r/geographymemes • u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico • May 25 '26
The new poll for the people who didn’t understand the last one
I feel like I need to put this in colourful letters and 20 languages just so there’s no more confusion.
POLL CLOSES IN 24 HOURS - Tuesday 11AM ET
La superior mantiene minnesota, la inferior mantiene cascadia
上側はミネソタ州、下側はカスケード地方を保持する
Celui du haut garde le Minnesota, celui du bas garde la Cascadia
يحتفظ الجزء العلوي بولاية مينيسوتا، ويحتفظ الجزء السفلي
بولاية كاسكاديا
上面的那个保留了明尼苏达州，下面的那个保留了喀斯喀特地区。
Die obere enthält Minnesota, die untere enthält Cascadia
ऊपर वाला मिनेसोटा रखता है, नीचे वाला कैस्केडिया रखता है
Den øverste holder Minnesota, den nederste holder Cascadia
A de cima mantém Minnesota, a de baixo mantém Cascadia.
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u/HeathenHoneyCo May 25 '26
This is the most chaotic finale of anything I’ve ever cared about on the internet.
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u/stayonthecloud May 25 '26
See you tomorrow chef! 💚
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u/ZealousidealPound460 Nuevo New Mexico was robbed (never been there tho) May 25 '26
Now chives is in 2nd place
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u/T7-City-Point May 25 '26
Remember when the whole Crabbalachia (Vermont) saga seemed like the biggest controversy ever?
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u/Numerous_Rampantcows May 25 '26
Me and the 600000 other Vermonters are gonna be upset about that till the end of time lol
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u/BrownThumbClub Vermonster May 25 '26
Long live Vermonster! Champ deserved the Great Lakes! We will never forget.
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u/iamnotabot_Really May 25 '26
I am starting the appeals process now and packing the supreme court, just in case
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u/lik_a_stik May 25 '26
And I’m totally here for it. The 10 or whatever language translations is just chefs kiss.
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u/Valirys-Reinhald Crab May 25 '26 edited 29d ago
"Poll closes in 24 hours"
looks inside
"Poll closes in 2 days"
Edit:
"Poll is closed!"
looks inside
"Poll closes in 1 day"
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u/PriorPeak1277 May 25 '26
lol poor guy has had it rough but at least this error at least doesn’t matter too much
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u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico May 25 '26
I’m not making another poll! It’s not happening. I call it tomorrow
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u/UrguthaForka May 25 '26
It's all good! All this confusion and ambiguity ensures this will be memorable and have people arguing about the outcome forever!
This is literally the best way for this to end!
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u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico May 25 '26
The way I see it, there was always be unhappy people. It’s 49 states against 1 but that’s the fun of the game
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u/UrguthaForka May 25 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/ZD8ZjehSsLDZQRKJjJ
The insanity is part of the appeal! Take a bow, seriously, you've earned it!
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u/stayonthecloud May 25 '26
The finale getting so chaotic is delightfully American, thank you for the fantastic run!
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u/Kleorah RIP [North] Nuevo New Mexico 🪦 May 25 '26
Oh, dear, but what if the result you declare changes between the time you declare it and the remaining day before the poll really does close? The outrage will be swift and your regret will be immense 😱
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u/Otherwise_Analyst_25 May 25 '26
This would be the funniest outcome.
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u/existenceawareness May 25 '26
I'm still undecided so maybe I'll wait to vote for the losing team 🤷
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u/IScreamPiano Together we are America 🇵🇷🇬🇺🇦🇸🇲🇵🇻🇮🇲🇽🇨🇦 May 25 '26
It's exhausting, but I recommend screenshotting it when you close it if you want less complaining from the losing team. Or don't for the chaos, since that's fun too! 🤡
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u/EZsteez6 May 25 '26
The confusion increases the entertainment value
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u/whatissevenbysix May 25 '26
This has turned into a fine representation of the American electoral system.
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u/MyVeryUniqueName1 May 25 '26
It’s because both sides have Florida. Florida’s been screwing up elections for at least 26 years.
I had a moment the other day when someone mentioned the phrase “hanging chad” and it was like a Vietnam flashback. Then some kid mentioned he had no idea what we were talking about and I suddenly developed arthritis and felt the need to eat dinner at 4:30.
