I figure we’ll have a few of these lists show up over the next month or so. Might as well get the shitflinging party started! To wit:
http://www.activistpost.com/2012/12/10-predictions-for-2013.html#more
10 Predictions for 2013
This past year, 2012, was an eventful year. We had another Olympics, a U.S. presidential election, the warmest year on record, and lived through the Mayan apocalypse. However, many things did not occur that many of the trend seers predicted, especially dramatic events that made the boldest predictions.
As we enter 2013, time itself seems to be speeding up or condensing to make the potential for dramatic events more likely. Tipping points appear to have been breached on many fronts, and what waits on the other side is difficult to know.
But let’s break out the crystal ball here and make some bold predictions for 2013.
These predictions weren’t acquired by some esoteric powers to see the future; rather they’re derived from riding the current wave of information and guessing where that flow may lead. They may seem bold to some, while the most aware readers may recognize them as foregone conclusions.
So without further ado, here are our top 10 predictions for 2013:
1. Stock market decline: Many economic forecasters have been predicting a stock market crash every year since the financial crisis of 2008. Yet, it has remained strong and even hit a 3-year high in September, 2012. There are many false reasons for this strength that don’t have to do with real economic growth; devalued dollars, cheap money for Wall Street banks, corporations hoarding cash and investments, etc. It’s a false bull market. That is why we feel comfortable predicting a significant decline in the stock market during 2013.
The real economy has been papered over for decades, but the numbers in the false economy can no longer dam the wave of reality. Endless quantitative easing, a quadrillion in world derivatives, over-extended personal debt, lowest ever percentage of the population working, and increased social burden of record food stamps and other programs will finally burst the dam in 2013.
The Baltic Dry index, which is believed to be the best indicator of our consumer economy, suffered a dramatic loss in December. Some say a new recession is already here and the stock market will soon reflect that with a crash in 2013. Look for the Dow Jones to dip below the 10K mark (around 30% or more) next year.
2. Precious metals rise over 50%: Using the same data points as the previous prediction, we predict gold and silver to rise at least 50%.
As the mass exodus from the stock market and other paper investments takes place, individual and institutional investors will start a new gold rush. Indeed, this is already happening.
Central banks around the world are snatching up new gold and moving to secure their foreign gold, while investment titans like George Soros have been increasing their positions where they previously denounced gold as a viable investment.
3. Schools start to install body scanners: Since these recent shootings actually resulted in horrific deaths of innocent people including children, the public is scared enough to accept just about anything. So we predict naked body scanners will begin to appear in schools and other public venues in 2013. There are several reasons for this prediction. The public is clamoring for protection and many inner-city schools already have metal detectors, so the upgrade will be acceptable if not preferred in suburban areas.
Next, the body scanner companies who lobby the government need more customers, and they usually get what they want. And, finally, the authorities love to remove our rights in the name of security, making this move a no-brainer.
4. European Union announces central Treasury: The Eurozone debt crisis will once again flare up particularly within the PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain), as well as in new countries. Instead of resorting to constantly increasing their “rescue fund” to bail out ailing European nations, the European Central Bank announced unlimited bond purchasing of any member state in need this September. This action of issuing new debt-based money for the sole purpose of buying debt has become known as quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve. The EU has repeatedly stated the need to form a central Treasury that has the power to collect direct taxes from member states, essentially turning the Eurozone into the United States of Europe. Look for this to come into reality in 2013 with possibly the first EU president elected as well.
5. Marijuana legalization sweeps America and the world: After Colorado and Washington voters proved it can be done, marijuana legalization is an idea whose time has finally come. No amount of fear mongering or lies will stop its liberation now. Although 15 states have decriminalized marijuana possession, along with 18 states with legal medical cannabis, this past election will be viewed as the tipping point in the full-scale legalization of weed. The ripple effects are already traveling quickly as at least 7 more states are considering legalization. Meanwhile, Mexico is reconsidering its war on weed and Uruguay is already designing its regulatory rules for legalization, which will make it the first country with full legalization. Expect 2013 and beyond for marijuana legalization to be a foregone conclusion with anyone standing in the way looking extremely foolish.
6. Major cyber attack hits America: All governments and many large corporations want to put more controls on the Internet. However, the general population does not want to see their beloved Internet change, so there must be an event that sways the public to believe that Internet “security” is a priority. This can’t just be some minor attack that hits a small business sector. It would have to be something that inflicts pain on the public; perhaps an extended Internet outage or electric grid crash that’s blamed on cyber terrorists would do the trick.
