2024 in Review; an Abecedarian Look Back
As an annual reader bonus, IdleGuy.com presents its review of 2024. We tried to keep a straight face when compiling our ABCs, but it was difficult.
A is for ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), the latest buzzword in the technology sector, propelling companies like Apple, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Microsoft, Meta Platforms and others. With tech companies embracing AI technology and investing billions in powerful chips and processors, the advantages of AK include faster handling of routine tasks, improved analytics, and turning otherwise ordinary women into voluptuous goddesses.
So far, so good.
B is for BIDEN, Joseph, 46th president of the United States, who won the office in 2020 in what is largely considered a stolen election over Donald J. Trump. Biden will likely go down in history as America's worst president, as he was embroiled in controversy concerning his involvement in various kickback and money-laundering schemes in Ukraine, China, and elsewhere, run by his son, Hunter, and his brother, James.
Through Biden's term in office, America was subjected to rising crime rates, unsurpassed illegal immigration, stupendously high inflation, and appointments to high government offices of transsexuals, lesbians, homosexuals, and general perverts.
Biden is also famous for his stuttering meltdown in a June 27 CNN debate against presidential candidate Trump, which led to a "palace coup", forcing him to step down as a candidate for a second term. Biden suffered from dementia for most of his presidency, a fact concealed from the public by White House staff and mainstream news reporters.
Dishonorable Mention: BOEING, the failed American aircraft manufacturer that is noted for parts of its aircrafts falling off or mal-functioning in mid-flight.
Honorable Mention: BITCOIN, which broke through the $100,000 barrier for roughly two weeks, from December 5-19, but ended the year well off the mark, around $94,000.
C is for CAITLIN CLARK, the University of Iowa basketball player who was twice national player of the year (2023, 2024) and set records for women's Division 1 career scoring and three-pointers and also surpassed legendary Pete Maravich as the NCAA Division 1 all-time leading scorer among a slew of other career and single-season records.
The only thing Caitlin Clark didn't do was win a national championship, though she led the Hawkeyes to consecutive NCAA Women's Tournament Finals in 2023 and 2024, falling, 102-85, to LSU in 2023, and, 87-75, to #1 seed South Carolina in 2024.
D is for DIDDY, aka, Sean Combs. Locked up on various charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and various other offenses, purportedly holding video tapes of elite people committing various sex crimes.
Combs, scheduled for trial in May, 2025, is currently incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York.
E is for ERAS Tour, Taylor Swift's record-breaking concert tour which pulled in over an estimated $2 billion at the box office. Swifties were enthralled and entertained across five continents, spanning 149 shows from March, 2023 through December, 2024.
F is for FAUCI, Anthony, former head of NIAI and chief medical advisor to President Biden from 2021 to 2022. Fauci, largely credited with promoting the COVID-19 virus and various warnings, regulations and shutdowns via his influence at the CDC, continued to come under fire from various legislators, especially Senator Rand Paul, even though he resigned from his government position in December, 2022.
G is for GAZA, and the Gaza Strip, once the most densely-populated area in the world, reduced to mostly inhabitable rubble by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) since mid-October of 2023. Israel's claims that Hamas terrorists were holed up in hospitals, schools, and residential enclaves provided the sleazy, largely unsupported rationale to bomb and raze at random throughout the area, maiming and killing hundreds of thousands of civilians in the process.
H is for HAMAS and HEZBOLLAH, terrorist organizations that have been at war with Israeli interests for decades, operating out of Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria. They are widely supposed to be financed by Iran and suffered substantial setbacks in 2024.
I is for INFLATION and IMMIGRATION, the two main issues of the 2024 presidential campaign, both of which reached near-crisis levels during the Biden-Harris administration.
Donald Trump successfully campaigned on both illegal immigration, crime, and inflation, defeating Kamala Harris (joe Biden's replacement) at the polls in November. Trump plans to deport millions of illegals, close the borders and institute tariffs on foreign goods, which many economists claim will boost inflation rather than cool it, though economists are quite often found to have the dullest minds in the universe.
J is for JIMMY CARTER, 39th president of the United States, who was elected in 1976, in the aftermath of Nixon's Watergate scandal of 1972, and served until January 20, 1981, died on December 27 at age 100.
K is for KAMALA HARRIS, Joe Biden's VP, at least until noon on January 20, 2025, when the world will be done with both of them. K is also baseball shorthand for a strikeout, which is exactly what Kamala did in her hasty run for president against Donald J. Trump, blowing through $2 billion of campaign money in a little over three months.
Honestly, she never had a chance, a plan, or any charisma. Didn't even foul one off. It was just swing and miss, which is kind of amazing given her proven ability to latch on to things swung in front of her face.
Honorable Mention: Travis KELCE, KANSAS CITY Chiefs.
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