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Re:US and Israel carrying out strikes against Iran by the_gastropod on Saturday February 28, 2026 @09:00AM (#47195481)
Yea! Suggesting the guy who refuses to acknowledge he lost the 2020 election, caused a whole to do on January 6th over it, has printed up TRUMP 2026 hats in the White House, and constantly “jokes” about being owed a 3rd term might not be too interested in following the rules is totally unhinged and a “strong claim”. And the only way to prove you’re serious about this opinion is to gamble on it!
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Re:US and Israel carrying out strikes against Iran by tome on Saturday February 28, 2026 @04:04PM (#47200211)
> And the only way to prove you’re serious about this opinion is to gamble on it!

If it's a strong claim it's not much of a gamble, is it? Talk is cheap.

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Re:US and Israel carrying out strikes against Iran by the_gastropod on Saturday February 28, 2026 @10:20PM (#47203327)
I miss the days when having a financial stake in something was considered a conflict of interest, and not a weakly held belief. Your whole transactional nihilism schtick here is extremely gross. People can have genuine beliefs, and share those without being motivated by pumping their own bags.
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Re:US and Israel carrying out strikes against Iran by tome on Sunday March 01, 2026 @06:25AM (#47205753)
Showing that one's claim is not hollow can be achieved in a variety of ways. A prediction market was just a suggestion of one possibility. I'm open to other ways that bojan can show that their claim isn't just empty venting.
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Re:US and Israel carrying out strikes against Iran by the_gastropod on Sunday March 01, 2026 @12:31PM (#47208743)
DO YOU THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD AGREE? CARE TO MAKE IT INTERESTING? WHY DON'T YOU PUT IT UP ON POLYMARKET, BRO? OTHERWISE, YOUR WORDS ARE EMPTY VENTING.

(See how dumb this is?)

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Re:US and Israel carrying out strikes against Iran by tome on Monday March 02, 2026 @08:01AM (#47217447)
Yeah, that's pretty dumb. It's also not what I said. The original comment is a vague insinuation

> Those who know their history also know that the current American administration is of a kind that usually ascends following the rules, but then never voluntarily leaves power.

and not really becoming of a top level Hacker News post. I requested a clarification from bojan and they did not respond to the request. We're all welcome to make our own interpretation of that.

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