I dig it all, or most of it. Why would Miller's wife leave him? She knew he was a snake when she invited him in. And I think you might want to add that Pritzger and Newsome, each with prez ambitions, will lead the campaign to crush Dem squishiness over hearings and prosecutions of Republican criminality. Schumer and Jeffries have spent a year aware of our rage. I don't think even THEY will try to placate it with half measures. Or maybe that's just what I want to think.
Agree. Especially regarding the U.S. election, where so many implicated power brokers are going to behave like cornered hyenas. They may outright destroy, not just sabotage. Analysts steeped in electoral politics haven't developed muscles to foresee that level of undoing. You, Brian, may have that deficit, despite being among the more willing to consider the extremes. I hope we don't see such extremes, but I feel the pain of anticipation. Also in Gaza, which I predict will have a big impact on the U.S. in 2026.
What percent odds do you put on the war in Venezuela starting? Polymarket has it around 50/50 so I'm wondering if you are thinking its slightly more likely than not or if its almost certain to happen.
O Brian, I can't believe how closely I am aligned with your predictions. If we're right, then we have a shitload of work to do to keep the focus on what's doable and do it. All hands on deck.
Steven Miller’s wife will not, in fact, leave him. She will remain confined to their home and tracked by a chip when she is on shopping sprees in Georgetown, where she drinks Chardonnay and cries.
Quick grammatical quibble on 19: There is not supposed to be a dash in the phrase “five million people”.
The dash is only supposed to come when its parent phrase is part of an adjectival phrase describing the subject, NOT as a direct part of the subject phrase itself.
For instance, “five-million man army” and “five-million-man army” are both acceptable, whereas “five-million people” is NOT.
Re: No. 6...Aileen "What, me worry?" Cannon's first step failing upwards would be to an open appellate seat, avoiding the drama of a Scotus nomination...James Ho, on the 5th CA, would be the more "logical" far-right nominee for a Scotus nomination, IMHO.
#15 - I cannot properly convey how sick it makes me how right you likely are that too many republicans will make excuses for why “pedophilia isn’t really pedophilia in this case” when the ‘Epstein files’ truth finally comes out.
And fuck Stephen Miller. What a hateful, pathetic little man.
This is really good, but I'd like to see more speculation about Trump's health. Will he act more and more erratic? Forget basic facts? Blurt out more national secrets? Limit his public appearances by the end of the year? Does Miller get more powerful? Or Susie Wiles? He's been deteriorating for many years so I can see how one would be hesitant to predict that it suddenly comes to a head in 2026.
I dig it all, or most of it. Why would Miller's wife leave him? She knew he was a snake when she invited him in. And I think you might want to add that Pritzger and Newsome, each with prez ambitions, will lead the campaign to crush Dem squishiness over hearings and prosecutions of Republican criminality. Schumer and Jeffries have spent a year aware of our rage. I don't think even THEY will try to placate it with half measures. Or maybe that's just what I want to think.
"Trump will not receive the Nobel Peace Prize."
Brave, haha
Linking points 11 & 15, someone should come up with a monthly Nobel Prize for Pedophile Protection and market the shit out of it.
J.D. Vance’s wife is the one who ought to be filing for divorce ASAP. I’ve lost track of how many times he’s thrown her under the bus.
The overall tenor of this seems optimistic -- as reasonably optimistic as we can be given the depth of the hole we find ourselves in. Thanks.
Agree. Especially regarding the U.S. election, where so many implicated power brokers are going to behave like cornered hyenas. They may outright destroy, not just sabotage. Analysts steeped in electoral politics haven't developed muscles to foresee that level of undoing. You, Brian, may have that deficit, despite being among the more willing to consider the extremes. I hope we don't see such extremes, but I feel the pain of anticipation. Also in Gaza, which I predict will have a big impact on the U.S. in 2026.
What percent odds do you put on the war in Venezuela starting? Polymarket has it around 50/50 so I'm wondering if you are thinking its slightly more likely than not or if its almost certain to happen.
Number 13...noooooooo....Citing victory, Chuck Schumer will hang on as Senate Dem leader, infuriating Democratic activists.
Victory...Yes...
O Brian, I can't believe how closely I am aligned with your predictions. If we're right, then we have a shitload of work to do to keep the focus on what's doable and do it. All hands on deck.
Steven Miller’s wife will not, in fact, leave him. She will remain confined to their home and tracked by a chip when she is on shopping sprees in Georgetown, where she drinks Chardonnay and cries.
Quick grammatical quibble on 19: There is not supposed to be a dash in the phrase “five million people”.
The dash is only supposed to come when its parent phrase is part of an adjectival phrase describing the subject, NOT as a direct part of the subject phrase itself.
For instance, “five-million man army” and “five-million-man army” are both acceptable, whereas “five-million people” is NOT.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Re: No. 6...Aileen "What, me worry?" Cannon's first step failing upwards would be to an open appellate seat, avoiding the drama of a Scotus nomination...James Ho, on the 5th CA, would be the more "logical" far-right nominee for a Scotus nomination, IMHO.
Don't you wish....
Wow. You left out WWIII starting, otherwise you nailed it.
The particular schadenfreude sweetness of no. 17: Stephen Miller’s wife will leave him
#15 - I cannot properly convey how sick it makes me how right you likely are that too many republicans will make excuses for why “pedophilia isn’t really pedophilia in this case” when the ‘Epstein files’ truth finally comes out.
And fuck Stephen Miller. What a hateful, pathetic little man.
This is really good, but I'd like to see more speculation about Trump's health. Will he act more and more erratic? Forget basic facts? Blurt out more national secrets? Limit his public appearances by the end of the year? Does Miller get more powerful? Or Susie Wiles? He's been deteriorating for many years so I can see how one would be hesitant to predict that it suddenly comes to a head in 2026.