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Polymarket Gamblers Go to War Over Whether Zelenskyy Wore a Suit
Polymarket, an online betting marketplace that bills itself as the future of news, can’t decide whether or not Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelenskyy wore a suit during a recent appearance in Europe. The gambling site is set to make a final judgement about the question in a few hours and more than $160 million in crypto is riding on it.
Polymarket is a gambling website where users predict the outcome of binary events. It gained prominence in the runup to the 2024 election, signed an exclusivity deal with X in June, and sees itself not just as an online betting parlor, but as an arbiter of truth. Its founder, Shayne Coplan, thinks that the future of media belongs to a website made for degenerate gamblers to make silly bets. playlist.megaphone.fm?p=TBIEA2… And yet this arbiter of truth had trouble figuring out if Zelenskyy wore a suit at the end of June during a NATO summit. The bet, started on May 22, is simple: “Will Zelenskyy wear a suit before July?” The answer, it turns out, is pretty hard. When Zelenskyy showed up at a NATO summit wearing a tailored jacket and a button up shirt, a stark contrast to his more casual military style garb, a community-run Polymarket account posted, “President Zelenskyy in a suit last night.”
But people who bet “no” cried foul, complaining that he wasn’t actually wearing a suit on social media and in Polymarket hosted chat rooms. Zelenskyy’s “suit” was an all black get-up with no tie and four cargo-style pockets, some pointed out. The jacket was suit shaped, but it didn’t quite fit everyone’s definition of formal dress. And, perhaps most telling on the side of “not an actual suit,” he was wearing tennis shoes.
According to the “rules” underneath the bet, the market would resolve as a “yes” if the Ukrainian president is photographed or videotaped wearing a suit. “The resolution will be the consensus of credible reporting.”
All the credible reporting around the scene described Zelenskyy’s outfit as a suit. He’s known for wearing military style outfits so the sudden formal outfit generated a lot of headlines. Reuters said the outfit was “suit-style,” a Fox News pundit joked that Trump won’t recognize Zelenskyy because he’s wearing a suit, and the NY Post said that he ditched a “T-shirt for a suit.” There were many more media outlets that noted the fashion upgrade.
At first, the betting market agreed with them. It resolved the bet as a “yes,” but the site’s “no” holders flagged the issue for a disputed resolution. Polymarket kicked the question to a third party, which considered the issue and changed the outcome to a “no.”
Some disputes on Polymarket, like this one, are resolved through a blockchain based third party system called UMA. In this system, the question of how to resolve a disputed market gets thrown to people who hold UMA tokens and who are, in theory, impartial. Holding a UMA token buys you a voice in the debate, which plays out in Discord servers and can be watched by the public.
On social media and in Discord, people are accusing UMA token holders of placing side bets on the suit question and attempting to manipulate the market so one side wins. The Discord conversation is full of people claiming UMA has failed and that Polymarket’s administrators are manipulating it directly.
“At the time of this clarification, 09:33am ET July 01, a consensus of credible reporting has not confirmed that Zelenskyy has worn a suit,” Polymarket administrators wrote below the bet. It did not elaborate on what amounted to a “consensus of credible reporting” and it didn’t return 404 Media’s request for a comment on the issue.
Unhappy “yes” betters disputed this resolution and it’s still in review at the time of publication. According to a timer on the bet, Polymarket will issue a final answer to the question by the end of the day.
So. Is it a suit or isn’t it? According to menswear expert and prolific fashion poster Derek Guy, it’s both. “If I were writing an article about Zelenskyy's dress, I would call it a suit because it's the shortest, easiest way to describe his outfit without getting into the history of men's tailoring. But I would also recognize this is not what most people recognize as a suit,” Guy said in a thread about the controversy on X.
The suit, then, is in the eye of the beholder. The problem is that people have bet more than $160 million on the outcome of the question.
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Centaurs are a half-man, half-horse hybrid with a very long history in mythology. In medieval mythology, they represented the sin of hypocrisy as their front was human but their rear was animal. Image from an English Herbal dating to c1000-1025. #medievalmanuscripts #medievalart #centaur #centaurs
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President Donald Trump said the US would impose 25% blanket tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea, effectively imposing “Liberation Day” rates on two major trading partners.
