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Yukona wrote:I thought you would need reminding. It’s not a story the Jedi would tell you. It’s a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life… He had such a knowledge of the dark side, he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.

Ah, yes. That's what it was about.

Do you know more spooky stories ? You could tell them on Halloween. :)

Yukona, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Nice entertainment over there. I'll jump on the next plane and visit Sodor. Halloween on Sodor, here I come! :D

Jaslandia wrote:I think Prince Jason and his wife Princess Victoria will also visit Sodor to take in the Halloween activities. Prince Jason and his wife will also bring their son Prince Louis, and their niece Princess Maria.

That would be great! I look forward to seeing both of you, and I hope you all enjoy the festivities! And just like with the Premier of Russkov Soviet, I'll make sure your visits are comfortable and safe.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Ah, yes. That's what it was about.

Do you know more spooky stories ? You could tell them on Halloween. :)

Indeed. There are lots of spooky tales from Sodor too, and I'll be sure share them when we get closer to Halloween!

Jaslandia

South_Hyder or anyone actually with appearance authority

please help a bit

Minnesota Dakota wrote:Can someone link the regional newsfeed on the WFE?

https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=421225&sid=041f327e817136af13d453139a16e927

That is a link to it

[spoiler=Today is October 26 and today are:]

Today is October 26 and today are:

- Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir, India)

- Angam Day (Nauru)

- Armed Forces Day (Benin)

- Cremation of King Bhumibol (Thailand)

- Gospel Day (Cook Islands)

- Howl at the Moon Day and Night

- National Day (Austria)

- National Day of the Deployed (United States)

- National Mincemeat Day (United States)

- National Mule Day (United States)

- National Pumpkin Day (United States)

- National Tennessee Day (United States)

- Intersex Awareness Day

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 740 – An earthquake strikes Constantinople and the surrounding countryside, causing destruction to the city's land walls and buildings.

- 1185 – The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire, ruled by the Asen dynasty.

- 1341 – The Byzantine civil war of 1341–47 formally begins with the proclamation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor at Didymoteicho.

- 1377 – Tvrtko I is crowned the first king of Bosnia.

- 1520 – Charles V is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor.

- 1597 – Imjin War: Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.

- 1640 – The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Scotland and Charles I of England.

- 1689 – General Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera. He died of cholera himself soon after.

- 1774 – The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.

- 1775 – King George III of Great Britain goes before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorizes a military response to quell the American Revolution.

- 1776 – Benjamin Franklin departs from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution.

- 1813 – War of 1812: A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia, and Mohawks defeat the Americans in the Battle of the Chateauguay.

- 1825 – The Erie Canal opens: Passage from Albany, New York to Lake Erie.

- 1859 – The Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, north Wales with 459 dead.

- 1860 – Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.

- 1861 – The Pony Express officially ceases operations.

- 1881 – The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona.

- 1905 – Sweden accepts the independence of Norway.

- 1909 – Itō Hirobumi, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th) and Resident-General of Korea, is assassinated by An Jung-geun at the Harbin train station in Manchuria.

- 1912 – First Balkan War: The Ottoman occupied city of Thessaloniki, is liberated and unified with Greece on the feast day of its patron saint Demetrius. On the same day, Serbian troops captured Skopje.

- 1917 – World War I: Battle of Caporetto; Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat to the forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany. The young unknown Oberleutnant Erwin Rommel captures Mount Matajur with only 100 Germans against a force of over 7000 Italians.

- 1917 – World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.

- 1918 – Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.

- 1921 – The Chicago Theatre opens.

- 1936 – The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.

- 1942 – World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier, Hornet, is sunk and another aircraft carrier, Enterprise, is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged.

- 1943 – World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil".

- 1944 – World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory.

- 1947 – The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu agrees to allow his kingdom to join India.

- 1955 – After the last Allied troops have left the country and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares permanent neutrality.

- 1955 – Ngô Đình Diệm declares himself Premier of South Vietnam.

- 1958 – Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris, France.

- 1967 – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself Emperor of Iran and then crowns his wife Farah Empress of Iran.

- 1968 – Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a four-day mission.

- 1970 – Muhammad Ali faces off against Jerry Quarry in Atlanta, Georgia for the first time after Ali's three-year hiatus from evading to be drafted in the Vietnam War.

- 1977 – Ali Maow Maalin, the last natural case of smallpox, develops rash in Merca district, Somalia. The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consider this date the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination.

- 1979 – Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea is assassinated by Korean Central Intelligence Agency head Kim Jae-gyu. Choi Kyu-hah becomes the acting President; Kim is executed the following May.

- 1985 – The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aborigines.

- 1991 – History of Slovenia: Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of the Republic of Slovenia.

- 1994 – Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty.

- 1995 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shaqaqi in his hotel in Malta.

- 1999 – Britain's House of Lords votes to end the right of hereditary peers to vote in Britain's upper chamber of Parliament.

- 2000 – Laurent Gbagbo takes over as president of Côte d'Ivoire following a popular uprising against President Robert Guéï.

