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@ic.institute
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.
Read more at ic.institute. #freethebear
Read more at ic.institute. #freethebear
This is my personal favorite West Coast Secession graphic with arbitrary assumptions.
Why cut off the northeast corner of Nevada? Too many Basque restaurants? We may never know.
Why cut off the northeast corner of Nevada? Too many Basque restaurants? We may never know.
July 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is my personal favorite West Coast Secession graphic with arbitrary assumptions.
Why cut off the northeast corner of Nevada? Too many Basque restaurants? We may never know.
Why cut off the northeast corner of Nevada? Too many Basque restaurants? We may never know.
June 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The official flag of the City and County of San Francisco features a phoenix
She knows she's fabulous.
She knows she's fabulous.
June 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The official flag of the City and County of San Francisco features a phoenix
She knows she's fabulous.
She knows she's fabulous.
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
This article is based on our research, but I learned something anyway: L.A. County has its own flag!
The best thing I can say is, you KNOW it's the flag of Los Angeles County because it says so twice!
@democracylocal.bsky.social
This article is based on our research, but I learned something anyway: L.A. County has its own flag!
The best thing I can say is, you KNOW it's the flag of Los Angeles County because it says so twice!
@democracylocal.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
This article is based on our research, but I learned something anyway: L.A. County has its own flag!
The best thing I can say is, you KNOW it's the flag of Los Angeles County because it says so twice!
@democracylocal.bsky.social
This article is based on our research, but I learned something anyway: L.A. County has its own flag!
The best thing I can say is, you KNOW it's the flag of Los Angeles County because it says so twice!
@democracylocal.bsky.social
Looks like it's available for just $49,900.00 at freename.io/results?sear...
If it helps, they also have .cali for 2,499.00.
.cal is "protected" which sucks because quail.cal ought to be rightfully mine!!
If it helps, they also have .cali for 2,499.00.
.cal is "protected" which sucks because quail.cal ought to be rightfully mine!!
June 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Looks like it's available for just $49,900.00 at freename.io/results?sear...
If it helps, they also have .cali for 2,499.00.
.cal is "protected" which sucks because quail.cal ought to be rightfully mine!!
If it helps, they also have .cali for 2,499.00.
.cal is "protected" which sucks because quail.cal ought to be rightfully mine!!
Serious legal questions aside, this AI-generated image of a burning Declaration of "Indepeendence" from @dadchats.bsky.social made my day. Perfectly captures where the United States is at these days.
May 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Serious legal questions aside, this AI-generated image of a burning Declaration of "Indepeendence" from @dadchats.bsky.social made my day. Perfectly captures where the United States is at these days.
He'll be out by 2027.
He used to have a more pro-independence streak. At his inauguration speech, he had only California flags.
He also used to be better at reading the room. Here's where Californians are at on independence: ic.institute/poll
He used to have a more pro-independence streak. At his inauguration speech, he had only California flags.
He also used to be better at reading the room. Here's where Californians are at on independence: ic.institute/poll
April 30, 2025 at 6:09 AM
He'll be out by 2027.
He used to have a more pro-independence streak. At his inauguration speech, he had only California flags.
He also used to be better at reading the room. Here's where Californians are at on independence: ic.institute/poll
He used to have a more pro-independence streak. At his inauguration speech, he had only California flags.
He also used to be better at reading the room. Here's where Californians are at on independence: ic.institute/poll
"that tries to have a friendly relationship"?
"like Canada has had historically?"
Help me out here, folks! This official research quail is stumped.
"like Canada has had historically?"
Help me out here, folks! This official research quail is stumped.
April 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"that tries to have a friendly relationship"?
"like Canada has had historically?"
Help me out here, folks! This official research quail is stumped.
"like Canada has had historically?"
Help me out here, folks! This official research quail is stumped.
At the rally in Sacramento
April 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
At the rally in Sacramento
Woohoo! 100 followers. Thank you everyone!
Fun fact: 100 is also the the percentage of federal spending in California that is paid for by Californians' own federal tax dollars!
Fun fact: 100 is also the the percentage of federal spending in California that is paid for by Californians' own federal tax dollars!
February 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Woohoo! 100 followers. Thank you everyone!
Fun fact: 100 is also the the percentage of federal spending in California that is paid for by Californians' own federal tax dollars!
Fun fact: 100 is also the the percentage of federal spending in California that is paid for by Californians' own federal tax dollars!
@pewresearch.org If you have to explain how the title of a graph is misleading, please pick a different title. Or just adjust for population in the first place.
Like you say, non-USPS federal workers' share of the U.S. population is basically constant.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Like you say, non-USPS federal workers' share of the U.S. population is basically constant.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
February 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
@pewresearch.org If you have to explain how the title of a graph is misleading, please pick a different title. Or just adjust for population in the first place.
Like you say, non-USPS federal workers' share of the U.S. population is basically constant.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Like you say, non-USPS federal workers' share of the U.S. population is basically constant.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Favorability toward secession "increased" from 58% in our Feb 2024 poll to 61% in our Jan 2025 one, but that's within the margin of error.
February 4, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Favorability toward secession "increased" from 58% in our Feb 2024 poll to 61% in our Jan 2025 one, but that's within the margin of error.
Surprisingly, support for secession *doesn't* go down when a Democrat takes power. It's mostly just a slow burn upwards. ic.institute/2024/03/11/w... Texans might be more fickle, idk.
February 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Surprisingly, support for secession *doesn't* go down when a Democrat takes power. It's mostly just a slow burn upwards. ic.institute/2024/03/11/w... Texans might be more fickle, idk.
We'll see. The % of Californians who think we'd be better off if we peaceful seceded went from 58% in Feb. 2024 to 61% in Jan. 2025 (which is within the margin of error). The big chance since last year is that Californians now feel more Californian than American overall (ic.institute/poll)
February 4, 2025 at 6:43 AM
We'll see. The % of Californians who think we'd be better off if we peaceful seceded went from 58% in Feb. 2024 to 61% in Jan. 2025 (which is within the margin of error). The big chance since last year is that Californians now feel more Californian than American overall (ic.institute/poll)