Slowjamastan: The new 'nation' hiding in the US ^9.9%

BBC - By Maggie Downs - 3/31/2026, 12:01 PM

Negativity Bias 10.4% - Halo Effect 8.1% - Availability Heuristic 8%

More than 25,000 self-proclaimed citizens have pledged their allegiance to this faux dictatorship, where Crocs and reply-all emails are forbidden. Between the date palm farms of California's Coachella Valley and the Mexican border, a sunburnt stretch of desert the colour of worn khakis extends as far as the eye can see. This arid... more