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The Valleian Orders wrote:You need someone to preside over all these coronations. Why don’t you guys make me the Archbishop of the Confederacy so I can put nice little crowns on your heads?

It's not official yet. Why'd you think I announced I'm running?

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Driselbian Ambassador No 1

Mercunova wrote:Director of the Discord Administrative Organization.

This is why more of us need to vote in Parliament.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Driselbian Ambassador No 1

Mercunova wrote:Fellow Citizens

In accordance with the Discord Establishment, Structure and Administration Act, I hereby announce that I have appointed Unfallious to serve as Director of the Discord Administrative Organization.

His appointment will be moved in Parliament shortly.

☿ Merc

Chancellor

The motion has been called, and awaits a second. It will be moved to a vote when a second has been heard and recognized by the chair.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Driselbian Ambassador No 1

Continental Commonwealths wrote:The motion has been called, and awaits a second. It will be moved to a vote when a second has been heard and recognized by the chair.

Having been seconded, it’s now been moved to a vote.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Axeldonia wrote:I hereby officially announce my run to become Queen of the COFN

Oh bless your heart, dear; there's already a queen here.

Axeldonia, Mercunova

Aleksander: All this talk of Royalty going on... I think I'll nominate myself "The Generalissimo of His/Her Majesty's Royal Guards". Yes... I like the sound of that.

Aleksi: What's the matter Father? Miss being Premier?

Aleksander: No.. I just like the sound of it.

Jaslandia, Percyton, Spanelsko

This is a response to Unfallious's foreword to his bill that recently passed. Read it if you care to see my reasoning on certain subjects and why I gave the passing of the ownership so little fanfare:

[Spoiler] First, I want to make it known that this isn't targeting Unf or anyone who wrote the bill. I disagree with their choice but that isn't the meaning of this.

My reasoning behind Tex in particular is that he's one of the few people I honestly trust to effectively interface with the discord community and act as Moderator. He's certainly the only one who was willing to accept the job, reliable enough to be expected to do the job and skilled enough in my opinion to effectively handle the job. I've worked with Tex before, and I consider it correct to say that Tex is patient, fair and as understanding as any mod ever will be. For lack of a better word, I chose him because he was the only person I thought could do the job.

Second, on why I didn't make it a matter of discussion...to tell you the truth it probably won't make many people happy for me to say this, but...I don't trust the region to effectively choose exigent spots in Discord. I've been in this region for more than two years, bordering on or already crossing into three. In that time I've seen two trolls come into power in the government and two people come into government, each of the latter having at least two terms before leaving or being left, the first of which was a bully who did so many things to the community itself -and on Discord as well, that's a guffaw- that I had trouble narrowing the list below nine separate issues and the latter publicly making his disdain for people who didn't agree with him clear at multiple points over a two month period of time.

I'm sorry, and certain that this might rub people the wrong way, but I honestly don't believe in the region's ability to judge character very well on newer members. That's not to say that new members can't be trusted, just that this region has and will continue to make mistakes going into the future and I strongly believe in compensating for it rather than integrating that weakness. I find it isn't a very implausible thought that the same group who've been following us for years might come back at some point in the future and move to strike at discord since it's such a readily available target.

My reasoning, then, was that choosing my own successor with my own judgement would be superior to opening it up to a forum of voices and as I said before, I'm sorry if that rubs anyone in a negative way, I can promise you it's half as negative as I felt during the reigns of those two aforementioned bullies :P.

As for why I didn't give it any fan fair? I honestly had half a mind to give a reason and parting statement on why I was doing it, the whole shebang. But then I considered that a significant part of it could be construed as being insulting. How do you make it clear that you're leaving because a position has simply become too tiring? That you think the very region itself has become an intensely negative place and that some people really do act too abrasive? And to do it without coming off as simply being mean? I couldn't find a way to do it and the thought of the argument and frank negativity that would come from such a parting message did as so much often does now and simply fatigued me out of it. I didn't care to get into yet another argument because someone took offense to what I would have said, or to turn the passing of the position into something negative for Tex. It was meant to be smooth running, and it seems that my intent may have been lost in the silence that followed.

Lastly, on why I myself stayed out of the vote (Just to tackle the issue of why I'm commenting now):

It's actually sorta funny, just like before I'm finding myself fatigued writing this. I wanted to, honestly but I couldn't help but feel that dragging sensation when I went to. I couldn't find the words to explain my opposition, I couldn't find the energy or the bravado or even the patience to sit down and explain why the bill set me ill at ease. How does one explain, viscerally, the sensation of watching four people get into government positions of note before watching them spin into being "bad" people. How would I explain the feeling of being on the discord in the NGA, watching as over a course of some months a man procedurally used, abused and be as frank as I can be, bullied people into submission, into leaving, into giving up on a region like ours? How could I explain that sinking feeling of knowing that the public could see every minute, could have known precisely what was happening, but merely stood aside as he slandered members like Bax, like Sul? To tell you the truth I didn't have a damn idea. I still don't and I doubt I could if given a few hours, rather than what my stressed, tired mind would have given.

I didn't vote because the only thing to point to is a record of events that only make sense if you went through it and I simply doubt I could describe it well enough to share that emotive base with people. It is the fate of all things to degrade, such can be seen in nature, life and even our memories of what happened no more than a year ago. That the NGA was called "Complicated" no more than two months ago (and probably less) is proof enough of that.

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Russkov Soviet

Kalaron wrote:This is a response to Unfallious's foreword to his bill that recently passed. Read it if you care to see my reasoning on certain subjects and why I gave the passing of the ownership so little fanfare:

[Spoiler] First, I want to make it known that this isn't targeting Unf or anyone who wrote the bill. I disagree with their choice but that isn't the meaning of this.

My reasoning behind Tex in particular is that he's one of the few people I honestly trust to effectively interface with the discord community and act as Moderator. He's certainly the only one who was willing to accept the job, reliable enough to be expected to do the job and skilled enough in my opinion to effectively handle the job. I've worked with Tex before, and I consider it correct to say that Tex is patient, fair and as understanding as any mod ever will be. For lack of a better word, I chose him because he was the only person I thought could do the job.

Second, on why I didn't make it a matter of discussion...to tell you the truth it probably won't make many people happy for me to say this, but...I don't trust the region to effectively choose exigent spots in Discord. I've been in this region for more than two years, bordering on or already crossing into three. In that time I've seen two trolls come into power in the government and two people come into government, each of the latter having at least two terms before leaving or being left, the first of which was a bully who did so many things to the community itself -and on Discord as well, that's a guffaw- that I had trouble narrowing the list below nine separate issues and the latter publicly making his disdain for people who didn't agree with him clear at multiple points over a two month period of time.

