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White House speedruns insider trading, market degenerates seethe

A screenshot showing a prediction market betting on the duration of a White House press briefing, with commentary suggesting the White House deliberately ended the briefing early to manipulate the market. The image includes a trading chart showing the odds spike and crash, alongside a video timestamp of the actual briefing. The post critiques this as a darkly absurd example of late-stage capitalism.
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What stage of capitalism is it when the White House is rigging betting markets on how long its press briefings denying war crimes will last
Today's White House Press Briefing had a 98% chance of running over 65 minutes - until Karoline Leavitt abruptly ended it with seconds to spare.
Traders on the NO side made 50x in seconds.
How long will Karoline Leavitt speak for at the WH Press Briefing?
65 or above
Yes 98¢ last traded
No
Trade Yes Trade No Graph
TEXT "TRUTH" TO 45470 FOR UPDATES FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
THE WHITE HOUSE