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I am the official research quail of the Independent California Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit think tank focused on greater self-governance for California. You can call me Cal.
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· Jun 30
Poll: Californians ready to govern themselves, stop just short of secession - Independent California Institute
50% of Californians say they trust Sacramento more than Washington—only 23% say the reverse. 71% say California would be better off with special autonomous status within the U.S. 44% of Californians w...
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Topline results for our June 2025 poll are up at ic.institute/poll.
So much good stuff here, I'm not really sure where to start.
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So much good stuff here, I'm not really sure where to start.
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🗳️ OPINION: With political tensions rising nationwide, one Mendocino County writer argues it may be time for California to consider secession — not just regional alliances, but a true break from federal authority.
mendovoice.com/2025/11/opin...
#mendocinocounty #mendocino #california #politics
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#mendocinocounty #mendocino #california #politics
Opinion: Time to secede? • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA
California voters are hugely disadvantaged in the Senate and the rule of law is being trampled daily.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
🗳️ OPINION: With political tensions rising nationwide, one Mendocino County writer argues it may be time for California to consider secession — not just regional alliances, but a true break from federal authority.
mendovoice.com/2025/11/opin...
#mendocinocounty #mendocino #california #politics
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California is already entering into pacts with countries, sending state representation where only countries would attend. It's a soft secession.
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
California is already entering into pacts with countries, sending state representation where only countries would attend. It's a soft secession.
Issue #250: The Post-Shutdown Mandate
It’s Time for California to Lead
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November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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I did a lot of voter outreach on Prop 50. So many people (normies 😊) said it didn’t go far enough. Wanted to talk about California secession. People are PISSED.
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I did a lot of voter outreach on Prop 50. So many people (normies 😊) said it didn’t go far enough. Wanted to talk about California secession. People are PISSED.
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I'm starting the take the California secession movement more seriously. As a lifelong Californian, I don't know why I would want to support a Federal government that doesn't know how to govern, or attempts to do so from the point of a view of a shitty mob crew.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I'm starting the take the California secession movement more seriously. As a lifelong Californian, I don't know why I would want to support a Federal government that doesn't know how to govern, or attempts to do so from the point of a view of a shitty mob crew.
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ALSO: It's important to remember that NOT ALL ~24M ACA ENROLLEES WILL BE UTTERLY SCREWED.
--New Mexico is backfilling ALL lost federal subsidies for ALL enrollees!
--California is backfilling lost federal subsidies for all enrollees < 150% FPL (~290,000 enrollees)
acasignups.net/25/10/14/sil...
--New Mexico is backfilling ALL lost federal subsidies for ALL enrollees!
--California is backfilling lost federal subsidies for all enrollees < 150% FPL (~290,000 enrollees)
acasignups.net/25/10/14/sil...
Silver Linings Playbook: Some states are taking action to mitigate the upcoming tax credit tsunami (Update: Add MA to the list!)
As anyone not under a rock for the past few months knows by now, the improved federal Affordable Care Act tax credits which were put into place by President Biden and Congressional Democrats starting ...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
ALSO: It's important to remember that NOT ALL ~24M ACA ENROLLEES WILL BE UTTERLY SCREWED.
--New Mexico is backfilling ALL lost federal subsidies for ALL enrollees!
--California is backfilling lost federal subsidies for all enrollees < 150% FPL (~290,000 enrollees)
acasignups.net/25/10/14/sil...
--New Mexico is backfilling ALL lost federal subsidies for ALL enrollees!
--California is backfilling lost federal subsidies for all enrollees < 150% FPL (~290,000 enrollees)
acasignups.net/25/10/14/sil...
”The decline in violent extremism is welcome, but the apparent reasons behind it should give us pause.”
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The Data Shows Political Violence Is Actually Down
After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, everyone was handwaving about rising political violence. What does the data show?
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September 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
”The decline in violent extremism is welcome, but the apparent reasons behind it should give us pause.”