I'm sorry, and certain that this might rub people the wrong way, but I honestly don't believe in the region's ability to judge character very well on newer members. That's not to say that new members can't be trusted, just that this region has and will continue to make mistakes going into the future and I strongly believe in compensating for it rather than integrating that weakness. I find it isn't a very implausible thought that the same group who've been following us for years might come back at some point in the future and move to strike at discord since it's such a readily available target.

My reasoning, then, was that choosing my own successor with my own judgement would be superior to opening it up to a forum of voices and as I said before, I'm sorry if that rubs anyone in a negative way, I can promise you it's half as negative as I felt during the reigns of those two aforementioned bullies :P.

As for why I didn't give it any fan fair? I honestly had half a mind to give a reason and parting statement on why I was doing it, the whole shebang. But then I considered that a significant part of it could be construed as being insulting. How do you make it clear that you're leaving because a position has simply become too tiring? That you think the very region itself has become an intensely negative place and that some people really do act too abrasive? And to do it without coming off as simply being mean? I couldn't find a way to do it and the thought of the argument and frank negativity that would come from such a parting message did as so much often does now and simply fatigued me out of it. I didn't care to get into yet another argument because someone took offense to what I would have said, or to turn the passing of the position into something negative for Tex. It was meant to be smooth running, and it seems that my intent may have been lost in the silence that followed.

Lastly, on why I myself stayed out of the vote (Just to tackle the issue of why I'm commenting now):

It's actually sorta funny, just like before I'm finding myself fatigued writing this. I wanted to, honestly but I couldn't help but feel that dragging sensation when I went to. I couldn't find the words to explain my opposition, I couldn't find the energy or the bravado or even the patience to sit down and explain why the bill set me ill at ease. How does one explain, viscerally, the sensation of watching four people get into government positions of note before watching them spin into being "bad" people. How would I explain the feeling of being on the discord in the NGA, watching as over a course of some months a man procedurally used, abused and be as frank as I can be, bullied people into submission, into leaving, into giving up on a region like ours? How could I explain that sinking feeling of knowing that the public could see every minute, could have known precisely what was happening, but merely stood aside as he slandered members like Bax, like Sul? To tell you the truth I didn't have a damn idea. I still don't and I doubt I could if given a few hours, rather than what my stressed, tired mind would have given.

I didn't vote because the only thing to point to is a record of events that only make sense if you went through it and I simply doubt I could describe it well enough to share that emotive base with people. It is the fate of all things to degrade, such can be seen in nature, life and even our memories of what happened no more than a year ago. That the NGA was called "Complicated" no more than two months ago (and probably less) is proof enough of that.

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I'm just glad to be a member of this region and the loveable stallion everyone enjoys. I can honestly say that I don't know enough to either support nor deny your choice. You made the choice as you saw fit, and that's that.

Jaslandia, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:Yukona or The West Country whichever one you are using now, is Greater England one of your nations?

Yis

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton

Great Britain got promoted into the Ice Hockey World Championship for the first time in 25 years last night, which is great for the sport in the UK!

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Lavan Tiri wrote:Oh bless your heart, dear; there's already a queen here.

'Scuse me?

Lavan Tiri

Hello!

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Percyton, Midasia, The West Country

Constituence wrote:Hello!

Hello and welcome. My name is Peng and I'm currently Minister of Justice of this loevely region.

Make yourself at home and enjoy your stay! :D

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Mercunova, Percyton, Midasia, The West Country

Constituence wrote:Hello!

Hi! I'm Vista, the current Vice Chancellor! Glad you could make it!

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton, Midasia

Take a look at the Official Vistonian Platform for the Chancellorship!

https://goo.gl/mML88Q

#Vista2018

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

I saw that the comedian Michelle Wolf ripped into Trump and his administration at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Absolutely brilliant. Trump supporters are seething. I thought these people were meant to love and defend free speech? Not when it goes against their precious president and his gang of con artists it seems. Well if Nazis can march up and down the streets calling for the extermination of Jews in the name of free speech, Wolf can take the piss out of her country's government. Bloody excellent.

Trump wasn't there of course. He was at one of his Nuremberg rallies.

Lavan Tiri

Constituence wrote:Hello!

Why, hello! I’m Val, and I’m currently deputy MoIA. How’s your day?

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Constituence wrote:Hello!

Hello, I am current Deputy Vice Chancellor Midas. I hope you enjoy your stay.

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Constituence wrote:Hello!

Welcome to the CoFN, Constituence!

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

The Valleian Orders wrote:Why, hello! I’m Val, and I’m currently deputy MoIA. How’s your day?

It's perfect, thanks for asking me ;)

Midasia wrote:Hello, I am current Deputy Vice Chancellor Midas. I hope you enjoy your stay.

Why thank you Chancellor Midas.

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

Constituence wrote:It's perfect, thanks for asking me ;)

If I may, I’m sure that’s all of us would like to invite you to fill out a citizenship application if you haven’t done so already. You can find that here if need be:

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=997525

We do have elections going on; it’s a good way to exercise your rights!

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Constituence wrote:Hello!

Welcome to the CoFN, Constituence! I'm Percy, King of Percyton and the #6 green engine on the Island of Sodor. I hope you like it here!

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

I'd love to increase "Weather" over here..

Percyton

[spoiler=Today is April 29 and today are:]

Today is April 29 and today are:

- Buddha Purnima (Pakistan)

- Bulldogs are Beautiful Day

- Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (United Nations)

- Full Moon Day of Kasong (Myanmar)

- International Dance Day (UNESCO)

- Mother, Father Deaf Day

- National Peace Rose Day (United States)

- National Pet Parents Day (United States)

- National Shrimp Scampi Day (United States)

- National Zipper Day (United States)

- Shōwa Day (Japan)

- Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (Sri Lanka)

- Visak Bochea Day (Cambodia)

- Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day

- World Wish Day

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 1091 – Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.

- 1386 – Battle of the Vikhra River: The Principality of Smolensk is defeated by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and becomes its vassal.

- 1429 – Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans.

- 1483 – Gran Canaria, the main island of the Canary Islands, is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile.

- 1521 – Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås.

- 1770 – James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.

- 1781 – American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.

- 1861 – American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.

- 1862 – American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut.

- 1864 – Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War.

- 1903 – A 30 million cubic-metre landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.

- 1910 – The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the British public.

- 1911 – Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded.

- 1916 – World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.

- 1916 – Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end.

- 1944 – World War II: British agent Nancy Wake, a leading figure in the French Resistance and the Gestapo's most wanted person, parachutes back into France to be a liaison between London and the local maquis group.

