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Everyone who didn't vote french toast is a philistine.

Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, The West Country

Kalaron wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_thermal_rocket

Cheap and easy and even fast

And it even boosts the nuclear industry :>

I was not talking about that. I was talking about the economic consequences that acquiring diamond from Jupiter and Saturn would have on the value of diamonds.

Gualimole wrote:I was not talking about that. I was talking about the economic consequences that acquiring diamond from Jupiter and Saturn would have on the value of diamonds.

Diamonds are checkgated in price by a single company that owns most mines, reducing their cost matters nothing to me because they're primary use should be electronics anyway. And besides, who said I didn't just want to "see" the showers rather than retrieving any from deep within the atmosphere? Highly inefficient process tbh.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:Diamonds are checkgated in price by a single company that owns most mines, reducing their cost matters nothing to me because they're primary use should be electronics anyway. And besides, who said I didn't just want to "see" the showers rather than retrieving any from deep within the atmosphere? Highly inefficient process tbh.

Okay. Thanks for the explanation.

Percyton

Made Kalaron Arms a discord for recording. This is a lot better for me to inform people about my products.

https://discord.gg/MaRdtCZ

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Gualimole wrote:Okay. Thanks for the explanation.

Diamonds are actually more common than the sellers want you to believe. They exaggerate their worth and cost just to fleece idiots out of their money who want to buy diamond jewelry.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Diamonds are actually more common than the sellers want you to believe. They exaggerate their worth and cost just to fleece idiots out of their money who want to buy diamond jewelry.

I already knew that. I was simply being hypothetical.

https://youtu.be/yplI48hSt2E

Jaslandia

Kalaron wrote:Diamonds are checkgated in price by a single company that owns most mines, reducing their cost matters nothing to me because they're primary use should be electronics anyway. And besides, who said I didn't just want to "see" the showers rather than retrieving any from deep within the atmosphere? Highly inefficient process tbh.

Nuremgard wrote:Diamonds are actually more common than the sellers want you to believe. They exaggerate their worth and cost just to fleece idiots out of their money who want to buy diamond jewelry.

To be more specific, almost all of the diamond mines in the world are controlled by a company called DeBeers, who hold a ton of diamonds in reserve to create false scarcity and jack up the price. DeBeers are also the same people who created the idea of diamond engagement rings 'tradition', by the way.

https://youtu.be/N5kWu1ifBGU?t=2m5s

Nuremgard, Axeldonia

Nuremgard wrote:Diamonds are actually more common than the sellers want you to believe. They exaggerate their worth and cost just to fleece idiots out of their money who want to buy diamond jewelry.

Fun fact, actually. Diamonds are - believe it or not - a girl's best friend.

Nuremgard

Jaslandia wrote:To be more specific, almost all of the diamond mines in the world are controlled by a company called DeBeers, who hold a ton of diamonds in reserve to create false scarcity and jack up the price. DeBeers are also the same people who created the idea of diamond engagement rings 'tradition', by the way.

https://youtu.be/N5kWu1ifBGU?t=2m5s

Yup. TBH it's silly to draw a distinction between factory grown and natural gems as well.

The West Country wrote:Fun fact, actually. Diamonds are - believe it or not - a girl's best friend.

Men come and go but diamonds are forever.

Was approved for Libya and Western Algeria.

Time for the modern Pan-Arab State to rise. Hmmmm, I wonder if I should be an Islamic State or some sort of Transnational Ideological Arab Movement.

Russkov Soviet, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Percyton

Peoples Liberation Republic wrote:Was approved for Libya and Western Algeria.

Time for the modern Pan-Arab State to rise. Hmmmm, I wonder if I should be an Islamic State or some sort of Transnational Ideological Arab Movement.

This might help you:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Book_(Muammar_Gaddafi)

https://archive.org/stream/TheGreenBookMuammarGaddafi/gaddafi-green-book_djvu.txt

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/books/review/what-did-qaddafis-green-book-really-say.html

Peoples Liberation Republic wrote:Was approved for Libya and Western Algeria.

Time for the modern Pan-Arab State to rise. Hmmmm, I wonder if I should be an Islamic State or some sort of Transnational Ideological Arab Movement.

w a n n a t r a d e ?

Percyton

Gualimole wrote:This might help you:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Book_(Muammar_Gaddafi)

https://archive.org/stream/TheGreenBookMuammarGaddafi/gaddafi-green-book_djvu.txt

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/books/review/what-did-qaddafis-green-book-really-say.html

Ew

The West Country wrote:Ew

He needed some ideas on the theme of his nation, so I gave some of my ideas on what his fictional nation should look like ideologically.

Peoples Liberation Republic wrote:Was approved for Libya and Western Algeria.

Time for the modern Pan-Arab State to rise. Hmmmm, I wonder if I should be an Islamic State or some sort of Transnational Ideological Arab Movement.

Become an imperial Islamic state which seeks to subsume all Arab nations into a single state, by force if necessary.

Peoples Liberation Republic

Nuremgard wrote:Become an imperial Islamic state which seeks to subsume all Arab nations into a single state, by force if necessary.

Now who's going to suggest a third way for this new Arab state?

