Totally agree about your JD Vance prediction. I think he was the runner up MVP of the campaign. He was tireless and won every interview with a hostile media, and easily beat Walz in the debate without looking like a bully. He's young and charismatic, and I'm just guessing that the Dems are totally afraid of him. Happy New Year everyone!
Vance seems like the real deal. He could turn out to be a two term president and a truly historical figure. One can only hope, because our trust in virtually every institution has been completely shattered.
I was literaly screaming at my screen when the bozoratti were trying to push Ms Haley et al. The veep had pretty well become a de facto life insurance policy (as in, "you wanna make THAT president?"). Mr Vance has always been what's kept the movement from being one bullet away from ending. And what you said too.
Sasha, PLEASE don’t apologize for a burst of production! I think I can speak for your readership in saying that we appreciate your work. And if we’re temporarily overwhelmed, well, tomorrow’s another day, and we’ll need something to read then, too. Happy 2025!
Wonderful list, Sasha. I think you're more pessimistic about the Trump/Musk axis than I am. I worked in big tech for 20 years, they are relentless in shaving prices to sustain themselves, hence the abuse of HB1/2/whatever. At heart though, Trump and Musk need each other, and they are each determined to do what is best for the country. Both will compromise to make things work. I love Bannon - he's our Patton - but it was Ike who won WW2 by making more friends than enemies. 2025 is going to be a bumpy ride, but I'm an optimist. We all should be. We're only here because generations of our ancestors made right or lucky decisions. Of course, this doesn't explain 35% of the country who still would have voted for Joey, but we're having more kids. We win!
It pains me to say so, but the H-visa question is not (just) about making nickels scream. It also has to do with what various "initiatives," most dangerously DIE, have done to even STEM education.
"Trump and Musk need each other, and they are each determined to do what is best for the country." ????
They are determined to do what is best for Trump and Musk, and it's looking like Bannon & Musk will be enemies, competing for Trump's attention & approval.
"We are thankful that President Trump overcame unprecedented election fraud, lawfare, assassination attempts, and other rigged obstacles to prevail in the 2024 election.
He is our last hope to restore our fallen Constitutional Republic.
Tragically, President Trump is transitioning to his second administration as if his opponents are merely corrupt politicians practicing criminal cronyism. That is a gross understatement which ignores the imminent, existential threat they pose.
His opponents are Communist revolutionaries.
President Trump is facing traitors, in every legal and Constitutional definition, embedded into the U.S. Government by the thousands and working under the direction of hostile foreign nuclear powers. There have already been two attempts on President Trump’s life. Our assessment is that they are not done trying.
For over a century America has been targeted by political warfare operations, covert and overt, from an axis of foreign and domestic enemies of the Constitution. For the past 16 years Enemy warfare operations have intensified. These operations meet every literal and legal definition of War, as defined in both the Constitution and U.S. Code.
Our Enemies are on the verge of enslaving America and the free world in a global, techno-fascist totalitarian dystopia modeled after Communist China."
Isn’t it interesting that many independent minds have begun considering the same thought?
Parenthetically speaking, we all know what would have happened had the commie-fascist far-left won the day.
As ‘Newsweek’ declared years ago, we all would have been ‘Communists’ now and it would have been the religion of the country. Authoritarian leftists would have been all over the nation’s socialist media touting how the election had been a referendum on economic liberty, and communism was the winner in that contest.
Now that they’ve conclusively lost, they’re slithering away, pretending this election had nothing to do with their failed collectivist ideology.
They’re hoping to come back once more after everyone has forgotten their lies, but now is the time to end the charade, now is the time to end the tyranny end the carnage, and end collectivism – no matter what it’s called.
It is a fact, Barack Hussein Obama, Valerie Jarett and Kamala Harris are all the children of Communists. It is also a fact, BHO is the only US President to stay in Washington after his term in the White House.
