As 2025 draws to a close, I look back on the year and think, “Holy shit, a lot of stuff went wrong!” Numerous humanitarian crises are ongoing throughout the world, the US is toeing the line of fascism, there’s a general sense of unease coupled with a lack of empathy for your fellow man, everything’s getting exponentially more expensive, and people are losing hope that things will improve.

But, we must also look at the positives that happened this year. Several animal species have been brought back from the brink of extinction. Significant progress has been made on vaccines for HIV, and another permanent-ish cure will (hopefully) be starting clinical trials soon. The ozone layer is healing steadily, and the world is embracing renewable energy while reducing deforestation. Despite certain people’s efforts to erase parts of human history for the sake of convenience, or simply because it is not “the norm,” it hasn’t stopped people from finding ways to share that knowledge and remain proud of who they are.

So, I urge all of you lovely people to have hope going into 2026. Hope that things will improve. Hope that people can still come together, regardless of race, gender, or background, and pull strength from each other. Hope that certain people that need to go to jail actually go to fucking jail (and stay there).

As for me, I’ll continue to post my ramblings until I get bored of it. Until that day comes, thank you for reading.

Happy New Year!