Many officials have been predicting a cyber 9/11 or “Pearl Harbor” event for some time, claiming it’s not a matter of if but when. That “when” will be 2013. Major antivirus companies such as McAfee are also warning of just such an event in 2013, labeled Project Blitzkrieg. And just like prior to 9/11, there is freedom-crushing legislation sitting on the shelf just waiting to be enacted if a cyber version of 9/11 were to take place.
The level playing field of information on the Internet poses a huge threat to all regimes and their puppet media corporations around the world. They can’t wait much longer before putting a stop to the free flow of information; therefore, this attack will be a classic false flag operation. Mark it down, this will happen in 2013.
7. Syria’s Assad is toppled: Many pundits predicted this would have happened already, but without a NATO no-fly zone (aka massive air strikes on Assad in a Libya-style destruction) the ragtag rebels have proven to be no match for the Syrian government thus far.
However, we have seen that when there is full-scale commitment by NATO, as with Libya, it’s virtually guaranteed. Since the West has increased their support of the Jihadist rebels with training, arms, money, and Patriot missiles in Turkey, their commitment is clear.
Furthermore, the UN has warned of sectarian genocide, and U.S. officials have clearly stated the ultimate line in the sand: Assad’s use of chemical weapons. As if on cue, PressTV and Fars News are reporting that militants have indeed used chemical weapons. Whether or not this particular event is confirmed, expect it to happen at some point in 2013 to be spun as justification to take out the Assad regime — it’s been in the cards for years.
8. West attacks Iran, starts WW3: The toppling of Syria will leave Iran as the only nation in the Middle East not controlled by the West. Besides having vast oil reserves, Iran also has the last strategic public central bank not run by the international banking cartel — and they want it. It is the endgame written about by many think tanks.
The war with Iran has been years in the making and has already technically begun with crippling economic sanctions and strategic military bases surrounding it. Indeed, World War 3 already began as well when America invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, but this decade-plus-long war is about to get much more intense. Additionally, the establishment will need a distraction from the economic crisis of 2013, and only a large new war will effectively serve that purpose.
The West has been goading Iran into an attack for years to justify further aggression. Iran, to their credit, has failed to take the bait. But once Syria falls, the full force of pressure will become too much for Iran to bear and they’ll be forced to defend themselves. The West will portray it as aggression against them and launch their attack. The question will be how other super powers like China and Russia react to this aggression against their ally?
9. Food and oil prices break records, again: This might have the highest guarantee of coming true, since it is mathematically impossible for it not to in an era of unlimited money creation, expanding conflicts in oil regions, and record demand but unstable climates for food production. Some food and commodity prices set new record highs in 2012, while oil is still chasing its 2008 high of $147/bbl.
First, let’s look at oil since it is also a major contributor to the price of food. Oil will have conflicting price pressures in 2013. There will be reduced demand due to a sharp economic downturn, but that will be more than offset by the devalued petrodollar and the fallout of regional conflicts. We predict oil will soar past its previous high to over $150/bbl.
This high price of oil will cause food prices to rise significantly since industrial agriculture is utterly dependent on oil from plowing, fertilizing, pesticides, harvesting, processing, to transport. Couple this very real cost to the rush away from stocks into more tangible assets like commodities that are also traded in rapidly devaluing dollars. This speculation will lead to much higher food prices. Throw in more extreme weather, and we have a recipe for a major food crisis. Food will hit new all-time highs in 2013.
Average citizens will spend a much higher percentage of their salaries on food in 2013 which will put further pressure on the rest of economic output. Most extremely, a large portion of the population may realize starvation for the first time in their lives. Certainly, we can expect food stamp usage to explode even faster than it has in the last five years.
On the upside, bulk food will be one of the best investments for 2013.
10. More extreme weather and earth changes: Extreme weather appears to be the new norm. In 2012 we saw the warmest year on record, record droughts in America’s bread basket, and an odd super storm Hurricane Sandy which still has thousands without power more than two months later. However, the jury is still out on what’s causing our extreme weather. Since the climates appear to be changing on all of the celestial bodies in our solar system, it seems unlikely that increased CO2 is the primary cause of climate change.
Many experts point to the rapidly shifting North Pole and the sun’s awakening to a new solar maximum as major contributors to our changing climate. And speaking of celestial weather, two great comets will appear in 2013 close to Earth whose impact on our weather, if any, is impossible to predict. Additionally, it appears that the Ring of Fire is awakening with increased earthquake and volcanic activity.
For 2013, we predict more super storms starting with winter storms that will now be named for the first time, and an even bigger increase in earthquake activity, and more devastating crop damage.
