I think blue states should bring in all in-house solutions to cut the middleman White House out of it. States rights!
We did that with CARB and now the feds are trying to stop it after decades of other states signing on because it worked so well here in Cali.
At the very least they need to hire these doctors and scientists that RFK Jr. fired so their wisdom and knowledge don’t go to waste!
I did not have “Civil War over vaccines” on my apocalypse bingo card.
It’s literally a life-or-death matter.
Yes, civil wars (or really any war) usually involves that sort of struggle. And also yes, vaccines save lives and are settled science.
2025 has had a lot of unexpected surprises!
still 3+ months of surprise left. So tired, so very tired
They should probably just join back up with Old Mexico and take Colorado too so they are left out cold
As much as I would love Colorado to depart the insanity, it will never happen. A ton of the nuclear ICBMs are here and it’s not like Washington will give that up.
Those are negotiating chips. Less likely to be invaded if you have nukes at your disposal.
Colorado has NORAD but that’s not where many of the silos are.
Pretty sure these are still active. I’ve driven by some of them.
HUH. I stand corrected.
Don’t listen to a Canadian. Only lived in CO for a few years in the mid 90s.
Throw in British Columbia and Alaska while you’re at it. Just take the entire west cost of North America.
And what should be the east coast, since if the international date line didn’t do that weird curve at the end of the Aleutians, Alaska would be the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost state.
BC says no thanks. Even west coast US is still broken AF.
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Since you’re including the entire north american west coast, can Baja California get an invite too?
I love when people throw around the idea of Canadian provinces just being up for grabs, as if we want anything to do with what’s going on south of the border.
We are not opposed to that either.
Colorado is willing and able to join this western alliance!
If NM joined I’d move there in a heartbeat.
Isn’t that Cascadia?
Cascadia lives!
Cascadia never dies!
Until the quake comes.
Usually, when people talk about Cascadia as a country, they include British Columbia.
God we have trouble enough with Toronto thinking it’s the centre of the world and ignoring BC. We’d have zero influence in Cascadia.
Quite a few of the folks I know consider BC just as big / important a part of the PNW as Bellingham, Seattle, Olympia, Portland, Salem, Eugene, etc.
Sure. How much weight does that have when Sacramento decides to run a water pipeline from Capilano to eastern Washington or whatever?
Technically, only a small section of California is part of the Cascadian region. But so is most of Idaho… And I think just about everybody would be happier if we made that trade.
Frank Black dubbed it Calistan in 1994
geographically cascadia excludes socal and includes BC. it’s a different climate, ecosystem, etc
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Meanwhile Florida has started to form toddler death Voltron by announcing they’re removing all vaccination requirements from schools.
I fully expect there to be a southern collation of iron lungs soon.
The worst thing about Toddler Death Voltron is: it is sentient and wants to no longer exist but they refuse to let it die because it hasn’t been born yet.
Good luck writing THAT into your next screenplay MAGA Universe Doctor Strange
New band name
Iron Lung Collator is taken.
I thought they meant Southern Coalition of Iron Lungs at first, but Toddler Death Voltron is better still.
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CASCADIA IS REALLLLLLLL!!!
Damn right it is. (my back country setup).
I think a lighter blue or cyan at the top would make the tree more visible and better match the sky
Say nothing more until you read this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_flag
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cascadia_movement&wprov=rarw1
Okay, I’ve read that and I think it would look better with a lighter coloured sky
Teach me how to dougie
Arggg…
Mom: We have Lebanon at home…
Free Cascadia!
Maybe we should be our own country…
Please.
Cascadia Cascadia Cascadia! ! !
hella stoked for the Pacific States of America.
If those 3 leave the union, I think the country’s more or less done for.
I’m sure Canada could find a use for a few more provinces…
No thanks. Make your own country and we’ll be allies.
Probably make us territories to start with full province status later. Joining Canada as provinces would be much more like Canada becoming the outer Pacific states. California alone has nearly the same population as the entirety of Canada.
The agreed-upon future name is Cascadia.
Illinois would like to join your federation.
Be a shame if they didn’t call it COW. Vaccinated so it doesn’t get Mad.
Vaca vacunada :)
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I’m planning on not paying shit.
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This looks scarily like a map from a dystopian movie. WSA - Western States of America.
Said it before and I’ll say it again: if Cascadia ever looks like it’s gonna become a thing I’ll drive myself there and be homeless rather than live in the US with a weakened and even more right wing Senate and house.
If the West Coast breaks off, the Northeast will more or less be forced to.
Honestly, at this point, I think when is the more accurate term. Balkanization is coming, I’m pretty sure
And no west coast access to the sea… there’s no way the US would let another country control their pacific coast sea ports.
Hey if you ever make it to Cali, I’m sure I can talk with some of my contacts to get you a place. Gotta look out for the disadvantaged after all :)
Provided I don’t get stuck in a camp before then, I’m about to start nursing school. Once I have a BSN I’m getting my ass to a blue state. In the meantime it’s SC and TX D:
Hit me up if you come to Oregon, can crash on my couch :)
Y’all need to stop offering me this, I’m gonna take one of you up on it. I want out of the south :(
New California Republic
Cerbearus
It’s pretty much the JPS from High Castle. Too hard to play offense in the Rockies, let them have their Neutral Zone.
Good first step. We can and should do more.
With Florida ditching vaccine requirements it looks like the East Coast/West Coast feud is going to pick back up again.
West coast best coast
always has been, friend
Cali: West Siiiide
Florida: East S— cough cough weezeAs a cynical lifelong urbanite, I throw my lot in with NYC despite whatever might be going on politically.
Shame Nevada turned more purple than blue last year else we could have joined them.
Nevada looked at the Republican mess and decided they want shot to themselves in the foot too. Americans are not well.
Right wing Media is cancer
Nevada joined the coalition back in 2020 during COVID when they had a Democrat governor. Now they have a republican governor who is mostly ineffectual at best and a Trump bootlicker at worst.
It’ll be interesting to see what will happen, now that Mango Mussolini’s economic policies are hurting Vegas so badly.