- 1945 – World War II: The German army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies.

- 1945 – World War II: Start of Operation Manna.

- 1945 – World War II: The Captain-class frigate HMS Goodall (K479) is torpedoed by U-286 outside the Kola Inlet becoming the last Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the European theatre of World War II.

- 1945 – World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor; Hitler and Braun both commit suicide the following day.

- 1945 – Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops.

- 1945 – The Italian commune of Fornovo di Taro is liberated from German forces by Brazilian forces.

- 1946 – The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes.

- 1951 – Tibetan delegates to the Central People's Government arrive in Beijing and draft a Seventeen Point Agreement for Chinese sovereignty and Tibetan autonomy.

- 1953 – The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.

- 1965 – Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) successfully launches its seventh rocket in its Rehber series.

- 1967 – After refusing induction into the United States Army the previous day, Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title.

- 1968 – The controversial musical Hair, a product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, opens at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, with some of its songs becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement.

- 1970 – Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong.

- 1974 – Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.

- 1975 – Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind: The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigon before an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end.

- 1975 – Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnamese-held Trường Sa Islands.

- 1986 – A fire at the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.

- 1986 – Chernobyl disaster: American and European spy satellites capture the ruins of the 4th Reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant

- 1991 – A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless.

- 1991 – The 7.0 Mw Racha earthquake affects Georgia with a maximum MSK intensity of IX (Destructive), killing 270 people.

- 1992 – Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 53 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.

- 1997 – The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.

- 2011 – The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.

- 2013 – A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, injures 43 people.

- 2015 – A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1818 – Alexander II of Russia

- 1854 – Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer

- 1899 – Duke Ellington, American pianist, composer, and bandleader

- 1901 – Hirohito, Japanese emperor

- 1907 – Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer

- 1922 – Toots Thielemans, Belgian guitarist and harmonica player

- 1954 – Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian, actor, and producer

- 1957 – Daniel Day-Lewis, British-Irish actor

- 1958 – Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress

- 1968 – Michael "Bully" Herbig, German film director, actor and author

- 1970 – Uma Thurman, American actress

- 1970 – Andre Agassi, American tennis player

- 1978 – Bob and Mike Bryan, American tennis players

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Fact of the day

Male spider mites prefer their sexual partners to be dead.

Quote of the day

We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.

- Eleanor Roosevelt (American First Lady, 1884-1962) -

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

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Percyton, The British Islands Confederacy, Midasia

Good Afternoon Comrades!

First, I would like to welcome Constituence to our wonderful Confederacy. My name is Alexsi Vasily Coltsov. I am the current Premier of the Equestrian Union and the son of the legendary Aleksander D. Coltsov.

Second, thanks to all who have endorsed me. The most recent was Whitmount.

Third, for those of you following our conflict with Blackacre. The Red Army has taken Mt. Chyoi. The defenders surrendered after sustaining too many casualties. 6,400 of the 18,000 "Eagles" have fallen in the battle, while our losses totaled around 8,000.

And finally, the Coltsov family will be beginning their trip. Mare Force One will depart Mareskov International later tonight and head on a three nation tour. We will be visiting Percyton for Sodor Day tomorrow, then Jaslandia on official business, then end the trip with a stop in Spanelsko because we haven't checked on him in some time.

That's all for now Comrades! Any questions, please TG me.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Spanelsko, Driselbian Ambassador No 1

Axeldonia wrote:'Scuse me?

I am the true Queen of the Confederacy, you sloppy little wench.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

Fact of the day

Male spider mites prefer their sexual partners to be dead.

Same.

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

Lavan Tiri wrote:I am the true Queen of the Confederacy, you sloppy little wench.

Same.

Fite me 1v1 club penguin

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, The West Country

Axeldonia wrote:Fite me 1v1 club penguin

I will demolish you

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, The West Country

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1957 – Daniel Day-Lewis, British-Irish actor

Happy birthday, President Lincoln!

https://youtu.be/1qjtugr2618

Russkov Soviet wrote:-snip-

The United Kingdom greatly looks forward to the Coltsov family's visit! We shall welcome them with open arms, and we will do everything in our power to give them a good and comfortable visit!

Russkov Soviet, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Spanelsko

Vista Major wrote:Take a look at the Official Vistonian Platform for the Chancellorship!

https://goo.gl/mML88Q

#Vista2018

#PleaseDearGodNoRememberWhatHappenedLastTimeNoPlsNO

Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Lavan Tiri wrote:I will demolish you

u wish

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Bearlong wrote:#PleaseDearGodNoRememberWhatHappenedLastTimeNoPlsNO

When I was President last, my administration was stable, and saw nothing region-breaking. I'm pleased with that much.

When I was last Chancellor, I admit that I was going through personal issues that I didn't bring up until too late, which led to me being rightfully removed from office.

This time, I can assure you, will be considerably better.

Lavan Tiri, Midasia

Vista Major wrote:When I was President last, my administration was stable, and saw nothing region-breaking. I'm pleased with that much.

When I was last Chancellor, I admit that I was going through personal issues that I didn't bring up until too late, which led to me being rightfully removed from office.

This time, I can assure you, will be considerably better.

Elaborate.

Lavan Tiri

Gualimole wrote:Elaborate.

On which point?

Lavan Tiri

Vista Major wrote:On which point?

The personal issues.

Lavan Tiri

Gualimole wrote:The personal issues.

Long story short, my father was going through cancer treatment, and it affected my emotional well-being at the time. I thought I could put on a mask and pretend I was still capable, but my Chancellor work did suffer.

Thankfully, I'm in a much better place now, so things will be considerably better if I'm allowed to become Chancellor again.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Gualimole, Midasia

MERCUNOVA FOR CHANCELLOR

HE'S A NEATO BURRITO OF A DUDE

Bearlong, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Cesorion, The West Country

Russkov Soviet wrote:-snip-

Again, we're looking forward to hosting you for Sodor Day, and we're going to our best to make your day enjoyable!

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Not sure if any of you study International Relations, but if so - what theory do you adhere to?

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

The West Country wrote:Not sure if any of you study International Relations, but if so - what theory do you adhere to?

In most of my work, I've adopted a Neorealist perspective, with a synthesized Constructivist view, for my papers and thought.

Bearlong, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Midas for Minister of Foreign Affairs! For a Safe and Securer Society, through Unity and Equality. Fighting for Our Place in this World.

