You think education is bad? Just wait until Trump & his cabinet eliminate the Department of Education. Most of the Southern states will drop to home-schooling standards, and home schooling will cease to have standards.

Did you really see a rise in crime under Biden? National statistics indicate otherwise.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/24/what-the-data-says-about-crime-in-the-us/
Maybe it's just that Texas is becoming a POS state as their politicians wreck the government to prove that government doesn't work.

Snow piles up in Washington as winter’s most significant storm yet hits
www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/us/winter-storm-monday/index.html
* Washington DC seeing its snowiest day in years - authorities asking people to stay home
* At least four people died in crashes caused by the storm in Kansas & Missouri
* Hundreds of other car crashes in Virginia, Indiana, Kansas & Kentucky
* Hundreds more motorists stranded amid extreme conditions, and 1,500 flights cancelled
* More than 330,000 without power
* Another Arctic blast expected to hit in the next days.

Please stay safe out there!

Here's hoping that those of us in the path of this storm ride it out without problem!


Major Winter Storm Hauls Snow, Ice Toward Midwest, Mid-Atlantic
Winter Storm Blair has prompted winter storm warnings for millions as it continues to spread heavy snow and ice from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic through Monday. Travel will likely be snarled across multiple states and icing could be heavy enough to damage trees and knock out power.
www.yahoo.com/news/major-winter-storm-prompts-plains-130000654.html

BTS is a Korean "K-Pop" group, more like a boy band.


I tried listening to them a few years back, but nothing sounded all that great. Maybe I missed the good stuff. "Dynamite" sounds pretty good.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZLi9oWNZg

Don't know what you're looking at, but the economy these past four years has been much better than pretty much any other place on Earth. Higher GDP, Higher stock market, and lower unemployment than at any time during the Trump Administration. I doubt Trump will get very good results when appointing TV personalities to key posts, but we'll see, I guess. While many of those TV personalities on Fox and NewsMax predicted a huge economic collapse under Biden, we all saw the "soft landing" and continued growth throughout Biden's term. So maybe you can explain what you mean by "haven't had any of those in four years."

Turns out the bombing in Las Vegas was just a cry for attention, from a suicidal US Serviceman.

Soldier who blew up Tesla at Trump hotel left note saying blast was to be a ‘wakeup call’ for the US
Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret from Colorado Springs, Colorado, also wrote in notes he left on his cellphone that he needed to “cleanse” his mind “of the brothers I’ve lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives I took.” Livelsberger served in the Army since 2006 and deployed twice to Afghanistan.

“This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wakeup call. Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives,” Livelsberger wrote in one letter found by authorities and released Friday.
apnews.com/article/cybertruck-explosion-trump-hotel-las-vegas-6c85af85255753db497f2cd344fb2ace

No, I read the article and others. Trump really did post that junk. He posted:

You can read it on Truth Social, too.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113753883210775585

Time has a story about efforts to develop a new vaccine for the H5N1 bird flu that killed the child in Canada. Apparently the mRNA vaccines are already in clinical trials.
time.com/7203820/h5n1-new-bird-flu-vaccine-update/

LOL! Good one! Trump instill common sense?!

While the motives for the exploding Cybertruck in Vegas and the other guy who mowed down pedestrians in New Orleans, are not definitive, they're both presumed to be terrorist attacks.

The attack in New Orleans happened early on New Year's Eve Day, where the guy ran over dozens of pedestrians, in the French Quarter of the city, then got out and started shooting at first responders and police--was soon shot dead.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/terrorist-new-orleans-truck-attack-acted-alone-was-100-percent-inspire-rcna186014

The attack in Las Vegas happened hours later and was apparently a Tesla Cybertruck loaded with fireworks and gasoline and some sort of detonator, exploding in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Police say they think he died of a self-inflicted gunshot before the explosion.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/02/us/tesla-cybertruck-trump-hotel-wwk-hnk/index.html

Interestingly, there are coincidences the attacks that, otherwise, have no connection.
* Attacks happened the same day
* Both suspects were American-born citizens
* Both had military affiliation--the Vegas guy was active duty US Army
* Both rented their vehicles from the Turo app.
* Both vehicles were battery electric "pickup" trucks (if you kinda squint, the Cybertruck is like a pickup)

President-elect Trump quickly blamed it on immigrants.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/02/media/trump-new-orleans-attack-migrants-fox-news/index.html

Further details to follow, I'm sure.