- 2001 – The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.

- 2002 – Moscow theater hostage crisis: Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian Spetsnaz storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before.

- 2003 – The Cedar Fire, the second-largest fire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000 km2), and destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego.

- 2004 – GTA San Andreas makes its debut.

- 2015 – A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Hindu Kush mountain range in northeastern Afghanistan, killing 398 people and leaving 2,536 people injured.

- 2016 – An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes central Italy.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1427 – Sigismund, Archduke of Austria

- 1491 – Zhengde Emperor of China

- 1759 – Georges Danton, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice

- 1902 – Beryl Markham, British-born Kenyan aviator, adventurer, racehorse trainer and author

- 1912 – Don Siegel, American director and producer

- 1914 – Jackie Coogan, American actor and director

- 1916 – Francois Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France

- 1942 – Bob Hoskins, English actor, singer, and director

- 1947 – Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State & 44th First Lady of the United States

- 1959 – Evo Morales, Bolivian soldier and politician, 80th President of Bolivia

- 1967 – Keith Urban, New Zealand-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

- 1973 – Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter

- 1981 – Guy Sebastian, Malaysian-Australian singer-songwriter and producer

- 1984 – Sasha Cohen, American figure skater

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Quote of the day

Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.

- Spanish Proverb -

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

Jaslandia, Minnesota Dakota, Mercunova, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1947 – Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State & 44th First Lady of the United States

Happy birthday Hillary

Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1597 – Imjin War: Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.

https://youtu.be/QTan6eDphCk

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1942 – Bob Hoskins, English actor, singer, and director

It's Mario Mario!

https://youtu.be/ub01mPDS-Z0

https://youtu.be/KsGkMSY_Fag

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/10/sci-fi-fantasy-and-the-status-quo

Interesting piece on SSF litterature and it's relation to modern-day politics.

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Just to let you know, guys. If you're a European nation or based in Europe, expect an influx of German exiles as the Kaiser is booting political dissidents out of the country.

Russkov Soviet, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Percyton, Confederal States

Nuremgard wrote:Just to let you know, guys. If you're a European nation or based in Europe, expect an influx of German exiles as the Kaiser is booting political dissidents out of the country.

If a flotilla of Alpine rafts from Greater Germany reaches the Atlantic shore of Mercunova, the Consuls are gonna be pretty p!ssed.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Just to let you know, guys. If you're a European nation or based in Europe, expect an influx of German exiles as the Kaiser is booting political dissidents out of the country.

Send them to Nuremkohl

The Rocky Mountains will treat them well

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Mercunova wrote:If a flotilla of Alpine rafts from Greater Germany reaches the Atlantic shore of Mercunova, the Consuls are gonna be pretty p!ssed.

Deporting them across the Atlantic would be too expensive. Don't worry.

Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Nuremgard wrote:Just to let you know, guys. If you're a European nation or based in Europe, expect an influx of German exiles as the Kaiser is booting political dissidents out of the country.

We'll do our best to help and resettle the exiles if they arrive here, but we can't accept too many since we're only a small island with limited resources.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:We'll do our best to help and resettle the exiles if they arrive here, but we can't accept too many since we're only a small island with limited resources.

The Kaiser appreciates your co-operation.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:Just to let you know, guys. If you're a European nation or based in Europe, expect an influx of German exiles as the Kaiser is booting political dissidents out of the country.

Not sure if they'll get as far as Jaslandia, but if they do, I think we can work something out where Jaslandia takes some exiles.

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:Not sure if they'll get as far as Jaslandia, but if they do, I think we can work something out where Jaslandia takes some exiles.

The government thought it was the most humane option, considering the others...

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:The government thought it was the most humane option, considering the others...

The most humane option would be not kicking out the dissidents and letting them speak their mind in peace. But, despite our disagreement with Greater Germany's policies, we don't think innocent people should be caught in this disagreement.

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

I hate it when mother nature is off her meds. We've been getting heat wave after heat wave where I live, but in years past we've had snow on halloween. Ugh. Just give me a blizzard and bury me alive already

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:The most humane option would be not kicking out the dissidents and letting them speak their mind in peace. But, despite our disagreement with Greater Germany's policies, we don't think innocent people should be caught in this disagreement.

Allowing people to speak their minds is not agreeable with absolute monarchy.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Four years on this site. Wow. Almost three with you wonderful people. Funny how fast time flies

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:Allowing people to speak their minds is not agreeable with absolute monarchy.

Arguable. You can have civil rights without political rights. More difficult, but it's possible.

Au Minbo wrote:I hate it when mother nature is off her meds. We've been getting heat wave after heat wave where I live, but in years past we've had snow on halloween. Ugh. Just give me a blizzard and bury me alive already

I really need to stop misreading things. The first couple times I read your post, I thought you said "I hate it when my mother is off her meds." I thought "I'm really sorry about that, and I'm sorry you have to go through that, but what does that have to do with the weather?"

