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Yavin4

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April 20, 2024

Self Delete

April 18, 2024

A great nation does not have someone like Donald Trump with a great chance to be president.

Sorry. We're not a great nation. We're pretty far from being one. There's nothing admirable nor aspirational about Trump. His only claim to fame is the wealth that he inherited and squandered.

Sure, there are pockets of the nation that are terrific, but on the whole, we are terrible.

April 18, 2024

Washington DC - GEORGETOWN Walking Tour【4K】

Cities are beautiful.

April 17, 2024

Is this the worst House majority ever?

I'm not a historian, but this House is a complete...(I was going to say clown, but clowns are organized)...shitshow. This has got to be the worst of all time. Is it?

April 15, 2024

Anyone here fans of the Netflix show, "The Crown". **NO SPOILERS**

I don't want to spoil anything, but Elizabeth becomes the Queen of the UK and other Commonwealth realms.

I just finished season one, and it's a terrific show. Please share your thoughts. On thing that did surprise me was how close the UK PM is to the royal family. I thought that it was mostly a perfunctory relationship. Common courtesy.

April 8, 2024

The US govt should invest in 15 min cities.

Moderately densely populated cities with good, clean, and safe public transportation. These cities should be walkable and car independent. Every state should have at least one 15 min city although it may not be possible nor practical for every state.

The best place to start building these cities would be college towns. Large state universities will always have a sizeable population. Building more high density housing would be great for students and recent grads to start their lives and build strong social networks. This would also be good for our aging population. Gets them off the road and allows them to be more independent.

The 15 min city should be our priority this century much like building highways and suburban sprawl was last century's priority.

April 6, 2024

This coming presidential election will be the first ever where the entire Millennial generation can vote.

Some will say that it was 2020, but that depends on where you draw the line between Millennials and Gen Z, and what time of the year when the Millennials were born. For example, if you were born in late November 2002, you were not able to vote in the last presidential election.

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