Gualimole wrote:Now who's going to suggest a third way for this new Arab state?

No third ways. Impose your will on everyone. God is on your side.

Nuremgard wrote:No third ways. Impose your will on everyone. God is on your side.

Whoosh.

Percyton

Gualimole wrote:Whoosh.

Making me reconsider keeping my pan-Arab country.

Gualimole wrote:He needed some ideas on the theme of his nation, so I gave some of my ideas on what his fictional nation should look like ideologically.
Still ew

Nuremgard wrote:Making me reconsider keeping my pan-Arab country.

Whoosh.

Percyton

It would be incredible if y'all could fill this out for us:

https://goo.gl/LkYXe9

All this talk of diamonds being common and gîrly and shït just keeps reminding me that I have diamond as my birthstone :p

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Chernarus State wrote:All this talk of diamonds being common and gîrly and shït just keeps reminding me that I have diamond as my birthstone :p

I just found out that my birthstone is diamond.

Vista Major, Percyton

Gualimole wrote:I just found out that my birthstone is diamond.

#Teximole

Gualimole wrote:Whoosh.

What's with the "whoosh?"

Nuremgard wrote:What's with the "whoosh?"

It means that you didn't get the joke.

The West Country

Vista Major wrote:#Teximole

No thanks: Once again, I'm straight

Chernarus State wrote:No thanks: Once again, I'm straight

For a straight man, you talk a lot about anally penetrating other men.

Mercunova

Chernarus State wrote:All this talk of diamonds being common and gîrly and shït just keeps reminding me that I have diamond as my birthstone :p

Emerald here.

Percyton

Kalaron wrote:Emerald here.

May you live a long and healthy life.

Gualimole wrote:I just found out that my birthstone is diamond.

Kalaron wrote:Emerald here.

Apparently I have two birthstones: topaz and citrine. Suck it, nerds! jk

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:Suck it, nerds!

Remember that time when we talked about US politics on the lewd channel on Better (Gay) CFN?

Gualimole wrote:Remember that time when we talked about US politics on the lewd channel on Better (Gay) CFN?

What of it?

Jaslandia wrote:What of it?

Whoosh.

Percyton

Gualimole wrote:For a straight man, you talk a lot about anally penetrating other men.

It's a joke, boytjie

Kalaron wrote:Emerald here.

I don't give a sh!t here.

The West Country

Jaslandia wrote:To be more specific, almost all of the diamond mines in the world are controlled by a company called DeBeers, who hold a ton of diamonds in reserve to create false scarcity and jack up the price. DeBeers are also the same people who created the idea of diamond engagement rings 'tradition', by the way.

https://youtu.be/N5kWu1ifBGU?t=2m5s

These people will be first up against the wall when the revolution comes.

Jaslandia, Gualimole

Chernarus State wrote:It's a joke, boytjie

http://boytjies.co.za/

Gualimole wrote:Whoosh.

Thomas: You'll wonder who was passing through!

Gualimole wrote:Whoosh.

Thomas: You won't believe it's even true!

Gualimole wrote:Whoosh.

Thomas: But all you'll see of me will be, a shiny streak of racing--

Annie and Clarabel: *cough* Ahem!

Thomas: Oh, sorry about that. Got a little carried away.

https://youtu.be/hO99TEB-4oI

Jaslandia

Percyton wrote:Thomas: You'll wonder who was passing through!

Thomas: You won't believe it's even true!

Thomas: But all you'll see of me will be, a shiny streak of racing--

Annie and Clarabel: *cough* Ahem!

Thomas: Oh, sorry about that. Got a little carried away.

https://youtu.be/hO99TEB-4oI

Great. Now I'm gonna have that song stuck in my head all day. STREAMLINING!

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:Great. Now I'm gonna have that song stuck in my head all day. STREAMLINING!

Thomas: Well, it is a very catchy song.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:Thomas: Well, it is a very catchy song.

No kidding.

Penguania And Antarctica

Peoples Liberation Republic wrote:Was approved for Libya and Western Algeria.

Time for the modern Pan-Arab State to rise. Hmmmm, I wonder if I should be an Islamic State or some sort of Transnational Ideological Arab Movement.

Be Nasserist

The West Country

Alruniea wrote:Be Nasserist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnc_YROJd3E

What a great country Israel is. Shooting people who disagree with them. But don't dare criticise them because if you, that obviously means you're an anti-Semite. Israel is beyond reproach and can do no wrong.

Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, The British Islands Confederacy

Post self-deleted by The West Country.

The West Country wrote:*Hakhtivah intensifies*

I dunno what that means.

Penguania And Antarctica

I will do my first RP as this new Pan-Arab Islamic State either today or tomorrow.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:I dunno what that means.

Probably because I spelled it wrong lol

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

The West Country wrote:Probably because I spelled it wrong lol

You silly sausage.

Penguania And Antarctica, The West Country

Nuremgard wrote:I dunno what that means.

He meant to say "Hatikvah", which is a Jewish poem and the national anthem of Israel.

Penguania And Antarctica, The West Country

Gualimole wrote:He meant to say "Hatikvah", which is a Jewish poem and the national anthem of Israel.

Ah, right.