Obama’s sad crushed face is my joy. His communism goal failed. People woke up. Let this stain on American history and culture die a rapid death. Meritocracy forever.
re: Sad-sack BHO face: Maybe Sasha will do a writing on the Samuel's article. Stephen Hayward has an article about it on his substack--but, in case Sasha is planning an article--I'll hold off providing a link.
Communism/Socialism will always fail because the fundamental reason for it's existence; it's raison d'être, (it's "reason to be"), violates the 10th Commandment of the Living God:
Speaking of Hollywood, there is a great movie just released on Max, directed by Clint Eastwood, which for some reason had a very limited theatrical release in only 50 theaters so it not eligible for any awards. But it is possibly one of the best movies this year. I watched it a few nights ago and it was excellent! Check it out - Juror #2.
Interesting that my kids (both in with colds) are watching it tonight, New Years Eve and we all love Clint...make my day...Eastwood!!! Happy NYE everyone.
There are a few writers out there who write well enough to hold my attention even when they're pure preaching-to-the-choir. (I'm a tenor.) Ms Stone is one of them.
MSNBC will try to pivot to straight news. Everyone will laugh and no one will watch it. MSNBC will announce that all Americans are racist misogynists, xenophobes, homophobes, islamophobes. They will announce new phobias not yet discovered.
Sounds a lot of Trump's co-president Musk who called Trump supporters "contemptible fools" (reminiscent of HRC) then apparently noticing part of Trump's base is made up of white supremacists, clarified his statement saying the term "contemptible fools” was only referring to “those in the Republican Party who are hateful, unrepentant racists” and will “absolutely be the downfall of the Republican Party if they are not removed.”
Huh? I didn't mention anything about geniuses. I was just struck by your claim that NBC is going call Americans racists, xenophobes, etc which is very similar to what Musk is actually calling Republicans now.
However AOC will never leave the House. The job description for the House is pontificating without responsibility. She will Never hold executive office. Her last private sector job was as a waitress at a now-closed restaurant.
The MSM will crater when RFKjr takes the pharma ad sales away, which is 80% of revenue. Mass layoffs. All for the best. Trust in journalism may increase after the wash out.
More journalstic outlets will pay millions to settle with Trump. ABC will be joined by others on team shame. The threat of legal discovery of their emails will make them write big checks to shut the process down and avoid revealing their corrupt internal communications.
Sasha, thank you for a wonderful year of incisive, brilliant, topical posts. You are a treasure. Do not ever apologize for posting too much! There can't be too much. Happy New Year and thank you for the incredible contribution you make to us all.
2019 was the best year of my life until that time. I got married at the end of 2018, we bought a house and moved in together in January of 2019. On New Years Eve, a year later, my husband and I toasted, declaring that 2020 was going to be the best year ever!!! I will never say that again. Here's wishing everyone a highly adequate 2025! (And knocking on wood while I do so.)
I would never unsubscribe from you because you posted too much! In many ways you have told the same story from Democrat to Republican that I lived. The only difference was that I was not an activist and I switched sides earlier than you did, but I spent years in the wilderness because of my disgust with Obama and Clinton.
1. A new villain will re-emerge, the eco terrorist. This will be the next permutation of the fringe left anarchists.
2. Kamala is not a centrist; she’s a nihilist (Lebowski!). Her career is over and we won’t hear from her or Waltz again.
3. Congress will approve English as the official language of the United States.
4. Deportations will begin immediately and people will…be surprisingly okay with it.
5. Truth Social will fold. The investment market played it completely wrong, betting it would surge following a Trump win. It was the opposite: with him in power, people feel free to trust (bad pun) X and Truth will see zero growth in 2025. X keeps growing.
Happy New Year, Sasha, and thank you!! Okay, some of these predictions are good -- others scare me. I hope all the good ones come true. Thank you for a great year -- loved your highlights today -- and please keep up the excellent work.
