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An aside: The current incarnation of Nate Silver is a subsidiary of Peter Thiel, Inc. Which helps explain some of Silver’s really weird modelling, "probability" results, and narrative.

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michaelflutist's avatar

I didn't know that. Wow, that's really terrible!

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ArcticStones's avatar

Check out Polymarkets.

Damn right, it’s terrible. And as you may recall, Peter Thiel was the billionaire who bankrolled JD Vance’s successful senate campaign. Thiel must have been ecstatic when Trump chose him as his VP.

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