Had to laugh the other day when the newsreader said Israel was celebrating its "independence." Independence from what? It didn't exist until 70 years ago.

Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:What a great country Israel is. Shooting people who disagree with them. But don't dare criticise them because if you, that obviously means you're an anti-Semite. Israel is beyond reproach and can do no wrong.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44104599

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/gaza-protests-take-off-ahead-of-new-us-embassy-inauguration-in-jerusalem/2018/05/14/eb6396ae-56e4-11e8-9889-07bcc1327f4b_story.html?utm_term=.a1c98923a253

Ah yes

Peaceful disagreement is a skill of people who suppose that on getting inside Israel they want to do "Whatever is possible, to kill, throw stones" to people. Those darn soldiers shooting innocent people who totally weren't being wiped into a mob trying to breach a fence by organizers who sat behind them that thrive off creating a common enemy for the people.

Taking a more neutral stance, the violence is naturally bad and I hope it's resolved soon and without any more death on either side of the fence.

Kalaron wrote:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44104599

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/gaza-protests-take-off-ahead-of-new-us-embassy-inauguration-in-jerusalem/2018/05/14/eb6396ae-56e4-11e8-9889-07bcc1327f4b_story.html?utm_term=.a1c98923a253

Ah yes

Peaceful disagreement is a skill of people who suppose that on getting inside Israel they want to do "Whatever is possible, to kill, throw stones" to people. Those darn soldiers shooting innocent people who totally weren't being wiped into a mob trying to breach a fence by organizers who sat behind them that thrive off creating a common enemy for the people.

Taking a more neutral stance, the violence is naturally bad and I hope it's resolved soon and without any more death on either side of the fence.

Of course, you would take the Israeli side, given they're a bunch of arselickers for America.

Axeldonia, The West Country

Nuremgard wrote:Of course, you would take the Israeli side, given they're a bunch of arselickers for America.

No, I'm not taking the agitator's side in this and blindly going off on how clearly Israel is mean and bad because protesters charged a fence and people died.

I'm not even saying Israel is totally in the right, but the situation is more nuanced than a scooby doo movie, dude.

Kalaron wrote:No, I'm not taking the agitator's side in this and blindly going off on how clearly Israel is mean and bad because protesters charged a fence and people died.

I'm not even saying Israel is totally in the right, but the situation is more nuanced than a scooby doo movie, dude.

"Agitator." Says all I need to know about you.

Axeldonia

The Arab Union Lives!!!!

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, The West Country

Peoples Liberation Republic wrote:The Arab Union Lives!!!!

Cool flag.

Russkov Soviet

The real enemy in this current Israeli-Palestinian flare-up is the United States for deciding it was a good idea to move its embassy to Jerusalem. Just another blood-soaked notch in the belt of the US.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Gualimole, The West Country

Unfallious wrote:The real enemy in this current Israeli-Palestinian flare-up is the United States for deciding it was a good idea to move its embassy to Jerusalem. Just another blood-soaked notch in the belt of the US.

Yet they say Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize because he somehow brought peace to the Korean Peninsula. But he has bombed Syria and indirectly caused death and suffering through his decision to move the embassy to Jerusalem.

Axeldonia

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=peoples_liberation_republic/detail=factbook/id=main

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, The West Country

Nuremgard wrote:"Agitator." Says all I need to know about you.

Is there a different word for a Hamas organizer who leads people to charge Israeli positions and burst through the fence under the pretense that they're retreating in fear?

I already posted my link, so like, seriously want to explain how that makes them anything *but* agitators?

Good day everyone!

Song of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt2EtFfC4

The Chancellor's Public Schedule [I]14 May 2018

(All times Eastern. Subject to change.)

16:00 The Chancellor holds his weekly meeting with the Vice Chancellor

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Lex Caledonia, The British Islands Confederacy

1. What do you all think about liquorice?

2. What do you all think about marzipan?

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:1. What do you all think about liquorice?

2. What do you all think about marzipan?

1. Don't have it much, but it's alright.

2. Never tried it.

Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:2. Never tried it.

You should. It's tastes good.

I wish to make it a sole priority of myself while in this region to truly bring back the MT RP. Hopefully that would be something well appreciated.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, The West Country

[spoiler=Today is May 14 and today are:]

Today is May 14 and today are:

- Accounting Day

- Flag Day (Paraguay)

- Gospel Day (Tuvalu)

- Hastings Banda's Birthday (Malawi)

- Izumo-taisha Shrine Grand Festival (Izumo-taisha)

- National Buttermilk Biscuit Day (United States)

- National Dance Like a Chicken Day (United States)

- National Underground America Day (United States)

- National Unification Day (Liberia)

- National Women’s Checkup Day (United States)

- Royal Ploughing Ceremony Day (Thailand)

- The Stars and Stripes Forever Day

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the de facto ruler of England.

- 1509 – Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Venetians.

- 1607 – Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.

- 1608 – The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen.

- 1610 – Henry IV of France is assassinated, bringing Louis XIII to the throne.

- 1643 – Four-year-old Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII.

- 1747 – War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.

- 1787 – In Philadelphia, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States; George Washington presides.

- 1796 – Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation.

- 1804 – The Lewis and Clark Expedition departs from Camp Dubois and begins its historic journey by traveling up the Missouri River.

