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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
I need to reduce welfare spending, it's starting to become a bit too much..
tmw you change your vote on the poll because Vista voted the same way you did.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Gualimole, The West Country
[spoiler=Today is April 15 and today are:]
Today is April 15 and today are:
- American Sign Language (ASL) Day
- Day of the Sun (North Korea)
- Father Damien Day (Hawaii)
- Hillsborough Disaster Memorial (Liverpool, England)
- Jackie Robinson Day (United States)
- McDonald's Day
- Mesadi/Vaisakhadi (India)
- Microvolunteering Day
- National Glazed Spiral Ham Day (United States)
- National Rubber Eraser Day (United States)
- National Take a Wild Guess Day (United States)
- National Titanic Remembrance Day (United States)
- One Day Without Shoes
- RAINN Day
- Tax Day (Philippines, United States)
- That Sucks! Day
- Universal Day of Culture
- World Art Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 0769 The Lateran Council condemned the Council of Hieria and anathematized its iconoclastic rulings.
- 1071 Bari, the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy, is surrendered to Robert Guiscard.
- 1395 Timur defeats Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde at the Battle of the Terek River. The Golden Horde capital city, Sarai, is razed to the ground and Timur installs a puppet ruler on the throne.
- 1450 Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English forces, ending English domination in Northern France.
- 1632 Battle of Rain: Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeat the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
- 1642 Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army.
- 1715 The Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina.
- 1738 Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel receives its premiere performance in London, England.
- 1755 Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
- 1783 Preliminary articles of peace ending the American Revolutionary War (or American War of Independence) are ratified.
- 1817 Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc founded the American School for the Deaf, the first American school for deaf students, in Hartford, Connecticut.
- 1861 President Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 Volunteers to quell the insurrection that soon became the American Civil War
- 1865 President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. Vice President Andrew Johnson, becomes President upon Lincoln's death.
- 1892 The General Electric Company is formed.
- 1896 Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- 1900 PhilippineAmerican War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
- 1907 Triangle Fraternity is founded at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign
- 1912 The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive.
- 1920 Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
- 1922 U.S. Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal, which leads to the discovery of the Teapot Dome scandal.
- 1923 Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
- 1924 Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
- 1936 First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine.
- 1936 Aer Lingus (Aer Loingeas) is founded by the Irish government as the national airline of the Republic of Ireland.
- 1940 The Allies begin their attack on the Norwegian town of Narvik which is occupied by Nazi Germany.
- 1941 In the Belfast Blitz, two-hundred bombers of the German Luftwaffe attack Belfast, killing around one thousand people.
- 1942 The George Cross is awarded "to the island fortress of Malta: Its people and defenders" by King George VI.
- 1945 Bergen-Belsen concentration camp is liberated.
- 1947 Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
- 1955 McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois
- 1960 At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
- 1964 The first Ford Mustang rolls off the show room floor, two days before it is set to go on sale nationwide.
- 1969 The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
- 1970 During the Cambodian Civil War, massacres of the Vietnamese minority results in 800 bodies flowing down the Mekong river into South Vietnam.
- 1986 The United States launches Operation El Dorado Canyon, its bombing raids against Libyan targets in response to a bombing in West Germany that killed two U.S. servicemen.
- 1989 Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans.
- 1989 Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China.
- 2013 Two bombs explode near the finish line at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, killing three people and injuring 264 others.
- 2014 More than 200 female students are declared missing after a mass kidnapping in Borno State, Nigeria.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1452 Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect
- 1469 Guru Nanak, the first Sikh guru
- 1707 Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist
- 1800 James Clark Ross, English captain and explorer
- 1832 Wilhelm Busch, German poet, painter, and illustrator
- 1843 Henry James, American novelist, short writer, and critic
- 1858 Émile Durkheim, Jewish-French sociologist, psychologist, and philosopher
- 1874 Johannes Stark, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1894 Nikita Khrushchev, Russian general and politician, 7th Premier of the Soviet Union
- 1901 Joe Davis, English snooker player
- 1912 Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea
- 1920 Richard von Weizsäcker, German soldier and politician, 6th President of Germany
- 1924 Neville Marriner, English violinist and conductor
- 1930 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Icelandic educator and politician, 4th President of Iceland
- 1931 Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish poet, translator, and psychologist Nobel Prize laureate
- 1938 Claudia Cardinale, Italian actress
- 1943 Robert Lefkowitz, American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1959 Emma Thompson, English actress, comedian, author, activist and screenwriter
- 1960 Susanne Bier, Danish director and screenwriter
- 1961 Carol W. Greider, American molecular biologist
- 1966 Samantha Fox, English singer-songwriter and actress
- 1982 Seth Rogen, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1990 Emma Watson, English actress
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Quote of the day
If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I'll bet they'd live a lot differently.
