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The Shape of Things to Come

Some Thoughts on How 2024 Might Play Out

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Jan 31, 2024
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Regular readers will remember that in December 2023 I predicted that this would be the year that World War III kicked off. It’s only been a month since then and it feels like a decade of history has passed.

Most important, perhaps, of the many actions that have occurred, are Governor Abbot’s surprisingly bold actions in Texas, which have provoked a lot of speculation that a second civil war might kick off.

I am going to hold to my prediction: We will have WWIII, not Civil War II.

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