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[-] Elysia@hexbear.net 51 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Murphy warned that allowing these wagers to go on could create incentives for people in the Situation Room to think about how they could profit from military decisions instead of focusing on national security.

Can't incentivize winning the big upset "no US war crimes for a day" bet

[-] spudnik@hexbear.net 21 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

anakin-padme-4 So that means they'll be removing all the other bets that offer a perverse incentive for our leaders to abuse their positions of power for their own gain?

[-] TrustedFeline@hexbear.net 32 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

[America's hardest working gamblers being mugged by woke executives]

kelly Polytically incorrect

[-] Meltyheartlove@hexbear.net 34 points 5 days ago

Betting on the collpase of capitalism

[-] iByteABit@hexbear.net 15 points 5 days ago

Betting on USSR 2 Electric Boogaloo with Cyborg Stalin

[-] Lowleekun@hexbear.net 4 points 5 days ago

I would bet against it, so i have money to lessen my sorrow when Cyborg Stalin does not happen.

[-] christian@hexbear.net 7 points 5 days ago

What do you plan to do with your winnings?

[-] Meltyheartlove@hexbear.net 2 points 5 days ago

Increase shareholder value ๐Ÿ˜ค

[-] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 1 points 5 days ago

Gold plated Fallout power suit to flex on the poors as I'm walking around the irradiated hellscape that used to be my house

[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 18 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

What about betting on a percentage of people living in fallout shelters in the near future? Unrelatedly.

[-] Tabitha@hexbear.net 17 points 5 days ago
[-] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 18 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Reminds me of this scene in Bowling for Columbine where the brother of Oklahoma City bombing accomplice Terry Nichols reluctantly concedes that there should be some limits to the right to bear arms.

... He cocked a .44 mag and put it to his temple right in front of Moore right before this.

[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[-] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago

The market self regulating ๐Ÿ˜Œ

[-] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 12 points 5 days ago

Good, now for housing and business

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 4 points 5 days ago

Among a whole host of other things, gambling has really gotten out of control

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