Many of these predictions seem negative and scary, but with awareness of their possible outcomes, one can prepare and position themselves to survive and even thrive under conditions which might seem horrific. It is also never to late to reach out to your local community by sharing information in a positive way, and encourage discussion of strategies for enhancing local resistance to larger global events.
printmemoney says:
Fuck this cold cruel world.
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27th December 2012 at 8:00 pm
Llpoh says:
Agree #s 1, 3,4,7,9
Disagree # 2,5,8
Re 10, I think there will be ongoing natural disasters owing to the world being over-populated. No opinion re cyber attacks.
I expect to see escalating general economic and social upheaval and continued erosion of Constitutional freedoms. I expect to see an exodus of capital and the rich from the US in response to the class warfare being waged.
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27th December 2012 at 8:14 pm
SAH says:
My 2013 predictions:
1. Unicorns that fart carbon-absorbing rainbows that smell like cotton candy come to earth and solve climate change problems.
2. GMOs cause the most abundant harvests in decades, drive down food prices and solve world hunger.
3. Hydrogen fuel is perfected and petroleum becomes obsolete.
4. Miss America convinces Israel and the Islamists that World Peace is awesome.
5. Boomers willingly boycott social security and Medicare so as to not burden younger workers.
6. Millennials all find jobs.
7. The Federal Reserve closes itself down citing Constitutional and ethical concerns.
8. Obama signs into law mandatory gun ownership and yearly training in America – similar to the Swiss.
9. Marijuana is legalized worldwide.
10. Everyone actually sticks to their new year’s resolutions and there are dramatic decreases in obesity and cigarette smoking.
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27th December 2012 at 8:26 pm
Administrator says:
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27th December 2012 at 8:38 pm
JIMSKI says:
THE BURNING PLATFORM passes the 3 million per month visitor mark and is purchased by the US Federal government. Turned into the largest single source of government propaganda the previous owner slides into the 1% and turns into a source of endless lies leading to the presentation of the nobel prize in journalism. Jim Quinn and Barack Obama split a pitcher of beer and laugh at the sheeple who do not have people with guns to guard them.
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27th December 2012 at 8:50 pm
Administrator says:
How much do I get for TBP?
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27th December 2012 at 8:53 pm
Llpoh says:
Admin sells out and goes MSM? Say it ain’t so!
You get 5 times ad revenue. Try not to spend that windfall all at once.
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27th December 2012 at 8:56 pm
Administrator says:
Buy Facebook.
Housing is recovering strongly.
Ben Bernanke is our savior.
Barack Obama deserves to be on Mount Rushmore.
Don’t blame Baby Boomers.
See. I can do it.
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27th December 2012 at 9:00 pm
AWD says:
I hope they pass out plenty of KY and Vaseline. 2013 doesn’t look so good.
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27th December 2012 at 9:08 pm
Colma Rising says:
It’s going to be a good year.
A fabulous year, in fact.
That’s my forecast
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27th December 2012 at 9:19 pm
sangell says:
Charges against George Zimmerman will be dropped. ( His mom and brother are appearing on Univision and other Spanish language media and thus GZ is becoming a protected minority).
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27th December 2012 at 9:33 pm
sangell says:
Major earthquake on Cascadian subduction zone.
A-380 disaster grounds aircraft. France accuses US of sabotage.
Hugo Chavez dies and so does Fidel.
Black mambas found in the wild in Florida
Severe riots in Italy, Spain, and Greece cause governments to fall, exit Euro.
Euro area unemployment 20+% by end of year.
US unemployment 7% forever.
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27th December 2012 at 10:15 pm
Stucky says:
Stucky’s TOP TEN.
I’m only going with ONE HUNDRED PERCENT sure bets.
1- AWD will post more and more pics of ever fatter fatties Later admits he actually jerks off to those pics.
2- Admin will tell someone, “Blow Me” by January 3rd. Also on Jan 4th. Jan 5th … He doesn’t tell anyone “Blow Me” on June 18th. TBPers donate tens of thousands of dollars to get the Old Jim back.
3- SSS favors pro-marijuana laws when Selma offers him a blowjob in exchange.
4- SAH continues to hate boomers more and more. Seeks mental health counseling by June. The counselor is a boomer. She kills him.
5. Zara gets a sex change operation. Again. Asks me out on a date. Again.
6. llpoh sells his factory. Makes millions. Donates ten bucks to TBP.
7. Muck About finds God on January 4th. Immediately misplaces him on the 5th.
8. Seven million actually DO die. Unfortunately for RE he is one of them, and can’t gloat.
9. Flash hires two Hookers. One goes by the name “Copy”. The other “Paste”. They give him AIDS. He finally realizes there must have been a better way than Copy and Paste.
