git [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoTraders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.ziphackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-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 · 2 months agomessage-square12linkfedilinkcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.ziphackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareSorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months 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-up12·2 months 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-up14·2 months agoWhich one, fraud or gambling? Though I suppose it isn’t really gambling if the outcome is known
minus-squaremarxisthayaca [he/him,they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agothe president does fraud while his subordinates put in gambling bets.
minus-squarechgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoA bit of column a, a bit of column b
minus-squarelimer@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoI’m a firm believer in trickle down fraud.
minus-squareFlakesBongler [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoNothing more USAan than a grift
minus-squareHohsia [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months 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-up4·2 months agoLiberals, to this day, still genuinely don’t understand how any of this could be happening
minus-squareLe_Wokisme [they/them, undecided]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoi hope the iranians are getting a cut of the gambling
minus-squarecasskaydee [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoI mean it’s not exactly like that started with Trump. How long has the Pelosi index been a thing?
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
the president does fraud while his subordinates put in gambling bets.
A bit of column a, a bit of column b
I’m a firm believer in trickle down fraud.
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
I mean it’s not exactly like that started with Trump. How long has the Pelosi index been a thing?