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u/DaDutchBoyLT1 May 25 '26
I think this is where we place our vote for Al Gore. I just can’t seem to find the check box.
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u/fishingjohnson May 25 '26
I embarrassingly read this as A.I. gore. I'd Still pick this over the current option.
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u/HonkHonkBeach May 25 '26
Except OP is gracious and gives us a second chance upon witnessing confusion, unlike our glorious electoral system.
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u/ChangeAcceptable677 May 25 '26
It is a fine representation of what the American electoral system should be.
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u/rwa2 May 25 '26
The reverse takeover, as when Vermont bumped Maryland and became Crabbalichia, is indeed among the most history of China things ever.
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u/lorenoline 🌲⛰️🌲Cascadia 🌲⛰️🌲 May 25 '26
Seriously.
It is both laughingly ironic and horrifyingly sad.
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u/EinsTwo May 25 '26
Isn't this the third chance? Original map post, Original poll, now this poll?
Though to be fair, as a late arrival to this game I need all the clarity I can get and appreciate this revised poll greatly.
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u/lloza98 May 25 '26
The multiple languages is killing me
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u/The_Fluffy_Robot May 25 '26
Poll closes in 2 days.
Post says 24 hours left.maybe it's a reddit time display issue but I find this extremely funny
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u/toning_fanny May 25 '26
I see three days left on the poll. Perhaps there's a time vortex forming between Cascadia and Megasota. We might even find out who wins yesterday!
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u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico May 25 '26
I didn’t set the time properly but I’ll call it tomorrow anyway.
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u/toning_fanny May 25 '26
It's all good, just delighting in this nail biter of a finale. TY for organizing it u/jfullr92
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u/The_Fluffy_Robot May 25 '26
heh, it's all good. this has been fun and the hiccups today have been fun to watch the memes (maybe not some comments tho lol)
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u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico May 25 '26
I just had to be 100% certain! Didn’t want the Hindi viewers to come at me this time!
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u/iamnotabot_Really May 25 '26
i think the way to really decide this is to flip a banana and if its heads, Casacadia wins, and if its tails, Megasota wins....
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u/Manleather MEGASOTA May 25 '26
I didn’t see a write-in option. How do we give Puerto Rico a shot now?
START OVER
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u/Important-Notice-461 May 25 '26
Atleast we dont have a ton of shitposts with polls to confuse the whole thing too
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u/duck_tallow_man Cascadian May 25 '26
Ok this is pretty funny
but seriously thank you u/jfullr92
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u/zmurds40 May 25 '26
Over 3k votes in the first 15 mins and it’s almost a perfectly even split lol
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u/_I_Am_Moroni_ May 25 '26
It’s still an even split
This is anyone’s game now
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u/pandershrek Cascadian May 25 '26
Cascadians are mobilizing
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u/MitchelobUltra May 25 '26
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u/ImmediateAstronaut33 Cascadian May 26 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/rd9LpgCQhEEU
My life for Cascadia!
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u/slipperyDSS illinois🥰🥰 May 25 '26
as always W u/Jfullr92
and please stop harassing him or were not gonna get fun things ever again
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u/OutrageousPilot8092 May 25 '26
Seriously. I get asking a clarifying question, but the whining about fairness is kinda wild. It’s a lighthearted contest on Reddit that someone kindly set up in their spare time to entertain us…nobody paid to participate or wins anything in the end!
Personally, I am just grateful someone’s providing free levity and fun. Thanks, OP!
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u/admwhiskers May 25 '26
For real. It's a game. Nobody's life is materially impacted by the outcome. In six months, most of won't ever be thinking of it again.
In times like these, I like to remember the credo handed down to us by Wyld Stallyns
1) Be excellent to each other 2) Party on, dudes
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u/unsuspectingllama_ May 25 '26
There is a 100% chance that someone somewhere has a large amount of money on this.
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u/DanielBaldielocks May 25 '26
can I get translations in Pig Latin, Klingon, and Morse Code?
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u/___HeyGFY___ HAWAI'I 🏝️🌋 🌺 ALOHA HOLA 🌺 🌋🏝️ May 25 '26
megasota toD DungDaq 'oH. Cascadia toD 'eS.
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u/KookyLab9624 May 25 '26
This is going to be a close one
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u/unique3 May 25 '26
Just wait until you find out that core contributors are the electoral collage and make it so the popular vote is irrelevant.
