As Donald Trump’s shock election victory reverberated around Silicon Valley late on Tuesday night, some high-profile technologists were already calling for California to secede from the United States. Shervin (@shervin) 1/ If Trump wins I am announcing and funding a legitimate campaign for California to become its own nation. #kiddingnotkidding pic.twitter.com/gRaIIZiGgaPishevar’s comments add weight to the Yes California campaign, which launched in late 2015 calling to create a free, independent California Republic. The proposal illustrates the technology industry’s frustration with Trump over his repeated criticisms of Silicon Valley companies. Trump’s lone public supporter in Silicon Valley was Facebook board member and PayPal billionaire Peter Thiel, and even he acknowledged that the country faced an enormous challenge.

Source: The Guardian November 09, 2016 19:52 UTC