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   Diane Patterson (dianepatterson@wandering.shop)'s status on Sunday, 12-Jan-2025 00:17:54 JST Diane Patterson

   Probably around Carter I remember my father telling me that if Québec seceded the rest of Canada would join the US. So this fever dream has been around for a while.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Jan-2025 00:17:53 JST Warner Crocker

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     @Dianepatterson Since this country's founding and I think even before.

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     Charlie Stross (cstross@wandering.shop)'s status on Sunday, 12-Jan-2025 01:31:30 JST Charlie Stross

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     @Dianepatterson That was before the total enshittification of US healthcare and the school-murderspree-of-the-week competition getting started. Back in the mid-70s the USA still seemed aspirational. Thanks, Reagan!

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     Diane Patterson (dianepatterson@wandering.shop)'s status on Sunday, 12-Jan-2025 01:43:21 JST Diane Patterson

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     • Charlie Stross

     @cstross We’re still aspirational but more in a war-crimes-y way. Thanks, white supremacy!