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#Mondog #MonochromeMonday It was hot, up to 94f/34c although humidity was 40%. When clouds covered the sun briefly, we had some yard time. #Monochrome certainly masks the real heat. Have a good week, everyone.
The Vietnamese newspaper Nhân Dân recently reported that an exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary career in China has been jointly organised by the Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History of China and the Ho Chi Minh Museum of Viet Na…
Milazzo in piazza per la Palestina: una mobilitazione ampia e trasversale pressenza.com/it/2025/07/milaz… Sabato 5 luglio, Milazzo ha visto una significativa partecipazione alla manifestazione “La Palestina è compito nostro”, con un corteo partito da Piazza Roma alle 19. L’evento ha riunito un vasto fronte di realtà associative, sociali e politiche, segnando una forte… Redazione Sicilia
Sabato 5 luglio, Milazzo ha visto una significativa partecipazione alla manifestazione "La Palestina è compito nostro", con un corteo partito da Piazza
These four stickers are just the ones that caught my eye on the way back home from the office in the “leftist” district of Linden, in the city of Hannover.
„Antifa supports Israel”, somehow implying that the actions of Israel are an antifascist struggle.
The Mossad logo, but instead of Hebrew it says “Nazihunter”, implying the people Mossad is hunting are Nazis.
„Antisemites International” in the style of the Amnesty International logo, implying that the report of the global human rights organization, classifying Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide, is somehow antisemitic.
„Defend Israel” in the style of the Jurassic Park logo (???) whilst depicting an IDF Merkava tank in the background, implying that Israel's genocide is somehow defense. These tanks have never been used on Israel's soil.
When Russia claims it's “denazifying Ukraine” everyone sees it as obvious propaganda to justify a brutal invasion.
When Israel claims they're fighting Nazis, when in reality they're committing a genocide, everyone in Germany from the far left to the far right gobbles that shit up like pep-head stoners on a pizza delivery.
The grain of truth in Russia's propaganda is that Right Sektor really did play a role in Euromaidan, and the Azov Battalion really are Nazis who have it in for ethnic Russians. But the Kremlin and its mouthpieces *massively* exaggerate their influence, in similar fashion to how Israeli propaganda exaggerates Palestinian support for Hamas and the actual number of operatives they have.
Ordinary Ukrainians rose up because Yanukovych ignored a parliamentary vote under Russian pressure.
“Presently the #AzovBrigade is actively recruiting #Nazis, #Fascists, and #WhiteNationalists from Europe and North America to join their ranks in #Ukraine as ideologically driven armed fighters”
… extracted from: “Concerning the War in Ukraine: No Love For Putin; No Guns For Nazis”
Vladimir Putin’s Russia is motivated by imperialist ambitions and is rightly condemned by most for its military aggression against Ukraine. This is not a war of ideology for Putin.
wow, for me, genocide is evil, and the fact that a victim of genocide is now doing THE EXACT SAME THING to a captive population is just as evil, if not moreso, because, as a prior victim, you know exactly what you are doing, and that it is wrong. (And when your own people are calling you a monster for what you are doing, chances are, you are totally a monster.)
I kinda understand how it evolved to be this way but this German guilt cannot let itself be manipulated into equating antizionism with antisemitism any longer. It's so incredibly harmful.
During the building of the apartheid wall, Israeli anti-fascists were either touring to get support or outright flead Israel because of the repression they had to deal with. When they went to Germany, thee anti-deutchers didn't know how to react. From what I read here now, this time around they do, they just call jewish Israeli antifa's nazis. And they get the support of the German government for it.
It would be so nice if people would actually learn history and know just what kind of people are supporting the shitshow ever since and why. but that would mean they couldn't buy their indulgence letter anymore.
The "Antifa supports israel"-sticker with rainbowflag-background is especially perfidous, if we regocnize what the israeli army did with the Evin Prison - flatten the wing with the trans Prisoners in it.
