2025: The Year of the Moron

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2:43Konstantin Kisin:Well KK, 2025 is nearly over and it's been another fun packed year of war, destruction, geopolitical instability and politicians still not knowing what a woman is. Can a woman have a penis? Yes. Come on Zach, we all know what a woman is. It's someone who takes what could be a five minute story and tells it in 20.

3:04Francis Foster:The old jokes really are the best, but this has been the year where the Middle East became the focal point of everyone's attention. So just like every year then? That's right. The United States and Israel conducted a 12-day war with Iran to prevent them from getting a nuclear weapon. The official title for the military attack was Operation Rising Lion. Coincidentally, also Stormy Daniel's nickname for Donald Trump.

3:29Konstantin Kisin:Trump fired his big rocket into Iran's mountains.

3:32Francis Foster:The jokes really do ride themselves at this point.

3:34Konstantin Kisin:And significantly damaged Iran's nuclear facilities.

3:38Francis Foster:The attack was successful despite resistance within MAGA. Tucker Carlson claimed it would be the beginning of World War III. It wasn't. So he had no choice but to go back to interviewing the great intellectuals of our time. Candace Owens, Nick Fuentes and Milo Yiannopoulos. A psychopath, a narcissist and a closet homosexual. And that's just Nick Fuentes. All that actually happened was the Iranians responded by doing what they do best. screeching about infidels firing missiles at Israel and eventually capitulating and signing a ceasefire.

4:08Konstantin Kisin:That, of course, wasn't the only peace deal. Donald Trump helped to broker a historic ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, securing the return of the hostages.

4:18Francis Foster:The only thing quieter than Hamas' guns at this point were the Hollywood celebrities who suddenly had no interest in talking about Palestine. Many have argued that Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.

4:28Konstantin Kisin:And who could disagree? Who else could have got Javier Bardem to shut up and take off that ridiculous kefir.

4:34Francis Foster:All the Hollywood actors went back to their usual talking points, wisely staying in the realm of fiction like movies, TV shows, and the climate crisis.

4:42Konstantin Kisin:Because when you've got nothing better to talk about and the career needs a boost, you can always talk about how the world is going to explode into a giant ball of fire.

4:51Francis Foster:It's not all bad. If that happened, we wouldn't have to hear Hollywood lecture us about it. 2025 was also the year of ceasefires. India and Pakistan had a short war before signing one. In fact, we have some exclusive footage of that conflict.

5:03Konstantin Kisin:Fucking you, bloody! Fuck you, bloody! Bastard, bitch! Fuck you, fuck you! The conflict, like every war, was dreadful. But apparently the food was excellent.

5:12Francis Foster:Which is good news for Piers Morgan, who does love a good curry. Trump is now trying to negotiate a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. He's apparently got his best guy on the case in Steve Wyckoff. Sorting this conflict is proving much trickier for Steve, as he still doesn't know exactly where Ukraine is. All he does know is it's been a long war, Putin's a top lad and it's all Zelensky's fault.

5:34Konstantin Kisin:We could talk about Keir Starmer, but honestly, what's the point? Not even his own mother finds Keir Starmer interesting.

5:41Francis Foster:Keir Starmer is so boring that his house got firebombed by a bunch of Ukrainian rent boys and everyone just shrugged their shoulders and went, oh well, what's for dinner? He's so tedious, he makes Liz Truss appear charismatic and competent. And whilst we're on the subject of British female politicians, can you all please stop crying? It's embarrassing. To be fair, it's just the left-wing ones.

6:02Konstantin Kisin:And look, we're used to left-wing men crying in public. That's their hobby.

6:07Francis Foster:But get it together, ladies. Please stop doing it. You're making Jeremy Corbyn's new political party look stable. And they can't even launch a mailing list without it turning into a struggle session. Whatever you say about Zahra Sultana, when she appropriated your party's funds, did she apologise? Did she start crying? No. She nicked the money and doubled down like a good northerner.

6:27Konstantin Kisin:She's the only MP who can claim to be anti-capitalist whilst running the most successful one-woman startup in Westminster.

6:35Francis Foster:Because we know that the only way to defeat transphobia, racism and capitalism is having 600 grand that doesn't belong to you in your bank account. Hence, your party finally landing on the new slogan for the money, not for you. Yes, it's been a spicy time politically.

6:50Konstantin Kisin:In September, hundreds of thousands of frustrated, pent-up Englishmen gathered in central London to blow off some steam.

6:56Francis Foster:Indeed, it was a record turnout for Bonnie Blue. Speaking of adult entertainment, Keir Starmer finally blocked all the naughty websites, which might be a good thing as pornography was getting so extreme. I mean, everywhere you look, it's stepdaughter this, stepdaughter that. It's good to see Woody Allen back directing again.

7:13Konstantin Kisin:On top of this, we had a new scandal come to light. Migrants were apparently going to their local parks

7:19Francis Foster:and capturing and eating all the swans. Despite the public outcry, the BBC tried to be more inclusive and launched their new cooking competition, the Great British Lake Off. And that sums up 2025.

7:31Konstantin Kisin:Across the globe, it was the story of wars, bloodshed and ceasefires. Whilst in the UK, it was crying left-wing politicians,

7:38Francis Foster:open borders and a big bonfire, otherwise known as the British economy. But don't worry, the Bank of England have set up a link on their website where you can buy them a coffee.

7:47Konstantin Kisin:See you in 2026, folks.

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