- 1811 – Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to depose the Spanish governor

- 1836 – The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.

- 1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.

- 1868 – Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward to Aizu by way of Nikkō.

- 1870 – The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.

- 1878 – The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.

- 1879 – The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.

- 1889 – The children's charity, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is launched in London.

- 1913 – Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller.

- 1925 – Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.

- 1931 – Five unarmed civilians are killed in the Ådalen shootings, as the Swedish military is called in to deal with protesting workers.

- 1935 – The Philippines ratifies an independence agreement.

- 1939 – Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.

- 1940 – World War II: Rotterdam is bombed by the German Luftwaffe.

- 1940 – World War II: The Battle of the Netherlands ends with the Netherlands surrendering to Germany.

- 1943 – World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland.

- 1948 – Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

- 1951 – Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.

- 1955 – Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.

- 1961 – Civil Rights Movement: The Freedom Riders bus is fire-bombed near Anniston, Alabama, and the civil rights protesters are beaten by an angry mob.

- 1970 – Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of The Red Army Faction.

- 1973 – Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.

- 1988 – Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, United States hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire.

- 2004 – The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.

- 2012 – Agni Air Flight CHT crashes near Jomsom Airport in Jomsom, Nepal, after a failed go-around, killing 15 people.

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1316 – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

- 1727 – Thomas Gainsborough, English painter

- 1752 – Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist and author

- 1771 – Robert Owen, Welsh businessman and social reformer

- 1863 – John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal

- 1867 – Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Bavaria

- 1885 – Otto Klemperer, German composer and conductor

- 1922 – Franjo Tuđman, Yugoslav historian; later 1st President of Croatia

- 1923 – Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs

- 1939 – Rupert Neudeck, German journalist and humanitarian

- 1944 – George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm

- 1952 – Robert Zemeckis, American director, producer, and screenwriter

- 1969 – Cate Blanchett, Australian actress

- 1971 – Sofia Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter

- 1977 – Roy Halladay, American baseball player and coach

- 1984 – Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Facebook

- 1993 – Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer

[/spoiler]

Facts of the day

- There are six villages in France called Silly, 12 called Billy and two called Prat.

- Between the 1940s and the 1970s, Harvard and Yale took nude photos of all their incoming freshmen students.

- It takes nearly 20 years for a four-year degree to become profitable.

- In the X-Men movies, the sound of Wolverine's claws shooting out was made by tearing a turkey apart and also cracking nuts to give a sense of metal protruding through flesh.

- Anne Frank's father was an officer in the German army during World War I.

Quote of the day

If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one.

- John Galsworthy (English Author, 1867-1933) -

Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Percyton, Duke The Old Engine, The British Islands Confederacy, Midasia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:[spoiler=Today is May 14 and today are:]

Today is May 14 and today are:

- Accounting Day

- Flag Day (Paraguay)

- Gospel Day (Tuvalu)

- Hastings Banda's Birthday (Malawi)

- Izumo-taisha Shrine Grand Festival (Izumo-taisha)

- National Buttermilk Biscuit Day (United States)

- National Dance Like a Chicken Day (United States)

- National Underground America Day (United States)

- National Unification Day (Liberia)

- National Women’s Checkup Day (United States)

- Royal Ploughing Ceremony Day (Thailand)

- The Stars and Stripes Forever Day

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the de facto ruler of England.

- 1509 – Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Venetians.

- 1607 – Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.

- 1608 – The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen.

- 1610 – Henry IV of France is assassinated, bringing Louis XIII to the throne.

- 1643 – Four-year-old Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII.

- 1747 – War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.

- 1787 – In Philadelphia, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States; George Washington presides.

- 1796 – Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation.

- 1804 – The Lewis and Clark Expedition departs from Camp Dubois and begins its historic journey by traveling up the Missouri River.

- 1811 – Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to depose the Spanish governor

- 1836 – The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.

- 1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.

- 1868 – Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward to Aizu by way of Nikkō.

- 1870 – The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.

- 1878 – The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.

- 1879 – The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.

- 1889 – The children's charity, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is launched in London.

- 1913 – Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller.

- 1925 – Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.

- 1931 – Five unarmed civilians are killed in the Ådalen shootings, as the Swedish military is called in to deal with protesting workers.

- 1935 – The Philippines ratifies an independence agreement.

- 1939 – Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.

- 1940 – World War II: Rotterdam is bombed by the German Luftwaffe.

- 1940 – World War II: The Battle of the Netherlands ends with the Netherlands surrendering to Germany.

- 1943 – World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland.

- 1948 – Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

- 1951 – Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.

- 1955 – Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.

- 1961 – Civil Rights Movement: The Freedom Riders bus is fire-bombed near Anniston, Alabama, and the civil rights protesters are beaten by an angry mob.

- 1970 – Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of The Red Army Faction.

- 1973 – Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.

- 1988 – Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, United States hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire.

- 2004 – The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.

- 2012 – Agni Air Flight CHT crashes near Jomsom Airport in Jomsom, Nepal, after a failed go-around, killing 15 people.

