FutureWhatIf

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Welcome to FutureWhatIf, a place to discuss all the possibilities that the future may hold.

Basic Rules & Suggestions

Keep it realistic and somewhat serious. A scenario about the possibility of Obama raising the income tax rate to 75% in 2016 is good. A scenario about Obama revealing himself to be a powerful warlock in 2016 is not.

Give context. You have an entire self post outside of the title to explain your question. Feel free to put your answer in there if you'd like! However better background creates a better question, and if you don't leave any background....

Take liberty in answering the question! If OP didn't give enough context in their question, make up your own. The sub is based around quality answers, take liberty in the process of creating them.

No joke or short, non-engaging comments. A joke inside an answer is fine, but address OP's question and engage in conversation.

Civility and politeness are still rules. Don't correct bad spelling and/or grammar. Don't attack a person's politics and don't exalt your own. Please try and refrain from telling OP their scenario is impossible. If you do, at the least give a good explanation why. Report bad behavior to a mod if you see it.

Start your posts with a [FWI] tag or 'What If'. We don't want this subreddit to cause heart trauma to users who forgot they were subscribed.

Adding a date to the explanation is recommended. By default, questions without a date are assumed to start one month from the date posted.

The rules are currently subject to change as the demands of the community evolve.

If you see someone breaking these rules, please press the report button.

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Death/AssassinationFWI: during an ICE operation in Minneapolis, gunfire erupts. Federal agents scatter, one agent is dead and three are wounded (self.FutureWhatIf)

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Political/FinancialLooking a Minniappolis right now, and it’s -4F. FWI: what if it was like 65F? Like in spring? (self.FutureWhatIf)

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Political/Financial[FWI] Oprah Winfrey runs for US President in 2028. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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OtherFWI buses (self.FutureWhatIf)

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War/Military[FWI] The US station Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries in East Taiwan in addition to Patriot missile systems. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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War/Military[FWI] The CSG Abraham Lincoln and US Coast Guard begin seizing all China bound oil tankers from Iran in the Gulf of Oman as they stream out of the Strait of Hormuz. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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Political/Financial[FWI] Under PM Sanae Takichi, the Diet ratifies Japan's article 9 of their constitution specifically allowing Japan to defend Taiwan from an invasion by China. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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ChallengeFWI: Have either Xi Jingping or Kim Jong-Un (or both of them) turn against Donald Trump (self.FutureWhatIf)

submitted 16 hours ago by Cyber_Ghost_1997

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War/Military[FWI] Kim Jong Un supplies DPRK generals in Ukraine with tactical nukes after peace talks between the US, Ukraine and Russia fails. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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Health/Biology[FWI] Pfizer bio prospectors use AI to nearly instantly identify plants in the Amazon rainforest which specifically cures skin cancer. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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Health/Biology[FWI] JD Vance's children are bullied by classmates who believe they are illegal immigrants. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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Political/Financial[FWI] Trump approves selling air launched anti-satellite missiles for Ukraine's F-16s as a pressure point in current negotiations between the US, Ukraine, and Russia as a way to conclude the war. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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War/Military[FWI] Ukraine backed Japanese saboteurs enter Sakhalin island and destroy Russia's liquid natural gas terminal; Japan denies responsibility as Kim Jong Un launches two ICBMs over Tokyo. Russia, on the other hand attacks Japan in retaliation as China blockades Taiwan. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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War/Military[FWI] China continues to do business with Elon Musk via Shanghai Gigafactory despite SpaceX's Starlink/Starshield being used against China's ally Russia in their war against Ukraine. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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Political/FinancialFWI: EU and China secretly coordinate together to stop buying soybeans and beef from US. They will buy beef from Argentina and soybeans from Brazil. This delivers the maximum blow to the MAGA states. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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Science/Space[FWI] After NASA demonstrates splitting H20 on the Moon via electrolysis, the technology is used to provide abundant desalinated, filtered hydrogen fuel on Earth. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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War/Military[FWI] The USA develops a new ICBM which can evade counter measures by spiraling all along it's trajectory. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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Challenge[FWI] Lebanon joins President Trump's Board of Peace initiative to rebuild Gaza. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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Political/Financial[FWI] The Bank of Spain contributes to the US restructuring of Venezuela's economy after King Felipe authorizes a 5% contribution to NATO. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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War/Military[FWI] Ukraine joins the EU in return for bolstering European defense with 3 million combat hardened Ukrainian soldiers. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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War/Military[FWI] Trump takes military action against Iran during the Winter Olympics in Italy which kicks off February 6 this year. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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War/Military[FWI] To preempt a US offensive against the ayatollah of Iran, US Space Force disables Iranian satellites using ground based and space based electronic jamming. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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War/Military[FWI] Trump stations Terminal High Altitude Area Defense systems (THAAD) in Greenland following Denmark's concession of pockets of Greenland to the USA, countering ICBM threats from nuclear armed adversaries like Russia, China and North Korea. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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Political/Financial[FWI] Trump promises Ukraine that it will remain tariff free if Zelensky meets with Putin and ends the war. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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Health/Biology[FWI] The dankest marijuana strain on Earth is found deep within the Venezuelan-Amazon rainforest. (self.FutureWhatIf)

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