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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
It's the new brand burger !
Midasia
sssssocialist ????
Midasia
Yup. Socialism is awesome.
Axeldonia, Midasia
that mean there is no oyafries in your nation ?
Midasia
Hmm.... I saw Midasia's anthem and came to the realization that the IEQR has no anthem. Looks like I have more to do! And those two burgers sound... Interestingly delicious. Hmm....
Enduvas, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Nasuania, Midasia
those burgers are very delicious and if you buy those now you will get a free coldian !
Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica
Beep boop toot toot :D
Vista Major, Percyton, Confederal States, Duke The Old Engine, Midasia, The West Country
Hi Everyone!
U.S.S of Enduvas wishes you all well and that we get along well.
Sincerely,
Leader of the People's Parliament,
Jabber314
Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Duke The Old Engine, Midasia
Please vote if you haven't
www.strawpoll.me/15911322
Russkov Soviet
Esteemed Leader of the People's Parliament Jabber314,
On behalf of the Imperial Equestrian Republic, I welcome you to the Confederacy of Free Nations! I hope you enjoy your stay!
Sincerely,
Premier of the IEQR Aleksi Coltsov
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Duke The Old Engine, Midasia
Honorable Leader of the People's Parliament,
The Socialist Imperial Republics welcome you to the Confederacy of Free Nations. May you find joy and security in this fine region.
Sincerely,
Mara Sov, Empress of the People & Theo Desmond, Konsul of the United Republics
Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Duke The Old Engine
>Amelie Lacroix
>Moira O'Deorain
hmmm
Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia
The Queen's gay cousin is getting married and his ex-wife will give him away. That is oddly sweet.
Bearlong, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia
What? Those aren't the only people I have taken. Angela Ziegler, Mara Sov, the last name Amidala.
I know :P
Midasia
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-directs-creation-space-force-sixth-branch-military/story?id=55978674
NASA has got to look like the cat that got the canary RN
Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia
What do yall think of the history I wrote?
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=midasia/detail=factbook/id=984628
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Duke The Old Engine
*blows whistle* Peep peep! Hello, Peng!
Welcome to the CoFN, Enduvas/Jabber314! I'm Percy, King of Percyton and the #6 green engine on the Island of Sodor. I hope you like it here!
Looks great, Mid! Nice job!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Duke The Old Engine, Midasia
Skarloey: Hello, everyone! I have some sad news to share. My twin Talyllyn, of the Talyllyn Railway, has just had his boiler ticket expire, and he needs to go to the to the works to get a new boiler. It's a big job, and he could be in there for quite some time. I would like to give my best wishes to Talyllyn and to everyone of the Talyllyn Railway, and I hope Talyllyn can run again soon! I'd also like to remind you all that the Talyllyn Railway is always in need of donations, so if you want to support Talyllyn new boiler, please consider donating to the railway. Every penny counts!
Sir Handel: Good thing my twin Sir Haydn just came out of the works. He'll be able to pick up the slack while old Talyllyn gets his boiler replaced.
Duke: Is now really the best time to brag, Sir Handel?
Sir Handel: It is if I say it is!
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Oh dear... Well.. I'll send what I can to support him in getting taken care of!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Duke The Old Engine
I had to stay up WAY later than I wanted, but I got it! The national anthem!
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=russkov_soviet/detail=factbook/id=1047807
*Subject to change by editors, a government change, a rebellion, or the fact that it needs a re-write.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Duke The Old Engine, Midasia
Skarloey: Thank you, Russ! It's a routine job, thankfully; it happens to old engines like us, and he should be fine. Still, any support is appreciated.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Sorry to hear that, Skarloey! Good luck to the Talyllyn Railway, and hopefully Talyllyn can return to service as soon as possible! I'm afraid I'm not a position to donate, but I would like to support the Talyllyn Railway someday by visiting.
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Snickerdoodle needs all support she can get in the Royal Ass Côte. Help her earn more cookies by voting for her here: https://www.nationstates.net/page=poll/p=123386
Penguania And Antarctica
Post self-deleted by Pontus And Perateia.
