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8 January 2026 |
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Latest Commentary: ICE Kills US Citizen -- As each year ends and a new one begins, this journal engages in a little prognostication regarding the coming 12 months. On the last day of 2024, the journal made 11 predictions, each empirically verifiable and not hidden by obscure language or uselessly opaque quatrains that are open to interpretation. Of the 11 predictions made, 8 were correct, while 3 were wrong. Here is the scorecard: [8 January] US Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker -- The US continues to harass the Venezuelan regime over oil. The latest was the seizure a short time ago of a tanker that may be sailing under the Russian flag, and it was certainly in the North Atlantic. Not long ago, someone painted a Russian flag on the ship. It appears on the Russian registry of ships as the Marinera. The White House does not appear to recognize that and is treating the ship as stateless. The discussion over the fate of the ship and its cargo should be an interesting one between Washington and Moscow. [7 January] US Nabs Maduro in Caracas -- The American Department of Justice is misnamed. As of midnight last Friday, it had not released all of the Epstein Files as required by an Act of Congress. They can hem and haw all they want, but the fact is that the few documents released are not sufficient to meet the requirements of the Epstein Transparency Act. Congress now must act if it is have any credibility or power from here on. At very least, Attorney-General Pam Bondi and her team must testify under oath as to why they have failed to obey the law. That the time they had was insufficient is nonsense; a month was given them. The administration has played this stupidly, and the drip, drip, drip of the Epstein spiggot will eventually destroy the current leadership of the Republican Party. [5 January] House GOP Releases Jack Smith Transcript -- The Republican Party is stuck in the pre-internet era. Jack Smith, who had two felony cases against thecurrent president, testified before a House committee in December, and when it did not produce the propaganda jolt the Republicans wanted, they released the transcript and video on New Year's Eve. In the old days, that would have been a good way to bury the story. Sadly for them, the internet has made this kind of release far less effective. The record shows that Jack Smtih not only did things on the up and up, he had the goods on Donald Trump. [2 January] Predictions 2026 -- Every year, this journal makes 11 entirely verifiable predictions. No hidden meaning inside a quatrain that can be misinterpreted, no grey areas. Solid data will allow the reader to determine whether the prediction is accurate or not, a binary situation. Last year, 8 of the 11 predictions came true. This year, one would like perfection, but as observed this time last year, the world is becoming less and less predictable as the chaos of this century expands. Nevertheless, here are the predictions for 2026: [1 January] © Copyright 2026 by The Kensington Review, Jeff Myhre, PhD, Editor. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written consent. Produced using Ubuntu Linux.
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