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YouTube video by MS NOW Rep. Eric Swalwell: The aim of Trump's escalating threats on elected officials is to 'silence' them

Eric Swalwell said "California is the greatest country in the world and is under attack."

Misspeak or not, a Governor who sees California not merely as one of 50 states, but as the Republic of California deserving maximal autonomy would win me over.

youtu.be/d9JBWoIqnOM

#softsecession

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.

🗳️ 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

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

It's time for California to lead.

independentcalifornian.substack.com/p/issue-250-...

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.

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.

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 ...

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...

Okay. I don't love AI art, but as far as I know, there's only one AI image on the whole site, meant ironically. Is that what you're referring to?

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?

”The decline in violent extremism is welcome, but the apparent reasons behind it should give us pause.”

@theintercept.com

theintercept.com/2025/09/17/c...

#3 on this list is supported by 72% of Californians (see ic.institute/poll)

Right-Wing Extremists Drive Majority of U.S. Political Violence - Profolus Right-wing extremism are behind most political violence in the U.S.

Really makes you think.

www.profolus.com/topics/right...

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).

ic.institute/cio-standards/

UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’

@governor.ca.gov @votecnp.bsky.social @ic.institute you’re kidding me…

I missed this news this spring—great news, looks like it is being voted on soon. Contact your CA state reps in support

26 Do Californians Want Autonomy? With Coyote Marin

“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...

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.

The overwhelming evidence that the Supreme Court is on Donald Trump’s team Welcome to the Supreme Court’s Calvinball era.

The U.S. Supreme Court is not really a court at all.

www.vox.com/scotus/46027...

A list of some of the many recent articles commenting on the fact that many people are talking wistfully about secession in California.

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.

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.

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...

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

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.

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...

Yes, three very comprehensive ones, conducted by YouGov. See ic.institute/poll for the latest Independent California Poll.

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'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!

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.”

“To create our own backstop for voter protections, we can codify the Voting Rights Act in California law.”

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.

”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...

@vox.com

That's *sort of* why I support California independence.

Which do you think the United States is more likely to do: let California go, or fix its own broken Constitution?

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...

Currently about 44% would vote yes. Not a majority, but you're certainly not alone.

ic.institute/poll

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

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...

As someone who's been involved in the movement for a long time, no one thinks this guy (or Marcus Evans) is the leader.

Secession is unlikely to pass if it gets on the ballot (44% yes, 54% no), but there is plenty of support for CA independence more broadly. See ic.institute/poll