#MoFAMidas #Unité #Egalité #Vista4Chance

Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Endorsements for this Election:

Lex Caledonia - VC

Midasia - MoFA

The Valleian Orders - MoIA

Penguania And Antarctica - MoJ

Continental Commonwealths - Speaker

Russkov Soviet, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

Peng for MoJ because Peng for MoJ!

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Percyton, Cesorion, Midasia

Thank me later.

https://i.imgur.com/8ltd36I.png

Lavan Tiri, Vista Major

Vista Major wrote:Endorsements for this Election:

Lex Caledonia - VC

Midasia - MoFA

The Valleian Orders - MoIA

Penguania And Antarctica - MoJ

Continental Commonwealths - Speaker

Awh, shucks. Thanks bb

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

My Platform.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1018569

Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1018316

Dispatch completed, I encourage everyone to vote on Election Day to form the Fifth Government

Russkov Soviet, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Chernarus State wrote:https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1018316

Dispatch completed, I encourage everyone to vote on Election Day to form the Fifth Government

I really like this

Midasia wrote:My Platform.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1018569

This isn't bad

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

I would like to endorse the following people for this election cycle:

Chancellor - Mercunova

Foreign Affairs - Au Minbo

Vice-Chancellor - Lex Caledonia

Minister of Internal Affairs - The Valleian Orders

Minister of Justice - Penguania And Antarctica

Speaker of Parliament - Continental Commonwealths

All of these individuals are highly motivated and driven people who I've worked and/or interacted with in the past, and I can confidently vouch for all of them. They're a bright team who can do great things for the region, and I fully believe they have what it takes to lead this region. Long live the CoFN!

Gualimole wrote:Thank me later.

https://i.imgur.com/8ltd36I.png

https://youtu.be/Qmb9cnx__hA

Russkov Soviet, Lavan Tiri, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton

Since people have been asking, here are my opinions on the upcoming election and my endorsements.

Regarding Chancellor, I will actually refrain from an endorsement. Obviously, both [nation=short]Vista Major[/nation] and [nation=short]Mercunova[/nation] have tremendous experience with the regional government, and I don't think either would be a bad chancellor. I've worked extensively with Vista both in the CoFN and abroad and he was Chancellor over a year ago when I joined the region, I can tell you he really cares about the community here and the success of the region as a whole. At the same time, Mercunova has been an excellent chancellor in these recent months and I've seen him act very proactively in his position.

In terms of Vice-Chancellor, I would like to endorse [nation=short]Lex Caledonia[/nation]. Not that there is anything glaringly wrong with his opponent, I just believe that Lex has more experience in the regional government and that his opponent could probably benefit more from a different position (Maybe Deputy Vice-Chancellor?) before running for what I believe to be among the most vital positions in the region.

For MoFA, to be completely honest, I am not too familiar with either candidate, but upon reading each platform, I believe that the plan proposed by [nation=short]Midasia[/nation] seems like the one most needed in this region. Although this is an official endorsement, take this one with less gravity than the rest as the only indicator for this choice is my knowledge of our necessities and the promises made by the respective candidates.

For MoIA, I would like to say that although Yuk has been a staple for the region, I would like to endorse [nation=short]The Valleian Orders[/nation], he has the endorsement of the previous office holder, and I'd love to give him a chance in this position.

For Speaker and MoJ I think that [nation=short]Continental Commonwealths[/nation] and [nation=short]Penguania and Antarctica[/nation] are absolutely perfect, could not have thought of individuals more deserving of both our respect or these positions and I am proud to endorse them.

Hyderbourg

Ex-everything

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton, Cesorion, Midasia

Hyderbourg wrote:

that although Yuk has been a staple for the region, I would like to endorse [nation=short]The Valleian Orders[/nation], he has the endorsement of the previous office holder, and I'd love to give him a chance in this position.

ur dead to me

Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Hyderbourg, Mercunova, Midasia

Yukona wrote:ur dead to me

https://media.giphy.com/media/e3URFlLQywEPC/giphy.gif

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Yukona

Lex Caledonia Nuremgard

In an allotment garden area in the village where I live there is a garden where the owner hoists different flags every couple weeks (historical and nowadays). Today I saw that a Scottish Saltire was flying there. I instantly had to think about you two. :)

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Yukona, Percyton

I will post my votes later tonight. (8:00 CST Texas Time)

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton, Midasia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Lex Caledonia Nuremgard

In an allotment garden area in the village where I live there is a garden where the owner hoists different flags every couple weeks (historical and nowadays). Today I saw that a Scottish Saltire was flying there. I instantly had to think about you two. :)

Yaaaaaaaaaaaas

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

Happy Sodor Day, everyone! I'm currently participating in the celebration at Tidmouth, and I'm pleased to say the festivities have been going wonderfully! And our visitors seem to be having a good time indeed! The Tidmouth Times will post a news article all about it soon.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion, Midasia

Percyton wrote:Happy Sodor Day, everyone! I'm currently participating in the celebration at Tidmouth, and I'm pleased to say the festivities have been going wonderfully! And our visitors seem to be having a good time indeed! The Tidmouth Times will post a news article all about it soon.

Aleksander: This is absolutely wonderful. So much to see and so much to do!

Aleksi: I am amazed by this land. It's no wonder my father makes so many trips. We've even gotten near-perfect on the bagpipes!

Luna: I might actually have a summer home here. Love the area. The sounds are so relaxing. Speaking of sounds, we need to go rehearse for our show.

Aleksander: How can I forget? I just hope the presence of our military doesn't unsettle people. What with the war and all...

Aleksi: It's fine dad. Percy knows us well enough. Now come on! Rehersal time!

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Spanelsko

Niceness and Compassion are in the toilet but Cheerfulness and Culture are sky-high for me. What gives?

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Deimosan wrote:Niceness and Compassion are in the toilet but Cheerfulness and Culture are sky-high for me. What gives?

High-class snobs are perfectly content with being assholes

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Spanelsko, Midasia

Oh, and Rudeness too, see my ranking: https://www.nationstates.net/nation=deimosan/detail=rank

Most people have a reasonable amount of money and and country is 94.31% secular.

Perhaps we don't take a liking to political correctness as it's frowned upon.

Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

I endorse Heather Chandler for Chancellor.

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

Russkov Soviet wrote:Good Afternoon Comrades!

And finally, the Coltsov family will be beginning their trip. Mare Force One will depart Mareskov International later tonight and head on a three nation tour. We will be visiting Percyton for Sodor Day tomorrow, then Jaslandia on official business, then end the trip with a stop in Spanelsko because we haven't checked on him in some time.

That's all for now Comrades! Any questions, please TG me.

