Ten people sit on an enclosed room.

"Let's stop smoking. Since it'll take time to wean off cigarettes, we'll gradually reduce smoking."

Two stopped cold turkey.

Four reduced smoking from ten cigarettes a day to five.

Three reduced smoking from ten to three.

The room was smokier than before. In fact, it was worse than ever.

That tenth person went from ten to twenty.

Not sure why nine people find their effort sabotaged.

5 people are injured every minute abd 1 person dies every twelve minutes do to car accidents. Fully preventable.

The US is suffering a population problem. Every minute 2 to 3 children don't make it to birth. Fully preventable.

Chicago: a person is murdered every 21 hours. Affects nationwide averaging.

Oops my 'snark' didn't post....

Depends on who was on the flight.

Telecommunications Act of 1996.

The radio program this past Saturday spoke about this Act. The host's guest was a radio DJ. He said, music died. Local radio would find local talent. Competition was fierce, but real music talent was found.

Today, he said it's dead.

The consolidation of the industry made media ownership a monopoly.

Did it affect politics?

200+ years of two parties.

Every time one party controls the House, Senate, and White House, they try to pay off the National Debt.

As soon as the party even mentions revenue is greater than spending, the opposing party fights tooth and nail to prevent it.

It's always the opposing party that refuses to cut spending and paying off the Debt.

What's amazing is,when the parties switch the balance, they take opposing positions again.

Just once, all it takes, is both parties to agree to have surpluses that pays it off.

Too bad there's always one party that wants to be responsible.

They both suck.

President Biden revealed that the flying objects shot down by the U.S. Air Force were probably harmless. Now, the Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade say they believe their $12 balloon was shot down over Alaska by a $400,000 missile. They track their balloons floating around the world with solar-powered GPS technology. The balloon shot down over Alaska was apparently named K9YO-15, which disappeared on February 10th.

If elections are every two years, the issue of having what you need to vote should be resolved after one voting cycle.

New amendment needed.

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of verifying who they are.

Victims should be giving names. If you're the victim of a crime, you don't wait for law enforcement to come to you.

You file a police report. You give names.

Why won't they just go to the media and just name names?

100% of illegally working illegally in the US commit fraud. Everything they use in the US is obtained illegally by existing in the US. Every service provided to the public is illegal. Crime doesn't pay unless you are an illegal.

How many other things require your name to match Social Security records?

First on the list: SSA benefits

Second: tax papers. I remember the first time my wife and I filed joint. Last name didn't match and the refund check was held up.

Third: credit check. Wouldn't you know! It affects searching names with credit bureaus. Who would have thought?

Fourth: US passport. Good thing it was fixed before the cruise.

It doesn't disenfranchise anyone. You change your name, it affects a lot of things. Even if marriage wasn't the purpose to change it. You still have to change other records in life.

You got your billion for firing a prosecutor.

No administration wants unredacted records released.

Understandable reductions is one thing.

Since all three branches biased, the facts will never be known.

Nobody is trusted with these records. Can't even go outside the US for help as this case reaches far and wide.

The General Public is too squeamish to see the facts.

Sat for a jury and people just had to be dismissed as potential jurors because they just can't handle seeing or hearing evidence.

If they released this junk,they'll need disclaimers for the weak.

But, instead we'll be told it's too much for anyone. Anyone but the powers in charge.

Just dump defending Europe.

Nothing stops one of them from lying on the Floor. They could read off every member of Congress and they'd be protected by the Speech and Debate clause.

Can't trust any name given and any name withheld.

She takes the fifth and the victims take the money and nda.

"We are talking about Human Beings."

That's not a reason to not enforce immigration law.

Immigration court is the venue under the 5th. That is their due process.

Arrested or detained, either way, they will be taken to the immigration process. If they've already had their day on court, good bye.

"had no criminal record"

That's the lie that starts the whole thing.

Immigration laws were broken.

They are lawlessness immigrants. Total disregard for the law.

Deportation is the consequence.

It's ridiculous that you can be stopped at the border without an immigration judge, but step ten feet in and the demand to be heard.

Then, even after the immigration judge says no and deportation is the decision, illegals want more.

Aside from Mexicans and Canadians, everyone else is avoiding asylum and residency through other countries along the way to the US.

After an illegal gets to the US, they must violate more laws to stay. To work is illegal. Claiming you can legally work is fraud. Use someone else's ID is theft.

Violating any of the immigration laws after approval is no one's fault but the immigrant.

A commercial where they name names would have better impact.

Hollywood could learn to name names too when they claim abuses.

A lot of elderly rely on a good stock market as their 401k is linked.

A lot of young people invested in the market rely on their future 401k.

The economy and the stock market are important to both.

AI:

Approximately 41% to 56% of young adults aged 18"29 invest in the stock market. Among Gen Z (approx. ages 18-25), 45% are currently investing, often starting around age 19. While many are active, others are hesitant, with 37% of teens in one survey stating they would not invest even if given money.

Key Findings on Young Adult Investors:
Participation Rates: Roughly 41% of 18-29 year olds own stocks. Among Gen Z, 56% report holding some form of investment.

Investment Types: Within this group, 41% of investing Gen Z-ers hold individual stocks, while 35% invest in mutual funds.
Preferences: Young investors (18-24) are more likely to invest in individual stocks, with 73% owning them. They also show interest in cryptocurrencies (55% of investing Gen Z) and meme stocks.

Behavior: Investors in their 20s tend to be more conservative than expected, holding 37.5% of their assets in cash.
Timing: Gen Z is starting earlier than previous generations, with an average starting age of 19.

Bitcoin ownership is most prevalent among younger adults, specifically those aged 18 to 49, with the highest concentration of users falling into the 25"44 age range. While Millennials (born 1981"1996) have historically been the dominant demographic, Gen Z (born 1997"2012) is increasingly participating, with some reports showing over half of Gen Z respondents in the U.S. having owned or currently owning cryptocurrency.

Seems everyone has an interest in some version of investment.

In order to prevent a Democrat takeover of the House and Senate, the Republicans offer a concession.

Vote for us and Trump will resign.

Commercials abound.

If you vote for a democrat, you want Trump as President for two more years.

For some reason, I never learned Spanish while going to a Gloria Estefan or Shakira concert.

More interested in just hearing them sing.

DOW 50,000

DOW wow!!

401k fever