Prime Minister and Parliament Election Results
Map of Results
https://imgur.com/sqSP8Ls
Sylvan Soviet
https://imgur.com/pPXUdVD
Imperial Senate
https://imgur.com/HYhyAKh
Russkov Soviet, Percyton
For the first time since the election of Konsul Leon Manuel the Socialists have won in an overwhelming landslide. The Democratic Socialist Party got 74.89% of the vote, the Republicans got 11.76% of the vote, and the Monarchists got 13.35% of the vote. Amelie Lacroix has been elected Prime Minister of Midasia. Johanna Manhaus and Moira O'Deorain have conceded defeat in this race. Lacroix has returned to government for the first time since she narrowly lost the election to former Prime Minister Angela Ziegler following the failure to keep all her promises. Her main goals are to push for better education standards and increase funding for the Midasian Health Service. She is eager to work with Konsul Theo Desmond and Empress Mara Sov to achive these goals.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Congratulations to Prime Minister Lacroix on the outstanding victory. We will be sending a delegation over to ensure peace and cooperation between our states. I also forgot who I voted for...
Jaslandia, Percyton, Midasia
There were 6 votes for the Democratic Socialist, 1 for the Republican, and 1 for the Monarchist.
Russkov Soviet, Percyton
Ahhh.... Now I remember. I voted for the Republican. To be fair, they actually visited our nation in search of support... while the other two sent emails and the like.
Midasia
In all honesty there was no chance the Republican was going to win. The Konsul is extremely popular and the Republicans recently attempted to overthrow him. The Empress also threw her support towards the Democratic Socialist, she is not a huge fan of the Monarchists but will support them if the DS's don't nominate someone up to her standards.
Russkov Soviet, Percyton
Hmmm.... I hope this doesn't impact our upcoming delegation. It's kinda hard to vote in another nations election. xP
Percyton, Midasia
I hope the delegation will continue as planned, Prime Minister Lacroix knows she can't please everyone. She will continue to work with others to ensure Midasia's plan for world cooperation. Konsul Theo Desmond and Empress Mara Sov enjoy working with others to make sure that everyone is treated equally. Empress Sov hopes she can take a stop in the IEQR during her Unity Tour.
Russkov Soviet, Percyton
There should be no issues regarding the upcoming meet or the future tour, provided the Red Army doesn't get tangled in another conflict. The Scandinavian privateers were bloody enough.
Jaslandia, Percyton, Midasia
Empress Mara Sov will be protected by the most advanced and highest skilled Imperial Guards. The Midasian Imperial Fleet could, with permission, patrol the waters surrounding the IEQR to ensure that no conflict should arise. Her tour is about global cooperation after all.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Percyton
The EQ Navy would appreciate the help, for while we do maintain a heavy presence in the Arctic Circle and the English Channel... there is a dead-zone in the middle.
Percyton, Midasia
The cooperation between our great nations will lead to peace and prosperity for all.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Percyton
The World Cup is heating up! Our citizens are in a fervor after the recent match. A 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia followed by a 3-1 win over Egypt has brought spirit across the land. It's just a shame that they had forbidden "non-human players"... I guess we'll have to cheer for the players of a nation past..
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia
You can understand their reasoning, 4 hooves give an advantage over 2 feet when it comes to football.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia
Hmm... You've got a point. Hooves instead of feet, higher stamina, better physical condition.. and our hands are technically hooves I guess? Their kinda a 50/50..
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
You couldn't pick a better drink to name your prime minister after?
Jaslandia, Mercunova, Cesorion, Gualimole
"Alfie" isn't exactly a name to aspire to, either
Jaslandia
She's not named after the drink. She is named after a videogame character. Plus Lacroix is gross.
Bearlong, Jaslandia, Mercunova
Really, Mr Alexand Vox? At least my name is a name, you just took Alexander and chopped off the "er" to make it unique.
Jaslandia, Cesorion, Midasia
"Vox"
*Vomits*
I know. I hate voices.
Midasia
I assure you that the name of Mr[I].[/I] Alexand is real. Rare, naturally. But real
Percyton, Midasia
https://www.strawpoll.me/15937706
I'm not sure if I agree. I know a green excavator named Alfie, and he's very funny and very caring.
http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Alfie
He even saved a group of kittens once!
https://youtu.be/oxbVWKXGcGw
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Ah yes, the vehicles of the Sodor Construction Company. How are they doing, by the way? We haven't seen a lot of them.
And for those wondering, no, that wasn't an episode of Thomas (well, not really). It was originally intended to be a spin-off series starring Jack, Alfie, and the other construction vehicles of the Sodor Construction Company. But the spin-off was cancelled when HiT Entertainment bought the franchise (presumably because HiT already had a show about sentient construction vehicles called Bob the Builder), and years later, the episodes were repackaged with new music and some episode titles changed on a Thomas & Friends DVD.
http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Jack_and_the_Sodor_Construction_Company
https://youtu.be/rH2aTuvW0lQ
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
They're doing quite well. They're always busy with work, but thankfully they're working on a project near Elsbridge right now, so I see them all the time. And I've heard about what happened with the Jack and the Pack spinoff (or 'Jack and the Sodor Construction Company', as it was later renamed), and it is a shame. Jack and the others were so looking forward to their own show, and while they did like their short time time in the spotlight, they also felt that the 13 episodes they got (out of 26 episodes planned) didn't do them justice. They never even got a chance to include Nigel!
http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Nigel
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia
Ah dear... It's a shame. I wish I could give them a bit of IRL spotlight, but I can always send some film crew over to F.O.B. Pegasus to perhaps rectify that issue in a way... If their willing that is.