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1316 – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

- 1727 – Thomas Gainsborough, English painter

- 1752 – Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist and author

- 1771 – Robert Owen, Welsh businessman and social reformer

- 1863 – John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal

- 1867 – Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Bavaria

- 1885 – Otto Klemperer, German composer and conductor

- 1922 – Franjo Tuđman, Yugoslav historian; later 1st President of Croatia

- 1923 – Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs

- 1939 – Rupert Neudeck, German journalist and humanitarian

- 1944 – George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm

- 1952 – Robert Zemeckis, American director, producer, and screenwriter

- 1969 – Cate Blanchett, Australian actress

- 1971 – Sofia Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter

- 1977 – Roy Halladay, American baseball player and coach

- 1984 – Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Facebook

- 1993 – Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer

[/spoiler]

Facts of the day

- There are six villages in France called Silly, 12 called Billy and two called Prat.

- Between the 1940s and the 1970s, Harvard and Yale took nude photos of all their incoming freshmen students.

- It takes nearly 20 years for a four-year degree to become profitable.

- In the X-Men movies, the sound of Wolverine's claws shooting out was made by tearing a turkey apart and also cracking nuts to give a sense of metal protruding through flesh.

- Anne Frank's father was an officer in the German army during World War I.

Quote of the day

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Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Not bad for someone with only basic knowledge of the market

https://www.nationstates.net/region=the_confederacy_general/page=display_region_rmb?postid=30702900#p30702900

Waiting hours for issues to arrive in Shazria and all I get is sh!t about mushrooms, high feels and trash. Are these the great matters of state which burden His Supreme Majesty? He has an entire empire to govern and these are the issues that come to his table?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Good Afternoon Comrades! Got another small update for you today!

Firstly, we want to extend a hand of sportsmanship to the Nationals on a well-played game. No better way to open the reveal of a brand-new field. (I don't know who won/lost, so this is written for either/or)

Secondly, I want to announce the new 5th-Gen Prototype fighter we plan on testing. The Ilyushin-51 is an upgrade of our air fleet. The Il-51 is essentially a P-51 Mustang, but redesigned to not only match the core of today's jets, but also keep the retro look of the original warvirs.

Third, and lastly, I want to also announce plans for a revitalization of the International Division. If there are those wish to serve the Motherland for the experience, but do not wish to go into combat, then the International Division is for you.

Have a Great Day!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

To anyone who TG'd me about their map claim in the RP, I'm on it!

Russkov Soviet, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Lex Caledonia wrote:To anyone who TG'd me about their map claim in the RP, I'm on it!

Give me my rightful claim of ALL OF RUSSIA!

*jk. I don't remember why I was reduced in size, but for some reason I feel too small.

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44104599

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/gaza-protests-take-off-ahead-of-new-us-embassy-inauguration-in-jerusalem/2018/05/14/eb6396ae-56e4-11e8-9889-07bcc1327f4b_story.html?utm_term=.a1c98923a253

Ah yes

Peaceful disagreement is a skill of people who suppose that on getting inside Israel they want to do "Whatever is possible, to kill, throw stones" to people. Those darn soldiers shooting innocent people who totally weren't being wiped into a mob trying to breach a fence by organizers who sat behind them that thrive off creating a common enemy for the people.

Taking a more neutral stance, the violence is naturally bad and I hope it's resolved soon and without any more death on either side of the fence.

Here are the facts you forgot to include, some of which are in the articles that you posted. The new US-Israeli embassy is located right in East Jerusalem, which is claimed by Palestine. Not only that, but while 50 Palestinians died and while 2,400 Palestinians were injured, half of them being injured by live ammunition, no Israeli officers were injured.

Stop acting as though both the Israelis and Palestinians are equally bad. Israel is an apartheid state been massacring thousands of Palestinian civilians while also illegally occupying the West Bank, which has gone on for decades. The Palestinian people here are trying to defend their identity and their nation through direct action because peace is nearly impossible now with the new US-Israeli embassy in Jerusalem and with Israel repeatedly opposing peace. If they simply do nothing, which is the other thing they can do, then there will be no Palestinian people.

The Israeli government has opposed UN Resolutions to create a Palestinian state:

https://www.cnn.com/2014/12/30/world/palestinian-statehood-draft-vote/index.html

The Israeli government has also opposed direct negotiations with Palestinian authorities:

https://www.haaretz.com/1.5152771

If Palestinian authorities and the Palestinian people cannot achieve statehood peacefully, then what else can they do? Allow their nation to slowly disappear for the sake of peace while they are being violently massacred by the Israelis?

Nuremgard, Peoples Liberation Republic, Axeldonia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1993 – Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer

https://youtu.be/dZfsQoHD3kw

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Gualimole wrote:Here are the facts you forgot to include, some of which are in the articles that you posted. The new US-Israeli embassy is located right in East Jerusalem, which is claimed by Palestine. Not only that, but while 50 Palestinians died and while 2,400 Palestinians were injured, half of them being injured by live ammunition, no Israeli officers were injured.

Stop acting as though both the Israelis and Palestinians are equally bad. Israel is an apartheid state been massacring thousands of Palestinian civilians while also illegally occupying the West Bank, which has gone on for decades. The Palestinian people here are trying to defend their identity and their nation through direct action because peace is nearly impossible now with the new US-Israeli embassy in Jerusalem and with Israel repeatedly opposing peace. If they simply do nothing, which is the other thing they can do, then there will be no Palestinian people.

