# \`Calexit’ campaign dropped as leader bolts for Russia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calexit-campaign-dropped-as-leader-bolts-for-russia/784686>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 18, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calexit-campaign-dropped-as-leader-bolts-for-russia/784686 "2017-04-18T03:00:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Okrahoma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90db22/32.png) [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calexit-campaign-dropped-as-leader-bolts-for-russia/784686/1 "2017-04-18T03:00:19Z")

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> **[‘Calexit’ campaign dropped as leader bolts for Russia](https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/17/calexit-leaders-drop-ballot-measure-to-break-from-the-u-s/)**
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> A California secession initiative that picked up some steam after Donald Trump’s election is dead.

Hilarious. Including fun quotes like:

"It’s coming together faster than protons move”.

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**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calexit-campaign-dropped-as-leader-bolts-for-russia/784686/2 "2017-04-18T03:22:34Z")

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> [@Okrahoma](#):
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> ['Calexit' campaign dropped as leader bolts for Russia](http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/17/calexit-leaders-drop-ballot-measure-to-break-from-the-u-s/)
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> Hilarious. Including fun quotes like:
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> "It’s coming together faster than protons move”.

Not surprised. It was a movement of and for nuts from inception.