Hey, everyone, it's me, Sam Stein, managing editor at the Bullwork, and I am joined by Mona Charon, who for today is Judge Mona Sharon.

That's right.

Let's see the gavel, please.

It's too small.

We needed a bigger one.

Whatever.

We need more Bullwark subscribers so we can get a bigger gavel for next year.

We should run a subscription plea that says buy us a bigger gavel.

Mona is dressed like this because we here at the bulwark believe in accountability more than

anything else, honestly.

And at the end of last year, we went through the staff, had them make a series of predictions

about what would

happen in the year 2025. And now we're going to look back at those predictions and make

assessments about who was right, who was omniscient, and who was terribly wrong. And Mona's going

to be the judge and the jury. Fair enough? This should always be the way of the world.

I should always be judge and jury.

I feel like we already have that.

You don't need to wear this costume.

You already judging me.

But besides...

I want to thank Renita for giving me the costume.

It's really good.

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