Why the fuck are we betting on a country being invaded and a person being kidnapped anyway? Some people are sick

There is a market/betting website for this stuff... what the actual fuck? Just another day another step further in dystopia

It's insane how easy it is for people in positions of power to game this shit. Unbelievable

https://archive.ph/20260103213028/https://www.axios.com/2026/01/03/maduro-capture-bets-trade-prediction-markets

Comments here missing the obvious: Thousands of military personnel were involved in this action. Closer you get to seeing boots on the move, more obvious the mission.

Never served, but I'd guess military scuttlebutt is tighter than gossip in a megacorp, yet, thousands involved.

Say you're working the carrier flight line, you know what's launching, who's boarding what aircraft and the sorts of work those boys do.

"Huh. Boss talking shit, close in on Caracas, fighters launched with bombs, more with air defense measures, all headed south. Ain't that a thing? And here come two teams of badasses outfitted for night work packing handcuffs*, riding them blacked-out Black Hawks, even left room for passengers! Wonder what's going on tonight? Cover me? Gotta hit the head. <furious typing to move funds and login to Polymarket>"

Obviously pulling that out my ass, but you get the idea.

* My kinda gig!

I thought the purpose of the markets is to financially motivate leaks of information early...

Gambling should just be illegal again 🙄

This is why Trump didn't notify Congress ahead of time, he didn't want them insider betting with that information

That's a bold bet if Maduro escaped capture. But the fact that this bet got media attention after Maduro was captured means this is more like a brag.

It's over for humanity, I swear

As if it isn't scummy enough already.

I thought that's the purpose of prediction markets, financial motivation to leak info...

Unsurprisingly.

A new account too