Episode 158 - Polymarket as Weaponized Unreality w/Karl Folk

Sociologist Karl Folk and I talk about the home stretch of the 2024 election, and the increasingly desperate measures MAGA and the Silicon Valley oligarchs are taking to convince you they're ahead.

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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:

How Russian disinformation is reaching the U.S. ahead of the 2024 election

https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/russian-disinformation-2024-election-storm-1516/index.html

Russian disinformation peddlers are targeting Harris-Walz campaign with fake videos, Microsoft says

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/russian-disinformation-peddlers-are-targeting-harris-walz-campaign-fak-rcna171476

Leaked chats reveal right-wing militia's coordinated efforts to watch AZ ballot boxes

https://azmirror.com/2024/10/17/leaked-chats-reveal-right-wing-militias-coordinated-efforts-to-watch-az-ballot-boxes/

Pro-Trump dark money network tied to Elon Musk behind fake pro-Harris campaign scheme • OpenSecrets

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/10/pro-trump-dark-money-network-tied-to-elon-musk-behind-fake-pro-harris-campaign-scheme/

Peter Thiel Invests In Polymarket Political Betting Platform—But The Future Of Gambling On Elections Remains Unclear

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2024/05/14/peter-thiel-invests-in-polymarket-political-betting-platform-but-the-future-of-gambling-on-elections-remains-unclear/

A handful of pro-Trump bettors have dumped more than $25 million into Polymarket, swaying election odds in his favor

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/presidential-election-odds-pro-trump-bettors-polymarket-political-polls-harris/

Polymarket whale raises Trump odds, sparking manipulation concerns

https://cointelegraph.com/news/polymarket-whale-trump-odds-manipulation

What We Know About the Mystery Trader Betting Big on a Trump Win - Newsweek

https://www.newsweek.com/who-polymarket-mystery-trader-fredi9999-1969646

University of Florida - Election Lab Early Vote Tracker

https://election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/

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