Olivia of Troy - Before We Pretend 2026 Is a Reset

New years invite the idea of clean slates. But unfortunately, history rarely works that way.

2025 didn’t end with a single rupture or dramatic collapse. What it did instead was reveal where systems strain, where norms bend, and where the country quietly relies on people paying attention when formal leadership falls short.

What follows is a written record of the patterns 2025 made impossible to unsee. Not as a warning siren, but as a map of what already exists.

1. The loudest moments weren’t the most consequential

2025 was full of spectacle: viral clips, outrage cycles, breaking-news churn. But the most consequential shifts happened far from the cameras: in staffing decisions, enforcement priorities, legal interpretations, and quiet changes in how power is exercised.

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