Jaslandia, Percyton
Really? That would be very nice of you, Premier. I'll ask the Miss Jenny (the owner of the Sodor Construction Company) and the Pack next time I see them, but I think they'll like the idea too.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia
Just took off after ten days with Tim, and it hurts to leave. However, as a consolation prize I just got to see the sun rise from above the cloud tops and I can't really describe the emotion it made me feel.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Midasia
ghey :p
Cool. :D
Jaslandia, Midasia
I get excited when I see I have a telegram but then I get disappointed when I see it's from the WA.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Gualimole, Midasia, The West Country
Same.
Penguania And Antarctica
I like to imagine this is a real conversation.
"I can assure you that the name of Mr DOT Alexand is real"
Jaslandia, Mercunova
We need another voting systems discussion. What's your favorite voting system? Why is it your favorite voting system and what are the disadvantages of other voting systems?
I prefer Comparison of Pairs of Outcomes by the Single Transferable Vote (CPO-STV) for multi-winner elections and ranked pairs, a Condorcet method, for single-winner elections.
I prefer these systems because they both elect the Condorcet winner, the candidate with no pairwise losses. The problem with IRV and traditional STV are that they can theoretically elect a non-Condorcet winner, which is what occurred in the 2009 Burlington election that was conducted under IRV, with voters abandoning the system a year after.
I also prefer these systems over MMP and proportional representation because they both elect local candidates instead of electing candidates that party elites choose. Local representation and giving party underdogs a chance are important to me when examining a voting system. However, to be fair, only a certain portion of candidates elected under MMP are elected this way and having open lists can, to a point, solve the problem of party elites being too influential.
And I'll also be fair by admitting that CPO-STV and ranked pairs aren't perfect. Under ranked pairs, ranking candidates below X in a certain way can hurt or help X. CPO-STV fails to deal with STV not being monotonic, which means that ranking a certain candidate higher can hurt them and ranking a candidate lower can help them. However, despite this major flaw that CPO-STV has, I still would prefer it for legislative elections, for example, over ranked pairs because electing multiple candidates from one district can result in more voter satisfaction in that district. I'll also be fair by stating that while IRV can elect a non-Condorcet winner, it only occurs around 1 percent of the time overall and 20 percent of the time in close elections with more than two candidates having a large proportion of the vote. But IMO, never electing the non-Condorcet winner is better than electing the non-Condorcet winner 1 percent of the time.
So Argentina was defeated by Croatia. Looks very bad for the Argentinians. But I like that rather small and 'unimportant' nations kinda dominate the championship and beat the big names.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Lex Caledonia, The West Country
Englands gonna win it
Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
I love when people start arguments in our RMB
Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, The West Country
Honestly, I see it as a bit of karma given their behavior in the 2014 World Cup
Penguania And Antarctica, The West Country
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New polls is up, feel free to discuss your choices
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Percyton
Why Latvia is bae.
http://www.latvianliterature.lv/en/news/latvia-to-be-introduced-in-the-london-book-fair-as-a-nation-of-introverts
Don't know enough about the Baltic countries, so i don't know
Penguania And Antarctica
Time for another Pony News Update from Mareskov:
1) A film crew is being gathered to head to Sodor. The goal is the showcase of the Sodor Construction Company and other residents. The crew will be accompanied by some troops, as they had wanted to grab some footage of EQ Navy life.
2) I personally assure you... Despite NS showing a severe drop in our civil rights and political freedom, the populace is living quite comfortably. We are all brothers and sisters under the Imperial Standard, even if the WA doesn't see it.
3) On the note of our glorious Imperial Standard... the colors will be tweaked and a few smalll details checked. The banner will remain relatively unchanged.
And.. 4) The 5th-Gen Il-51 "Mustang" has passed the majority of the tests, only suffering an issue regarding the engine. The Izdeliye 30 engine has proved efficient, especially since it was mounted on the Sukhoi Su-57, but had to be implemented into a single engine due to the aircrafts frame. Thus the Iz-35 was introduced, but the switch will delay combat and production readiness by a few weeks. Over 100 were set to be made, but only 20 may be built by the end of the year. (Factbook Updated. Federation documents approved.)
