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RandySF

(58,900 posts)
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 10:53 PM Jan 2018

Random Predictions for 2018

1. Democrats will win the U.S. House of Representatives.

2. One member of the Trump family will either plead guilty or be indicted by Robert Mueller's grand jury.

3. The Muller investigation will snare at least one Member of Congress.

4. The stock market will burst sending it into a major correction.

5. Bitcoin will crash and burn.

6. Germany will win its second consecutive Soccer World Cup.

7. The New England Patriots will a second consecutive Super Bowl

8. The Golden State Warriors will win the NBA Championship.

9. "Avengers: Infinity War" be will 2018's highest grossing movie in the US.

10. "Lady Bird" will win Best Picture at the Oscars.

11. "Marvel's Black Panther" will be bomb at the box office after a strong alt.right boycott campaign due to the presence of strong black heroes. This will be the MCU's first financial bomb.

12. House Speaker Paul Ryan will lose his re-election campaign making it the biggest political upset of te year.

13. Trump will take some kind of military action against Iran or North Korea.

14. Trump supporters and their cohorts will try to carry out physical acts of violence against progressive leaders in the run-up to the 2018 elections.

15. A new bombshell related to Trump's serial sexual misconduct will wreck the Trump family.

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Random Predictions for 2018 (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2018 OP
Boo #6 and #11! shenmue Jan 2018 #1
I can live with these😯 MLAA Jan 2018 #2
I will make a prediction. roamer65 Jan 2018 #3
number 7 SUCKS. MFM008 Jan 2018 #4
Trump finances will become known and will be a Democratic target. gordianot Jan 2018 #5
Good one. RandySF Jan 2018 #6
The abuse the actress is getting in the new Star Wars will pale in comparison underpants Jan 2018 #7
Ex Sheriff and Criminal Joe Arpaio will die and no longer be a waste perfectly good protoplasm Hokie Jan 2018 #8
According to my financial advisor, PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #9
Blackhawks win 4th Stanley Cup in 8 years. tritsofme Jan 2018 #10
YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! trueblue2007 Jan 2018 #11
I will volunteer at a shelter and smell all the kittehs shenmue Jan 2018 #12
💓😀 irisblue Jan 2018 #13
My fantasy for this year liberalnarb Jan 2018 #14
A team from the SEC quickesst Jan 2018 #15
7. pressbox69 Jan 2018 #16

gordianot

(15,239 posts)
5. Trump finances will become known and will be a Democratic target.
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 11:14 PM
Jan 2018

When this happens Donald will have the fit to end all fits.

underpants

(182,829 posts)
7. The abuse the actress is getting in the new Star Wars will pale in comparison
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 11:47 PM
Jan 2018

to wave of BS they will throw at Black Panther.

Hokie

(4,288 posts)
8. Ex Sheriff and Criminal Joe Arpaio will die and no longer be a waste perfectly good protoplasm
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 11:48 PM
Jan 2018

One can only hope.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)
9. According to my financial advisor,
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 11:50 PM
Jan 2018

based on P/E numbers, the stock market is actually undervalued right now.

People tend to think that the Dow number is the only thing that matters, but there are other numbers. Like the P/E ratio.

tritsofme

(17,379 posts)
10. Blackhawks win 4th Stanley Cup in 8 years.
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 11:54 PM
Jan 2018

Toews publicly contemplates not attending WH ceremony, leading to twitter war with Trump and another dis-invitation.

trueblue2007

(17,228 posts)
11. YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 11:58 PM
Jan 2018

AND ..... i am a Huge fan of THE AVENGERS.

I "want" CAPTAIN AMERICA & THOR !!!

 

liberalnarb

(4,532 posts)
14. My fantasy for this year
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 01:42 AM
Jan 2018

#1 (the sooner the better) Every single one of these right wing monsters is found guilty of one crime or another and ends up behind bars.

#2 Democrats kick major ass in the midterm elections, taking every position available.

pressbox69

(2,252 posts)
16. 7.
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 04:41 AM
Jan 2018

Hope the Vikings smack down the Pats.


10. I thought Ladybird was overrated and from what I've seen so far 3 Billboards deserves Best Picture.

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