10. I finally tell a joke that isn’t funny. It is the Black Swan event we’ve all been predicting.
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27th December 2012 at 11:04 pm
Llpoh says:
Ten bucks? What, you think I just throw money around? Ten bucks here, ten bucks there, and pretty soon you are talking about – gasp – a full one hundred dollars! Obama will want that hundred one day, so I better keep it safe until then.
Stuck forgot #11):
Stuck resolves to diet. Diet lasts until 6 am Jan 1, when Stuck decides he deserves a reward for six hours of deprivation, and decides he has earned a small morning snack of two pounds of bacon deep fried in butter, a dozen eggs on a foot high stack of pancakes, 24 frosted donuts, and two quarts of chocolate milk to wash it down. He then is faced with the tough decision of what to have for breakfast.
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27th December 2012 at 11:54 pm
IndenturedServant says:
“Black mambas found in the wild in Florida”
Now that would be fucked up! That ought to thin out the population of Florida!
I_S
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27th December 2012 at 11:55 pm
Makati1 says:
It’s likely that nothing we can guess will be as bad as what we get next year. It aught to be interesting!
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27th December 2012 at 5:21 am
OF says:
Admin´s already getting there: I just clicked on a Commerzbank ad on TBP…
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27th December 2012 at 5:25 am
stan says:
Stan’s fearless forcast.
1. Many people will have health problems this year including headaches, belly aches, back problems and digestive ailments
2. Several American’s will suffer financial setbacks, including foreclosures, job loss and bankruptcys.
3. Bankers and members of Wall Street will do unscrupulous and dishonest things to make more money.
4. Obama will play golf and take vacations.
5. Several businesses will go under.
6. During the next year, a lot of people in America will die.
7. There will be tensions in the Middle East
8. Sweeping new gun laws will begin and be retro-active.
These are just a few of my many fearless predictions, guaranteed to be 100% on the mark.
Stay tuned for part 2.
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27th December 2012 at 5:28 am
TeresaE says:
The “false flag” attack on the internet is a given. No way can the PTB continue to allow the likes of us to get together and point out truth. No freaking way.
My prediction is that we are going to find out a few things about China, things like if they go to war with they are prepared and suddenly our war machines go dark. Things like what happens when $2 TRILLION of our dollars suddenly appear on the world market when we buy 70% of our prepared foods from China. Things like what happens when the country that makes the meds that millions need just to wake up tomorrow quits shipping.
My last prediction is that as the wheels start flying off the bus, my hub is going to grow ever more resentful and hateful as my warnings come to pass.
Betcha’ all didn’t know that when the bad shit happens it will be OUR fault because we WISHED it so by talking about it.
Crazy shit this way comes. Hold on folks, it is going to be a bumpy (long-ass) night.
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27th December 2012 at 8:14 am
ThePessimisticChemist says:
Unfortunately, its going to take another “Dark Ages” where something like 30% of all people (or more) die off to actually flip things back over.
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27th December 2012 at 9:53 am
stalker says:
SAH – Boomers willingly boycott social security and Medicare so as to not burden younger workers. Millennials all find jobs.
SS and Medicare will disappear down the memory hole. Boomers will be relocated to labor camps where they will be provided with food and housing with free medical and 24 hr security.
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27th December 2012 at 12:16 pm
stalker says:
public outcry against automatic citizenship will lead to revocation of all citizen status, american residents will be issued provisonal state resident ID which can be revoked for criminal infractions. residents without an ID will not be able to work, buy or sell in the north american union. every resident will be issued an EBT card for welfare, disability, survivor’s and social security benefits. millenilals will not be issued SS cards, these will be replaced with a deferred payment EBT card which is regularly loaded with 10 points per hourly unit of earnings. a card owner will be eligible for a monthly payout of his points after accumulating 10 million points. this will remove the impulse to place a monetary value on retirement accounts and keep the government payouts off the budget. SS and Medicare will disappear down the memory hole. Boomers will be relocated to labor camps where they will be provided with food and housing with free medical and 24 hr security. genexers will not remember boomers, since they will be fed drugs of all sorts which will weaken their poorly educated minds. the state or the elite will televise soothing news, mexican novelas and mindless korean gameshows. boomer will become equivalent with bogey man and infrequent crises will be blamed on escaped labor camp boomers.
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27th December 2012 at 1:56 am
Cahuitabeachbound says:
@costarica
People don’t realize how nice this place is
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27th December 2012 at 11:32 pm