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I predict Illinois voters are going to regret voting for Democrats who legalized Murder in the state before the end of the year.

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I predict Illinois voters are going to regret voting for Democrats who legalized Murder in the state before the end of the year.

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Probably so, but how would we know? Can ppl in Chicago/ Illinois recall mayor/governor?

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A few Ukraine predictions:

- Europe will get through Russia's energy squeeze this winter ok. (Readjustment costly but necessary. Losing the European market will damage Russia more in the long run.)

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- The war won't end this year.
- Russia peaked last summer in terms of its strength in this war relative to Ukraine. Despite their mobilisations they will fight more defensively than offensively this year. They will lose more territory than they gain, but Ukrainian victories won't be as stunning as last year as Russia has more manpower and a shorter front line to defend. Bakhmut will hold. More mobilisations and replacements of top Russian generals wouldn't surprise me - this year, or next.

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My Ukrainian Prediction for 2023 is that Ukraine still won't matter at all to any American Citizen's interest, just as it never had, and even though the Republicans took the house and talk a big game they're just going to keep signing off on funding the war machine because there are too many NeoCons that still need to be removed from office before this country gets fixed.

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That war Eastern Europe, the Russian invasion into Ukraine, will it continue another year?

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Hosts 'Growing Frustrated' As CNN Sees Worst Ratings Week in Nine Years

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The Death of Tv News?

Fox or CNN

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Hosts 'Growing Frustrated' As CNN Sees Worst Ratings Week in Nine Years

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6Stringjack - 6Stringjoker
Auraptor - Reaverfan
1Kiki - Piratenews
Brenda - Riverlove  
Second - Bytemite  
Whozit - Shinygoodguy
Signym - Jayneztown
Thgrri - Jewelstaitefan
Jo753 - Rahlmaclaren
KPO - Wishimay
G - Oonjerah


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Dems are going to get beaten so bad

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But FOX needs to die off too, along with MSNBC.

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Moscow Burns is a Medifor. A figure of speech.

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https://ca.news.yahoo.com/ukraine-looks-recaptured-territory-occupied-
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Is this true?

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Is this true?

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“highly likely” "according to UK officials".

Who the fuck knows? Can't trust anything our own government says about anything. UK doesn't have a great track record either.

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Winter is here.

Your $250,000 house will now cost the next buyer more than double this amount with a 30 year mortgage, with the interest payments now being over 120% of the appraised value of your home.

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Sometimes I disagree with SixString but I will give SixString credit for posting reasonably accurate predictions when it comes to interest rates, the Dollar, inflation, perhaps he remembers previous recessions

maybe this one could be posted in a long term prediction thread

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Winter is here.

Your $250,000 house will now cost the next buyer more than double this amount with a 30 year mortgage, with the interest payments now being over 120% of the appraised value of your home.

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I might be wrong, but I'm going to come right out against the tide and say that neither of these movies is going to be the 2023 box office saviors that the critics and Twitter bots are saying that they will be.

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Cinema Earnings?

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I might be wrong, but I'm going to come right out against the tide and say that neither of these movies is going to be the 2023 box office saviors that the critics and Twitter bots are saying that they will be.

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'Barbenheimer' sparks biggest UK box office opener since 2019
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66288459

'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' Surpass Projections With Impressive Box Office Debuts

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/barbie-oppenheimer-surpass-projections
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Cinema Earnings?

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I might be wrong, but I'm going to come right out against the tide and say that neither of these movies is going to be the 2023 box office saviors that the critics and Twitter bots are saying that they will be.

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'Barbenheimer' sparks biggest UK box office opener since 2019
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66288459

'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' Surpass Projections With Impressive Box Office Debuts

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/barbie-oppenheimer-surpass-projections
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To be fair, there's nothing special about Oppenheimer's performance, other than the timing of the release. It made $174,157,000 worldwide on opening weekend vs. a $180 Million budget (97%), which puts it in 15th place for the year on that list between Jesus Revolution and Fast X.

The 337% that Barbie got with a WW opening of $337 Million vs. a $100 Million production budget, however, puts it in 3rd place for the year between M3GAN and Sound of Freedom, and below Insidious: The Red Door and Super Mario Bros as well. (Yes, Barbie beat Super Mario Bros on the same $100 Million budget in the Domestic Box Office, but wasn't seen as much internationally opening weekend.)

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