A boomer who moved from California to Florida started a Facebook group to help friends make similar moves. 300,000 members later, guiding Californians to new states is his full-time job.

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Terry Gilliam leads a Facebook group called Leaving California.

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Tennessee is trying to ban 'chemtrails' from planes based on a wild conspiracy theory

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An airplane with contrails.

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We bought a house with an indoor pool. We thought it would be awesome but $30,000 later we wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

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Kaitlin and Josh Chmil bought a home with an indoor pool in 2020.

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Property startup wants to develop a haven for right-wingers in rural Kentucky, report says

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A road outside Mammoth Cave National Park in Brownsville, eastern Kentucky,

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I'm a Nashville local. It's expensive and overrun by tourists, but it's still the best city in the world.

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Bryan Clayton moved from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to Nashville in 2013.

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The great wealth 'realignment': Affluent people keep moving from NY and SF to cheaper, warmer places

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Miami Florida

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These are the 20 most affordable and fast-growing US cities — and 2 of the top 5 are in Texas

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Killeen, Texas.

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I showed up to a GOP congressman's 16-minute Christmas party. Here's what it was like to watch Democrats and Republicans rub shoulders in his cramped Capitol Hill office.

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Rep. Tim Burchett and Rep. Jared Moskowitz, dressed like Santa Claus, at the 16-minute Christmas party.
Rep. Tim Burchett and Rep. Jared Moskowitz, dressed like Santa Claus, at the 16-minute Christmas party.

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A millennial nurse who moved from Tennessee to California said his new state is much more working-class friendly: 'I genuinely didn't know what a break was when I moved to California'

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Matthew, a millennial nurse, moved to central California.

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A boomer who moved from California to Tennessee said the slower pace of life and lower cost of living are big pluses

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Bob Giramma and his wife Sue recently moved from San Diego to Murfreesboro, TN.
Bob Giramma and his wife Sue recently moved from San Diego to Murfreesboro, TN.

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