Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Christine Lemmer-Webber @cwebber@social.coop

3/4/2026, 3:08:56 PM

Public

Polymarket had bets on when nuclear war might happen that were running for a while. For some reason they decided to take them down, can't imagine why, it's not like prediction markets risk creating perverse incentives or anything https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/04/polymarket-shelves-nuclear-detonation-markets-after-outcry

Polymarket shelves nuclear detonation markets after outcry

Nuclear weapon-themed markets aren’t new on the prediction market platform, but public outcry about the contracts has apparently forced the platform to delete them.

www.coindesk.com

The Golden Age of Witless @j0ebaldw1n@mastodonapp.uk

3/4/2026, 3:11:55 PM

Public

@cwebberChristine Lemmer-Webber I don't think it's unfair to say that anyone who thinks it's acceptable to have a vested financial interest in there being a nuclear war is a complete monster.

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