Nuremgard, Au Minbo, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:Arguable. You can have civil rights without political rights. More difficult, but it's possible.

I really need to stop misreading things. The first couple times I read your post, I thought you said "I hate it when my mother is off her meds." I thought "I'm really sorry about that, and I'm sorry you have to go through that, but what does that have to do with the weather?"

Hahaha

In other news my cat is sitting in a dark corner of a room staring up towards the ceiling. He is something special

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:Deporting them across the Atlantic would be too expensive. Don't worry.

Rafts made of Norsk cedar pine, on the other hand...

Nuremgard, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Trying to log on to discord from a new computer and it insults me by saying im in East Calais (Pronounced Callous here), Vermont. What do I look like? A hick? Rude of discord

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Mercunova wrote:Rafts made of Norsk cedar pine, on the other hand...

You think the Norsk would go over there in rafts? ;)

Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Au Minbo wrote:Callous

fvck calluses

especially when they become corns

Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica

Au Minbo wrote:I hate it when mother nature is off her meds. We've been getting heat wave after heat wave where I live, but in years past we've had snow on halloween. Ugh. Just give me a blizzard and bury me alive already

We're in the middle of cooling temperatures (meaning a drop from the 70s to the 50s) for the next several days, then going back to the 70s at the beginning of November; also, happy 4th national birthday Minnie

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:You think the Norsk would go over there in rafts? ;)

Maybe if the Tsar hand-built them with his shirt off?

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:We're in the middle of cooling temperatures (meaning a drop from the 70s to the 50s) for the next several days, then going back to the 70s at the beginning of November; also, happy 4th national birthday Minnie

It's finally cooling off here as well, 50s and 60s for the coming week, but I really just want it to snow. And thankya :)

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton

Anyone doing anything fun and or interesting lately? I've begun doing undergrad research and I want to rip my hair out most days tbh, but I love the subject so it's a fair trade off

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:We're in the middle of cooling temperatures (meaning a drop from the 70s to the 50s) for the next several days, then going back to the 70s at the beginning of November; also, happy 4th national birthday Minnie

Every day this week has seen literally pounding rain in the mornings and afternoons. It's like IT and it’s been spooky.

Au Minbo wrote:Anyone doing anything fun and or interesting lately? I've begun doing undergrad research and I want to rip my hair out most days tbh, but I love the subject so it's a fair trade off

Designing more military stuff for NS, also considering getting back to writing in general. Was also hugged by sad friend today and offered to make her food and stuff. She's getting 10 muffins and like twelve choclate chip cookies along with the rest of my friends on the bus :D

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Kalaron wrote:Every day this week has seen literally pounding rain in the mornings and afternoons. It's like IT and it’s been spooky.

Designing more military stuff for NS, also considering getting back to writing in general. Was also hugged by sad friend today and offered to make her food and stuff. She's getting 10 muffins and like twelve choclate chip cookies along with the rest of my friends on the bus :D

W E A L L F L O A T D O W N H E R E

Au Minbo wrote:Anyone doing anything fun and or interesting lately? I've begun doing undergrad research and I want to rip my hair out most days tbh, but I love the subject so it's a fair trade off

Have to do a persuasive speech next week, then I also have an English argument paper (subject is whether military drones and robots should be expanded for the sake of saving time and due to the disproportionate amount of materials, I'm arguing against expanding the role of autonomous robots), and after that I have to get to a certain percentage in my Intermediate Algebra class (long story short, Governor (and all-around jackass) Abbott signed off on Senate Bil 149, which is to determine college readiness- every student has to take the Texas Success Initiative, the test which determines readiness, before they enter college. If you fail at one of the areas, which are writing, English, and math, then you have to take an intermediate class which takes up hours and gives no credit before signing up for actual classes)

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Au Minbo wrote:Anyone doing anything fun and or interesting lately? I've begun doing undergrad research and I want to rip my hair out most days tbh, but I love the subject so it's a fair trade off

I've been moving cardboard boxes around for everyone in western Pennsylvania who gets their sh!t shipped by the purple and orange company.

Being honest, I actually do find it rather enjoyable

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:We're in the middle of cooling temperatures (meaning a drop from the 70s to the 50s) for the next several days, then going back to the 70s at the beginning of November; also, happy 4th national birthday Minnie

Even Florida is getting colder now. After weeks of temperatures in the 90s and high 80s, over the past couple of days it suddenly dipped into the 60s and low 70s (which feels much colder due to the abrupt change).

Mercunova wrote:I've been moving cardboard boxes around for everyone in western Pennsylvania who gets their sh!t shipped by the purple and orange company.

Being honest, I actually do find it rather enjoyable

FedEx?

Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:FedEx?

Just use your imagination.

Hereafter I will refer to the place I work as Stark Logistics.

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Au Minbo wrote:Anyone doing anything fun and or interesting lately? I've begun doing undergrad research and I want to rip my hair out most days tbh, but I love the subject so it's a fair trade off

Percyton is getting ready for Halloween, so that's gonna be a lot of fun! I'm really excited for the events we have planned!