The Israeli government has opposed UN Resolutions to create a Palestinian state:

https://www.cnn.com/2014/12/30/world/palestinian-statehood-draft-vote/index.html

The Israeli government has also opposed direct negotiations with Palestinian authorities:

https://www.haaretz.com/1.5152771

If Palestinian authorities and the Palestinian people cannot achieve statehood peacefully, then what else can they do? Allow their nation to slowly disappear for the sake of peace while they are being violently massacred by the Israelis?

Oh, and by the way, tear gas has been used against the Palestinian protestors. This is the definition of a use of excessive force.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOoL8xPuA58

Nuremgard, Axeldonia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1951 – Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.

Skarloey: Ah, the Talyllyn Railway's anniversary. A proud day not just for the Talyllyn, but for all heritage railways. The Talyllyn Railway was basically the first of its kind, you know? Also, I and most of the other Skarloey Railway engines have twins on the Talyllyn Railway: I have Talyllyn, Rheneas has Dolgoch, Peter Sam has Edward Thomas, etc.

Rheneas: We're all very happy for our twins on the Talyllyn Railway, and we wish them many more years of running!

Ivo Hugh: Hear, hear!

Peter Sam: And if any of you get the chance, please visit the Talyllyn Railway for yourself! It's a lovely line, worked by lovely volunteers and lovely engines. I would know; I visited there once!

https://youtu.be/0xan27bWHn8?t=29s

Sir Handel: As did I. I really enjoyed my visit, though I wish I didn't have to wear that stupid eyepatch while I was there.

https://youtu.be/z4I46pfAURQ

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Duke The Old Engine wrote:Skarloey: Ah, the Talyllyn Railway's anniversary. A proud day not just for the Talyllyn, but for all heritage railways. The Talyllyn Railway was basically the first of its kind, you know? Also, I and most of the other Skarloey Railway engines have twins on the Talyllyn Railway: I have Talyllyn, Rheneas has Dolgoch, Peter Sam has Edward Thomas, etc.

Rheneas: We're all very happy for our twins on the Talyllyn Railway, and we wish them many more years of running!

Ivo Hugh: Hear, hear!

Peter Sam: And if any of you get the chance, please visit the Talyllyn Railway for yourself! It's a lovely line, worked by lovely volunteers and lovely engines. I would know; I visited there once!

https://youtu.be/0xan27bWHn8?t=29s

Sir Handel: As did I. I really enjoyed my visit, though I wish I didn't have to wear that stupid eyepatch while I was there.

https://youtu.be/z4I46pfAURQ

I'll put that on my to-do list. I'm sure Aleksi can handle things for a few days.

Jaslandia, Percyton

Gualimole wrote:Oh, and by the way, tear gas has been used against the Palestinian protestors. This is the definition of a use of excessive force.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOoL8xPuA58

There is something deeply unjust about it all. Palestinians being denied access to their own ancestral home by barbed wire, soldiers and teargas. They are fighting to reclaim their homeland but they're the terrorists? I haven't heard heard western government condemn the actions of the IDF. If this had been Palestinians behaving like this, we'd never hear the end of the wailing from both Israel and its cocksuckers in the west.

Axeldonia

Nuremgard wrote:There is something deeply unjust about it all. Palestinians being denied access to their own ancestral home by barbed wire, soldiers and teargas. They are fighting to reclaim their homeland but they're the terrorists? I haven't heard western governments condemn the actions of the IDF. If this had been Palestinians behaving like this, we'd never hear the end of the wailing from both Israel and its cocksuckers in the west.

Either that, or you hear people saying that both the Israelis and Palestinians are equally bad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_balance

Nuremgard, Axeldonia

Gualimole wrote:Here are the facts you forgot to include, some of which are in the articles that you posted. The new US-Israeli embassy is located right in East Jerusalem, which is claimed by Palestine. Not only that, but while 50 Palestinians died and while 2,400 Palestinians were injured, half of them being injured by live ammunition, no Israeli officers were injured.

This means literally nothing in this context.

Gualimole wrote: Stop acting as though both the Israelis and Palestinians are equally bad. Israel is an apartheid state been massacring thousands of Palestinian civilians while also illegally occupying the West Bank, which has gone on for decades. The Palestinian people here are trying to defend their identity and their nation through direct action because peace is nearly impossible now with the new US-Israeli embassy in Jerusalem and with Israel repeatedly opposing peace. If they simply do nothing, which is the other thing they can do, then there will be no Palestinian people.

Hey, remember when I said "I'm not even saying Israel is fully in the right"? There's a reason behind this.

As it turns out, in the real world neither side is actually fully "right" or wrong. The Palestinian people have a valid frustration -which is something I haven't even once dismissed- but that doesn't dismiss Israel having equally valid fears about what would happen if they did break through the fence. I refer you literally to the BBC source where people were still firebombing at the times of the shootings, and to the testimony of one particular member who talked about wanting to kill Israelis. Looking at this from a neutral stance, it's pretty easy to see that the IDF isn't just being "mean" or something, they're being cautious since Hamas is literally a terror group organizing an even with thousands of people and convincing them to charge the fence under a false pretense.