- Bill Watterson (American Cartoonist, *1958) -
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Vista Major, Axeldonia, Duke The Old Engine, The West Country
On behalf of Skarloey and Rheneas, I'm voting for Wales in the poll. As has been mentioned before, Skarloey and Rheneas both have extensive Welsh cultural heritage, and they're quite proud to be Welsh.
Skarloey: Indeed, we also have twins who work on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales. My twin is Talyllyn, and Rheneas' twin is Dolgoch.
Rheneas: That's right. Since it may be hard to visit our railway, we would encourage you all to visit Wales, and to see our twins on the Talyllyn Railway. Wales is a wonderful country, and the Talyllyn is a wonderful little line.
Duncan: Bah! I've always bin mair of a fan of Scotland myself. Since Ah am frae Scotland an' aw.
Skarloey: Zip it, Duncan! This is our moment!
Ludania, Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
Aleksander: None of us can vote in the poll I'm afraid, for you see... We love the Isles in their entirety.
Luna: This is true! Although Scotland and Wales have just a bit more love than England.
Aleksi: And why is that mother?
Luna: England snubbed your father harshly prior to the collapse of the Federation.
Aleksander: I'll never forgive them for that...
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Duke The Old Engine
I couldn't agree more. Welsh, Cornish and Breton culture doesn't get nearly the attention it deserves.
Ludania, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Duke The Old Engine
Ah yes, the sinking of the Titanic. One of the great tragedies of British maritime history. It was a sad day for all of us on the Mid-Sodor, especially since a couple of Mid-Sodor workmen were among the people who sunk, along with a member of our Board of Directors. Our manager at the time was also scheduled to sail on the Titanic, as the board member I mentioned earlier thought the manager could do a publicity tour to promote tourism, but the manager thankfully decided against going at the last minute. Still, if there's a silver lining to all this, the Titanic's sinking taught everyone the importance of lifeboats and general safety at sea.
Rest in peace to all who died in that tragedy, and I give my thanks to those who rescued and aided the Titanic's victims.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I haven't heard much about the Bretons, but I've heard good things about Cornwall and the Cornish people. It sounds like a lovely area, and if I weren't so busy with work on Sodor, I would love to visit Cornwall.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
A bit late, but I thought I was the youngest one here. Hmm.
Happy late birthday BTW.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion
Nah. Keep a generous welfare state. That's what we do.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia
How old are you, if you don't mind me asking?
Penguania And Antarctica
How old are you, if you don't mind me asking?
Penguania And Antarctica
All hail the Dear Leader! (and happy new year DPRK! Make Juche 107 your year!)
Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
It's about 10% (almost 11%) of my budget right now and that's about 8.3 trillion in spending.
And?
Nuremgard
Mine is 15.2%
12%, which is 147 trillion in spending if my maths are right
Jaslandia
I'm not a welfare state lol
I dunno what the maths is for mine.
Swap welfare for disposable income like us materialistic, shallow, slefish Ludanians.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
aboot 137 trillion
Nuremgard
This conversation has led me to rediscover my old love, NSTracker.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
Nice. I'm very proud of Nuremgard's extensive and developed welfare state.
Well, I am 3rd in highest disposable income.
Nuremgard
We have the disposable income of a communist country but our services are so well funded, our people are some of the happiest in the world.
Boring. What the people really want is Ludania's #1 in the region top 0.7% of the world disposable income ;p
Nuremgard
Not everyone looks to Ludania for inspiration onto how run a country lol
Nonsense.
Arrogance!
Facts only
Delusions. You have an empire and you're less influential than us. Now that's a fact.
Your Vista hate-boner's getting too big
Also, although I voted for RoI, might I add that I wouldn't mind seeing some Welsh culture expansion, along with that sweet Union Jack with the Red Dragon and Y Wladfa - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Union_Flag_%28including_Wales%29.svg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Flag_of_the_Welsh_colony_in_Patagonia.svg
Jaslandia
Strong words from someone lacking nuclear weapons ;)
Doesn't influence go off of WA endorsements?
