[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vtsnowedin', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AdamB', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vtsnowedin', '
') The chain of command is what it is, but like the nuclear football I expect it has been modified to work within the allotted time between launch and strike. As to Joe he will be tossed out of bed and told what to do by his handlers.

[gollum]

1. Russia will invade Ukraine sometime between January 15th and February 15th taking advantage of the famous Russian winter. They'll take the eastern half of Ukraine. The US will do nothing except threaten sanctions but implementing anything drastic will cause the Russians to cease all gas shipments west and therefor will not happen. At the end of the day the US will lose it's status as a world power. Should the US become involved in the war we will lose very badly.

2. Having been humiliated abroad the administration specifically and the federal government in general will be exposed as very weak and the states will move in to that vacuum and assert themselves. Even if the nation doesn't officially split it will become undeniable that the United States is in reality two or more distinct nations with distinct cultures and laws. In everything except name the US will appear to be two or more distinct nations operating under vastly separate legal systems. The current makeup of the Supreme Court almost guarantees this will happen.

3. Omicron will turn out to be far less deadly and the pandemic will fade from the public eye although large numbers of people will still die because of the contagious nature of the disease.

4. China will observe our humiliation in Europe and will set a time table for the invasion of Taiwan although the actual invasion may not happen until after the end of 2022.

5 Inflation will continue at around 15% per year if the figures were honest and could go up very rapidly from there once the US is humiliated abroad as people begin to question the future of the US as a viable political entity.

6. Due to the international disruptions and general chaos oil production will be down making the calling of the peak almost impossible. In real terms oil energy costs will continue to rise rapidly.

7. Climate disasters will continue as they have the past several years but the politics of climate change will remain the same.

[vtsnowedin]

A pretty decent set of predictions there Gollum.
Perhaps a bit gloomy on the Ukrainian invasion by Russia. Perhaps NATO will provide air support in the form of a few squadrons of A-10 Warthogs.
The distance from their base in Western Germany to Ukraine's East border is about 1500 miles but over half of it is in German and Polish air space to allow midair refueling. Better yet but provocative in itself would be to pre-position them around Kyiv or Poltava to get within the A-10's 290 mile combat range.

[gollum]

If we were to go that route it would almost have to end up in a wider European conflict and perhaps also expand to the oceans and space realms and in my opinion we would lose. I think in that case China would pile in on the side of Russia.
While our weapons are better Russia has a lot more of them deployed in Europe close to their supply lines while we have to bring everything we need across the Atlantic then across Europe too. And while our economy is a lot more advanced theirs is a lot simpler and more resilient and they can take a real beating and still be standing at the end of the day. I also think the typical Russian is a lot more patriotic and tougher than your typical American is just because of their culture and the way they live.

[vtsnowedin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gollum', 'I')f we were to go that route it would almost have to end up in a wider European conflict and perhaps also expand to the oceans and space realms and in my opinion we would lose. I think in that case China would pile in on the side of Russia.
While our weapons are better Russia has a lot more of them deployed in Europe close to their supply lines while we have to bring everything we need across the Atlantic then across Europe too. And while our economy is a lot more advanced theirs is a lot simpler and more resilient and they can take a real beating and still be standing at the end of the day. I also think the typical Russian is a lot more patriotic and tougher than your typical American is just because of their culture and the way they live.

[Polybius]

Day 1 of 2022, Russia takes Ukraine while China takes Taiwan

NATO gets pushed out of Europe and US carriers all sunk in the Asia Pacific

Brandon gets sacrificed by the Deep State

is.gd/USAcamps

[careinke]

Nice discussions so far!

OK, this is NOT my prediction, but I feel it is relevant to the discussion, and possibly the most important You tube video of the 2021 on the subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K6JPXlVh-Y

The two guests are both Canadian well respected Business men and investors, Greg Booth and Jeff Foss. The person leading the discussion, sounds British, but I believe he is a US citizen. Almost everything is backed by numbers.

Although they would not give specific dates, they both claim their predictions will happen quicker than anyone thinks. Here are some of their more bold predictions/advice:

1. Canada will be the first G7 country to collapse due to it's government debt, both from the nation and Provence's.

2. Individual investors will dump their government bonds, and the central banks will continue to buy them because they need to keep the game rolling on.