Unsurprisingly, holding people to an unrealistic standard results in disappointment somewhere, Israel and Palestine are both nations of people. Understanding why one side or the other does something is more complex than you seem to be willing to give it credit for, and a security conscious Israel is prone to disappointing someone looking for "faults" in how they handle situations.

Gualimole wrote:The Israeli government has opposed UN Resolutions to create a Palestinian state:

https://www.cnn.com/2014/12/30/world/palestinian-statehood-draft-vote/index.html

The Israeli government has also opposed direct negotiations with Palestinian authorities:

https://www.haaretz.com/1.5152771

OK?

So?

Israel cannot support the creation of a state that they fear they'll lose lives from. This isn't a strange thought though considering that Israel is more security conscious than nearly any other country on earth for a few reasons from the cold war. Beyond that, this seriously doesn't mean anything to the greater debate. That Israel is unwilling to debate with a government holding literal terrorists in it's leading membership isn't exactly strange, nor is it again unexpected from a country that occasionally is attacked by the terror group itself.

Of course, this ignores that we were actually talking about a riot orchestrated by Hamas itself through agitating the crowd either way so w/e.

Gualimole wrote: If Palestinian authorities and the Palestinian people cannot achieve statehood peacefully, then what else can they do? Allow their nation to slowly disappear for the sake of peace while they are being violently massacred by the Israelis?

Your bias is massively showing here, bud.

First, if by "peacefully" you mean "with a terror group as one part of their unity government" then yes it probably won't be achieved because Israel lives in a state of fear about being attacked. The people who cry the loudest that Israel should be purged do generally outweigh the more quiet elements that say things like "Nah I really want to live my life not take theirs" since like any nation Israel is looking for a confirmation of their fears.

Being "violently massacred" is the most emotively bias thing you've supplied, here. If you mean "While being led straight into the fence where nervous IDF soldiers are being reinforced while your Hamas organizer starts screaming that it's safe to go forward because the Israeli's are actually retreating" then you're probably actually correct here.

Violence begat violence. Perhaps there's a reason the inept government leadership in Palestine keeps refocusing the people on "The evil jews who took our land and must be purged" while running their people into a fence without regard for their lives....maybe it's because they thrive off keeping an focused public glare on other people such that their own people don't turn on them at any point?

The people have an awful lot of choices when the Israeli's work with them. Pretending that Israel or Palestine are wholly to blame for the current treatment of Palestinians is frankly silly at best.

Gualimole wrote:Oh, and by the way, tear gas has been used against the Palestinian protestors. This is the definition of a use of excessive force.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOoL8xPuA58

Mhm, I'm sure that you'd rather they shoot them, right?

There was only a riot trying to break through a fence while firebombs occured, right?

No reason at all to break out the tear gas to disperse the crowd that's probably going to take this -much as you have- to be a clear sign of Israeli hate before it turns bloody.

As before, I'm sure it's impossible to convince you of the nuance to this situation since you've displayed a clear bias against Israel IMO, just casting my cents here.

Gualimole wrote:Either that, or you hear people saying that both the Israelis and Palestinians are equally bad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_balance

Israel is an imperialist state. And the fact that they are denying the Palestinians a state of their own through the UN is nothing short of disgraceful. 70 years ago, it didn't even exist. But because some white guys in the west felt bad about the Holocaust, the Israelis have been given free rein to effectively massacre an entire people. How quickly some Jews forget their own history.

Axeldonia, Gualimole

Kalaron wrote:Hey, remember when I said, "I'm not even saying Israel is fully in the right"? There's a reason behind this.

As it turns out, in the real world neither side is actually fully "right" or wrong. The Palestinian people have a valid frustration -which is something I haven't even once dismissed- but that doesn't dismiss Israel having equally valid fears about what would happen if they did break through the fence. I refer you literally to the BBC source where people were still firebombing at the times of the shootings, and to the testimony of one particular member who talked about wanting to kill Israelis. Looking at this from a neutral stance, it's pretty easy to see that the IDF isn't just being "mean" or something, they're being cautious since Hamas is literally a terror group organizing an event with thousands of people and convincing them to charge the fence under a false pretense.

Wait, so you're saying that certain people being violent in these largely peaceful protests is reason enough for the IDF to kill 50 people while injuring over 2000 other people? In a region of this nature, it is no surprise that a protest would have some violent contingencies. The protests have been occurring in the Gaza Strip, which has been the victim of unspeakable violence over the past few years. A small contingent of protestors being violent is not reason enough to kill dozens of civilians and injure thousands.

Kalaron wrote:OK?

So?

Israel cannot support the creation of a state that they fear they'll lose lives from. This isn't a strange thought though considering that Israel is more security conscious than nearly any other country on earth for a few reasons from the cold war. Beyond that, this seriously doesn't mean anything to the greater debate. That Israel is unwilling to debate with a government holding literal terrorists in it's leading membership isn't exactly strange, nor is it again unexpected from a country that occasionally is attacked by the terror group itself.

Of course, this ignores that we were actually talking about a riot orchestrated by Hamas itself through agitating the crowd either way so w/e.