We're not savages. That's why we don't have them.
I dunno, does it? Regardless, we're more influential than the "mighty" Ludanian Empire. ;)
Russkov Soviet
Boring.
I think so. I keep meaning to leave the WA but I can't resist condemning something weekly.
Shazria is developing them. Once we get them, we're expanding in the region and there's nothing you can do about it.
I wont leave because I don't want my nation's influence to fall.
Very smart people Ludania, but both military and civilians are armed pretty heavily here in Deimosan :)
Psychos.
Deimosan
We both know Shazria is not a threat to anyone except itself.
That ego!
What is that supposed to mean? lol And look who is talking!
I think 'The Ludanian Dominion of Shazria' has a nice ring to it.
The Norsk Queen Mother of Ludania is clearly where they all get their attitude from.
Nuremgard
Yeah. Just try it, mofos. :P
Well she is rightly proud. Her family is ancient and has ruled Nuremgard since the state came into being. And even before that, the dynasty went back centuries.
That's maybe less than 1% of the population at best, but again we're rude, cultured, cheerful, intelligent and most importantly, secular. 94.49% of the population do not believe in God or a variety of gods.
Nuremgard
Nuremgard is very secular too. We are one of the least religious nations in the game. We are also cultural, cheerful and intelligent but we are not rude. We're one of the nicest, most compassionate, most inclusive countries in the game. :)
Will the monarch be arming his troops with his horrible fashion sense? I'm sure a nation of brother-sister marriages will have difficulty developing any decent weapons anyway.
They have been overthrown in the past, something we like to lord over her ;)
Nuremgard, Kalaron
We're working on the military spending, don't you worry. And you wont be lording over it for long when we go to war with you and banish you from the region.
We'll give those barbarians some more fire to worship. Whoever's left, anyway.
At least we have the decency to look after our subjects. You let them fend for themselves with no welfare state to speak of. Savages.
Inclusive as well but maybe the lack of niceness is the lack of political correctness, hence the very high rudeness.
Your country is secular but what is the main religion there of those who do practice one?
I must be a completely massive savage then.. (looks at gargantuan nuke stock)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
No wonder they all need looking after since they're so inbred lol.
Nuremgard
Yes you are.
Sting lol. I imagine it's only the royals that do that. Kinda like with ancient Egypt.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia
I guess that's marginally less weird? Or not lol.
Nuremgard
You never said anything like this when I had Valyria lol
Valyria didn't get uppity or punch above their weight lol
Valyria was set on a fictional continent. It didn't need to punch above its weight because it was the only superpower lol
You've had so many countries I forget them all lol
Nuremgard
Also, they weren't uppity? The empire was ruled by a bunch of beautiful, silver-haired, purple-eyed, dragon-riding aristocrats who were so convinced by their own superiority that they never married outside of their very small, very shallow gene pooled caste. :P That is the definition of uppity.
Ludania, Jaslandia
Icons of modesty.
Nuremgard
Yet the Shah's married to a coupe of his sisters and suddenly he's a barbarian lol
The next regional poll should be on whether or not Shazria is considered weird.
Nuremgard
Well that just isn't fair lol
Gunny's dead y'all :<
https://mobile.twitter.com/RLeeErmey/status/985651917870202883
Because the results are already known? lol
Dude, your new country is ruled by a dynasty that is so inbred they are practically the Targaryens of Europe lol
At least they don't do the actual ruling
Lucky for the people.
Ludania
Judeo-Christian religions, Wicca, Paganism and Shamanism. There is no rule against practicing religion in the country, citizens may do as they see fit as long as it does not become harmful (IE culty like this: https://listverse.com/2014/07/02/10-terrifyingly-evil-killer-cults/ )
Nuremgard
Nuremgard's main religion is Orthodox Christianity.
Sul here, Assuming Direct Control
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
Dear past and loyal citizens of Montaris,
I come humbly before you with a contrite heart. I do confess my wrongdoings as your past Sovereign, and I do confess my mistakes. What has led me here is simply the nature of the society, or community, that makes you all up. Fond memories, I have of our workings and doings in the past; and I detest the actions that have lead to possible hatred or harsh feelings toward me. To be quite to the point, as I know you all would want me to be (considering the past), I have come here because I have amended my ways; and wish to, in a sort of restitution, serve you all. As you all have known in the past, I am a Christian; and so the only service I would like to offer, I can, pastoral service. Of course, and justifiably, I would not seek any government position nor political influence; but simply, I wish to serve as a pastor in your new home. If my contrition and proposal is rejected, I understand-truly. I, however, just wanted to come back home to the community I loved, and use my skills in some way to mend what was broken or offer service where I can.
