Too much discussion on California wildfires focuses on climate change and not enough on the fact that our most populous state is mostly invisible in national politics because of the structure of the Senate and the Electoral College
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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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(Would also accept Hayward Fault. I am not a picky man)
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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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I'm not a military expert, but it seems like the U.S. Air Force and Navy would pose a real threat....
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The U.S. Navy mostly poses a threat to itself. A large chunk of the U.S. Air Force would be the new Greater California Air Force in this scenario
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Yeah I mean if California can successfully seize its air bases and have the personnel join the cause, yeah that would help. Unless we are just talking a peaceable succession in which everyone is just cool with us leaving.
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