Because LITD says so: The top 20 stories of 2014

As I look this over throughout the day, I may alter my conclusion about the order in which I've put these.  But I can't see anything I've omitted, can you?

1.) Post-America surrendering to Iran.

2.) The rise of ISIS to the top of the Sunni jihad world.

3.) The flood of illegal immigrants across post-America's southern border.

4.) The aftermath of the Ferguson shooting.

5.) The Pub landslide in the midterm elections - on both the federal and state levels.

6.) The successes of the militant homosexual movement against Christianity in post-America.

7.) The obviating of the failure of Freedom-Hater-care.

8.) North Korea's continuing menace.

9.) Russia's gyrations throughout the year, from its meddling in Ukraine, to its announcement of Western-hemisphere air patrols to the collapse of the ruble.

10.) The marked acceleration of the EPA's power grab.

11.) The marked acceleration of American education's deterioration.

12.) The marked acceleration of the crumbling of the popular-music and movie industries.

13.) The Most Equal Comrade's sudden announcement of normalization of relations with Cuba.

14.) Israel's defeat of Hamas in yet another Gaza war.

15.) The clear demonstration of the economic benefits of hydraulic tracking.

16.) The apparent invincibility of Boko Haram.

17.) China's further gains in its ambitions as a Pacific power.

18.) Federal debt surpassing $18 trillion.

19.) Post-America's lack of preparedness for the spread of Ebola beyond western Africa.

20.) Al Sharpton's continuing ability to wield the magnitude of influence that he does despite being post-America's foremost charlatan.

Okay, I'm thinking of some runners-up:  Hillary Clinton's abysmal book tour, NATO's withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Most Equal Comrade's responses to ISIS beheadings of Westerners (particularly heading right back to the golf course after terse remarks about Foley).