The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell: Episode, Aug 18, 2026

Tue, Aug 18EpisodeHistory onlyThe Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

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11 words · 3 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
Election / Campaign Yes47%n=26 from settlement history–
Trump Yes43%n=35 from settlement history–
Jon Husted / Husted Yes–new new word, no probability yet–
Corrupt / Corruption No51%n=33 from settlement history–
Healthcare / Medicare / Medicaid / Social Security No41%n=20 from settlement history–
Inflation / Grocery No–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Democrat / Democratic No–new new word, no probability yet–
Working Class / Middle Class No–new new word, no probability yet–
Utility / Energy Prices No–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Economy / Economic No35%n=2 from settlement history–
Afford / Affordable / Affordability No29%n=34 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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