Still doesn't negate the above fact pointing to the lack of any terrorists coming across the Southern border, while DJT has clearly got you p*ssing your pants over those "illegals" crossing the border, as Trump works to give himself and his rich friends $trillions in tax cuts and working to cash out Social Security to pay for them--and still piling $trillions onto the national debt.

I think it's better that we let immigrants into the country to contribute to the economy.

Happy New Year!

Not sending money. Sending the ammunition and supplies that $2.5 billion buys. It supports US suppliers, beside the Ukrainian defense efforts.

I'm not a lady, but it's a pretty good profile. You have some nice photos and the blurb looks alright. Kind of bugs me that you seem to have started typing after the placeholder "Hi.." text, which works for the blurb, but the headline doesn't look right with it. Also the photos could be better, like better lit and not pointed up your nostrils.

I like that you used photos that don't look like selfies--like a friend took them. Nice. But the main photo is somewhat dim and blurry, and the 2nd pic is a bad angle. Also no smiles, which would help you seem more approachable. The natural lighting of the 3rd pic is good, and you have a warm expression. Maybe work on that.

Another thing that some women seem to pick up on is the screenname. Seems a little funny to me, maybe self-deprecating and humble or whatever, but probably doesn't help you. Maybe it's not a big deal, but you might think about changing it.

My complaints are really minor, and it really is a good profile: Complete & seemingly honest. Better than most profiles as is. You seem like a successful, and good-looking guy. What my sister calls "hunky", so you'll probably do alright. I'd rate the profile 8.5/10.

Good luck!

It's a pretty good profile. The photos are mostly clear and you took care to fill in the information. Some of the photos seem redundant and there's no smile, although you seem well-dressed and stylish.

For better results, you might try figuring out where the camera lens is, and then look into it when snapping the photo. Smiling may help you seem more approachable.

Your blurb is well-written and brief, which is good. You could also add something about the kind of woman you seek, but if you're open to getting responses from anyone, then it's alright. You also might try changing the headline from the default "Hi.." to better stand out in search results.

Anyway, it's clear from the photos and text that you're a healthy, intelligent young man, and you seem good-looking, so you'll probably do alright. But the profile could still be a little better, so I rate it 9/10.

Good luck!

No, yeah. If it's ended, some kids in Northern states will be going to school in the dark, but according to studies, the changes come with increased traffic accidents, so maybe eliminating that hassle will save some lives.

Times and people change, and there are lots of opinions about the commutations. Those who hate Biden will just use this to confirm their hatred. Others will cheer the decision and many won't care at all. I think you're in the first group, and I'm personally for easier death penalties and executions, but understand the legal hurdles. Maybe the executions will heal all the hurt feelings for the victims. They probably will not.

Now the former Death Row prisoners will just stay in prison for the rest of their lives.

Donald Trump has promised to eliminate US Daylight Savings Time when he enters office. I guess he forgets that the President isn't a king and cannot eliminate it by decree. He'd have to get Congress to agree. That said, it's an interesting dilemma. On the one hand, it's not wildly popular all over the place, but it's been used for over a century in the US. Hard to break old habits.

youtu.be/A4wiCEYcJyQ?si=X2Xdhwvu7wqBXRK8

It's a non-partisan issue, and I'm for getting rid of the need to reset clocks 2x each year, even if with modern technology, many of my devices automatically update as needed. Maybe it'll be better or worse for safety and energy usage.

What do you think?

Maybe Biden gets that the death penalty is ridiculously complicated and expensive, and it's cheaper and more ethical to just let them rot in prison.

I guess Jake fixed it for you. The profile looks good! The blurb is well-written and brief. Could have described what kind of woman he's looking for, but maybe he's open to hearing from everyone.

I also like that he managed to actually look into the camera lens when snapping the selfie (so rare!) and used the headline--though it's so wordy that it gets truncated. Maybe cut that down a bit.

Still a really good profile, overall, and I wish Jake good luck in his search for his mate. I rate it 9.5/10.

Good luck, Jake!