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surfered

(12,838 posts) Sun Mar 1, 2026, 03:48 PM Sunday

Someone made $515,000 in one day on Polymarket betting on the Iran strikes

Last edited Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:08 PM - Edit history (1)

The first trade was placed 72 minutes before the news broke.

It’s worth noting Donald Trump, Jr is on Polymarket’s Advisory Board

https://digbysblog.net/2026/03/01/corruption-in-plain-sight/

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Someone made $515,000 in one day on Polymarket betting on the Iran strikes (Original Post) surfered Sunday OP

You got no proof Donald Trump, Jr utilized insider trading Brother Buzz Sunday #1

I sincerely hope this is sarcasm, but I can't tell for sure. ShazzieB Sunday #2

Um, I'm guessing Bob Boudelang, American Patriot, was banned from DU before your times Brother Buzz Sunday #3

Way before my time. ShazzieB Sunday #5

Back in the day, Bob Boudelang's rebuttals were hilarious. Brother Buzz Sunday #6

Image from Digby Polymarket capture erronis Sunday #4

It's possible someone was just monitoring Pete Hegseth's Signsl account surfered Sunday #7

Brother Buzz

(39,821 posts)

1. You got no proof Donald Trump, Jr utilized insider trading

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:00 PM

Sunday

SO STOP SAYING THAT!

ShazzieB

(22,467 posts)

2. I sincerely hope this is sarcasm, but I can't tell for sure.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:03 PM

Sunday

Brother Buzz

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3. Um, I'm guessing Bob Boudelang, American Patriot, was banned from DU before your times

Reply to ShazzieB (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:09 PM

Sunday

https://www.democraticunderground.com/bob/

ShazzieB

(22,467 posts)

5. Way before my time.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:18 PM

Sunday

From the dates in that post, it's been at least 20 years, so probably before a lot of people's time.

Brother Buzz

(39,821 posts)

6. Back in the day, Bob Boudelang's rebuttals were hilarious.

Reply to ShazzieB (Reply #5)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:40 PM

Sunday

Unfortunately the author, DUer something? Birch couldn’t stop locking horns in the gun dungeon, and after repeated warnings, got tossed.

Students of social criticism and political satire really miss his regular DU installments.

erronis

(23,451 posts)

4. Image from Digby Polymarket capture

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Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:14 PM

Sunday

surfered

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7. It's possible someone was just monitoring Pete Hegseth's Signsl account

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:11 PM

Sunday

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