Any questions? TG or MSG the Premier himself!
Percyton
Ironically, the Saturn engine you're talking about is the last -and most problematic- portion of the SU-57 and basically stretches back to the '90s. If you plan to use it on a one engine aircraft, you'll run into a spot of trouble as well unless you tone down the actual weight of the airframe as well.
Russkov Soviet
I will definitely put that into consideration. I am also considering making a new engine specifically for the Il-51, but its looking like a better and cheaper option to just reconfigure the frame and engine.
As a piece of advise, the cheapest -and probably best- option is to buy an F-35 from Turkey, rip the engine out, and copy the darn thing from the ground up. Fifth-Gen engines are ironically one of the hardest things to make for an aircraft, such that only the US has ever successfully made them (In three flavours from two giants of industry) with any capacity to operate.
With the Saturn, you'll have to basically fix everything about it since it looks like a pipe-dream RN and designing your own will probably give your designers a headache and a half.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/193540344325996554/459606451963559936/unknown_1.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/193540344325996554/445115404399017984/unknown.png
This ignores the strain of building it and it still took me a vv long time.
E: Heck, if you want I can even design up one for you. I can't use GasTurb anymore since it's license ran out but NASA still gave me something to use.
Russkov Soviet
Thanks for the update, Russ! Miss Jenny says she's excited about the film crew, and looks forward to showing them what her machines can do!
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia
I see... I'll see about contacting Turkey regarding the jet. (Unless NATO will just slip one over, but I know better than that..) And don't worry about designing one Kal, for you've better things to do.
Glad to hear Percy! The [I]Golden Flower[/I] is currently preparing to make the journey alongside Convoy SI-2.
Jaslandia, Percyton
Damn didn't expect this poll to be so decided, seems like Estonia has some kind of appeal in this region, maybe it's the cool flag?
Edit - if you want any polls set up just telegram me with your question and options, I'd be happy to do it
Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton, Midasia
For me, it's the way in which technology improves the way that its government operates.
Yukona, Percyton
I heard Estonia has an excellent technological sector and really good internet provision.
Vista Major, Percyton
When it comes to the internet in Eastern Europe, Estonia does it best and Hungary does it worse. Estonia has the freest internet in the world and is only second to Lithuania when it comes to providing public internet. Meanwhile, Hungary under Orban is trying to instate an internet tax.
Nuremgard, Vista Major
Indeed, I have e-residency in Estonia 🇪🇪
Vista Major, Percyton, Gualimole
An internet tax? How very populist of him.
Gualimole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwpn14IE7E
We should follow Estonia when it comes to the Internet in the US. But with people like Ajit Pai and the other anti-net neutrality FCC board members I dont see that happening for a very very long time
Midasia
90 minute goal by Switzerland. Wooooot
Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
The bill that was just passed by the EU's Legal Affairs Committee does not "ban memes". Now, that doesn't mean that it is in any way good. What it does is that it forces companies like Google and Facebook to obtain media licenses to share the stories of such media outlets and, most importantly, it makes it so that all content online has to go through an upload filter to ensure that it does not break copyright law. These two provisions of the proposal are horrendous and will greatly restrict internet freedom in the European Union, but hope is still out there. The Legal Affairs Committee might have passed it, but it still has to go through a vote through the European Parliament to allow for negotiations between the EU and its member states on this proposal, which will occur around June 3rd to June 5th. Then, the proposal has to be agreed on between the Council of the EU and the European Parliament around November. And finally, in December or early 2019, it will go through a final vote. If you live in a member state of the European Union, then contact your Members of the European Parliament and Members of the Council of the European Union.
Here's how you can locate your MEP: www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/map.html
Bearlong, Nuremgard, Axeldonia
It's also annoying that the Brexiteers are now using this as an argument to justifying leaving the EU even though entering the EEA would still mean that such laws would apply to the UK while the UK wouldn't be able to vote on them and having a hard Brexit would simply mean that such laws would be devolved as secondary law, which one, is ironic when you consider how many of these people call the EU tyrannical, and two, means that such laws could apply to a UK that had undergone a hard Brexit.
Bearlong, Nuremgard, Axeldonia
Having looked more deeply into the framework of the Space Force as it's been proposed, I really have to say that it's not really deserving of mockery :/
It's really just going to restructure the USAF's current assets into a different branch and it might even preclude a new phase in NASA's funding if we're lucky.
