.S. started striking Iran, the State Department ordered non-essential personnel in the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem to leave the country immediately, and the Times reported it. You didn’t need inside information to know war was about to start.
Just as there were people in Gilded Age 1.0 who made money from misery, so are there the same kinds of people in our modern Gilded Age 2.0.
Who had 'marsupials' for this mornings tabs gif?
The odds weren’t great.
OK, non-gambler here--who in the fuck puts up the money to pay off these bets?
too gobsmacked to comment further.
The other people betting. You don’t bet against the house, in order to win someone else loses. The house takes their cut then pays the balance.
ah, thank you. i knew it had to be a simple answer because i just wasn't coming up with it. :)
My money is on Anthropic. The most ethical of the AI corporations.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/pentagon's-anthropic-designation-won't-survive-first-contact-with-legal-system
Trump told the BBC actually he "forced Israel's hand" on Iran. That's not good. Can we sack Bibi over it?
Trump is demented and barely has control of what comes out of his mouth.
Fog of war and dilution of responsibility are part of the base model package with Maladministration 2.0.
Yeah, Trump is the rube.
while Rubio is claiming the exact opposite. Clearly they're giving themselves a way out if things go bad.
Have they never heard of the concept of staying on message?
That's the right-wing media's job.
Noem grilling looks interesting. Sen Whitehouse doing well
Insider Trading, or betting like this, only makes the insiders tons of money if there are enough people on the "outside" betting the opposite line. Unless the "house" is in on it for money laundering purposes...
Assuming that is not the case, the insiders are shooting the golden goose in the head, because consistently and blatantly taking the rubes money eventually convinces the rubes to stop playing.
"feeling lucky today" is how Vegas is successful even when people know they will generally lose.
Have you met our rubes?
You raise an excellent point. People be dumb.
Our rubes are not learning. See also : a sucker born every minute.
Sorry, that's Our rubes IS not learning. FIFY.
BLUMENTHAL: Is the agent who shot Ms Martinez sill on the job?
NOEM: Our officers conduct operations every day-
B: Is he still on the job carrying a gun?
N: I dunno
B: Would you agree he shouldn't be?
N: I'll get back to you
B: I think Americans would find it absolutely terrifying if he is
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mg66ypdzoq2v
Oh my fucking god.
Did Dogkiller have a burn book for Blumenthal too?
Gestapo Barbie is TOO BUSY with hair, boning, makeup, botox, tv commercials, and grift to remember all that.
The life of a Republican public intellectual.