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Baba Vanga predicted alien spaceship would enter Earth’s atmosphere and outbreak of WWIII for 2026
nypost.com | Jan. 8, 2026 | Richard Pollina

The blind Bulgarian mystic, who died in 1996 at age 85, was said to have predicted humanity’s first-ever encounter with extraterrestrial life would take place in November 2026, according to The Mirror.

She warned that a colossal alien spacecraft would enter Earth’s atmosphere, though she did not elaborate on the visitors’ intentions.


 


 

Bond Girlathon Friday : Results from 1/2/2026 : New Matches for 1/16/2026

I’m ready for my guest hosting duties Mr. Walrus. Is that okay even if I am in the competition?

Results from 1/2/2026

Molly PetersNo PreferenceDenise Perrier
21405
Izabella ScurupcoNo PreferenceMaryse Guy Mitsuoko
138182

Matches for 1/16/2026

Match 1

Akiko Wakabayashi (Aki) vs Serena Gordon (Caroline)

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Akiko Wakabayashi0 – 4 – 0226 – 7 – 528
Aki

Actress:Akiko Wakabayashi
Nationality:Japanese
Bond Movie:You Only Live Twice (1967)

Synopsis:

Aki was a senior agent of the Japanese secret service, working directly under its leader Tiger Tanaka. She was confident and independent, and tricked Bond into walking over a trap door, which catapulted him down a steel slide leading to Tanaka’s office. She drove a Toyota 2000GT and saved Bond’s life on many occasions. Mid way though the film, an assassin tried to poison Bond, but Aki was poisoned by mistake.

Akiko Wakabayashi

VS

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Serena Gordon0 – 4 – 0222 – 11 – 519
Caroline

Actress:Serena Gordon
Nationality:English
Bond Movie:Goldeneye (1995)

Synopsis:

Caroline was a psychological evaluator working for MI6. She was sent by M to evaluate Bond, who took her for a drive in his Aston Martin DB5. Bond drove very fast and engaged in a race with Xenia Onatopp, making Caroline very uncomfortable. After screaming at Bond to slow down, Bond came to an abrupt stop, and seduced Caroline with a bottle of Bollinger champagne hidden in an armrest. The two proceed with a “very thorough evaluation.”

Serena Gordon

Who do you prefer?
54 votes · 54 answers

Match 2

Tsai Chin (Ling) vs Nichelle Yeoh (Wai Lin)

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Tsai Chin0 – 4 – 0150 – 8 – 559
Ling

Actress:Tsai Chin
Nationality:Chinese
Bond Movie:You Only Live Twice (1967)

Synopsis:

In the opening scenes of the film, Bond is shown in bed with Ling, as the two discuss why Chinese girls taste different from all other girls. Ling gets up and presses a button that rockets the bed upwards into the wall, and two gunmen enter the room to kill Bond. It is later revealed to the audience that Ling was helping to stage Bond’s death in order to keep his enemies off his back.

Tsai Chin

VS

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Michelle Yeoh1 – 3 – 0236 – 5 – 583
Wai Lin

Actress:Michelle Yeoh
Nationality:Malaysian
Bond Movie:Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Synopsis:

Wai Lin was a Red Chinese agent, and had the same mission as Bond to investigate media magnate Elliot Carver. Carver had been suspected of causing tragic events so that he could get exclusive coverage on them and increase his ratings. Wai Lin was intelligent and worked more cleverly than Bond on several occasions. Eventually they teamed up together and stormed Carver’s stealth ship.

Michelle Yeoh

Who do you prefer?
51 votes · 51 answers