First, if by "peacefully" you mean "with a terror group as one part of their unity government" then yes it probably won't be achieved because Israel lives in a state of fear about being attacked. The people who cry the loudest that Israel should be purged do generally outweigh the more quiet elements that say things like "Nah I really want to live my life not take theirs" since like any nation Israel is looking for a confirmation of their fears. [

The reason why Hamas has gained so much traction is because of the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine and its massacres against the Palestinian people. If Israeli wants to wane the influence of Hamas, then the best thing to do would be to show that they genuinely support peace.

Kalaron wrote:Your bias is massively showing here, bud.

Your neutrality bias is massively showing here, bud.

Kalaron wrote:Being "violently massacred" is the most emotively bias thing you've supplied, here. If you mean "While being led straight into the fence where nervous IDF soldiers are being reinforced while your Hamas organizer starts screaming that it's safe to go forward because the Israeli's are actually retreating" then you're probably actually correct here.

When the IDF has killed unarmed men and journalists who are clearly labeled as journalists before, I wouldn't say that my statement is emotively biased.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue40ymJMLng

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXUC98h5AOI

Kalaron wrote:Violence begat violence. Perhaps there's a reason the inept government leadership in Palestine keeps refocusing the people on "The evil Jews who took our land and must be purged" while running their people into a fence without regard for their lives....maybe it's because they thrive off keeping a focused public glare on other people such that their own people don't turn on them at any point?

What can the Palestinian authorities be blamed for when most of their country is occupied while the small strip of land that isn't occupied is being bombed by the Israelis, whose attacks are much more deadly than those of Hamas?

Kalaron wrote:Mhm, I'm sure that you'd rather they shoot them, right?

Because those definitely are my only two choices. Either civilians die and get injured, or they suffer from extreme pain and bleeding.

Kalaron wrote:There was only a riot trying to break through a fence while firebombs occurred, right?

No Israeli officers were injured in this affair while thousands of Palestinians were. The IDF clearly acted with excessive force.

And while you say you are against violence, your post was justifying Israeli violence against Palestinian protestors.

Peoples Liberation Republic, Axeldonia, The West Country

Nuremgard wrote:Israel is an imperialist state. And the fact that they are denying the Palestinians a state of their own through the UN is nothing short of disgraceful. 70 years ago, it didn't even exist. But because some white guys in the west felt bad about the Holocaust, the Israelis have been given free rein to effectively massacre an entire people. How quickly some Jews forget their own history.

"But both sides are equally bad because all violence is equally bad! Context doesn't matter in regards to the usage of violence!"

Nuremgard, Axeldonia, The West Country

Gualimole wrote:"But both sides are equally bad because all violence is equally bad! Context doesn't matter in regards to the usage of violence!"

Hamas is a terrorist organisation because they have political aims and kill people. The IDF are not a terrorist organisation though, but they do have political aims and kill people. Must be nice to have the US backing you up. Israel reminds me of the small bully in the playground pushing everyone around because his big brother (the US) will beat anyone up who dares fight back or protest.

Peoples Liberation Republic, Axeldonia, Gualimole

Peoples Liberation Republic Is your pan-Arab state democratic, dictatorial or a hybrid of both?

Nuremgard wrote:Peoples Liberation Republic Is your pan-Arab state democratic, dictatorial or a hybrid of both?

But what do you mean by democratic? I hope you're not using the Western liberal democratic ideal to judge what is and isn't a democracy.

Can I just say everyone needs to shut the hell up about Israel and Palestine: it's pretty obvious the discussions aren't going anywhere and our views don't change even if both sides provide credible evidence

Jaslandia, Kalaron, The West Country

Chernarus State wrote:Can I just say everyone needs to shut the hell up about Israel and Palestine: it's pretty obvious the discussions aren't going anywhere and our views don't change even if both sides provide credible evidence

There is no CFN without needless political debates.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Mercunova

Chernarus State wrote:Can I just say everyone needs to shut the hell up about Israel and Palestine: it's pretty obvious the discussions aren't going anywhere and our views don't change even if both sides provide credible evidence

It's so funny that RMB debate has evolved to the point where sh!tting your opinion is no longer valid. Now you have to sh!t your opinion while spamming news articles that you skimmed that vaguely supports what you're saying

Bearlong, Jaslandia, The West Country

Gualimole wrote:There is no CFN without needless political debates.

Yeah, but Israel and Palestine is just that one area we shouldn't even bother since it's a black hole of despair and anger

Kalaron

Chernarus State wrote:Yeah, but Israel and Palestine is just that one area we shouldn't even bother since it's a black hole of despair and anger

There is no love in this world. There is only pain, which is what this region is fueled by.

Mercunova

Gualimole wrote:But what do you mean by democratic? I hope you're not using the Western liberal democratic ideal to judge what is and isn't a democracy.

Well democracy is a western concept so yeah, when I mentioned democracy in that question, I was meaning a liberal democracy in which people would vote for various parties, and those parties would go on to form a government.

Nuremgard wrote:Well democracy is a western concept so yeah, when I mentioned democracy in that question, I was meaning a liberal democracy in which people would vote for various parties, and those parties would go on to form a government.

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