US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400k on Maduro raid

Post by nandomrumber » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC

wraptile wrote: post #184

looksjjhg wrote: post #177

That’s hilarious … so he’s arrested and put on trial and all the senate and congress are doing the exact same and free? lol

At this point insider trading issue has run away so hard I don't see how it can be tamed without revolutionary frameworks. If we look at crypto then I'm not sure we want to live in a world where insider trading is normalized either so we ought to start working on these new frameworks as soon as possible but nobody seems to care.

Post by yieldcrv » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC

XorNot wrote: post #181

yieldcrv wrote: post #146

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Everyone knows how the parties are different Its valid to be more annoyed by the ways that they’re the same your cause is not my cause, its better for the viability of your preferred party if you remember that

Its valid to say a lot of things. But it doesn't escape you from having to own those choices. You are what you'll accept, and you looked at the choices given and said "I'm okay with either one". Because the consequences of whatever mutual dissatisfaction you had still means one of them gained power and implemented their agenda anyway. And you were okay with that. You don't get to not make a decision and then pretend…

Post by JumpCrisscross » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC

singingtoday wrote: post #98

XorNot wrote: post #93

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Ah enlightened centrism rears its head again. Remember folks: at all points both sides are exactly the same /s.

If you guilt me into voting, I'll probably vote for somebody you don't like. Isn't it better that I don't vote?

Post by burningChrome » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC

bostik wrote: post #180

enoint wrote: post #130

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Yeah the DoJ proclaims, “Our Office will continue to hold accountable those who misuse confidential or classified information in a way that undermines and exploits our national security.” But isn’t wire fraud harder to prove than leaking classified facts?

Unless the prosecution can prove that the trades meaningfully moved the market prices, it's probably going to be really hard to use the term "leaking". I can't shake the feeling that there may be political reasons to not even attempt that angle. What legal precedent would it set if a judge actually ruled on that and the prosecution won ? Which entities within the government would be financially inconvenienced?

Post by rapidaneurism » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC

selcuka wrote: post #199

jcgrillo wrote: post #161

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Yes, it seems in this case an adversary who was paying attention could have learned something very, very valuable.

Yes. Especially if the casino (or "prediction market") has access to the identities of players via id verification, fingerprinting, or other means.