My 2026 Predictions – What Are Yours?

On Facebook, a follower of mine said “if 2025 was a drink, it’d be the stuff you drink before your colonoscopy”. I tend to agree.

As we say goodbye to 2025, I thought it would be a good time to ponder what 2026 holds in store. I’m sure the attitude in America will change once the new year hits and we’ll all become calmer, more complacent, and …

Nope, sometimes even I don’t believe what I type.

So, here’s my 2026 bingo card. Some things guaranteed to happen, and a few stretches just to make things interesting. Plus, because it’s Christmas Break, my son is breathing over my shoulder and will have to add his predictions as well.

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Sports in 2026:

J.J. McCarthy will remain with the Vikings, but will not be the starter. Someone will come in and take his job in the preseason.

The Wild make the playoffs, the Wolves do not. Frost make the playoffs, Loons don’t.

WWE’s SummerSlam is in Minneapolis this summer. Once tickets go on sale, they’ll sell out in three days. Lots of wrestling fans in the upper Midwest!

Local politics:

Mike Lindell wins the Republican nomination for governor at the convention. Several other Republicans continue the race until the primaries. Lindell wins the primary, Walz wins the election.

There will be at least one campaign ad for the Republicans and one for the Democrats that is created by A.I. and is completely false. Nobody will care.

This “citizen journalist” trend (TikTok videos about daycare centers) will continue until one “journalist” is badly hurt.

By the way, no one will go to prison for either the daycare fraud in Minnesota or the Epstein Files. There will be fines and penalties, but no jail time for anyone in either case. Proving once again, there’s a big difference between the “special people” and you and me.

National politics:

President Trump will ask for the resignation of Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem, and Karoline Leavitt. At least one will write a tell-all book with scandalous details about their time in the Trump inner circle. Nobody will care.

Finally, my “Hail Mary” predictions for 2026:

The University of Minnesota will develop a treatment that slows the spread of zebra mussels in area lakes and rivers.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will finally remove the stoplight in Royalton on Highway 10, reducing my commute to the lake cabin by 30 minutes.

Those are mine, feel free to add your own on social media. We’ll get together about this time next year and see who was closest to the truth.

From everyone here to you, your family, and all your friends, have a happy and safe 2026.