Timeline (Scenario: Folie à Deux)

== 2023 ==
* Due to infighting within the Republican Party, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is only elected Speaker of the House after three ballots, fending off an in-party challenge from Elise Stefanik.
* Twitter, months after a controversial acquisition by billionaire and internet personality Elon Musk, declares bankruptcy.
* Jamaica leaves the Commonwealth.
* The Russo-Ukrainian War "progresses" into a stalemate after the Russian government, led by Vladimir Putin, is crippled by nationwide protests due to a highly unpopular conscription law, international boycotts of Russia and a fledgling economy. The Russian government's troubles prove unencouraging to Chinese President Xi Jinping, who consequently delays plans to initiate further aggression against Taiwan.
== 2024 ==
* In a major political upset, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leads the Conservative Party to a fourth consecutive victory in the 2024 United Kingdom General Elections, albeit with a drastically reduced majority. 
* An attempt to impeach U.S. President Joe Biden in relation to the Hunter Biden scandal falls short, even in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
* Vladimir Putin steps down from the Russian presidency. He is succeeded by former President and close confidant Dmitry Medvedev.
* Israel admits to the possession of nuclear weapons.
* The World Health Organisation (WHO) declares the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
* Narendra Modi leads the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to a decisive victory in the 2024 Indian General Election. 
* The 2024 United States Presidential Election ends inconclusively, after no candidate wins a majority of the electoral vote. Republican Donald Trump is elected to a nonconsecutive second term by the U.S. House of Representatives in a contingent election, an outcome that results in nationwide protests. Republicans and Democrats narrowly maintain their control of the House and Senate respectively.
== 2025 ==
* Mass political unrest continues in the United States. Democrats in the Senate refuse to ratify President Trump's cabinet picks, prompting a three-month-long government shutdown and incurring the nation over a trillion dollars in debt. In a compromise deal with Democrats in Congress to end the shutdown, President Trump and the Republican-dominated Congress passed the Twenty-Eight Amendment, which abolished the electoral college, replacing it with a ranked-choice popular vote system.
* The North Korean economy collapses. 
* Singapore launches a pilot programme in the city for toilets that can detect illegal drug use through one's urine sample.
* Scotland's independence referendum passes 52% to 48%. Nicola Sturgeon becomes the first Prime Minister of Scotland, successfully applying for membership with the European Nation by the end of the year.