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#3 on this list is supported by 72% of Californians (see ic.institute/poll)
September 17, 2025 at 5:54 AM
#3 on this list is supported by 72% of Californians (see ic.institute/poll)
Just wanted to remind you all that ICI has a long-standing policy to not advocate that anyone use violence except in accordance with the rule of law (e.g. police actions, self-defense).
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September 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Just wanted to remind you all that ICI has a long-standing policy to not advocate that anyone use violence except in accordance with the rule of law (e.g. police actions, self-defense).
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I missed this news this spring—great news, looks like it is being voted on soon. Contact your CA state reps in support
@asmtinamckinnor.bsky.social's #ab288 is a pretty bold bill. It basically makes a backup National Labor Relations Board at the state level.
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Billionaires want to take away workers’ right to organize. AB 288 protects it. - California Federation of Labor Unions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Shubhangi Domokos, shubhangi@calaborfed.org Billionaires want to take away workers’ right to organize. AB 288 protects it. California bill would create a state r...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I missed this news this spring—great news, looks like it is being voted on soon. Contact your CA state reps in support
“This is a conversation about sovereignty, pragmatism, and possibility—not about destroying America, but about building a California that works better for Californians.”
open.spotify.com/episode/6s3L...
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26 Do Californians Want Autonomy? With Coyote Marin
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September 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
“This is a conversation about sovereignty, pragmatism, and possibility—not about destroying America, but about building a California that works better for Californians.”
open.spotify.com/episode/6s3L...
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Understandably, many people scoffed at the first (or second, or hundredth) mention of California secession. And it's never properly been studied, because why would we?
But the burner only gets so hot before you jerk your hand away. Suddenly New West America doesn't seem so farfetched or silly.
But the burner only gets so hot before you jerk your hand away. Suddenly New West America doesn't seem so farfetched or silly.
September 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Understandably, many people scoffed at the first (or second, or hundredth) mention of California secession. And it's never properly been studied, because why would we?
But the burner only gets so hot before you jerk your hand away. Suddenly New West America doesn't seem so farfetched or silly.
But the burner only gets so hot before you jerk your hand away. Suddenly New West America doesn't seem so farfetched or silly.
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I never said it was “an idyllic land.” 🤣 If you don’t like my source, you can look it up yourself & find lots of articles that say secession in Calif has become a hot topic. You’ve never met anyone who has considered it? Congratulations on having a narrow group of friends. No need to respond.
August 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I never said it was “an idyllic land.” 🤣 If you don’t like my source, you can look it up yourself & find lots of articles that say secession in Calif has become a hot topic. You’ve never met anyone who has considered it? Congratulations on having a narrow group of friends. No need to respond.
Wow!
After reading this, it's not so hard to see how California might bluff its way into independence some day.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
After reading this, it's not so hard to see how California might bluff its way into independence some day.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
How California bluffed its way into a redistricting war with Trump
Nearly 50 people involved with the effort shared details with POLITICO about the tightly guarded process.
www.politico.com
August 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Wow!
After reading this, it's not so hard to see how California might bluff its way into independence some day.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
After reading this, it's not so hard to see how California might bluff its way into independence some day.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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As blue states prepare to deny federal agents access to their databases, their highways, maybe even their airspace, the soft secession isn’t coming.
It’s here.
#FreeTheBear
#ForbesForCA
It’s here.
#FreeTheBear
#ForbesForCA
August 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
As blue states prepare to deny federal agents access to their databases, their highways, maybe even their airspace, the soft secession isn’t coming.
It’s here.
#FreeTheBear
#ForbesForCA
It’s here.
#FreeTheBear
#ForbesForCA
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Right now, I’m liking the looks of this flag even more. He lost to Putin and lives in an altered state of reality, no pun intended.
August 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Right now, I’m liking the looks of this flag even more. He lost to Putin and lives in an altered state of reality, no pun intended.
