The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell: Episode, Aug 19, 2026

Wed, Aug 19EpisodeHistory onlyThe Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

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12 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
Republican Yes56%n=44 from settlement history–
Healthcare Yes55%n=20 from settlement history–
Trump 3+ timesYes48%n=13 from settlement history–
Lie / Lying Yes–new new word, no probability yet–
Natalie / Harp Yes–new new word, no probability yet–
Election No65%n=25 from settlement history–
2028 / Campaign No–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Corrupt / Corruption / Crook No47%n=33 from settlement history–
Iran / Iranian No40%n=20 from settlement history–
Air Force One No–new new word, no probability yet–
Afford / Affordable / Affordability No30%n=35 from settlement history–
Oil / Gas / Gasoline No28%n=27 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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