A heating world will undoubtedly make California fire seasons worse. But do you think tens of millions of Americans would be left to choke on smoke without Federal intervention if their votes counted this November?
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Our best hope for Federal wildfire relief is that the winds shift and air quality precipitously declines in Las Vegas, the closest population center in a swing state
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Wyoming and Vermont combined have a smaller population than San Diego, but twice as many votes in the Senate than the whole of California
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People talk about California like it's a rich liberal state, but it is the poorest state in America when you adjust for cost of living (which—why on earth wouldn't you?). If you want to see shocking rural poverty fifty miles from unimaginable wealth, come to California
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I've said many times that the greatest progressive force for urbanism, regional development, housing, and wealth redistribution in California is the San Andreas Fault, and I hope it takes the hint from the other 2020 drama and gets its act together
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Two geographical features in the American West (the Great Basin and the Cascade Range) would make a Chile-like country extending from Baja California to Vancouver infinitely more practical than what we have now and militarily impregnable against Yankee or Southern aggressionpic.twitter.com/IWPUcuhM5x
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Seriously - biggest economy, most people, technically tons of influence - and no one cares what we say / think.
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A relatively small amount of Californians moving to red or purple states could rebalance politics across much of the country. I wonder... outside of a catastrophe who would have the power to do that? Oh yeah tech companies.pic.twitter.com/W4HSkoPRLW
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It could also simultaneously reduce housing shortages on the West Coast, spread economic development and growth to other regions, and save tech companies on office costs.
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