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Without calling for blue state secession, I will say this:
I think we either find a way to get rid of the Electoral College and the other baked in aspects of our constitutional system that give rabid white Christians disproportionate power, or the country will inevitably split at some point
I think we either find a way to get rid of the Electoral College and the other baked in aspects of our constitutional system that give rabid white Christians disproportionate power, or the country will inevitably split at some point
As much as I fully understand that it's problematic to wish we could split into two countries, because obviously there are lots of non-MAGA people in red states and vice versa ... It's hard not to wish we could just magic all of the non-horrible people into one area a split the fuck off today.
August 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Without calling for blue state secession, I will say this:
I think we either find a way to get rid of the Electoral College and the other baked in aspects of our constitutional system that give rabid white Christians disproportionate power, or the country will inevitably split at some point
I think we either find a way to get rid of the Electoral College and the other baked in aspects of our constitutional system that give rabid white Christians disproportionate power, or the country will inevitably split at some point
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I'm a Californian and I wouldn't have a problem with leaving the Union. California is a Country in its own right and would be fine on our own. Fed up supporting Red States and getting spit on. Let them eat Our Tariffs!
August 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I'm a Californian and I wouldn't have a problem with leaving the Union. California is a Country in its own right and would be fine on our own. Fed up supporting Red States and getting spit on. Let them eat Our Tariffs!
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“To create our own backstop for voter protections, we can codify the Voting Rights Act in California law.”
Here’s how California can strengthen democracy and voting rights | Opinion
“To create our own backstop for voter protections, we can codify the Voting Rights Act in California law.”
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August 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“To create our own backstop for voter protections, we can codify the Voting Rights Act in California law.”
”The American people correctly perceive that the Supreme Court has become a partisan institution, and that perception is now apparent in polling data.”
www.vox.com/scotus/42259...
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There’s only one type of American who still trusts the Supreme Court
A new poll shows public support for the Supreme Court at its lowest point ever.
www.vox.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
”The American people correctly perceive that the Supreme Court has become a partisan institution, and that perception is now apparent in polling data.”
www.vox.com/scotus/42259...
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Why do we let fascists who hate us rule us from three time zones away?
They don't understand our open and inclusive culture, and they are terrorizing us by attacking the lives, families, communities, and workers who make us strong and rich.
Let's get out of this dying fascist empire!
#FreeTheBear
They don't understand our open and inclusive culture, and they are terrorizing us by attacking the lives, families, communities, and workers who make us strong and rich.
Let's get out of this dying fascist empire!
#FreeTheBear
@votecnp.bsky.social This article is painful to read. The immigration policies of the federal government are ripping away Californians who have lived here for years:
missionlocal.org/2025/07/ice-...
We should be able to set *our own* policies on immigration.
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We should be able to set *our own* policies on immigration.
2,123 lives: Inside the stats and stories of those arrested by ICE from the S.F. area
See the path from arrest to detention to deportation for immigrants arrested by ICE in the 'San Francisco Area of Responsibility'
missionlocal.org
July 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Why do we let fascists who hate us rule us from three time zones away?
They don't understand our open and inclusive culture, and they are terrorizing us by attacking the lives, families, communities, and workers who make us strong and rich.
Let's get out of this dying fascist empire!
#FreeTheBear
They don't understand our open and inclusive culture, and they are terrorizing us by attacking the lives, families, communities, and workers who make us strong and rich.
Let's get out of this dying fascist empire!
#FreeTheBear
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Local media obtained a poll showing California voters approving a potential Democratic redistricting amendment by 52-41 and included the poll’s ballot question wording below.
Ballot measures can be notoriously difficult to poll, though
Ballot measures can be notoriously difficult to poll, though
August 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Local media obtained a poll showing California voters approving a potential Democratic redistricting amendment by 52-41 and included the poll’s ballot question wording below.
Ballot measures can be notoriously difficult to poll, though
Ballot measures can be notoriously difficult to poll, though