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[-] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 106 points 1 month ago

can't wait to see who wins the "first sitting governor to be arrested by the Trump admin" bet on polymarket.

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 51 points 1 month ago

polymarket

That thing so much needs to be extremely fucking illegal.

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Burning it to the ground would be OK if outlawing it takes too long.

[-] Reyali@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago

Fucking really? There’s a bet for that? I’m both shocked and sadly not surprised at all. Everything I hear about Polymarket betting is so appalling.

[-] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 month ago

I did not bother to check if it actually exists, I actually don't know if they would allow that specific bet. But, they are ghouls that profit off the exploitation of the powerless so I'm sure they're working on it.

[-] Reyali@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Ok fair enough. I’m choosing blissful* ignorance on this one.

*For a given value of “blissful,” given the shitshow of everything going on.

I find my little joys in my little jokes. I don't know how much it helps, but I do enjoy it.

[-] Ooops@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

I couldn't find one. The closest thing would be the running bet on when Tim Walz is being arrested and charged.

[-] cattywampas@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Fucking do it, I hope they arrest Pritzker. It'll put him straight to the top of the '28 Dem candidates.

[-] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 month ago

Ew, please don't simp for billionaires

[-] cattywampas@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Our great Khan has done wonders for our state finances while constantly passing legislation that benefits the working class, preserves our rights, and protects marginalized communities. All while pushing back against Trump and laying groundwork for Democrats to prosecute this administration in 2029.

He will be the last billionaire we eat.

[-] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago

I'm down with eating him last, but as long as he is one of them, I'm not voting for him. There is no such thing as an ethical billionaire

[-] cattywampas@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Ok then enjoy president JD Vance or Marco Rubio I guess.

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Good thing Pritzker's not the only possible choice.

[-] Soulg@ani.social 4 points 1 month ago

He inherited it. Does that not change things?

Actual legitimate question. I'm not a fan of billionaires but it seems different between just being born into the family vs actually doing the exploiting yourself, add to that he seems to be at least teetering on the edge of being a class traitor.

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Regardless of the possibility that Pritzker's a good 'un who somehow slipped through the net, we should still have a policy that causes existing billionaire to not be billionaires anymore, and to prevent the emergence of new billionaires.

If that were to happen, Pritzker would still be a good 'un (if he really is) but inequality would have been reduced a little.

If we don't snip off that long tail, democracy won't have a chance to recover.

[-] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

In my opinion, it does not. He could choose to spend every penny he has on making life better for folks until he's as poor as the rest of us. Instead he chooses to get richer.

[-] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah. Mackenzie Bezos inherited her fat stacks and she's been dropping like a stone on the wealth rankings. Inherent in the state of being a billionaire is having more money than you could ever need and not using it to help others.

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Money-hoarders.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 0 points 1 month ago

Why not?

Should we exclusively simp for candidates who don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell because they’re ideologically pure?

[-] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

Nope, you should support candidates that actually care about your best interests.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world -1 points 1 month ago

So you’d vote Pritzker on a Vance/Pritzker race?

[-] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I have to. But I don't believe it will do anything. The United States is Balkanizing, and will cease to be a functional anything within the decade. Voting or not.

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

I don't know what that is and I choose to remain ignorant

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