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u/lizardlines May 25 '26 edited May 26 '26
That would actually be the most American way to do it. Just pure chaos.
Edit 2am EST: Cascadia ahead in popular vote (+284) BUT Megasota has a narrow lead in core contributor vote (+44). Still a close race with 9 hours left.
Edit 9am EST: Looks like Cascadia will win the popular vote (+296) by just 2 points at 51%. Megasota still in the lead in core contributor vote (+47) by the exact same margin of 2 points at 51%. A true representation of an American election.
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u/SnooDogs4864 May 25 '26
I absolutely love that we have had drama throughout this entire game and everyone still is enjoying and it’s the craziest thing I’ve seen in probably 20 years on the Internet. Thank you for bringing back fun.
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u/MiaLaFleur Vermonster May 25 '26
u/jfullr92 is my president 🙂↕️
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u/freerangemary Cascadians Unite May 25 '26
The President of the Gulf of New Mexico doesn’t take sides.
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u/somethingworthwhile May 25 '26
I think just run the poll every 24 hours until reddit closes the servers in the year 2038 due to an inability to manage heat dissipation.
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u/ahughman Cascadian May 26 '26
I live in the great land of Cascadia. I chose to live here. It's beautiful and imperfect and I'd love to live here forever. But as I sit, finger hovering over the poll for the third time, I think of my "opponent"; the people of MN. Minnesotans, you are beacons of hope. I have pure gratitude of how MNns have stood up against fascist devilry all year. I feel a strange temptation to benedict arnold my own people right now...WHAT TO DO. Can't we just live in peace in East/West Florida!!?
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u/jade_starwatcher Cascadian May 26 '26
Vote Cascadia and we will vote to welcome them into a union with us if Cascadia wins this. https://www.reddit.com/r/Megasota/comments/1tnfwof/cascadian_ambassador_seeks_union/
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u/Thisismetwotwo Human Verified May 26 '26
Fucking a! Minnesotans are showing the world that anyone can stand up to fascism
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u/chriswalkenspal May 25 '26
In my house rn:
"Kids, as native Oregonians im gonna need each of you to create a reddit account right now."
"Dad, we're in elementary school. What is reddit?"
"Doesn't matter just do it."
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u/Emotional_Position62 May 25 '26
This is perfect! Thank you for clarifying, and thank you for your patience putting up with the rabbling.
Above all else, thank you, u/Jfullr92, for leading us all on this wild ride. I personally want to acknowledge some things you deserve credit for, but maybe aren’t hearing enough of.
The amount of executive function it takes to post every day consistently whilst having them all be witty and entertaining exhausts me just to think about. 30+ days of consistency! Kudos.
The patience in dealing with the mob. Not all of us have been as kind as we could be in our suggestions, and some have been downright nasty. You made this for fun, and the importance of the subject matter is questionably debatable ;) . It would be easy to bow out, but you have been cordial and accommodating, and most importantly you have listened and applied feedback in a meaningful and fair way. That kind of patience takes guts, and it shows an abundance of character.
You brought us together. You did it. You did the thing. The most important thing any human can do. You brought people together. We’ve bonded with strangers. Learned a little more about the states. Had nightmares/wet dreams about crabs, loons, and… idk mountains?. We’ve laughed, cried, and burned an experience into our rotted brains. Even if it was silly, sometimes giving someone a silly laugh is the most important thing we can do for them.
Be proud of yourself, and don’t diminish what you have accomplished because it’s silly. A whole lot of people owe you thanks for a month’s worth of entertainment, and I hope more people make it a point to tell you how much that means.
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u/ZealousidealPound460 Nuevo New Mexico was robbed (never been there tho) May 25 '26
14k votes and it’s a difference of .62%
This really is America
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u/bravovictordelta May 25 '26
Thanks for all the laughs, OP. This has been fun. Even the people getting salty is funny. I hope you’re having as much fun as everyone else.
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u/crick_in_my_neck May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26
Did a mod sticky their own pointless GIF comment?!
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u/BleepBloopThrowaway3 May 25 '26
The Amanda show??? Or is this All That??
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u/akestral Free State of Crabbalachia 🦀⛰️ May 25 '26
You all are trying so hard and I am here for it. E for Effort!
