What's In and Out for 2025-2026
5 March 2025
These are my predictions of what we can expect to be more or less popular or likely to occur in the next 1-2 years compared to today. I will follow up in June 2026 to see how accurate these predictions were.
What’s In:
Shopping at small businesses to purchase groceries, household goods and other purchases.
Political activism, including attending protests, even among those who deem themselves apolitical.
Using cash instead of credit cards to avoid supporting the big banks.
A new conservative party based on the rule of law, support for the Constitution and rejection of Trump.
Supporting Ukraine against Russia.
A stronger Canada, United Kingdom and European Union.
Getting news from Substack blogs or the equivalent instead of from the mainstream media, which is increasingly afraid to offend Trump.
Experiencing more dangerous natural disasters and pandemics because of fewer warnings and preventative actions and a poorer federal response.
Increasing unemployment.
Increasing inflation.
A recession, most likely global.
War between our allies and Russia or China, with U.S. involvement delayed until Trump leaves office.
What’s Out:
Trump and everything associated with him - Trump Media & Technology Stock, Mar-a-Lago, Truth Social, Trump Tower and other Trump properties.
Musk and everything associated with him - Twitter / X and its stock, Tesla and its stock.
America as the world’s foremost superpower and global leader, see also here.
Billionaire businesses, including Amazon, Walmart and Facebook.
Fast food and national restaurants.
Credit cards for small purchases.
The dominance of the Republican Party and its federal and state public officials.
Russia.
A strong economy, to return only when Democrats retake the Presidency.
Fox and other right wing media outlets that promote Trump’s lies.
Mainstream media that is afraid to challenge Trump.
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