Episode 158 - Polymarket as Weaponized Unreality w/Karl Folk
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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/
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/
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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