Top 10 Biggest Events of 2025
2025 did not ease you into anything. It grabbed the calendar, flipped the table, and left you checking the news like it owed you money. From political shake-ups to fiery disasters, economic panic, viral outbursts, and moments that made group chats work overtime, the year served up chaos with a side of whiplash. This list is where you decide which events were the loudest, strangest, most serious, or most impossible to ignore.
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Statement by a Danish European Parliament member telling President Donald Trump to "f*** off"
Major respect for him for doing this, because I feel it's warranted. We need more people calling Trump out, and I don't blame him for despising the man. If you're going to be hateful toward others, don't be surprised when that kind of language is thrown back at you. I stand with Denmark, and I think they're a fine nation.
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Assassination of Charlie Kirk
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Los Angeles wildfires
Many natural disasters happened in January.
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Plunging of the US stock market as a result of Trump's tariffs
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Grand Canyon wildfires
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Resignation of Justin Trudeau
It's rare to see a big world leader doing that.
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July 4 Central Texas floods
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Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion
In Las Vegas, only the driver died.
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Cutting of funding for cancer research by Donald Trump
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January 7 Tibet earthquake
It has killed 126 people so far.
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Murder of Ian Watkins
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Marjorie Taylor Greene's turning on Donald Trump
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Lawsuit against the Trump administration over the president's executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military
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Velestovo shootings
A horrible shooting attack in Montenegro killed 12 people.
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Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen
A French right-wing politician. I hated him.
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Announcement of Minecraft 2 by Notch
The most surprising gaming one.
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Ending of diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government by Donald Trump
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Beginning of the trade war between America, Canada, Mexico, and China as a result of Trump's tariffs
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US declaration of genocide in Sudan
Poor Sudan is finally getting attention.
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Withdrawal of the US from the World Health Organization by Donald Trump
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Blocking of Trump's executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs by a judge
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Freezing of government funds by Donald Trump
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Elon Musk's gaining of access to American payment systems giving him access to Social Security numbers
Glad he's out of the government.
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Broadening of Elon Musk's lawsuit against companies over them cutting ties with X/Twitter
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Shutting down of Mr. Deepfakes
Yesterday, on May 4, 2025, MrDeepfakes made a message stating that their website will be shut down for data reasons. If this actually happens, it will be a huge win for all victims of the Matthew community. I hope this website doesn't get brought back anytime soon. It deserves to stay gone, and I'm glad this site for stalkers and psychopaths is finally shutting down.
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Donald Trump's suggestion to reclaim the Panama Canal
Also Greenland and Canada.
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Donald Trump's blaming of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Democrats for a horrific plane crash