Percyton wrote:It's almost Halloween, and Sodor Railways is going all-out this year! This year, we're offering three Halloween-related services:

First, we have our Murder Mystery Dinner Train. It's basically exactly as the name implies: Gordon or Emily will pull a special luxury passenger train along the Main Line, complete with five-course meal. While the passengers are eating, they can enjoy an interactive murder-mystery play. We got this idea from the Seminole Gulf Railway in Florida, which Jas kindly brought up to us.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminole_Gulf_Railway#Murder_Mystery_Dinner_Train_.26_Excursions

The second event is Trick-or-Treating on the Tracks. Special passenger trains will pick up trick-or-treating children and their families, with the train stopping at each (passenger) station along the line so children can trick-or-treat at the station and get candy and other goodies. We'll be having 2-3 of these services on the Main Line, and 1-2 services on each of the branch lines (excluding freight-only lines like the Killdane Branch Line and the Kirk Ronan Branch extension). Me and Thomas are going to be pulling these trick-or-treating trains along Thomas' Branch Line, for example. It's going to be a lot of fun!

Finally, we have the Haunted Branch Line! The Ulfstead Branch Line between Maron and Ulfstead Castle will be decorated to make it look creepy and spooky, with a variety of spooky stops along the way (namely a haunted forest in the Whistling Woods, a haunted mansion at the Duke and Duchess of Boxford's summer house, and a haunted farm near High Farm). Spencer and Stephen will pull the passenger trains along the line, with their carriages also being decorated to look spooky (creepy music, things that drop from the ceiling, seats reserved for skeletons and ghosts, etc.). The spooky tour will end at Ulfstead Castle, which Sir Robert Norramby has turned into a haunted castle! Glynn and Millie will even disguise themselves as ghost engines for the event, 'haunting' and lurking around the Ulfstead Castle Estate Railway! The Skarloey Railway is doing a similar event along the narrow gauge line between Ulfstead Castle and Strawberry Grove, so people could technically go straight from the Ulfstead Branch Line tour to the Skarloey tour if they want twice the scares! I think one scary tour would be enough for me, but everyone's different.

In case you're curious, the Murder Mystery Dinner Train and the Haunted Branch Line services run from tomorrow until November 3rd, while Trick-or-Treating on the Tracks will only be on October 29th, 30th, and 31st. I'm usually scared by Halloween, but I these events make me really excited about the holiday!

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica

Mercunova wrote:Just use your imagination.

Hereafter I will refer to the place I work as Stark Logistics.

I assumed it was a Marvel thing (Tony Stark/Iron Man), but apparently it's a real place in Lemont, Illinois. What brought you to Illinois, Merc?

https://www.google.com/search?q=Stark+Logistics&rlz=1C1KMZB_enUS573US582&ei=FabyWfKHNZGjjwTkurHYCA&start=0&sa=N&biw=1600&bih=769

jk

Mercunova, Percyton

Au Minbo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Mercunova wrote:Au Minbo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk

DO YOU REMEMBER!

Kalaron wrote:Every day this week has seen literally pounding rain in the mornings and afternoons. It's like IT and it’s been spooky.

Designing more military stuff for NS, also considering getting back to writing in general. Was also hugged by sad friend today and offered to make her food and stuff. She's getting 10 muffins and like twelve choclate chip cookies along with the rest of my friends on the bus :D

Cool cool. Muffins are nice :)

Mercunova wrote:I've been moving cardboard boxes around for everyone in western Pennsylvania who gets their sh!t shipped by the purple and orange company.

Being honest, I actually do find it rather enjoyable

Moving stuff is certainly not the worst job.

Percyton wrote:Percyton is getting ready for Halloween, so that's gonna be a lot of fun! I'm really excited for the events we have planned!

I hope all goes well in Percyton for the Halloween festivities then!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton

I have an 11 hour long playlist on youtube for music I like. Sounds like a road trip is in order then.

Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Au Minbo wrote:DO YOU REMEMBER!Cool cool. Muffins are nice :)Moving stuff is certainly not the worst job.I hope all goes well in Percyton for the Halloween festivities then!

T H E 2 1 S T N I G H T O F S E P T E M B E R

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mq6u6zc7qU

Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica

Au Minbo wrote:I have an 11 hour long playlist on youtube for music I like. Sounds like a road trip is in order then.

Earth Wind & Fire better be on there

Penguania And Antarctica

Mercunova wrote:Earth Wind & Fire better be on there

I think they have at least one song. I can post the playlist here if you wanna see

Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Nuremgard wrote:Just to let you know, guys. If you're a European nation or based in Europe, expect an influx of German exiles as the Kaiser is booting political dissidents out of the country.

Ehhh.... I do hope they think carefully prior to setting foot onto the Motherland. I can only give them four choices.... Get conscripted into the military, join the workforce, stay in a special gulag, or stay out.

