The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell: Episode, Jul 16, 2026

Thu, Jul 16EpisodeHistory onlyThe Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

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16 words · 2 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 Yes65%n=20 from settlement history–
Corrupt / Corruption Yes56%n=27 from settlement history–
Trump 3+ timesNo78%n=7 from settlement history–
Republican No64%n=38 from settlement history–
Healthcare No54%n=15 from settlement history–
Ballroom No53%n=4 from settlement history–
Bigot / Antisemite / Antisemitic No–new new word, no probability yet–
Election Denier / Election Denial No–new new word, no probability yet–
Mike / Collins No–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Iran / Iranian No38%n=13 from settlement history–
Epstein No36%n=18 from settlement history–
Debate No–new new word, no probability yet–
Medicaid / Medicare No–new new word, no probability yet–
Afford / Affordable / Affordability No28%n=26 from settlement history–
Oil / Gas / Gasoline No23%n=21 from settlement history–
AI / Artificial Intelligence No17%n=7 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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