• 🦄🦄🦄
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    343 minutes ago

    Good thing every one of their votes is worth as much as everyone’s in those green states, right? Hahhaa… right???

  • Flying Squid
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    31 hour ago

    I remember when I moved to L.A. getting to the start of L.A. county and thinking, “finally! I’m here!” The apartment I rented was in Hollywood. I was surrounded by urban sprawl. I assumed I’d be there in at most 45 minutes or an hour because it was the middle of the day and traffic was going smoothly.

    And then L.A. county just keeps going… and going… and going…

    And then I saw the Hollywood sign. Almost there!

    And then L.A. county just keeps going… and going… and going…

  • @ieightpi
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    6 hours ago

    Idk how accurate this is anymore. LA county is 9.7 million while Michigan, North Carolina and Georgia all have a population over 10 million.

    • @[email protected]
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      176 hours ago

      based on 2023 estimates: ca, tx, fl, ny, pa, il, oh, ga, nc, and mi all have populations over la county’s 9.66 million.

  • @oldbaldgrumpy
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    Yet another great reason to never visit LA County.

  • @[email protected]
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    75 hours ago

    Sounds like it should break off into its own state, getting us two more senators and EC votes.

  • @edgemaster72
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    14 hours ago

    Huh, didn’t realize Ohio was that populous

    • Flying Squid
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      21 hour ago

      Cincinnati and Cleveland both have decently-sized populations and there are enough smaller cities like Columbus and (ugh) Youngstown to add to that.

      Remember that the reason Illinois doesn’t fit that map is mostly due to Chicago.

      • icedterminal
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        157 minutes ago

        Columbus population is larger than Cincinnati or Cleveland. Not sure why you think it’s smaller.

        • Flying Squid
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          152 minutes ago

          Since we are talking county and not city, metro area must be accounted for. L.A.'s metro area is actually far larger than L.A. county, but that’s another issue.

          Cleveland metro area: 3.7 million people Cincy metro area: 2.2 million people Columbus metro area: 2.1 million people.

          I admit that was more people than I realized, but it’s definitely not larger.