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surfered

(13,444 posts) Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:48 PM Mar 1

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

Last edited Sun Mar 1, 2026, 06:08 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 Mar 1 OP

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

I sincerely hope this is sarcasm, but I can't tell for sure. ShazzieB Mar 1 #2

Um, I'm guessing Bob Boudelang, American Patriot, was banned from DU before your times Brother Buzz Mar 1 #3

Way before my time. ShazzieB Mar 1 #5

Back in the day, Bob Boudelang's rebuttals were hilarious. Brother Buzz Mar 1 #6

Image from Digby Polymarket capture erronis Mar 1 #4

It's possible someone was just monitoring Pete Hegseth's Signsl account surfered Mar 1 #7

Brother Buzz

(39,890 posts)

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

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:00 PM

Mar 1

SO STOP SAYING THAT!

ShazzieB

(22,578 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, 05:03 PM

Mar 1

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, 05:09 PM

Mar 1

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

ShazzieB

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5. Way before my time.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:18 PM

Mar 1

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

Brother Buzz

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

Reply to ShazzieB (Reply #5)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:40 PM

Mar 1

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

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4. Image from Digby Polymarket capture

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Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:14 PM

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surfered

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

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Sun Mar 1, 2026, 06:11 PM

Mar 1

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