Many young couples can hardly make ends meet, delaying the usual activities in building a family, due to inflation, taxes, and insecurity in the labor force. Many young people are putting off marriage or having children because of the costs, putting buying a first home well down the list. A 2025 study by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed the average age of first-time home buyers as 40 years of age, when the standard had been people in their 20s or 30s. While affordability is often cited, it’s becoming unaffordable to live in the United States and many European countries.
Honorable Mention: AI, Artificial Intelligence.

B is for Brigitte Bardot (28 September 1934 – 28 December 2025), legendary, sultry French actress who passed away on December 28 at the age of 91. Brigitte, or “BB” appeared in 47 films, including memorable roles in the 1957 classic, “And God Created Woman”, “The Truth” (La Vérité), (1960) and the 1965 Louis Malle film, “Viva Maria!” Bardot was known worldwide as a “sex kitten” and was an enduring symbol for the sexual revolution of the 1960s. She appeared on the covers of and inside a multitude of magazines, including Playboy, Elle, Vogue, Photoplay, Life and hundreds of others. French president Charles de Gaulle called Bardot "the French export as important as Renault cars". She was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1985.

After her film career, Bardot became a notable spokesperson for animal rights and was often a center of controversy for her outspoken views. In 2018, she she described the #MeToo movement as “hypocritical, ridiculous and uninteresting.” Bardot famously described the LGBTQ community as “fairground freaks.”

C is for Corruption, most of it at the highest levels of government and finance in the United States, Europe and England. While corrupt acts are difficult to pinpoint, mainly because most of the politicians, lawyers, and judges are themselves compromised and the equally-corrupt media doesn’t spend much time on important stories, usually sweeping wrongdoing, malfeasance, and lawlessness completely under the rug, just about anybody with an interest in truth and justice can see it. Insider trading, kickbacks, and suitcases filled with cash are just the tip of the corruption iceberg. Those really expert in graft use public funds and insider stock deals for most of their grift, as most of it is perfectly legal.

D is for Dubai floods. In mid-December torrential rains ripped through United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries on the Saudi peninsula, causing severe flooding in the major city of Dubai and the capital Abu Dhabi. In Qatar, an Arab Cup football match had to be rescheduled due to the rain and flooding. One doesn’t usually associate rain and floods with desert countries in the Middle East, but this most recent weather event is the second in as many years. In April of 2024, Dubai and other Arab cities were flooded.
Honorable Mention: Daylight Saving Time.

E is for Eagles, the Philadelphia Eagles, winners of Super Bowl 59, LIX, over the Kansas City Chiefs, by a score of 40-22, preventing the Chiefs from completing a “threepeat”, winning three straight Super Bowls, which no team has ever accomplished. Quarterback Jalen Hurts was named Super Bowl MVP, completing 17 of 22 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns. Philadelphia led 24-0 at halftime, making this one of the least-exciting of recent big games. After a forgettable halftime show with Kendrick Lamar, featuring SZA (really?), even more viewers tuned out.

The Eagles' defense forced three turnovers and held the Chiefs scoreless in the first half. Philly’s victory was the Eagles' second Super Bowl win, the first occurring in Super Bowl 52 (LII) in 2018 when they defeated New England, 41-33. The NFL continued its practice of threatening to sue anybody using the words “Super Bowl” under copyright and trademark law and they’ll continue this year. The Eagles are in the playoffs again, clinching the NFC East in Week 16.
Honorable Mention: Euroclear.

F is for Fuentes, Nick, IdleGuy.com’s Person of the Year (see page 2). Nick Fuentes, the unapologetic 27 GenZ firebrand, live-streams “America First”, a political podcast promoting traditional American values of Christianity, secure borders, patriotism, and morality.

Derided by mainstream and left-leaning jealous media because of his incredible success, Fuentes has successfully defended himself over claims of anti-semitism, hate speech, racism, sexism, and holocaust denial. Likely the most-viewed podcast among young people, Fuentes’ America First routinely receives half million views on his podcast at rumble.

G is for GAZA. Words cannot express the levels of pain and suffering in the five-mile slither of land between the Mediterranean ocean and Israel. The IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) have leveled most of the structures in the city-complex that used to be home to four million Palestinians. While U.S. President Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have priced together a tenuous peace, they have failed to secure security agreements with HAMAS, the militant Palestinian faction. Israel’s harsh treatment of the citizens of Gaza have been compared to ethnic cleansing and genocide. The struggle for peace in the region continues.
Honorable Mention: Gold, the precious metal gained more than 60% in price in 2025.

H is for Hyperscaling. Hyperscaling became the year’s defining technological arms race, as major cloud players poured unprecedented capital into AI‑driven data‑center expansion—Microsoft alone was projected to spend $80 billion on new facilities in 2025. The push for ever‑larger compute clusters exposed both the promise and strain of an infrastructure boom running at full tilt.

I is for IndiGo, the Indian airline faced its own reckoning: although not involved in the fatal June 12 Air India AI171 crash that killed more than 240 people, the carrier suffered a December operational meltdown marked by mass delays and cancellations, a disruption so severe it became one of the defining aviation failures of the year. IndiGo, which commands over 60% of India’s domestic market, cancelled and delayed hundreds of flights, stranding thousands of passengers at airports across the country, starting on December 2nd and extending for days afterward.

J is for Jeffrey Epstein, the supposed agent of the CIA or MI6 or MOSSAD, who apparently was able to blackmail most of America’s top politicians and business leaders, and who has reportedly been dead for six years, haunts U.S. politicians at every turn. Congress and the Department of Justice have trickled out various documents - many redacted - revealing some of the depth of Jeffrey Epstein’s wealth, conta its and blackmail, though the Trump administration and various members of congress have downplayed the importance of what’s known as the “Epstein Files,” to the point at which President Trump asked, “are we still talking about that guy,” when questioned about the pernicious pervert in the summer of 2025. The saga continues… with redactions, prompting questions about who is being protected.

K is for Kirk, Charlie Kirk. The co‑founder of the conservative student organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) in 2012 who served as its executive director until his assassination in 2025, Kirk was a key ally of Donald Trump, becoming one of the most prominent voices of the MAGA movement within the Republican Party during the 2024 presidential election. The host of The Charlie Kirk Show and promoter of rallies at various U.S. university sites, Kirk was murdered in broad daylight by a sniper on September 10 2025 while speaking at a TPUSA debate event at Utah Valley University. His death raised concerns about violence in America and the growing threat of political violence.

L is for Los Angeles Wildfires centered in the Palisades and Eaton areas, which burned uncontrolled and damaged or destroyed more than 12,000 homes and structures in January of 2025. Celebrities Mel Gibson and Paris Hilton were among those who lost their homes in the massive infernos, purportedly the deadliest and costliest wildfires in the history of the United States, with estimates of the damage in excess of $250 million.

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