Find es ja immer noch krass das deutsche "Linke" es für einen "taktisch insanen move" halten Pager in Bomben zu verwandeln und unschuldige Zivilisten abzuschlachten oder gar rechtfertigen wenn Krankenhäuser zerbombt werden >.<
Well done for tearing them down, but think about it....it's not the German left posting these stickers in their area....it's just nazionist hasbara bullshit 🤔.
they claim themselves to be left, they are part of my party “The Left” etc. Sure as hell they ain't left, but it's still a phenomenon that purely exists in Germany.
I suspect this phenomenon is due to them being emboldened by the german government's current stand regarding the israeli zionists.
I agree that it is a cause for concern - I too would be equally concerned if that started here in the uk - (although, with our government's attitude to pro Palestine protest, it probably has ☹️).
A very normal thing someone from a very normal country would think up in their head, design, print and put into my neighborhood (but it's fine since they deny this genocide from a leftist perspective).
It's so frustrating. That's the kind of bullshit I'd expect from local #hasbara brainwashed folks who are only exposed to our North-Koreanesque media [ leftodon.social/@omdimbeyachad… ] Somehow there's a notion of a "free world" out there where people know what's going on and [unless they're nazis] are horrified by it.
Edit: OTOH, maybe these stickers are false flag? Have you actually met [seemingly] leftist folks thinking such nonsense?
Not everybody who calls themselves "left" is left. If you deny a genocide and think "never again" means "we the Germans committed the best and only genocide ever, and you shall never ever dare to compare anything to it", then you are glorifying naziism and you are far from left.
A “far left” German newspaper Jungle World is declaring that Hamas won the war while Palestine is being wiped off the map and millions are facing starvation. The people of this country are truly living in a different reality.
Ultimately no-one is winning that particular conflict.
The Israeli government and military have committed horrendous war and human rights crimes and Hamas clearly haven't done anything to promote the well being of Palestine, quite the opposite 🫤🤦♂️
Von der Jungle World wechselte Journalist Jens Winter zum rechten Portal Nius. Wen diese Karriere überrascht, der hat »antideutsche« Ideologie nie verstanden. Winter ist kein Ausnahmefall, er ist ein Paradebeispiel.
La imagen muestra una página de texto escrito en una elegante caligrafía gótica, característica de la época medieval. El texto está escrito en tinta negra sobre un fondo de papel blanco, con una disposición de letras mayúsculas y minúsculas que se alinean en filas ordenadas. La caligrafía es detallada y elaborada, con trazos gruesos y finos que crean un contraste visual atractivo. Algunas letras, como las "g" y las "q", tienen adornos y entrelazamientos típicos de la escritura gótica. El papel presenta algunas marcas y manchas, lo que sugiere su antigüedad. La imagen evoca la rica tradición de la escritura manuscrita y la importancia de la caligrafía en la historia de la comunicación.
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Gaza / Israel: breves reflexiones sobre nuevo informe de Francesca Albanese detallando la responsabilidad directa de empresas privadas en el genocidio en curso en Gaza
Gaza / Israel: breves reflexiones sobre nuevo informe de Francesca Albanese detallando la responsabilidad directa de empresas privadas en el genocidio en curso en Gaza “Ce qui se passe à Gaza n’est pas seulement une agression militaire. C’e [...]
Gaza / Israel: breves reflexiones sobre nuevo informe de Francesca Albanese detallando la responsabilidad directa de empresas privadas en el genocidio en curso en Gaza Opinión - El Mundo CR
"Americans say they want options beyond Democrat or Republican, but when presented with those options in the form of, say, the Green Party or the Libertarian Party, they shrug," @jimgeraghty writes. wapo.st/44Aauwu
Ukraine is working with all its partners on drone production, and a meeting with the members of the "Coalition of the Willing" is being prepared for this week. — Ukrinform.
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Olga Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, has stated that all negotiation clusters related to Ukraine's accession to the European Union should be opened by the end of 2025. — Ukrinform.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Maja Riniker, President of the National Council of Switzerland, to discuss humanitarian support and the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. — Ukrinform.
