Doomster And Death Threats

The Population Doomster Has Died

Ronald Bailey | Reason | 16th March 2026

From mass famines to imminent economic collapse to human-caused mass extinction, “Ehrlich seemingly never encountered a prediction of doom that he failed to embrace. In Greek mythology, Cassandra was the Trojan priestess who was cursed to utter true prophecies that no one believed. Ehrlich was a reverse Cassandra: he made many false prophecies that were widely believed” (1,000 words)

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Bettors Using Death Threats

Emanuel Fabian | Times Of Israel | 16th March 2026

Alarming account of a military correspondent who received death threats from Polymarket bettors to try to get him to change his report on a missile impact in central Israel. The event that they had bet on was “Iran strikes Israel on…?” with over $14 million wagered on the question. Perhaps the most egregious known instance of prediction market gamblers manipulating journalistic reporting yet (2,800 words)