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Reminds me of this explanation of why during the 2012 election, Obama won the counties where the most prehistoric plankton had died: https://www.npr.org/section
by m12k 7y ago
Reminds me of this explanation of why during the 2012 election, Obama won the counties where the most prehistoric plankton had died: https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2012/10/02/162163801/obama-s-secret-weapon-in-the-south-small-dead-but-still-kickin https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2012/10/02/162163801/o...
- tobr 7y agoIn short: plankton -> fertile soil -> cotton farms -> slavery -> African-American votes.
- xenonite 7y agoon the same story, with nice graphics: https://www.deepseanews.com/2012/06/how-presidential-elections-are-impacted-by-a-100-million-year-old-coastline/ https://www.deepseanews.com/2012/06/how-presidential-electio...