Nuremgard

Russkov Soviet wrote:Ehhh.... I do hope they think carefully prior to setting foot onto the Motherland. I can only give them four choices.... Get conscripted into the military, join the workforce, stay in a special gulag, or stay out.

One of these things is not like the others. Unless the 'workforce' is a reference to some sort of slave workforce, in which case, yeah those are all bad options.

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:One of these things is not like the others. Unless the 'workforce' is a reference to some sort of slave workforce, in which case, yeah those are all bad options.

The military is good, because they would be a part of the Home Guard and basically be reserves, and the workforce is more of a assistance thing. Like... "we need more farmers over here, or we need help building a section of a railway". I may be Communist and the former USSR, but I have my standards.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Percyton

Russkov Soviet wrote:The military is good, because they would be a part of the Home Guard and basically be reserves, and the workforce is more of a assistance thing. Like... "we need more farmers over here, or we need help building a section of a railway". I may be Communist and the former USSR, but I have my standards.

Well, railways are important, so I'm at least glad you're paying attention to them.

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Allowing people to speak their minds is not agreeable with absolute monarchy.

B R E A K T H E C H A I N S

Nuremgard

Andromitus, Kalaron,

https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?ns=1&f=4&t=421225&p=32760804#p32760804

Just putting this out there, Lily Bowen was executed

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Andromitus, Kalaron,

https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?ns=1&f=4&t=421225&p=32760804#p32760804

Just putting this out there, Lily Bowen was executed

Rest in peace lil' lady. Helped prove one hell of a war-crime case so you've already accomplished more than most.

OOC

Nurem is in the rp? (the modern)

Also what are the sides in the somalian conflict? For now i only know of the islamists (good guys) the state (bad guys) and the weird people supported by someone that executed the lady (good guys)

NB logic= the more extreme the better.

Nuremgard wrote:Just to let you know, guys. If you're a European nation or based in Europe, expect an influx of German exiles as the Kaiser is booting political dissidents out of the country.

Lex Caledonia's borders are open to all. Just make sure ye bring over 10 cartons of cigarettes from the duty free awrite?

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Spanelsko

Kalaron wrote:Rest in peace lil' lady. Helped prove one hell of a war-crime case so you've already accomplished more than most.

Who the heck was lily bowen

Mercunova wrote:I've been moving cardboard boxes around for everyone in western Pennsylvania who gets their sh!t shipped by the purple and orange company.

Being honest, I actually do find it rather enjoyable

I thought you would. Dad's only complaint seems to be when people call him on his vacation asking how to do his job, that they are just as trained to do as him. :P

Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Axeldonia wrote:Who the heck was lily bowen

Back when PLR bombed the civilians, Lily Bowen was a survivor. Her testimony helped to prove that it was an Aircraft that dropped the bomb, and this helped tie the radar records and the testimony of the NST separatists to into my claim. Proving it was a plane might seem small, but it was crucial in proving that what came was

1) A stealth aircraft

2) Nominally allied with the NST, it's path of low-band reflections forming a line from the interior of the NST's territory

3) Armed with a bomb.

With those facts I was able to prove that it was a Stealth Bomber from PLR's forces (PLR being one of two stealth bomber equipped forces in the AO, and the other force having not yet flown them) and that regardless of if PLR knew of the civilian presence in the Village, his government most certainly lied as to the countless deaths that happened.

Jaslandia, Peoples Liberation Republic, Axeldonia

Cesorion wrote:South_Hyder or anyone actually with appearance authority

please help a bit

Sure, but I'm not up to date, what's the issue?

South Hyder wrote:Sure, but I'm not up to date, what's the issue?

Add this https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=421225&sid=041f327e817136af13d453139a16e927 (newsfeed) on the WFE please

https://i.redd.it/htvysdd0iqdz.png

if peng was a fascist i am sure his flag would be that.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Spanelsko wrote:https://i.redd.it/htvysdd0iqdz.png

if peng was a fascist i am sure his flag would be that.

Heil Emperor (Penguin)!

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:Heil Emperor (Penguin)!

Heil Penguin!

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

oh btw just a small info, i have finally decided on what Ideology will Iberia after its defeat have (unless we will be annexed) i have decided on the Spanish Falange movement, closest to our ideals, and combines 2 base ideals of my nation, religion and fascism.

(so yes we will remain a dictatorship but at least we will no longer be as extreme as now, with people actually having civil rights and freedoms! ahem ahem heavily regulated ahem ahem)

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

I thought Francisco Franco was dead.

Guess not then

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Confederal States, Spanelsko

Mercunova wrote:I thought Francisco Franco was dead.

Guess not then

not in my reality, well maybe he is, he doenst move or speak for some reason, and he doesnt have anything else then bones...... weird.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Spanelsko wrote:oh btw just a small info, i have finally decided on what Ideology will Iberia after its defeat have (unless we will be annexed) i have decided on the Spanish Falange movement, closest to our ideals, and combines 2 base ideals of my nation, religion and fascism.

