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Manifold Alerts @manifoldalerts.bsky.social · 10h

A surprisingly controversial question!

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**US Politics · Politics · Trump's Second Term · JB Pritzker**

**Tabs:**
Comments | **14 Holders** | 19 Trades

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| | **YES (7)** | **To Win** | **NO (7)** | **To Win** |
| - | ------------- | ---------- | -------------- | ---------- |
| 1 | **MaxA** | ₳343 | **Xi Jinping** | ₳1,450 |
| 2 | **Anna** | ₳286 | **Jerome** | ₳517 |
| 3 | **Mark Fros** | ₳199 | **robert** | ₳163 |
| 4 | **aashiq** | ₳173 | **windysou** | ₳97 |
| 5 | **LoZioPhi** | ₳79 | **Literally** | ₳64 |
| 6 | **undersco** | ₳26 | **Ryan** | ₳16 |
| 7 | **Br** | ₳3 | **rigel** | ₳14 |

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