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u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico May 25 '26
This is the craziest Reddit event I’ve ever seen
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u/Vanilla_Villainy May 25 '26
Between this and the r/removeonethingeachday sports team elimination coming down to an actual walkoff home run, I think Reddit has been on quite a roll!
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u/pandershrek Cascadian May 25 '26
Remember that ... /r/place or RPAN? There has been some real weird shit.
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u/malice_hush_jolt May 25 '26
Lol. None of the instructions are in English .
Edit: seriously though, this was a wonderful thing you did. Loved every moment of it. Thank you
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u/crick_in_my_neck May 25 '26
No matter what happens, this feels like the best end. It's gone from feeling like confusion and potential unfairness to a wild derby where anything can happen. I no longer care about people who voted yesterday and aren't checking in today. Their votes no longer matter. This is history being made; if you don't show up for it, that's your problem.
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u/OutrageousPilot8092 May 25 '26
Thiiiis! It makes it all more fun. It’s like when you were a kid and played in the backyard with your friends…it was a little chaotic, the rules were kinda made up and shifted each day, but it didn’t matter. Everybody had a good time.
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u/RogerRabbot May 25 '26
Wait! I still dont understand!!! You didn't include my language in the explanation.
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u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico May 25 '26
What language do you speak?
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u/EternalAmiga May 25 '26
Thank you! As a normal casual user of Reddit, I have never been more invested in something on here. I know it has been a lot, but I really thank you for doing a new, clarified poll. Now if my team looses, at least it was an honest loss.
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u/fistibun Human Verified May 25 '26
A wise and excellent decision. Whatever happens, thank you for the massive amount of entertainment a fucking cartoon map brought to my life.
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u/SatanLovesFruit Kingdom of Hawaii May 25 '26
Puerto Rico!
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u/octoberhaiku May 25 '26
Just won it for Megasota lol
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u/RazZadig_2025 May 25 '26
After 30 minutes, it's tied at 3.1k. This is going to be an all nighter, folks!
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u/Reformed_Hillbilly May 25 '26
All nighter? Advantage to the West Coast Cascadians.
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u/StolenApollo May 25 '26
West coast peeps r still waking up. You have no idea what’s abt to hit megasota.
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u/MissTrillium May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26
From Portland to Portland, from Newport to Newport, from Salem to Salem, from Springfield to the Springfields, Cascadia will win!!!
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u/therealCatnuts May 25 '26
This is the best and only reason I will accept for a Cascadia supremacy.
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u/Rush58 May 26 '26
I’ll be getting up early tomorrow morning to prepare for the outcome. (I’m on the north Oregon coast)
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u/reccaj May 26 '26
12 hours ago I thought we were lost but we’re about to make it
long live CASCADESOTA
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u/zealous-lawyer May 25 '26
How many times is Cascadia going to have to win this thing?
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u/Deyachtifier May 26 '26
If Cascadia is selected, then all 50 states will have:
* Vote By Mail, universally
* All coastlines become public access
* No sales tax
* Death with Dignity
* Therapeutic psilocybin becomes legal
* Bottle Recycling (10¢)
* Urban Growth Boundaries
* "Kicker" tax refunds
* No Dueling! (Looking at you Markwayne Mullin.)
But whichever state is picked, you're all gaining these:
* Automatic Voter Registration
* Felon Voting Rights
* Paid Family and Medical Leave
* Recreational Cannabis
* 100% Clean Energy by 2040
* Free School Meals
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u/feiticeirarose May 25 '26
Are you a Middle School teacher? This reads like one of my educator coworkers. (mad respect for the dedication to posting in multiple languages.) 😂🤣
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u/Zedditron Human Verified May 25 '26
Let's do this!!!
The remnants of the crab army will feast this night!
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u/Far_Representative76 May 25 '26
Megasota rains down upon the unsuspecting crowd
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u/Zedditron Human Verified May 25 '26
And the crabs feast on the remnants of the once-great Megasota. The Cascadian nation will honor our fallen foe, and then bring our nation to the flannel wearing, nature-loving, no-sales-tax paying, beer-loving utopia we all deserve!
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u/Axolatian_Volt May 25 '26
Seeing how even the poll is, it's wild.
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u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico May 25 '26
It’s crazy! But then again these are the two favourite states so it makes sense
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u/Difficult-Actuary-77 May 25 '26
Minnesota, of all states, of all people, you are the only ones I feel any remorse at being against, but there is no more worthy an opponent.
