git [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 12 days agoTraders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up190cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.mlglobalnews@lemmy.ziphackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seusnews@beehaw.orgusa@midwest.social
arrow-up190external-linkTraders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?www.theguardian.comgit [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.mlglobalnews@lemmy.ziphackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seusnews@beehaw.orgusa@midwest.social
minus-squareSorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63·12 days agoIt kicks ass how much of an open secret it is that the Trump admin and insiders are doing war insider trading and yet nothing happens and no one goes to jail.
minus-squarechgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·12 days agoWhat do you want them to do? Pull out one of the few remaining legs holding up the US economy?
minus-squareSacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·12 days agoWhich one, fraud or gambling? Though I suppose it isn’t really gambling if the outcome is known
minus-squarelimer@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·12 days agoI’m a firm believer in trickle down fraud.
minus-squaremarxisthayaca [he/him,they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·12 days agothe president does fraud while his subordinates put in gambling bets.
minus-squarechgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·12 days agoA bit of column a, a bit of column b
minus-squarecasskaydee [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·12 days agoI mean it’s not exactly like that started with Trump. How long has the Pelosi index been a thing?
minus-squareFlakesBongler [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·12 days agoNothing more USAan than a grift
minus-squareHohsia [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·12 days agoThe more you think about it, the more it makes complete sense that he’s president lmao Truly wild how some people are still shocked
minus-squareAF_R [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·12 days agoLiberals, to this day, still genuinely don’t understand how any of this could be happening
minus-squareLe_Wokisme [they/them, undecided]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·12 days agoi hope the iranians are getting a cut of the gambling
It kicks ass how much of an open secret it is that the Trump admin and insiders are doing war insider trading and yet nothing happens and no one goes to jail.
What do you want them to do? Pull out one of the few remaining legs holding up the US economy?
Which one, fraud or gambling?
Though I suppose it isn’t really gambling if the outcome is known
I’m a firm believer in trickle down fraud.
the president does fraud while his subordinates put in gambling bets.
A bit of column a, a bit of column b
I mean it’s not exactly like that started with Trump. How long has the Pelosi index been a thing?
Nothing more USAan than a grift
The more you think about it, the more it makes complete sense that he’s president lmao
Truly wild how some people are still shocked
Liberals, to this day, still genuinely don’t understand how any of this could be happening
i hope the iranians are getting a cut of the gambling