*Meanwhile in War torn Spain*

Madrid

*explosions*

*more explosions*

*screaming in pain*

General of Soviet Peoples Army: HOW MANY FASCISTS DO THEY HAVE?! I lost count of have we have killed already, massive losses and we are losing. The navy met its end few weeks ago and we recently lost Barcelona. BUT WE AREN'T GIVING UP MADRID!

Officers! Throw more waves of our men, we will hold our positions even if we have nothing left! I wouldn't be surprised if Tangshan and Nurem were sending these fascists help all those months. In 10 minutes launch another assault at the main parts of the city.

Also-- ARTILLERY! EVERYONE TO COVER!

*2 minutes later*

Another officer dead.... doesn't matter, hey you! You are now the in the command of this division go and fight! .... What do you need to give me? More dumb stuff from the government? Can't they see that i am stuck here fighting a lost battle?! Give it to me.

*reads* Wait...... WHAT? Send a letter to the Union that visiting our nation is borderline suicidal! When old is this message? 1 day... go and send the letter! We can't them get killed in crossfire of us and the fascists. And ask for more troops, otherwise we are doomed.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Spanelsko wrote:*Meanwhile in War torn Spain*

Madrid

*explosions*

*more explosions*

*screaming in pain*

General of Soviet Peoples Army: HOW MANY FASCISTS DO THEY HAVE?! I lost count of have we have killed already, massive losses and we are losing. The navy met its end few weeks ago and we recently lost Barcelona. BUT WE AREN'T GIVING UP MADRID!

Officers! Throw more waves of our men, we will hold our positions even if we have nothing left! I wouldn't be surprised if Tangshan and Nurem were sending these fascists help all those months. In 10 minutes launch another assault at the main parts of the city.

Also-- ARTILLERY! EVERYONE TO COVER!

*2 minutes later*

Another officer dead.... doesn't matter, hey you! You are now the in the command of this division go and fight! .... What do you need to give me? More dumb stuff from the government? Can't they see that i am stuck here fighting a lost battle?! Give it to me.

*reads* Wait...... WHAT? Send a letter to the Union that visiting our nation is borderline suicidal! When old is this message? 1 day... go and send the letter! We can't them get killed in crossfire of us and the fascists. And ask for more troops, otherwise we are doomed.

*Meanwhile, In peaceful Sodor*

Soldier: Comrade Premier! Comrade Premier!

Aleksi: Calm yourself son. What seems to be the issue?

Soldier: Sir, we can't visit Spanelsko. The Facists have nearly taken Madrid.

Aleksi: I see... And what should we do about this?

Soldier: Uh.. Send troops? Supplies?

Aleksi: Yes. I want word sent back home. Mobilize the 11th, 15th, and 16th Divisions. Blackacre is calling for a cease-fire anyhow.

Soldier: At once Comrade Premier!

*Back in the Equestrian Union*

Troops of the 11th, 15th, and 16th Divisions begin to mobilize. Meanwhile, naval units of the Siberian Fleet launch aircraft to strike at the Facist hoardes, while choppers carrying Marines and SpecOps thunder inland to help secure the city while the bulk of the Red Army loads up.

(Fun Fact: The 11th Divison was the main force in the Defense of Stalliongrad during the Z-War in October)

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Spanelsko

[spoiler=Today is April 30 and today are:]

Today is April 30 and today are:

- Armed Forces Day (Georgia)

- Beltane (Neo-Druidic Wheel of the Year)

- Birthday of the King Carl XVI Gustaf (Sweden)

- Buddha Purnima/Vesak (India)

- Camarón Day (French Foreign Legion)

- Carnival Day (Saint Martin and Sint Maarten)

- Carodejnice (Czech Republic and Slovakia)

- Children's Day (Mexico)

- Confederate Memorial Day (Mississippi)

- Consumer Protection Day (Thailand)

- Education Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

- Honesty Day (United States)

- International Jazz Day (UNESCO)

- Martyr's Day (Pakistan)

- May Eve

- National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day (United States)

- National Bubble Tea Day (United States)

- National Bugs Bunny Day (United States)

- National Hairstylist Appreciation Day (United States)

- National Honesty Day (United States)

- National Military Brats Day (United States)

- National Oatmeal Cookie Day (United States)

- National Persian Gulf Day (Iran)

- National PrepareAthon! Day (United States)

- National Raisin Day (United States)

- National Sarcoidosis Day (United States)

- Reunification Day (Vietnam)

- Russian State Fire Service Day (Russia)

- Shab e-Barat (Bangladesh)

- Teachers' Day (Paraguay)

- Walpurgis Night (Central and Northern Europe)

- Workers' Memorial Day (Gibraltar)

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 0311 – The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends.

- 0313 – Battle of Tzirallum: Emperor Licinius defeats Maximinus II and unifies the Eastern Roman Empire.

- 0642 – Chindasuinth is proclaimed king by the Visigothic nobility and bishops.

- 1315 – Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged at the instigation of Charles, Count of Valois.

- 1492 – Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration.

- 1513 – Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII.

- 1557 – Mapuche leader Lautaro is killed by Spanish forces at the Battle of Mataquito in Chile.

- 1598 – Juan de Oñate makes a formal declaration of his Conquest of New Mexico.

- 1598 – Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots.

- 1636 – Eighty Years' War: Dutch Republic forces recapture a strategically important fort from Spain after a nine-month siege.

- 1671 – Petar Zrinski, the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family, is executed.

- 1789 – On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.

- 1803 – Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.

- 1812 – The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana.

- 1838 – Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation.

- 1863 – A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico.

- 1871 – The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory.

- 1885 – Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.

- 1897 – J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.[1]

- 1900 – Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.

- 1904 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.

- 1907 – Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city.

- 1925 – Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Co. for US$146 million plus $50 million for charity.

- 1927 – The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.

- 1927 – Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

- 1937 – The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.

- 1938 – The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit (a prototype of Bugs Bunny).

- 1939 – The 1939-40 New York World's Fair opens.

- 1939 – NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.

- 1943 – World War II: The British submarine HMS Seraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and carrying false invasion plans.

- 1945 – World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.

- 1945 – World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9000 American and British airmen.

- 1947 – In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam for the second time.

- 1948 – In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established.

- 1956 – Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.

- 1957 – Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery entered into force.

- 1961 – K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned.

- 1963 – The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.

- 1973 – Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that White House Counsel John Dean has been fired and that other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, have resigned.

- 1975 – Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh.

- 1980 – The Iranian Embassy siege begins in London.

- 1982 – The Bijon Setu massacre occurs in Calcutta.

- 1993 – CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.

- 1994 – Formula One racing driver Roland Ratzenberger is killed in a crash during the qualifying session of the San Marino Grand Prix run at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari outside Imola, Italy.