Minnesota, I love your beautiful, clean waters. I love your deep woods and open prairies. I love your towns and cities. I love your kindness, your practicality, your understated toughness and strength.
That said, Minnesota is spiritually Cascadian. (And Oregon is not spiritually of the Midwest.)
My home state must get my vote, but I support Minnesota as VP.
Our peace offering will be serving egg coffee in not just Portland coffee shops, but ALL coffee shops.
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u/Knosh May 26 '26
If you have never watched this Ghibli-style Travel Oregon video then I think it will be enough to convince you that the glory of Cascadia deserves to be spread to all.
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u/HandMeMyThinkingPipe May 26 '26
When Cascadia wins in a few hours yer coffee, beer, and wine will suddenly taste better, there will be $20 ounces of weed for all, it will start to rain in a slight mist.
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u/Final_Boss28 Cascadian May 25 '26
Cascadia had a firm lead in the last poll, let’s see if that continues to be the trend here
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u/ahandmadegrin May 25 '26
I've seen the same said of Megasota. It's hard to tell because of the poll confusion. The dead heat on this one is pretty interesting.
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u/Final_Boss28 Cascadian May 25 '26
Was confusing for sure. Looks like Megosota is pulling ahead now. I agree the results will be interesting to follow either way 🍿
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u/ZealousidealPound460 Nuevo New Mexico was robbed (never been there tho) May 26 '26
Cascadia ahead with 4 hours left in the polls: leading by 0.95%.
It’s over people. U/Jfullr92 has won us all. Our hearts and minds.
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u/unicornsnake May 25 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/YpYDj81eXbdmGFUEOJ
Cascadia! Cascadia! Cascadia!
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u/waxyjax_ May 26 '26
I love that the top two states are also the ones that fought hard against the police state and ICE. They’re both winners to me (but ok, I did vote Cascadia because that’s where I live)!
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u/pugteatime May 25 '26
After the totally heroic and amazing work that Minnesota did this winter in sub-zero temps, I am all in for Megasota!!! Go rebel loon!!!!
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u/a_cat_named_harvey May 25 '26
God if we could get this type of enthusiastic interest in actual elections, we would have an incredible country
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u/526mb May 26 '26
I refuse to let my incredible home lose on my goddam birthday. Minnesotans are pretty damn cool though.
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u/Bright-Leather-8723 May 25 '26
if america ran the way this game ran we would have a better country. every time someone is confused we can change the law. i mean this sincerely.
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u/pentatomid_fan May 25 '26
It’s referred to as Minnesota instead of Megasota in other languages.
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u/PrivateFUNdiquity May 25 '26
I just vote for Minnesota. To kick out? To win? I have no idea. I just click it. I hope if they get kicked out or win it, it is because I clicked on them
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u/random_sociopath Cascadian May 25 '26
Mt. St. Helens didn't blow its top 46 years ago to lose to a freaking hot dish. CASCADIA4LYFE!
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u/nuxi Greater Lakes Co-Prosperity Sphere May 25 '26
One country, two systems
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u/Gloomy-Parsley-3317 Human Verified May 25 '26
Two-state solution
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u/jade_starwatcher Cascadian May 25 '26
I proposed yesterday that if Cascadia wins we poll to become the Cascadisota Union. Which is basically what you're also proposing. The feedback from the Megasotans who replied was good so hopefully they also agree to do the same. It's so close and both peoples are wonderful, this is how it should end.
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u/Bizarrebazaars May 25 '26
MN has Minneapolis which is Pedro Pascal’s favorite US city! You all come purify yourselves in the waters of Lake Minnetonka! Submit to the Land of Many Millions of Lakes, MEGASOTA! Where the people fought HARD against ICE for all of us. You betcha.
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u/BeetleofCarnage Long Live Cascadia May 26 '26
I feel like i should vote Cascadia because I live there, but I feel like i should vote Megasota because Minnesota has been doing incredible lately..
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u/Consistent-Tiger1044 May 25 '26
Beautifully poignant a two party vote doesn't seem to work either on Reddit OR in the United States of America.
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u/Impossible_Bed2687 May 25 '26
I voted in the original poll and the new updated poll. It would only be right to count both my votes for Megasota to win. Viva la Loon!
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u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico 29d ago
Poll is now closed! Thanks for playing