Amen and please don't make me have to hear T Swift news ever again...She's getting too old to be starting to birth so lets let her and the ball player fade into marital oblivion. If only.....
I have a strong suspicion that Sasha doesn't care what Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce do any more than the rest of us. :)
My prediction for the new year: We are all standing straighter and taller and more determined and confident than ever and as such, us America-first conservatives are taking no prisoners.
That is medically supposed to be true and the ideal age is supposedly 26 . Over 40 is very chancie for birth defects although I know several after 40 babies that are fine!
Actually, after 30 isn't "high risk" for a healthy woman, but after 35 is considered "high risk" due to more birth defects and pregnancy complications (and concerning birth defects, it's been shown to be true with older fathers too). But research shows that any woman of any age that's exposed to virus/bacteria (even if the woman doesn't get sick from it) has a 30% greater chance of having a child with Autism (see "Infectious Behavior" book by Patterson. He was asked once if the old fashioned, 'stay at home, nearly cloistered, while pregnant' idea was actually a wise thing to do and he said "Yes, most definitely". He's since passed away, sadly).
My husband and I did, because we lived in a very expensive blue state and saved up over the years with the plan to do something radical - actually raise the kids we had (so, parttime or no work outside the home for one of us), instead of daycares and afterschool care or as a latchkey kid (and I got into an accident that threw off our plan by a year+). And I had menopause later so that wasn't really a problem.
Very happy it all worked out for you, there is nothing like having children. I have had a very busy and interesting life but my tombstone is only going to say, "loving mother" as that's the most important thing to me. I stayed home and raised my own children and didn't live a high life and it was well worth it . They have done very well and in fact one stays home with hers today. But in the day, for me and hubs, homes weren't so expensive as now.
Are you familiar with author Peachy Keenan and her book "Domestic Extremist" referring to the family...she's very interesting and I like how she thinks. I think you will too.
Sasha dear, you're WAY too hard on yourself. And you appear to project this negative self-view onto your readers and fans. I believe I speak for many, when I say we never feel "bombarded" by you or your posts, dear. In 2025, it might be useful to do a little inner work with someone who knows how to help ya raise your self-worth. Meanwhile, keep being You, and stop apologizing for yourself, for fuck's sake!
She’s entitled to whatever insecurity she may or may not feel. Her feelings are valid, her readers can handle whatever she’s throwing down, unless they can’t, which is not on her. And no, she doesn’t need therapy, unless she feels she needs it.
Totally agree about your JD Vance prediction. I think he was the runner up MVP of the campaign. He was tireless and won every interview with a hostile media, and easily beat Walz in the debate without looking like a bully. He's young and charismatic, and I'm just guessing that the Dems are totally afraid of him. Happy New Year everyone!
Vance seems like the real deal. He could turn out to be a two term president and a truly historical figure. One can only hope, because our trust in virtually every institution has been completely shattered.
My hope is Vance will win in 2028 and thereafter. It's going to take a minimum of 12 years to right the ship of the Obama/Biden years :(
100% agree, we need 12 years to get it back the sanity in our systems and institutions.
Why not say 20-30 years or better yet forever GOP control.
I was literaly screaming at my screen when the bozoratti were trying to push Ms Haley et al. The veep had pretty well become a de facto life insurance policy (as in, "you wanna make THAT president?"). Mr Vance has always been what's kept the movement from being one bullet away from ending. And what you said too.
Sasha, PLEASE don’t apologize for a burst of production! I think I can speak for your readership in saying that we appreciate your work. And if we’re temporarily overwhelmed, well, tomorrow’s another day, and we’ll need something to read then, too. Happy 2025!
Wonderful list, Sasha. I think you're more pessimistic about the Trump/Musk axis than I am. I worked in big tech for 20 years, they are relentless in shaving prices to sustain themselves, hence the abuse of HB1/2/whatever. At heart though, Trump and Musk need each other, and they are each determined to do what is best for the country. Both will compromise to make things work. I love Bannon - he's our Patton - but it was Ike who won WW2 by making more friends than enemies. 2025 is going to be a bumpy ride, but I'm an optimist. We all should be. We're only here because generations of our ancestors made right or lucky decisions. Of course, this doesn't explain 35% of the country who still would have voted for Joey, but we're having more kids. We win!