3. The present Fiat system is broken and there is no way to fix it, although the politicians will keep trying through various methods including UBI, devaluation of the Fiat currencies, and confiscation of assets, which would result some VERY nasty results.

4. Put your Bitcoin into hardware wallets as soon as possible and OFF the crypto exchanges, as those coins will be confiscated (not your keys, Not your Bitcoin).

5. The world wide Bond crash will be so fast, individuals will not have time to liquidate them. They were talking minutes and hours for the collapse!

Some pretty scary stuff, the above was just a sampling. I watched it a a 1.25 speed, and it was a comfortable listening level. Lots of other stuff, so I encourage you to check it out.

Peace

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Polybius', 'D')ay 1 of 2022, Russia takes Ukraine while China takes Taiwan

NATO gets pushed out of Europe and US carriers all sunk in the Asia Pacific

Brandon gets sacrificed by the Deep State

is.gd/USAcamps

[Shaved Monkey]

Best case;Omicron will be the beginning of the end of the pandemic.
Everyone will catch it it wont kill many and it will provide immunity as the drug companies work on the 4th jab which will be tweaked towards the next mutation,and Covid becomes more flu like as an annual winter mutation.

Worst case; Omicron and Delta mutate

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Shaved Monkey', 'B')est case;Omicron will be the beginning of the end of the pandemic.
Everyone will catch it it wont kill many and it will provide immunity

[Shaved Monkey]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Shaved Monkey', 'B')est case;Omicron will be the beginning of the end of the pandemic.
Everyone will catch it it wont kill many and it will provide immunity

[vtsnowedin]

My state has started reporting cases separated into vaccinated and unvaccinated.
Currently three out of four new cases are of the unvaccinated and the vast majority of new cases are among the young nineteen or under age group and many of those could not be vaccinated during part of the ninety day period being reported.
Also the death rate has dropped to just 0.7% showing the increase in the effectiveness of treatments for those infected.
So I think the numbers will improve as more of the young get vaccinated and bring their numbers down to the much lower vaccinated groups I sit in.

[Shaved Monkey]

Presidents are just spokes models,they have some power but not as much as we think but they do represent the brand to the world....pretty sad really that thats these are the best spokes-models the democratic system spits out as a choice....lose or lose a little less is the only choice people have

[vtsnowedin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Shaved Monkey', 'P')residents are just spokes models,they have some power but not as much as we think but they do represent the brand to the world....pretty sad really that thats these are the best spokes-models the democratic system spits out as a choice....lose or lose a little less is the only choice people have

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vtsnowedin', '
') Well I really think we need, and hope we get, a better batch of officials over the next election cycles.

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Shaved Monkey', '
')Yes Im aware Covid will keep mutating...... doesnt mean it will be worse ...

[vtsnowedin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AdamB', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vtsnowedin', '
') Well I really think we need, and hope we get, a better batch of officials over the next election cycles.

[Outcast_Searcher]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AdamB', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Polybius', 'D')ay 1 of 2022, Russia takes Ukraine while China takes Taiwan

NATO gets pushed out of Europe and US carriers all sunk in the Asia Pacific

Brandon gets sacrificed by the Deep State

is.gd/USAcamps

[Outcast_Searcher]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vtsnowedin', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AdamB', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vtsnowedin', '
') Well I really think we need, and hope we get, a better batch of officials over the next election cycles.

[EnergyUnlimited]

My take on subject:

1. Up to the end of next year most of Western governments will be advising to take 6th dose of "2 dose COVID vaccine" and those who refuse are going to be branded "antisocial" and in some countries "criminals".
Medical/scientific advisors (Fauci alike) are going to insist that from the very beginning they were telling about such need because they knew that vaccines will need top ups.
When challenged with records of what they have said at the beginning of 2021 they will insist that it is not their voice, on films are impostors and materials are manipulated.

2. Electricity in most of Western Europe will cost more than 1$ per kWh before next year ends. There will be rolling blackouts at least in some European countries in February or/and March next year.

3. Russia will be barred from SWIFT system, but they will care little about it due to launch of West independent system in cooperation with China.

4. Gold will go above $2500 an ounce.

5. Ms Harris will formally become an acting POTUS.

6. Somewhere there will be an exchange of fire between US and Russia or China, not necessarily a large one but still.
It will be direct, not by proxy.