- 2000 – Canonization of Faustina Kowalska in the presence of 200,000 people and the first Divine Mercy Sunday celebrated worldwide.

- 2004 – U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.

- 2008 – Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks.

- 2009 – Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

- 2009 – Seven civilians and the perpetrator are killed and another ten injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in an attempted assassination on Queen Beatrix.

- 2012 – An overloaded ferry capsizes on the Brahmaputra River in India killing at least 103 people.

- 2013 – Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates and Willem-Alexander becomes King of the Netherlands.

- 2014 – A bomb blast in Ürümqi kills three people and injures 79 others.

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1777 – Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist

- 1829 – Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist and academic

- 1857 – Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist

- 1870 – Franz Lehár, Slovak-Austrian composer

- 1883 – Jaroslav Hašek, Czech soldier and author

- 1893 – Joachim von Ribbentrop, German soldier and politician, 14th German Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs

- 1901 – Simon Kuznets, Belarusian-American economist, statistician, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1902 – Theodore Schultz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1909 – Juliana of the Netherlands

- 1916 – Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer

- 1933 – Willie Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor

- 1946 – King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

- 1949 – António Guterres, Portuguese academic and politician, Secretary-General of the United Nations

- 1956 – Lars von Trier, Danish director and screenwriter

- 1959 – Stephen Harper, Canadian economist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada

- 1975 – Johnny Galecki, American actor

- 1981 – Kunal Nayyar, British-Indian actor

- 1982 – Kirsten Dunst, American actress

[/spoiler]

Fact of the day

Amsterdam alone has 350 outdoor festivals every year.

Quote of the day

It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.

- Carl Friedrich Gauss (German Mathematician, 1777-1855) -

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

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Mercunova, Percyton, Cesorion, The British Islands Confederacy, Midasia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- National Bubble Tea Day (United States)

https://youtu.be/Gqrm2po4vdk?t=1m50s

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 2008 – Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks.

Well, so much for the Anastasia movie being remotely true. Still a good movie, though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_(1997_film)

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/files/images/spanish-civil-war-november-1938.jpg

Current borders of Spain

(Catalonia is under the Fascist/Monarchist New Salvatore together with Portugal, we are in the red)

Russkov Soviet, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:

*Back in the Equestrian Union*

Troops of the 11th, 15th, and 16th Divisions begin to mobilize. Meanwhile, naval units of the Siberian Fleet launch aircraft to strike at the Facist hoardes, while choppers carrying Marines and SpecOps thunder inland to help secure the city while the bulk of the Red Army loads up.

(Fun Fact: The 11th Divison was the main force in the Defense of Stalliongrad during the Z-War in October)

General of Soviet Army:

What the hell?! Have they gone insane? Even the government is preparing our capitulation once the capital falls, send message to the Union, ask them what do they think that they are doing. This revolution is lost.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:https://youtu.be/Gqrm2po4vdk?t=1m50s

Well, so much for the Anastasia movie being remotely true. Still a good movie, though.

Bartok is real, and anyone who maintains otherwise can fight me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_(1997_film)

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton

Governments are gay

I endorse myself as constitutional monarch

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Continental Commonwealths wrote:

Indeed, he is real.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9la_Bart%C3%B3k

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Continental Commonwealths wrote:

Jesus. What did I do to create the abomination that is this post.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Since no-one asked, but everyone endorses each other here, I think I'll write my thoughts for this election

Speaker

[List] Begining in a somewhat reverse order, from an office most probably uncontested, I think that Continental Commonwealths would have nothing to fear, even in competition. I remember from when he was Election Committee Member in the Second election that attention to detail was his main characteristic. Adherence to the rules is also of prime importance for him. I think that this is the kind of person we want as Speaker[/list]

Minister of Justice

[List] Another non-contested office here. But as above, Penguania And Antarctica has little-to-nothing to fear in the even of competion. I believe that Peng is the person that in the next to months will work to make the MoJ a more active office, with the support of many capable cabinet members. My humble suggestion, to him and all, is to follow Lex Caledonia's example of a codification bill[/list]

Minister of Foreign Affairs

[List]Although I have nothing against Midasia, I lean towards supporting Au Minbo for the post, sighting previous experience. [/list]

Minister of Internal Affairs

[List]In here I think I will refrain from endorsing. The Valleian Orders has time after time proven their dedication to this community in the Legislature, and I think they are an excellent candidate. Yukona however, also strikes me as someone with good intentions and ideas for this region. I'm kinda of two minds on this.[/list]

Vice-Chancellor

[List]Again, nothing against Chernarus State, but being someone who has worked with Lex Caledonia in the past, more than six months ago, and also the one who suggested he should run for MoIA in the first place, I think I'll go with Lex. He's a hard-working and dedicated individual. Lex-Merc would do an awesome job (spoilers for the next one)[/list]

Chancellor And here we go to the point of this whole election.

[List]

On the one hand, we have someone who takes his job very seriously, listens to his citizens, keeps them up-to-date and has lead the region to a relevant progress over the last term. This is more than enough for me to go wholeheartedly behind Mercunova

On the other hand, we have someone difficult to work with, stuck with the same, so called Reformist and Revolutionary, agenda from God knows when, despite being repeatedly told no, to his many attempts to bring the revolution. Guess what, Vista Major. The Confederacy wants stable growth, not your revolution.[/list]

[I]

Thank you

[B]

Cesorion,

Former MoFA, Vice-Chancellor and Chancellor

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Continental Commonwealths, Percyton

Cesorion wrote:-snip-

I have had experience in the CFN. It just happened during the coup by Silver.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Spanelsko wrote:General of Soviet Army:

What the hell?! Have they gone insane? Even the government is preparing our capitulation once the capital falls, send message to the Union, ask them what do they think that they are doing. This revolution is lost.

The Revolution will NEVER BE LOST! Even if your government and military collapses, we will not let those Facist Bastards hold a single bit of ground. We have seen firsthand what those deluded swine have planned for this world, and I won't stand for it. Our forces are prepared to sacrifice thousands in the name of the Motherland! We will NEVER SURRENDER! VICTORY OR DEATH! URA!!

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Spanelsko, Midasia

I will refrain from posting endorsements since I think they make the process of secret elections kinda pointless if everyone tells their votes beforehand.

Lavan Tiri, Midasia

Meanwhile in Midasia

Reporter: Konsul, we have reports that the situation in Spanelsko is getting worse. What will you do to help should you win reelection?

Theo: I will open the country to refugees and begin to send humanitarian aid to areas recently attacked to alleviate expenses in the future.

