The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell: Episode, Aug 11, 2026

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11 words · 5 settled yes

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultProbabilityMarket
Blanche Yes–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Corrupt / Corruption Yes44%n=32 from settlement history–
Epstein Yes42%n=20 from settlement history–
Pirro / Burgum Yes–new new word, no probability yet–
Ballroom / Pool Yes30%n=2 from settlement history–
Election No57%n=24 from settlement history–
Republican No50%n=43 from settlement history–
Trump 3+ timesNo50%n=12 from settlement history–
Healthcare No47%n=19 from settlement history–
Iran / Iranian No39%n=19 from settlement history–
Afford / Affordable / Affordability No26%n=33 from settlement history–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 20, 2026 15:46 UTC.

Transcript

No transcript source yet. The results above are how the venues settled the markets.

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