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In LA you literally have to pay attention to time of day and plan ahead, otherwise you're not getting across town during a significant portion of the day. Thanks to the earthquakes the highwaysfreeways were some of the roughest I've ever driven on, but can't really blame them for that... Good luck blaming that one on climate change. Real estate is unattainable (and for what?) and (all) taxes are stupidly high, great qualities to emulate for sure. In terms of curb appeal, LA is extremely bland and boring.

I had the misfortune of visiting SF during Thanksgiving and it was a zombie apocalypse, but with homeless, who descended down on the city from the surrounding area of the state. There were soup kitchens running in every alley, and that sounds like a noble undertaking right up until you realize that all the organizers collectively forgot to order porta-potties for the influx of homeless that have nowhere to stay, and will inevitably relieve themselves after a hearty meal. The streets literally flowed with urine and sh*t. Though admittedly that seems to be a problem year-round. Sure, the hills are great exercise but get old fast. My city-shock was when I discovered that in stores even the cheapest shampoo is locked up on shelves, speaking much for the situation with crime. For reference, where I live nothing is under lock and key in stores except jewelry, firearms, and controlled pharmaceuticals. +Same thing I said about LA cost of living.
https://www.quora.com/Why-does-San-Francisco-smell-like-piss
https://www.treehugger.com/in-pee-saturated-san-francisco-walls-retaliate-against-public-urinators-4865765
https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/2/12776674/san-francisco-bart-urine-bacteria-eating-enzyme

Fortunately for me, I escaped to Yosemite National Park, exactly what every city should emulate. Probably my favorite place on Earth year-round.

Seriously, though, if you gonna talk cities, Seattle is much nicer than those two.

I oppose partisan politics and the people who support it.

Kansas hasn't elected a Democrat to the Senate since the 1930s.

I had the misfortune of visiting SF during Thanksgiving and it was a zombie apocalypse, but with homeless, who descended down on the city from the surrounding area of the state. There were soup kitchens running in every alley, and that sounds like a noble undertaking right up until you realize that all the organizers collectively forgot to order porta-potties for the influx of homeless that have nowhere to stay, and will inevitably relieve themselves after a hearty meal. The streets literally flowed with urine and sh*t. Though admittedly that seems to be a problem year-round.

I think we need additional political parties on the main stage like in other countries. Not just one choice of two major parties who both benefit from in-fighting.

Roberts County is one of six prohibition (entirely dry) counties in the state of Texas.

The racial makeup of the county was 96.51% White, 0.34% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 1.35% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. About 3.16% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Roberts County was one of the earliest counties in Texas to turn Republican. The last Democrat to win the county in a presidential election was Harry S. Truman in 1948, when he carried nearly 76% of its ballots. No Democrat has since exceeded the 40% of the vote that Texas native Lyndon B. Johnson won in the county in his 1964 national landslide. Jimmy Carter in 1976 was the last Democrat to win even 30% of the county's vote.

In recent years, Roberts County has become almost unanimously Republican. In 2008, 92% of voters voted for Republican John McCain versus only 7.92% for Democrat Barack Obama, making it one of the most Republican counties in the United States. In the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 94.58% of the vote, the largest margin in a county for a Republican in the U.S. that election. Roberts was again Trump's strongest county in 2020, and he won it by an even stronger margin: 96.2%-3.1%.

How can we get towns like Harrison and Piggott, both in Arkansas and both infamously racist, to unanimously support BLM?

I oppose partisan politics and the people who support it.