• Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
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    Binface has 4-1 odds to win, so there seems to be a very real chance he wins this election.

    Which would be absolutely hilarious.

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      Who is offering 4:1 odds on Count Binface? The major betting markets have him at around 8% last I checked earlier today.

      Edit: This is about gambling odds not polls

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            2 months ago

            I’m currently wondering if I trust Polymarket with my data enough to take that bet, because he’s definitely got better than 8% chance.

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              You can bet with crypto on there so you don’t have to actually give them your information because you can just use an anonymous crypto wallet. It used to be a lot better before it was commercialised. In the past, all the markets were fee-free, and it was just your typical degenerate crypto gambling site. Now they’ve started charging fees on most of the markets, and they advertise everywhere so it sucks. Now they’re a for-profit enterprise or something and act exactly like any other scummy casino operator.

              But the payouts are done algorithmically on the blockchain so you can be sure that winning bets are indeed actually paid.

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                  You can use the Metamask browser extension. Polymarket runs on a token called USDC, which you can buy from Coinbase for US$1 a pop with no fee (and also sell it back for $1 for no fee).

                  I used to use Polymarket a lot because it was previously filled with crypto bros and MAGA idiots who would vastly overvalue stupid bets (like “Will Canada join the USA”) and provide easy money. But I haven’t used it for a while, so I don’t know if that’s the case any more.

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          Prediction markets and American bookmarkers are all offering over 10:1 on Count Binface right now. 9:2 is terrible IMO

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      2 months ago

      He’ll shirk back into his hole for two years and then pop back out as the leader of the new right-wing insurgent political party “Rejuvenate Britain” or something.

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    Clacton has never been an important place in history. For the most part, Clacton was an irrelevant back corner that nobody cared about.

    The people of Clacton have been giften an unique opportunity to change that forever. If Clacton votes for the intergalactic space lord Count Binface, the name Clacton-on-Sea will never be forgotten.

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      Clacton would also be the first place ruled by an intergalactic bin. A small step for bins. A tremendous leap for binkind

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    do they think that Nigel’s running a cunning stunt

    This is deliberate, isn’t it? He wants people to think “Nigel’s a stunning cunt”? Good one

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    I set my hopes on Count Binface. Although if he actually wins, he will face an interesting challenge in parliament. As far I remember, hats (and probably helmets, too) are not allowed in the House.

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        It was a five minute interview on BBC Breakfast. I believe that other outlets wrote articles about it but I haven’t looked for the video anywhere else. It popped up on my YouTube feed.

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    Why isn’t the HMRC investigating and taking money from him. If I owe HMRC 50 pence they will fine me and want every penny but politicians can launder billions of pounds and not a peep from the scumbag HMRC.