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#4They paid the fighters using the Trump "scam" crypto coin (as folks call it) and the Trumps were apparently looking to bet on the fights using inside info on Polymarket et al according to some Twitter posts.
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#5> Let's play this silly articles game if we are actually going to do this then.
> Was The Weather Channel lying?
> https://x.com/i/status/2066159583085940897
> I'm not sure how you'd check.
> Have they ever done this before for a outdoor sports event like a marathon?
> Obviously you have less mosquitoes in a storm... So they were being assholes.
I don't know why you were downvoted (maybe for being off topic), but while the weather channel wasn't lying, they ended up being incorrect. I along with many others thought it was silly to hold the event outside, but weather-wise it went off without a hitch.
It is true though, the fighters were paid bonuses from some Trump crypto fund which raised eyebrows. Also there is an unverified and disputed story of Eric Trump asking UFC announcer Daniel Cormier for inside info on the fight card, presumably to make bets.
I actually watch UFC but I am not thrilled about its close ties to the executive branch. It feels very "bread & circus" like.
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#6The Eric Trump insider-trading solicitation story is its own weird rabbit hole:
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/daniel-cormier-eric-trump-...
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#7> Let's play this silly articles game if we are actually going to do this then. > Was The Weather Channel lying? > https://x.com/i/status/2066159583085940897 > I'm not sure how you'd check. > Have they ever done this before for a outdoor sports event like a marathon? > Obviously you have less mosquitoes in a storm... So they were being assholes. I don't know why you were downvoted (maybe for being off topic), but whi…
> I don't know why you were downvoted
aaron695's comment wasn't downvoted, you can tell by looking at the tags on their post. [dead], just [dead], means it's the result of moderator action. He's shadowbanned and has been for years. [flagged][dead] is the result of user moderation. Just downvoting won't result in [dead] comments.
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#8bit low effort for this place ain't it?
I mean, if we're going to make a negative statement about the event then we can do so without speculation.
The idea of hosting a UFC fight at the White House is promoting the concept of violence at the top tier of politics. Mad Max echoes aside; democratic politics is a diplomatic practice and is the very antithesis of using violence to solve problems. This reflects some of the troubling aspects of this current administration, how dismissive they are of the democratic institutions of the nation and further undermines the suggestion made by the administration that "the US is a Christian country". Not convinced the UFC judges give any points for turning the other cheek in a fight.
Not that anyone sane ever really believed that the US is Christian. It's clear that it's primarily motivated by the stock market and thus worships Mammon first and Jesus 2nd, if at all. Smth smth foreign aid, universal healthcare, etc?
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#9> Let's play this silly articles game if we are actually going to do this then. > Was The Weather Channel lying? > https://x.com/i/status/2066159583085940897 > I'm not sure how you'd check. > Have they ever done this before for a outdoor sports event like a marathon? > Obviously you have less mosquitoes in a storm... So they were being assholes. I don't know why you were downvoted (maybe for being off topic), but whi…
> I don't know why you were downvoted aaron695's comment wasn't downvoted, you can tell by looking at the tags on their post. [dead], just [dead], means it's the result of moderator action. He's shadowbanned and has been for years. [flagged][dead] is the result of user moderation. Just downvoting won't result in [dead] comments.
Good to know, thanks!
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#10A few years ago, a facsimile of Imperial Rome staging munera at the Colosseum on the White House lawn would have been unimaginable.
The attendees seemed like they enjoyed it and there were impressive athletic performances. Panem et circenses.