Bearlong
The president of the United States has so much influence within the United States government that they could be considered a republican monarch, Alexander Hamilton's vision of the executive branch of the United States. Do you agree or disagree with that assessment?
Nuremgard
Not an expert, but from what I've read, a Space Force would be a lot of bureaucracy and other extra stuff (Space Force Academy, Space Force Band, a new seat on the Joint Chiefs with associated staff, etc.) to fix a solution that really only requires more space-oriented people and more independence for space-related operations. A Space Corps might be better.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/trumps-space-force-idea-is-a-terrible-solution-to-a-real-problem.html
Axeldonia
Eh, ultimately the separation have happened at *some* point, so it's not that bad to have bit the bullet of creating it now. As for the "academy" it's more or less just going to be lifted from the Airforce more than likely. Besides, giving them a seat on the Joint Chiefs is actually pretty good considering the trend of infighting in the military for funding. This allows for an earlier set-up of the infrastructure we'll need eventually. It really depends on the details of it as comes out in the future, but from everything I've seen, it'll be rather normal actually.
17th in the CoFN for Drug Use? Oh dear... This wasn't a problem in the Union, much less the Empire... Hmm.. I wonder if the Vaults of the Federation have anything. (We do have two small movements in our nation. The Communist Party totaling 6,000 members who believe in the old way, and the Federation Movement totaling 3,710 members who believe in the same ideals of the Equestrian Union, but the installation of a new government.)
Nuremgard, Percyton
I read an article today about a man in America who invites white supremacists onto campus to hear their views. The comments were full of praise because the author had the "courage" to defend free speech and to listen to those with "different opinions."
I personally see giving white supremacists and Nazis a platform to spout their nonsense in the name of "free speech" as fetishistic. Nazism is not a "different opinion." It's a heinous ideology which we defeated by literally shooting and bombing those who held said beliefs.
I always find those who defend the free speech of Nazis but decry the militancy of "the left" to be suspect. What do you think? Should free speech be extended to Nazis and fascists?
Axeldonia, Gualimole, Midasia
I don't think free speech should be extended to Nazis, fascists, or the alt-right. Their views are based on hate, discimination, and inequality. The left tend to treat others equally and promote equality. This leads to my strong disliking of capitalism, which is an economic system that thrives on inequality. In today's day and age, we need to unite against those who would bring us destruction. Nazis and fascists are those who bring destruction.
Nuremgard, Axeldonia
It's amazing how people are so eager to defend the right of people to call for genocide and ethnostates but when the left de-platform or call an alt-righter racist, suddenly they're "illiberal" and "the real Nazis."
Axeldonia, Midasia
I think firstly, distinguishing between National Socialists and Fascists is important, especially the variation in what fascism is. Secondly, it's important to promote dialogue and reconciliation, and not default to the hate they themselves spread. And thirdly, the militancy of the right does not condone or validate the militancy of the left - they're both as stupid as one another, and since the left is more acceptable in the modern age, their advocacy for viciously attacking anyone who doesn't conform to their ideals has become more prevalent.
Continental Commonwealths, Mercunova, Midasia
Distinguishing between natsoc and fascism isn't really necessary. They're both terrible and oppressive ideologies. Left militancy is more 'accepted' (though I'd argue it isn't) because it's militancy against an economic system and oppression, whilst right wing militancy is against the colour of ones skins, ones gender or ones sexuality.
Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia
I still don't see why we should give hate-mongers a platform. Defending someone's right to say "let's kill all the Jews/blacks/gays etc." is not free speech, it's vile. Free speech does not mean they have the right to a megaphone.
Axeldonia, Midasia
Depends on how you define free speech. If social taboos count as restrictions to free speech, then not giving extremists a platform would restrict free speech.
It just scares me that Nazism and fascism is becoming mainstream and legitimised in the name of "free speech." I highly doubt Winston Churchill would have allowed Hitler to come to the UK to spout his views in the name of free speech. It's incredible to me how we fought an actual war to crush these bastards but now we're inviting them on the telly and onto campuses because we're supposedly illiberal if we don't? How did we get to this point?
Axeldonia, Midasia
The right ultimately benefits from condoning the far-right. This isn't about values; this is about coalition-making. Very rarely, if ever, do you see right-wing "free-speech warriors" defending the left in instances where its members are deplatformed.
Nuremgard, Midasia
Exactly. One of the left's main weaknesses is that it's prone to factionalism. It loves to splinter off into various parties and groups and likes to accuse each other of not being left enough. The right, however, is very good at remaining united (even grudgingly or superficially) because they realise that staying in power (or gaining power) is more important than ideological purity or difference.
Axeldonia, Gualimole, Midasia
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