You have to have honest and sometimes heated debate to move ahead.
Yes Robert, yes!
It pains me to say so, but the H-visa question is not (just) about making nickels scream. It also has to do with what various "initiatives," most dangerously DIE, have done to even STEM education.
"Trump and Musk need each other, and they are each determined to do what is best for the country." ????
They are determined to do what is best for Trump and Musk, and it's looking like Bannon & Musk will be enemies, competing for Trump's attention & approval.
Let’s bury communism – for good.
"We are thankful that President Trump overcame unprecedented election fraud, lawfare, assassination attempts, and other rigged obstacles to prevail in the 2024 election.
He is our last hope to restore our fallen Constitutional Republic.
Tragically, President Trump is transitioning to his second administration as if his opponents are merely corrupt politicians practicing criminal cronyism. That is a gross understatement which ignores the imminent, existential threat they pose.
His opponents are Communist revolutionaries.
President Trump is facing traitors, in every legal and Constitutional definition, embedded into the U.S. Government by the thousands and working under the direction of hostile foreign nuclear powers. There have already been two attempts on President Trump’s life. Our assessment is that they are not done trying.
For over a century America has been targeted by political warfare operations, covert and overt, from an axis of foreign and domestic enemies of the Constitution. For the past 16 years Enemy warfare operations have intensified. These operations meet every literal and legal definition of War, as defined in both the Constitution and U.S. Code.
Our Enemies are on the verge of enslaving America and the free world in a global, techno-fascist totalitarian dystopia modeled after Communist China."
https://www.emerald.tv/p/situation-report-sitrep-on-new-years
Isn’t it interesting that many independent minds have begun considering the same thought?
Parenthetically speaking, we all know what would have happened had the commie-fascist far-left won the day.
As ‘Newsweek’ declared years ago, we all would have been ‘Communists’ now and it would have been the religion of the country. Authoritarian leftists would have been all over the nation’s socialist media touting how the election had been a referendum on economic liberty, and communism was the winner in that contest.
Now that they’ve conclusively lost, they’re slithering away, pretending this election had nothing to do with their failed collectivist ideology.
They’re hoping to come back once more after everyone has forgotten their lies, but now is the time to end the charade, now is the time to end the tyranny end the carnage, and end collectivism – no matter what it’s called.
They aren't slithering away, not even a little bit.
Slithering in the sense that they’re pretending they didn’t push communism.
It is a fact, Barack Hussein Obama, Valerie Jarett and Kamala Harris are all the children of Communists. It is also a fact, BHO is the only US President to stay in Washington after his term in the White House.
Obama’s sad crushed face is my joy. His communism goal failed. People woke up. Let this stain on American history and culture die a rapid death. Meritocracy forever.
re: Sad-sack BHO face: Maybe Sasha will do a writing on the Samuel's article. Stephen Hayward has an article about it on his substack--but, in case Sasha is planning an article--I'll hold off providing a link.
I am so glad I opened up the “one reply” which is your post. From your vantage place (and wonderful writing that described the Lefts behavior),
your last paragraph seems like what will happen in the future. And I believe
that Trump is going to surprise them. Thanks for your post.
Great post. I have thought this for quite awhile but could not have written it and explained it this well.
His enemies are people like Musk and Bannon who are starting a Civil War inside the Repub party? Who will ultimately win?
As long as there is envy, there will be communism.
Communism/Socialism will always fail because the fundamental reason for it's existence; it's raison d'être, (it's "reason to be"), violates the 10th Commandment of the Living God:
"Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's property".
It violates that and human nature too!
