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Traders placed over $1 billion in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war.
On the night of 27 February, the day before the US and Israel would carry out strikes on Iran, an unusual influx of about 150 accounts on Polymarket placed bets that the US would strike Iran the next day.
A New York Times analysis found the bets totaled $855,000, with 16 accounts pocketing more than $100,000 each.
Soon after, a single anonymous Polymarket user, under an account named “Magamyman”, made o…

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? — Guardian US
Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

Sources: Meta cuts its annual distribution of stock options by ~5% for most of its staff, equating to tens of thousands of employees, after a ~10% cut in 2025 (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/071d5503-b3dc-46bc-bc55-28f92dbdd42a

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? (Lauren Aratani/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-war-bets-ethics-concerns
http://www.memeorandum.com/260418/p46#a260418p46

"Fleet of ‘Flying Ferries’ Will Provide Zero-Emission, Silent EV Boats for Travelers Along Norway’s Busy Coast"
#Norway #Boats

Fleet of ‘Flying Ferries’ Will Provide Zero-Emission, Silent EV Boats for Commuters and Tourists Along Norway’s Coast
Tourists and commuters along Norway’s coast will soon travel aboard “flying” electric ferries—quietly whizzing above the water from Candela.

curtis sliwa has a new substack where he talks abt how listening to the chainsmokers healed his soul from the stress of campaigning against mamdani and cuomo, and ofc brings up the one cab story again for the millionth time
https://curtissliwa.substack.com/p/the-beats-tha…

What happens to cigarette butts after 10 years in the environment #environment

What happens to cigarette butts after 10 years in the environment
Cigarette butts are the most common form of litter worldwide. Trillions are discarded every year in cities, parks, beaches, along railway tracks and roadside environments. Despite their small size, these remnants of smoked cigarettes represent a persistent form of pollution because their filters are made primarily of cellulose acetate—a plastic polymer derived from natural cellulose and highly resistant to environmental degradation and produced as tightly packed microscopic fibers.

John Spytek’s Raiders Board won’t budge to the mock draft hype https://raiderramble.com/2026/04/19/john-spyteks-raiders-board-wont-budge-to-the-mock-draft-hype/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Bodega:
🎵 Gyrate
#Bodega
https://bodegabk.bandcamp.com/track/gyrate
https://open.spotify.com/track/45hYD82Gdhd4zOFjsNlzEf

A man accused of using thousands of bot accounts to stream AI songs, making millions in royalties, pleads guilty in US district court to wire fraud conspiracy (Murray Stassen/Music Business Worldwide)
https://www.

Streaming fraud man who pocketed $8m using hundreds of thousands of AI songs streamed billions of times by
Smith is scheduled to be sentenced on July 29…

John Cornyn warns of a GOP 'massacre' in Texas if Ken Paxton beats him in their Senate primary (Bridget Bowman/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/john-cornyn-warns-gop-massacre-texas-ken-paxton-beats-senate-primary-rcna259440
http://www.memeorandum.com/260218/p103#a260218p103