Reporter: Will you send military personnel to Spanelsko?

Theo: I will not risk Midasian lives in a conflict that could go on for decades. This will not be like a Vietnam. I will not send military to Spanelsko.

Reporter: Empress, what have you done about the forgotten wedding between Theo Desmond and your nephew, Aleksander Sov?

Mara: I have moved the date to May 6th for better weather. It will be open to all who would like to come.

Russkov Soviet, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:https://youtu.be/Qmb9cnx__hA

The libertarian right and the authoritarian left don't exist. Because capitalism is a hierarchical system of production, there is no such thing as the libertarian right. Because socialism is a democratic economic system that makes it so that the workers own the means of production, there is no such thing as the authoritarian right.

The problem with the political compass is that keeps economic and social issues separate despite their interconnectedness.

Lavan Tiri

Russkov Soviet wrote:The Revolution will NEVER BE LOST! Even if your government and military collapses, we will not let those Facist Bastards hold a single bit of ground. We have seen firsthand what those deluded swine have planned for this world, and I won't stand for it. Our forces are prepared to sacrifice thousands in the name of the Motherland! We will NEVER SURRENDER! VICTORY OR DEATH! URA!!

Message from the Leader of Spanelsko to his Army and the Union:

Highest General And Workers Revolution Minister:

My forces, we have our last days before our nation falls, but with the support of the mother of the revolution we must remain strong!

Its our patriotic duty to fight to the very last men, i am taking full leadership over our army! WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP!

I have lost hope in victory or that anyone would help us, we are facing defeat, until our last remaining friend in the Equestrian Union has sent us help. We may have lost the war but the enemy will suffer a fate worse then us!

Send them all to their death! MADRID WILL BE OUR STALINGRAD!

FOR THE WORKERS REVOLUTION!

Russkov Soviet, Lavan Tiri

Spanelsko wrote:Message from the Leader of Spanelsko to his Army and the Union:

Highest General And Workers Revolution Minister:

My forces, we have our last days before our nation falls, but with the support of the mother of the revolution we must remain strong!

Its our patriotic duty to fight to the very last men, i am taking full leadership over our army! WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP!

I have lost hope in victory or that anyone would help us, we are facing defeat, until our last remaining friend in the Equestrian Union has sent us help. We may have lost the war but the enemy will suffer a fate worse then us!

Send them all to their death! MADRID WILL BE OUR STALINGRAD!

FOR THE WORKERS REVOLUTION!

*some minutes after the speech*

-Several aircraft thunder overhead as munitions are dropped on attacking Facist troops-

-numerous helicopters bearing Equestrian Marines begin to land throughout the city.-

-The bulk of the Red Army is mere hours away from landing on the coasts to the West, as columns stream East through neutral pathways-

Lavan Tiri, Spanelsko

Russkov Soviet wrote:*some minutes after the speech*

-Several aircraft thunder overhead as munitions are dropped on attacking Facist troops-

-numerous helicopters bearing Equestrian Marines begin to land throughout the city.-

-The bulk of the Red Army is mere hours away from landing on the coasts to the West, as columns stream East through neutral pathways-

*Operation Dead Hope*

Spanelsko launches its final offensive against its enemies all over the front in attempt to hold the advance of the Fascist forces.

Meanwhile the last line connecting Madrid to rest of the Soviet Republic has been lost, guerrilla warfare in Madrid has been declared as the last strategy to hold the city. All remaining planes have been ordered to support the attempt at breaking the siege of the capital.

Multiple suicides have been reported in the military and government.

Russkov Soviet, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

dab on em haters

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Spanelsko, The West Country

*In Sodor*

The Coltsov Family continues to participate in the festivites even as the day winds down. Bagpipes playing "Scotland the Brave" echo across the area as Aleksander leads the Red Army Choir down the main road towards F.O.B. Pegasus. Next stop, Jaslandia..

*Madrid, Spanelsko*

[I]In the skies above the war-torn capital, a savage air battle is constantly being waged as the Equestrian Air Force valiantly fights to keep a daunting air bridge open to the surrounded capital. Meanwhile, on the ground, Equestrian Marines have managed to help the defenders keep ahold of the downtown area surrounding the government district. Fanatical fighting can be seen in the suburbs as Equestrian forces team up with what remains of Spanelsko's Home Guard and other units. The Red Army is still streaming in from the East and has yet to reach the border, but the Western Front has seen the 8th Division and 3rd Marine Battalion hit the beaches. If the Marines can hold out for a mere three to four hours, the city may be saved. Otherwise a full-scale invasion will be in effect, and fighting for the city will be even bloodier.

*Across the world*

[I]Blackacre has announced their surrender following the loss of Mt Chyoi. The move baffled Red Army commanders.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:I will refrain from posting endorsements since I think they make the process of secret elections kinda pointless if everyone tells their votes beforehand.

I endorse Angela Merkel for Chancellor

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:*In Sodor*

The Coltsov Family continues to participate in the festivites even as the day winds down. Bagpipes playing "Scotland the Brave" echo across the area as Aleksander leads the Red Army Choir down the main road towards F.O.B. Pegasus. Next stop, Jaslandia..

*Madrid, Spanelsko*

[I]In the skies above the war-torn capital, a savage air battle is constantly being waged as the Equestrian Air Force valiantly fights to keep a daunting air bridge open to the surrounded capital. Meanwhile, on the ground, Equestrian Marines have managed to help the defenders keep ahold of the downtown area surrounding the government district. Fanatical fighting can be seen in the suburbs as Equestrian forces team up with what remains of Spanelsko's Home Guard and other units. The Red Army is still streaming in from the East and has yet to reach the border, but the Western Front has seen the 8th Division and 3rd Marine Battalion hit the beaches. If the Marines can hold out for a mere three to four hours, the city may be saved. Otherwise a full-scale invasion will be in effect, and fighting for the city will be even bloodier.

*Across the world*

[I]Blackacre has announced their surrender following the loss of Mt Chyoi. The move baffled Red Army commanders.

We hope the Coltsov family had a great time, and we were glad to have all of you! I hope the whole craziness in Spanelsko didn't ruin an otherwise amazing day.

Spanelsko wrote:*Meanwhile in War torn Spain*

Madrid

*explosions*

*more explosions*

*screaming in pain*

General of Soviet Peoples Army: HOW MANY FASCISTS DO THEY HAVE?! I lost count of have we have killed already, massive losses and we are losing. The navy met its end few weeks ago and we recently lost Barcelona. BUT WE AREN'T GIVING UP MADRID!