Speaking of Hollywood, there is a great movie just released on Max, directed by Clint Eastwood, which for some reason had a very limited theatrical release in only 50 theaters so it not eligible for any awards. But it is possibly one of the best movies this year. I watched it a few nights ago and it was excellent! Check it out - Juror #2.
Interesting that my kids (both in with colds) are watching it tonight, New Years Eve and we all love Clint...make my day...Eastwood!!! Happy NYE everyone.
Their rating...too long, not worth it.
I haven't seen it yet. But, Andrew Klavan praises it here as a morally serious movie that exemplifies what art is meant to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43mlWLMKsxA
It's on my list to watch today! And doesn't Clint lean right? That's probably why it was shunned from Hollywood.
Absolutely!
It’s definitely worth a watch, and something to discuss. We saw it on MAX.
Oh please Sasha, keep writing and as many as you can!
Some good laughs there but definitely some possibilities. Really though, who cares what the swifties do or don't do.
I wish you a belated Merry Christmas and hope you have a wonderful new year!
There are a few writers out there who write well enough to hold my attention even when they're pure preaching-to-the-choir. (I'm a tenor.) Ms Stone is one of them.
MSNBC will try to pivot to straight news. Everyone will laugh and no one will watch it. MSNBC will announce that all Americans are racist misogynists, xenophobes, homophobes, islamophobes. They will announce new phobias not yet discovered.
Maybe it's Hillary's last chance at greatness and they will hire her to give nightly diatribes....we can only hope (not)....!!!
Sounds a lot of Trump's co-president Musk who called Trump supporters "contemptible fools" (reminiscent of HRC) then apparently noticing part of Trump's base is made up of white supremacists, clarified his statement saying the term "contemptible fools” was only referring to “those in the Republican Party who are hateful, unrepentant racists” and will “absolutely be the downfall of the Republican Party if they are not removed.”
Wow, thanks NW Citizen! I’ve never been compared to a genius before.
A billionaire genius!
Huh? I didn't mention anything about geniuses. I was just struck by your claim that NBC is going call Americans racists, xenophobes, etc which is very similar to what Musk is actually calling Republicans now.
Sasha, you rock!
Great calls, last year and this.
However AOC will never leave the House. The job description for the House is pontificating without responsibility. She will Never hold executive office. Her last private sector job was as a waitress at a now-closed restaurant.
The MSM will crater when RFKjr takes the pharma ad sales away, which is 80% of revenue. Mass layoffs. All for the best. Trust in journalism may increase after the wash out.
More journalstic outlets will pay millions to settle with Trump. ABC will be joined by others on team shame. The threat of legal discovery of their emails will make them write big checks to shut the process down and avoid revealing their corrupt internal communications.
You heard it here first!
Sasha, thank you for a wonderful year of incisive, brilliant, topical posts. You are a treasure. Do not ever apologize for posting too much! There can't be too much. Happy New Year and thank you for the incredible contribution you make to us all.
2019 was the best year of my life until that time. I got married at the end of 2018, we bought a house and moved in together in January of 2019. On New Years Eve, a year later, my husband and I toasted, declaring that 2020 was going to be the best year ever!!! I will never say that again. Here's wishing everyone a highly adequate 2025! (And knocking on wood while I do so.)
I would never unsubscribe from you because you posted too much! In many ways you have told the same story from Democrat to Republican that I lived. The only difference was that I was not an activist and I switched sides earlier than you did, but I spent years in the wilderness because of my disgust with Obama and Clinton.
1. A new villain will re-emerge, the eco terrorist. This will be the next permutation of the fringe left anarchists.
2. Kamala is not a centrist; she’s a nihilist (Lebowski!). Her career is over and we won’t hear from her or Waltz again.
3. Congress will approve English as the official language of the United States.
4. Deportations will begin immediately and people will…be surprisingly okay with it.
5. Truth Social will fold. The investment market played it completely wrong, betting it would surge following a Trump win. It was the opposite: with him in power, people feel free to trust (bad pun) X and Truth will see zero growth in 2025. X keeps growing.