Tre elettori di Meloni su quattro esigono provvedimenti su Israele pressenza.com/it/2025/07/tre-e… Mentre l’assalto di Gaza da parte di Israele continua a mietere vittime tra i civili, il nuovo sondaggio YouGov commissionato da Ekō rivela un evidente divario politico: la Presidente del Consiglio Giorgia Meloni e il Ministro degli Esteri Antonio Tajani stanno ignorando non solamente la comunità internazionale,… Redazione
Mentre l’assalto di Gaza da parte di Israele continua a mietere vittime tra i civili, il nuovo sondaggio YouGov commissionato da Ekō rivela un evidente
I am very proud of this build my partner and I worked on. They got super into researching and defining the aesthetic, and I think it's going to be a very nice chill adventure rig and around town bike. I'm particularly pleased with how well the rear rack and fender integrated together! We currently have some #milsurp bags we are planning on modifying into panniers (assuming we can get rid of the smell)
Military operation in LA's MacArthur Park (which did not appear to actually involve detaining people, thankfully... looks to be grandstanding and/or deliberate provocation)
ABC7: Troops aid federal immigration agents during raid at MacArthur Park, officials say
"Defense officials told ABC News that 90 armed troops were involved in the operation in support of immigration authorities in Los Angeles. All of the troops involved in the operation were activated members of the California National Guard. The operation included some 17 humvees, four military cargo trucks and two military ambulances."
Apparently since January of last year, local police in LA have had special permission to coordinate with feds because of upcoming Olympics and FIFA. Via NoOlympics LA:
Užice jetzt, weil nach der gestrigen Aktion zwei Personen verhaftet wurden. Menschen haben eine zentrale Autobahn-Zu-/Abfahrt besetzt und gehen wohl erst wieder, wenn die zwei wieder frei sind. (Sperre wurde auf Wegen umgegangen, die den nicht ortskundigen Polizist*innen unbekannt war.) #Serbiend-64.social/@dejan/11480833441… 1/x
Das ist Užice, am Sonntagabend, gegen 22:40 Uhr. Eine Stadt mit ca. 48 000 Einwohner*innen. Dort ist die Polizei vorhin gewaltsam gegen Bürger*innen vorgegangen, die eine Straße blockiert hatten. Jetzt stehen diese Menschen vor dem Polizeigebäude. Mehr Repression erhöht erneut nur den Widerstand. 6/x
Hatte heute keine Zeit zum Posten. Social Media-Beiträgen nach erschien die Polizei vielerorts nicht mit Masken. Es gab nicht mehr das gewaltsame/organisierte Vorgehen wie in der letzten Woche. Es wurden Videos geteilt, wo die Polizei gegen Personen vorging, die auf die Protestierenden los sind. 2/x
In the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, Judge Paula Xinis is all of us: baffled, frustrated, annoyed, and at times outraged by the Trump administration’s conduct.
We report as light moves from the sky to the street lamps: there is a patch of wasteland between two houses where heather blooms in the summer. Our expert took us there tonight, and the crickets could be heard from down the road, and the smell of the dry brush coloured the air.
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Partial Google translate: Hadi, the boy who has not yet reached 12 years old, stands among the men at his father’s funeral prayer, the martyr doctor Ahmed Al-Najjar. His presence here was not merely a farewell, but the conclusion of a journey of pain he lived through in every detail: from the moment the missile fell, the sight of the torn body, to the morgue, then the washing, the prayer, and the burial.
Nintendo plans to maintain its "traditional approach" to game development while managing rising costs during the Switch 2 transition, company president Shuntaro Furukawa said during a recent shareholders meeting.
" #Hamas in this ambush deliberately used Kornet anti-tank missiles, Konkurs guided missiles, & Stinger, Strela, & Misagh-3 shoulder-fired missiles to target armored vehicles and helicopters of the #IDF.
The use of these weapons & ammunition in executing ambushes provides fighters with a good combination, which is why the ambush was successful."
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