Officers! Throw more waves of our men, we will hold our positions even if we have nothing left! I wouldn't be surprised if Tangshan and Nurem were sending these fascists help all those months. In 10 minutes launch another assault at the main parts of the city.

Also-- ARTILLERY! EVERYONE TO COVER!

*2 minutes later*

Another officer dead.... doesn't matter, hey you! You are now the in the command of this division go and fight! .... What do you need to give me? More dumb stuff from the government? Can't they see that i am stuck here fighting a lost battle?! Give it to me.

*reads* Wait...... WHAT? Send a letter to the Union that visiting our nation is borderline suicidal! When old is this message? 1 day... go and send the letter! We can't them get killed in crossfire of us and the fascists. And ask for more troops, otherwise we are doomed.

Oh dear! How awful! On behalf of the State of Percyton, I wish all the best for Spanelsko, and I hope things calm down and return to normal very soon!

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Percyton wrote:We hope the Coltsov family had a great time, and we were glad to have all of you! I hope the whole craziness in Spanelsko didn't ruin an otherwise amazing day.

Oh dear! How awful! On behalf of the State of Percyton, I wish all the best for Spanelsko, and I hope things calm down and return to normal very soon!

Luna: We all had a wonderful time Percy. I can tell because Aleksander is STILL playing those 'pipes.

Aleksi: Oh Father... Anyway.. Mother's right Percy. We did have a great time. Rest assured, Spanelsko will be liberated from the threat of Facism. The Great Red Army is on the march, and a storm is brewing.... a Soviet Storm.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton

Russkov Soviet wrote:Luna: We all had a wonderful time Percy. I can tell because Aleksander is STILL playing those 'pipes.

Aleksi: Oh Father... Anyway.. Mother's right Percy. We did have a great time. Rest assured, Spanelsko will be liberated from the threat of Facism. The Great Red Army is on the march, and a storm is brewing.... a Soviet Storm.

That's good to hear. Feel free to let us know if you need any help!

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Yukona, The West Country

Don't know if you know but today is the 311th anniversary of the Union of Parliaments between Scotland and England.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Anglia Imperium, The West Country

Oh, Oelesa and Varrick_The_Rich_Guy CTE'd. Again this community loses two very valuable members. :(

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Hyderbourg, Mercunova, Percyton, Anglia Imperium, Midasia

Happy may day everyone!

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Oh, Oelesa and Varrick_The_Rich_Guy CTE'd. Again this community loses two very valuable members. :(

Tragedy :'(

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

For a Safe and Securer Society, through Unity and Equality. Fighting for Our Place in this world.

#Unité #Egalité #MoFAMidas #Vista4Chance

Russkov Soviet, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Spanelsko

Good luck to everyone in this election!

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Cesorion

Midasia wrote:Good luck to everyone in this election!

Thanks- it’s gonna be a close one for Speaker!

But really, thanks to everyone who posted an endorsement. Hope to continue improving timeliness, communication, and engagement in Parliament this term.

And yes, good luck to everyone in this election!

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Cesorion, Midasia

Oh, and a reminder that there is currently a motion before Parliament regarding the Director of the Discord Administrative Organization nomination. Find it here:

http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/87/dao-director-nomination-motion

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton

It's so warm outside today that on my afternoon walk I just saw a squirrel barbecuing his nuts.

Bearlong, Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia, The West Country

Today is the last day for the sports league

please message me with

Nation:

Baseball Team Name:

Baseball Skill Level: (5-15)

Soccer Team Name:

Soccer Skill Level: (5-15)

Football Team Name:

Football Skill Level: (5-15)

Basically, you can give your team points that act as their skill levels but every nation is restricted to 30 total skill levels so there can be a prioritization of sports and it stays fair.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:

Oh dear! How awful! On behalf of the State of Percyton, I wish all the best for Spanelsko, and I hope things calm down and return to normal very soon!

Thank you Percyton.

How are our machines doing?

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Spanelsko wrote:Thank you Percyton.

How are our machines doing?

I do hope the capital is still mostly holding on. The bulk of the Red Army is about 10-15 miles away. Command has confirmed the reduction of Facist air power, so the skybridge should have increased troop/supply transports

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Spanelsko

Russkov Soviet wrote:I do hope the capital is still mostly holding on. The bulk of the Red Army is about 10-15 miles away. Command has confirmed the reduction of Facist air power, so the skybridge should have increased troop/supply transports

I am going to get report soon, but i can report that 90% of the city has been overrun by our superior enemy, the last remaining men we have in the capital are local militias, random volunteers and few wounded soldiers making around 3700 remaining soldiers.

With the leader of the army being surrounded in the Parliament building.

All remaining planes of our army have been lost. From now on we will have to rely on your help comrade.

If i may request, we need some forces in the south as the northern offensive towards Zaragoza and from there to the border of France is going quite well but we lack men and can't afford to leave the south too open.

Russkov Soviet, Lavan Tiri

*meanwhile in HQ of Madrid*

SPA General:Hello??? Yes, Madrid is still holding, i saw some what seems to be foreign fighters attack the traitors, i also see some foreign planes well actually saw since i am in the lower floors of the building. The counter-attack has helped a lot, the enemy pressure has decreased which is also probably due to the air battle no longer being one sided. Its those equestrians right? Yes, i am holding my position as best as i can but we will last at best no more then 30 hours before we run out of ammunition. After that we are certainly going to die, i hear another explosion... it seems that enemy tanks have arrived. How goes the other fronts?

*Northern Sector*

SPA General N.:We have made a small breakthrough in the enemy lines, by the end of the week we might even cut of Barcelona from the main supply lines. 60% of all armor and vehicles has been lost. We however seem to still have somewhat of an advantage in artillery here, we will inform you at a later time Leader!

*Southern Sector*

SPA General S.:We have most of our armor and vehicles in OK state, however along the coast the enemy has broke through our line, we are starting to retreat 10 Km back into our old positions, we should be able to hold there. However the southern factories will be in direct firing line of the enemy artillery. We request the order to send the workers more north and to destroy those factories in case we are pushed back.

*Main Line of Madrid Offensive*

Around the capital we have utterly failed to gain any land, however we might be able to break a small line in the enemy defence in the southern parts near Madrid.

*Government*

........*****........------.....

*Leader*

I will send these reports to the Ruskov, we have lost all communication with the government itself. All party members are MIA except me. To all remaining reserves and militias and people wanting to resist, i call for your help. I am your new Leader as well as the last member of our Soviet Party. Help is on the way, we only need to resist for a bit longer. To all workers, you will now have to work double time and 5 more hours. We need those supplies to not be broken, to all soldiers. Good luck, this is our finest hour!

Russkov Soviet, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

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