(so yes we will remain a dictatorship but at least we will no longer be as extreme as now, with people actually having civil rights and freedoms! ahem ahem heavily regulated ahem ahem)

Excellent choice. My nation New Salvatore is also Falangist so we should definitely be allies.

Spanelsko

Nuremgard wrote:Excellent choice. My nation New Salvatore is also Falangist so we should definitely be allies.

I agree with that, also doesnt Salvatore have nearly same flag as the one i have now?

Oh btw you are now in the modern RP?

Nuremgard

https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=421225&p=32762830#p32762830

Spanelsko wrote:I agree with that, also doesnt Salvatore have nearly same flag as the one i have now?

Oh btw you are now in the modern RP?

The only difference between our flags is the symbol on mine is yellow. And no I'm not in the RP.

Nuremgard wrote:The only difference between our flags is the symbol on mine is yellow. And no I'm not in the RP.

ok, but yeah as i said we would like to be allies of salvatore, and possibly of Nurem as well.

Nuremgard

BTW the reason why i mentioned that F.P.N.F.C.I. have 41% popularity is due to them being made out of all right wing parties combining to 1 main party, with also some technocrats which would be the ones that would be focusing on doing some balance between religion and technological importance of science.

(i did count all parties popularity into one.) So we have 3 parties state at this point, Equestrian/actually human soviet commies and soon to die NB from which i will use its popularity to spread to other ideologies as well, also i didnt count the opinions of the occupied zones under concord.

BREAKING: Mercunova Recognizes Catalonia

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=mercunova/detail=factbook/id=907348

Nuremgard, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Lex Caledonia, Confederal States, Spanelsko

Did Catalonia gain independence from spain? I know that in my fictional country (Spanelsko) they are their own republic of the union but i cant find anything about their independence in Real Life.

Mercunova

Spanelsko wrote:Did Catalonia gain independence from spain? I know that in my fictional country (Spanelsko) they are their own republic of the union but i cant find anything about their independence in Real Life.

The Catalan Parliament declared independence this morning.

Russkov Soviet, Spanelsko

Mercunova wrote:The Catalan Parliament declared independence this morning.

I hope that will end with Catalonia staying independent, i myself am worried because of the dicks in Madrid.

Nuremgard, Axeldonia, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova

Spanelsko wrote:I hope that will end with Catalonia staying independent, i myself am worried because of the dicks in Madrid.

Well the Spanish Senate moved to impose direct rule, so the struggle seems as if it will continue.

If Mercunova was interventionist there would have been a resolution declaring war on Spain rather than just one recognizing Catalonia's independence

Spanelsko

Spanelsko wrote:ok, but yeah as i said we would like to be allies of salvatore, and possibly of Nurem as well.

Nuremgard cant be your ally. You are too authoritarian anf violent.

The UK is not recognising Catalonia. Arseholes. The Spanish gov is going to regret the way it handled this. Beating people up and removing their parliament is a great way of convincing them to stay. No wonder many want to leave.

Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Confederal States, Spanelsko

Mercunova wrote:Well the Spanish Senate moved to impose direct rule, so the struggle seems as if it will continue.

If Mercunova was interventionist there would have been a resolution declaring war on Spain rather than just one recognizing Catalonia's independence

The struggle for freedom continues, that sounds like something from dystopia, i am wondering what the Basque thinks about this.

Mercunova

Nuremgard wrote:Nuremgard cant be your ally. You are too authoritarian anf violent.

The UK is not recognising Catalonia. Arseholes. The Spanish gov is going to regret the way it handled this. Beating people up and removing their parliament is a great way of convincing them to stay. No wonder many want to leave.

Understandable. Make Catalonia Independent again!

Nuremgard

another small report, 6 guards are officially complete, all of them have their flags.

(the reason why Hell Guard has flag with the russian double headed eagle is because as i mentioned in their small summary is because they are russians from Equestrian Union)

Russkov Soviet

Spanelsko wrote:another small report, 6 guards are officially complete, all of them have their flags.

(the reason why Hell Guard has flag with the russian double headed eagle is because as i mentioned in their small summary is because they are russians from Equestrian Union)

Now now.... Why didn't I hear about this? I know I offered to send some troops over, but I have no records of them actually heading over. I don't have a problem with this, but please inform me of things like this... they are still my soldiers.

Spanelsko

Russkov Soviet wrote:Now now.... Why didn't I hear about this? I know I offered to send some troops over, but I have no records of them actually heading over. I don't have a problem with this, but please inform me of things like this... they are still my soldiers.

those are the ones which you told me you would send here or they would be killed when you began your genocidal rampage of all humans in your nation, i even have it in my national army quite a big number of soviets.

Russkov Soviet

Spanelsko wrote:those are the ones which you told me you would send here or they would be killed when you began your genocidal rampage of all humans in your nation, i even have it in my national army quite a big number of soviets.

Ohh... right. I actually forgot about that. The region gave me so much crap about it, I nearly went nuclear. Very well... carry on.