Good predictions. I would alter your first from eco terrorist to anarcho terrorist. I fear we will see more Luigi Mangiones.
Unfortunately, Luigi Mangiones can be made out of once normal people with problems. The Manson Family was made exactly that way, back in the late 60s.
I wonder if he’s simply schizophrenic?
Simply?
Happy New Year, Sasha, and thank you!! Okay, some of these predictions are good -- others scare me. I hope all the good ones come true. Thank you for a great year -- loved your highlights today -- and please keep up the excellent work.
Amen and please don't make me have to hear T Swift news ever again...She's getting too old to be starting to birth so lets let her and the ball player fade into marital oblivion. If only.....
I have a strong suspicion that Sasha doesn't care what Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce do any more than the rest of us. :)
My prediction for the new year: We are all standing straighter and taller and more determined and confident than ever and as such, us America-first conservatives are taking no prisoners.
Happy New Year, Vicki!
Uh, the word "marital" is 1000% superfluous.
I think she's 36? That's not too old to become pregnant and give birth.
I Am Told that any first pregnancy after 30 is deemed "high-risk," From whence that comes I don't know; medical or insurance?
That is medically supposed to be true and the ideal age is supposedly 26 . Over 40 is very chancie for birth defects although I know several after 40 babies that are fine!
Actually, after 30 isn't "high risk" for a healthy woman, but after 35 is considered "high risk" due to more birth defects and pregnancy complications (and concerning birth defects, it's been shown to be true with older fathers too). But research shows that any woman of any age that's exposed to virus/bacteria (even if the woman doesn't get sick from it) has a 30% greater chance of having a child with Autism (see "Infectious Behavior" book by Patterson. He was asked once if the old fashioned, 'stay at home, nearly cloistered, while pregnant' idea was actually a wise thing to do and he said "Yes, most definitely". He's since passed away, sadly).
It's pretty old to be having a first baby and why would you want to? You would be in menopause dealing with teenagers? No thanks.
My husband and I did, because we lived in a very expensive blue state and saved up over the years with the plan to do something radical - actually raise the kids we had (so, parttime or no work outside the home for one of us), instead of daycares and afterschool care or as a latchkey kid (and I got into an accident that threw off our plan by a year+). And I had menopause later so that wasn't really a problem.
Very happy it all worked out for you, there is nothing like having children. I have had a very busy and interesting life but my tombstone is only going to say, "loving mother" as that's the most important thing to me. I stayed home and raised my own children and didn't live a high life and it was well worth it . They have done very well and in fact one stays home with hers today. But in the day, for me and hubs, homes weren't so expensive as now.
Are you familiar with author Peachy Keenan and her book "Domestic Extremist" referring to the family...she's very interesting and I like how she thinks. I think you will too.
Peachy is great. It's good she writes under a nom de plume as she'd probably be attacked otherwise.
Travis Kelce ends his contract with Taylor Swift after lack of physical engagement for over a year.
The Taylor Swift Corporation.
I think it is a Psy-Op.
Sasha dear, you're WAY too hard on yourself. And you appear to project this negative self-view onto your readers and fans. I believe I speak for many, when I say we never feel "bombarded" by you or your posts, dear. In 2025, it might be useful to do a little inner work with someone who knows how to help ya raise your self-worth. Meanwhile, keep being You, and stop apologizing for yourself, for fuck's sake!
She’s entitled to whatever insecurity she may or may not feel. Her feelings are valid, her readers can handle whatever she’s throwing down, unless they can’t, which is not on her. And no, she doesn’t need therapy, unless she feels she needs it.
Oh, musta struck a nerve for you, too. Sorry.
No, you didn’t.
Wow Ms Stone! Some very perspicacious predictions from last year!!! Well done! Thank you for all you do & wishing you a joyous & Happy New Year!!!