Polymarket and Kalshi Bettors Say Washington’s Shutdown Is Finally on Borrowed Time

On Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, the U.S. Senate pushed through a 60-40 vote to end the shutdown. Big win, right? Well, kind of. The deal would bankroll the government through Jan. 30, 2026, reverse the federal job cuts that were, frankly, just bad PR, and schedule a mid-December vote to discuss extending Affordable Care Act subsidies. You know, because nothing says “we’ve got it together” like planning for the future while still not having a clue about the present.

A Tragicomic Overture: SBF’s Tripartite Redemption Ballet 🎭💸

The disgraced FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, now wages a three-pronged war against history itself. With the fervor of a man drowning in quicksand, he denies crimes, insists FTX was solvent, and accuses bankruptcy managers of malpractice-all while his friends in the shadows lobby for clemency. It is a performance worthy of Molière, if only the stakes were lower and the jokes better.