Spanelsko

Russkov Soviet wrote:Ohh... right. I actually forgot about that. The region gave me so much crap about it, I nearly went nuclear. Very well... carry on.

np, i actually remember when you did that i felt bad that you started genocide before me.....

Oh btw your people (which you have sent here) are quite good soldiers, ironically better then most of our iberian soldiers, it was quite hard to make brainwashed fanatics but they do serve quite well, if you in future would again want to deport some of your people they will be always welcomed here, be it in labour camps or army.

Have a nice day Premier.

Russkov Soviet

Spanelsko wrote:np, i actually remember when you did that i felt bad that you started genocide before me.....

Oh btw your people (which you have sent here) are quite good soldiers, ironically better then most of our iberian soldiers, it was quite hard to make brainwashed fanatics but they do serve quite well, if you in future would again want to deport some of your people they will be always welcomed here, be it in labour camps or army.

Have a nice day Premier.

Well... depending on the result of your internal conflict, we may "liberate" you and "take care of some problems".

Spanelsko

Russkov Soviet wrote:Well... depending on the result of your internal conflict, we may "liberate" you and "take care of some problems".

Hmm.... i will pretend that that totally doesnt sound like invasion you are probably planing, also i was thinking about something, would it be ok with you and your Union if i would create official Soviet/Russian republic of Iberian Islands and kicked my people out of there while sending those equestrians/humans from mainland to these islands as their reservation?

Russkov Soviet

Spanelsko wrote:Hmm.... i will pretend that that totally doesnt sound like invasion you are probably planing, also i was thinking about something, would it be ok with you and your Union if i would create official Soviet/Russian republic of Iberian Islands and kicked my people out of there while sending those equestrians/humans from mainland to these islands as their reservation?

That would be perfectly fine. (Also... as easy as it would be to invade you, I'm not evil like some nations)

Percyton, Spanelsko

Russkov Soviet wrote:That would be perfectly fine. (Also... as easy as it would be to invade you, I'm not evil like some nations)

Funny spelling of "good" you got there. ;p

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Tserra, Percyton, Spanelsko

Breaking news, the Leader officially declared new member state of the Union, The Nationalist Republic of the Equestrian People and Russians of the Iberian Islands. (NREPRII)

Well that didnt took long to declare the islands its own nation :p

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Percyton

[spoiler=Today is October 27 and today are:]

Today is October 27 and today are:

- Black Cat Appreciation Day (United Kingdom)

- Černová Tragedy Day (Slovakia)

- Cranky Co-Workers Day

- Flag Day (Greece)

- Independence Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

- Independence Day (Turkmenistan)

- International Bandana Day

- National American Beer Day (United States)

- National Black Cat Day (United States)

- National Breadstick Day (United States)

- National Frankenstein Friday (United States)

- National Pharmacy Buyer Day (United States)

- Navy Day (United States, unofficial)

- Nevada Day (Nevada, United States)

- Reformation Day (Chile)

- World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

- Yom HaAliyah (Israel)

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 312 – Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.

- 710 – Saracen invasion of Sardinia.

- 939 – Æthelstan, the first King of England, died and was succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund I.

- 1275 – Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam.

- 1524 – Italian Wars: French troops lay siege to Pavia.

- 1553 – Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva.

- 1644 – Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War.

- 1682 – Philadelphia is established in the Colonial American Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

- 1795 – The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Madrid, which establishes the boundaries between Spanish colonies and the U.S.

- 1806 – The French Army enters Berlin, following the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt.

- 1810 – United States annexes the former Spanish colony of West Florida.

- 1838 – Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be exterminated.

- 1870 – Marshal François Achille Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers in one of the biggest French defeats of the Franco-Prussian War.

- 1904 – The first underground New York City Subway line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States, and one of the biggest in the world.

- 1907 – Černová massacre: Fifteen people are killed in the Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration, which leads to protests over the treatment of minorities in Austria-Hungary.

- 1914 – The British lose their first battleship of World War I: The British super-dreadnought battleship HMS Audacious (23,400 tons) is sunk off Tory Island, north-west of Ireland, by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser Berlin. The loss was kept an official secret in Britain until 14 November 1918 (three days after the end of the war). The sinking was witnessed and photographed by passengers on RMS Olympic.

- 1916 – Battle of Segale: Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.

- 1922 – A referendum in Rhodesia rejects the country's annexation to the South African Union.

- 1924 – The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union.

- 1930 – Ratifications exchanged in London for the first London Naval Treaty, signed in April modifying the 1925 Washington Naval Treaty and the arms limitation treaty's modified provisions, go into effect immediately, further limiting the expensive naval arms race among its five signatories.

- 1936 – Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce decree nisi, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.

- 1944 – World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end.

- 1954 – Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force.

- 1958 – Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, is deposed in a bloodless coup d'état by General Ayub Khan, who had been appointed the enforcer of martial law by Mirza 20 days earlier.

- 1961 – NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.

