OVERVIEW Polymarket is a crypto prediction market that lets you trade on what you think will happen in the real world, whether in sports and culture, or in science and crypto. It was built on Ethereum by Shayne Coplan and transferred to Polygon to reduce fees. Politics put it on the map. The 2024 U.S. Read More…
Polymarket and War Polymarket has been a focal point of scrutiny due to its prediction markets on military events, particularly the US-Israeli war on Iran. The platform has seen significant trading activity, with bets predicting key events such as the identity of the next Iranian leader and the timing of military actions. Critics have raised concerns about the potential for insider trading, with some betting accounts reportedly belonging to individuals with knowledge of government plans. The activity has led to calls for legislation to regulate prediction markets, especially those related to military conflicts. Israel Air Force Officer Charged With Leaking Iran Strike Date for Polymarket Bets, Court Reveals An indictment alleges the air force officer leaked real-time details of the June 2025 Israeli strike on Iran to guide Polymarket bets, netting about $244,000 with an associate An Israeli court on Thursday partially lifted the gag order Read More…
“3/5 of a human” refers to the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted three-fifths of enslaved people for purposes of congressional representation and taxation, not as a statement about their humanity. MILITARY INJUSTICES ON BLACKS “How the Government Broke Their Promise to Black Veterans After WWII” Trump wouldn’t ‘want to stand next to a Black female officer,’ Army chief was told: NYT Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff told the Secretary of the Army that Trump “would not want to stand next to a Black Read More…
Singleton H. Coleman was an African American clergyman and politician who represented Marion County in the Florida House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era, serving from 1873 to 1874.[1][2] As a reverend affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, he contributed to early post-Civil War community leadership among freedmen in Florida, including involvement in church Read More…
Alonzo shared detailed historical information regarding the 1867 deed transferring land for the Union School Academy in Ocala, Florida. The deed conveyed 1-1/8 acres in Block #35 from Ebenezer J. Harris to trustees for $68 for school purposes. The schoolhouse built on the lot later became known as Howard Academy, and the property now contains Read More…
Edward Chandler: Born April 10, 1887, Ocala, Fla; died March 22, 1973 (aged 85), Chicago, Ill.; buried in Graceland Cemetery; father Henry Wilkins Chandler; mother Anna Matilda Onley Edward Marion Augustus Chandler was the second African American to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States, which he received from the University of Illinois Read More…
RIP Elroy Morand. The former Florida A&M quarterback is pictured below in action during a 43-26 victory over Alabama A&M in the 1966 Orange Blossom Classic. The Orange Blossom Classic was a postseason game hosted by Florida A&M University against a highly ranked HBCU team. The game was held annually at the Orange Bowl during Read More…
By Reuters and The Associated Press A United Nations resolution, proposed by Ghana, to recognise transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations, has been adopted despite pushback from Europe and the United States. At a UN General Assembly (UNGA) vote on Wednesday, 123 countries supported the resolution, which is Read More…
Kari Bundy – Health Activist · Alarming Pattern Emerges: Prominent Scientists Linked to UAP Research Vanish or Die Under Suspicious Circumstances—Congressman Tim Burchett Issues Stark Warning In recent months, a deeply concerning cluster of disappearances and untimely deaths has struck researchers working at the intersection of advanced aerospace, nuclear fusion, astrophysics, and defense-related biotechnology—fields that Read More…
Woman returns as doctor at hospital where she was born and worked as a janitor It was a full-circle moment for one soon-to-be medical school graduate. Shay Taylor-Allen learned last Friday that she had matched with her first-choice residency pick, Yale School of Medicine, a hospital that has played an outsized role in her life. Read More…
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