Anti-Corruption Data Collective (ACDC), a nonprofit research group, released an analysis last week that said more than 150 “wallets” on Polymarket, the prediction website, may have placed bets with inside information on the U.S. military’s next move, according to Reuters.
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FAILURE TO SELL THE WAR: POLL SHOWS IRAN WAR REMAINS DEEPLY UNPOPULAR AMONG AMERICANS
A newly released survey found that just 31 percent of American voters say they support the U.S. war against Iran, which is the lowest level since the war started and a decline of 6 percent since March.
ICE WANTS OUR EMAILS
When a government agency comes to an internet service provider demanding information about Americans because of what they have said on social media, the provider should discard the demand, close the door or hang up the phone.
U.S. CARRIERS IMPACTED BY DESTRUCTION OF BAHRAIN BASE DURING IRAN WAR: REPORT
The U.S. has had a hard time replenishing aircraft carriers in the Middle East region after Iran managed to knock out a U.S. base in Bahrain during an early drone attack and the U.S. has been forced to use Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean 2,000 miles away, as a hub to provide food for sailors, The New York Times reported.
BESSENT WARNS: U.S. WILL IMPLEMENT ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON IRAN THAT HAS ‘NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE’
Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury secretary, said in an interview last week that Washington plans to use economic tactics on Iran that will force the country to relent and agree to the Trump administration’s terms to end the war.
MORE TRUMP LIES: PRESIDENT SAYS U.S. WILL MAINTAIN ‘TOTAL CONTROL’ OVER STRAIT OF HORMUZ
President Donald Trump said last week that the U.S. has “total control over the Strait of Hormuz” as negotiations with the Iranians hit a roadblock, prompting Tehran to essentially close the vital waterway.
AMERICANS ARE LOSING FAITH IN THE SUPREME COURT: POLL
A newly released poll found that just 33 percent of Americans approve of the job the Supreme Court justices have been doing, with the largest drop coming from Republican voters
BAD NEWS FOR REPUBLICANS: NEW POLL SAYS AMERICANS BELIEVE DEMOCRATS WOULD DO BETTER WITH THE ECONOMY
A newly released Ipsos/Reuters poll found that 33 percent of respondents said they believe Democrats would do a better job with the economy than Republicans, which is problematic for the GOP as the November midterm elections loom.
U.S. CONCESSIONS TO IRAN FALLOUT… OIL HIGHER. INFLATION RISK HIGHER. TREASURY YIELDS HIGHER
Let's cut right into this. The financial consequences and failure to capture a victory for the US in this war with Iran are just beginning to migrate from geopolitics… directly into markets.
BIGS OWN EVERYTHING: FCC VOTES TO REMOVE LIMITS ON BROADCAST TV OWNERSHIP, WHICH MEANS MORE CONSOLIDATION
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted last week to remove any limits on the size of the broadcast airwaves a company can own after Brendan Carr, the head of the commission, called the old policy “outdated.”









