Single state, yes. California is still the bleeding edge of the future of the world, though Texas in particular is well-positioned to supplant it.
But *this* is the axis around which the world rotates:
By any reasonable metric, California is the most important US State. Followed by Texas and Florida.
Discussion of what America really is should *start* with these places.
Lands of the future, transitory places where people just arrived "yesterday."
Westward Ho!
I'm completely serious in asking: What inspiring centuries-long project could unite the largest % of the world, so that their joint pursuit of it could unite them & give deep meaning to all their lives?
Hey, I just wanna point something out here.
If you ever find yourself wondering what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is ~really~ doing with all its tithing money, keep in mind…
The President of the Church wears a Timex watch you can get for $29 at Walmart.
The replies to this make it really, REALLY clear that the actual religion of a lot of church members is their terminally-online political ideology.
USING WATER AND ENERGY MORE EFFICIENTLY ISN’T COMMUNISM, YOU ABSOLUTE WEIRDOS
Jenica Sedgwick, the sustainability manager for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, talks about caring for the earth. Listen here. thechurchnews.com/podcast/2025/0…