- 1962 – Major Rudolf Anderson of the United States Air Force becomes the only direct human casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 reconnaissance airplane is shot down over Cuba by a Soviet-supplied SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile.

- 1962 – A plane carrying Enrico Mattei, post-war Italian administrator, crashes in mysterious circumstances.

- 1964 – Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "A Time for Choosing".

- 1967 – Catholic priest Philip Berrigan and others of the 'Baltimore Four' protest the Vietnam War by pouring blood on Selective Service records.

- 1971 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo is renamed Zaire.

- 1973 – A 1.4 kg chondrite-type meteorite strikes in Cañon City, Colorado.

- 1979 – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

- 1981 – The Soviet submarine S-363 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden.

- 1986 – The British government suddenly deregulates financial markets, leading to a total restructuring of the way in which they operate in the country, in an event now referred to as the Big Bang.

- 1988 – Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure.

- 1991 – Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union.

- 1992 – United States Navy radioman Allen R. Schindler, Jr. is murdered by shipmate Terry M. Helvey for being gay, precipitating debate about gays in the military that resulted in the United States "Don't ask, don't tell" military policy.

- 1994 – Gliese 229B is the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified.

- 1995 – Former Prime Minister of Italy Bettino Craxi is convicted in absentia of corruption.

- 1997 – Stock Market mini-crash: Stock markets around the world crash because of fears of a global economic meltdown. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummets 554.26 points to 7,161.15.

- 1999 – Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Chairman Karen Demirchyan, and six others.

- 2014 – Britain withdraws from Afghanistan after the end of Operation Herrick which started on June 20, 2002 after 12 years four months and seven days.

- 2017 – Catalonia declares independence from Spain

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 921 - Chai Rong, Chinese emperor

- 1760 - August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal

- 1782 - Niccolo Paganini, Italian violinist and composer

- 1811 - Isaac Singer, American actor and businessman, founded the Singer Corporation

- 1844 - Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1858 - Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1914 - Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and playwright

- 1920 - K. R. Narayanan, Indian lawyer and politician, 10th President of India

- 1922 - Michel Galabru, French actor and playwright

- 1923 - Roy Lichtenstein, American painter and sculptor

- 1932 - Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer

- 1937 - Peter Lustig, German television presenter and author of children's books

- 1939 - John Cleese, English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

- 1952 - Francis Fukuyama, American political scientist, economist, and author

- 1952 - Roberto Benigni, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter

- 1972 - Maria Mutola, Mozambican runner and coach

- 1978 - Vanessa-Mae, Singaporean-English violinist and skier

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Quote of the day

A promise must never be broken.

- Alexander Hamilton -

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

Jaslandia, Kalaron, Mercunova, Percyton, Spanelsko

Mercunova wrote:BREAKING: Mercunova Recognizes Catalonia

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=mercunova/detail=factbook/id=907348

God I hope they burn Catalonia to the ground

Kalaron wrote:Funny spelling of "good" you got there. ;p

sorry for asking kal, but what type of government are you in the RP? i more or less see all members of communist alliance as commies but what exactly are you?

Percyton

Oh F*ck...it is Ukrainian Civil Guard! My dear ESU brother in arms!!

Jaslandia

Also Tssera, i maybe am seeing things BUT hungary and Scotland both have number 14..... just wanted you to know that.

(as i say i might be seeing things but still wanted to point that out)

The Empire Of Handland wrote:God I hope they burn Catalonia to the ground

I think you meant to say VIVA CATALUÑA

Spanelsko

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Quote of the day

A promise must never be broken.

- Alexander Hamilton -

Unless it's a promise to not cheat on your wife. Or not to duel. Or not to lie to your wife about dueling after you've cheated on her. In which case, maybe you could break those promises.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton%E2%80%93Reynolds_sex_scandal

https://youtu.be/D0xzv8OqHs4

https://youtu.be/-Xi3aJ6e300

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Kalaron wrote:Funny spelling of "good" you got there. ;p

Yess..... I am a... good nation...

*chuckles evily*

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Spanelsko

Spanelsko wrote:sorry for asking kal, but what type of government are you in the RP? i more or less see all members of communist alliance as commies but what exactly are you?

Democratic Republic, basically.

Percyton

The Empire Of Handland wrote:God I hope they burn Catalonia to the ground

Am I the only one who thinks both sides are acting retarded?

The Empire Of Handland

i wonder, is in this world any nation that doesnt hate my current government? (answer= NO there isnt)

Russkov Soviet

Spanelsko wrote:i wonder, is in this world any nation that doesnt hate my current government? (answer= NO there isnt)

I think I'm the only Concord nation that hasn't indicated any position, what with the massive civil war and everything

Spanelsko

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:I think I'm the only Concord nation that hasn't indicated any position, what with the massive civil war and everything

I feel bad for you, it must be hard to live in constant civil war.

Percyton

Spanelsko wrote:I feel bad for you, it must be hard to live in constant civil war.

Eh, it's been about 70-80 years so we've grown used to the whole thing

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