Yours
You clearly have no idea how long the Vista hate-boner's been growing.
Jaslandia
For fvcks sake, this sh!t again.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Gualimole
Bugger off, for Christ's sake. You can't even open your apology correctly. No one here is a Montaris citizen.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona, Gualimole
I feel like my countrys flag is being a bit desecrated here
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Mercunova
St. George: *spinning in the ground*
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona
*sad react*
First off, we are not Montarians; we are CoFNers and proud of it. I think I speak for most of us when I say Montaris was more of an aberration than a proud part of our history. We are not proud to have been your subjects, and we are happy to have left Montaris behind.
Second, we've been down this road before. You came back once before and tried to say you changed, and yet, you still became a tyrant again. We gave you a second chance, and you failed it. We're much less willing to give you a third chance. We don't have any legal basis to kick you out or force you to leave, so if you do decide to stay, you need to be on your best behavior.
Nuremgard, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
Also, not sure if anyone checked the RMB of Ru's old region (Driselbia), but they exiled him for treason earlier today. Here was their proof/justification. Make of it what you will.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/259692633331335179/435132276720926750/endlessFun.PNG
Nuremgard, Mercunova
If i had a shot for every time I heard this, I would be dead.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Gualimole
Long Live the Confederacy! I may be new enough to not know the past of this region and what may have transpired under His rule, but it sounds like the time for forgiveness is over. To claim ones self as a Christian and to fly the Holy Cross of England, to only become a tyrant and oppressor... His Majesty King Scott Bourbon V be dammed to oblivion! Behave yourself and maybe God and us may have mercy on your soul, but expect no hospitality from the Equestrian Union.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Could we just ignore him tbh?
It's clear he's not really apologetic (This is the third time) so just don't give him the time of day.
Bearlong, Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
Same as he who I have last messaged. (14. Im around there I think.)
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Aw yis Queen Liz is doing a nature program with Sir David Attenborough tonight! Theyre so lovely together and its nice to see both of them relaxed and cracking jokes
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia
I feel like I'm always late to the party, but who is this regarding?
Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
Ruclax.
Axeldonia, Hyderbourg, Mercunova
Shh... Don't speak his name!
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Hyderbourg, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
He feeds on the blood and soul of all of the regions inhabiting NS.
Bearlong, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Hyderbourg, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
I had a look over there at Driselbia and they're a lot like us. Literally kind of a carbon copy. I'd say that establishing relations may be mutually beneficial.
Jaslandia, Lex Caledonia, Yukona
I concur, they seem like a good sort.
Bearlong, Jaslandia, Yukona
It's like we got our own Nazi Germany past.
Russkov Soviet
Did my American history exam today. Questions were BS but I managed to write about some of the stuff I revised over. Tomorrow is politics. 10 multiple choice questions and then 2 essay-style questions.
Bugger.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Just a quick mending also just for the halibut.
In full honesty though, I'm more than willing to forgive and welcome you back, but pardon if everyone is a little on the suspicious side.
Penguania And Antarctica
Great idea! We both have a bad history with Ruclax, so that's something we can bond over.
I wouldn't go THAT far; Ru never killed people (as far as we know). He'd be more akin to our King George III.
Good luck!
Bearlong, Nuremgard, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
"Look. I had a lovely supper and all I said to my wife was: 'That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah.'"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYkbqzWVHZI
Jaslandia
Still a dark past. We need some Vergangenheitsbewältigung.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vergangenheitsbew%C3%A4ltigung
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia
We kinda already have, thankfully. We've almost universally agreed "Yeah, Montaris was a bad idea, let's not do that again." Which I imagine is how most Germans feel about Nazi Germany, so I guess that's one similarity.
Lavan Tiri, Au Minbo, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
I thought we as a region agreed to never talk about Montaris again
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
George III from an American point of view, I don't want his reputation sullied by Ru.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
Blarg... Not the start to the week I was hoping for... Two hours of "sleep" and incessant puking..
I
HATE
MONDAYS
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
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