The Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s definition of ”secession” includes the Independent California Institute in one of their example sentences:
The recent survey was conducted while fires were still active between Jan. 6 and Jan. 14 by the YouGov firm for another secession outfit, the Independent California Institute, based in north San Diego County.
(Don’t see it? Try the Internet Archive.)
This is a quote from an article that columnist Thomas Elias wrote about us in February. Read the whole column here.
