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Elwher
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Capitalizt

Postby Elwher » Wed Aug 09, 2017 10:06 am

Tom Wolfe - Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers
CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision.
Ambrose Bierce
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Soufrika
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Posts: 497
Founded: Aug 02, 2008
Ex-Nation

Postby Soufrika » Wed Aug 09, 2017 2:23 pm

Drive by James Sallis
Libertarian Agnostic
NIHIL VERUM EST, LICET OMNIA
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Nanatsu no Tsuki
Post-Apocalypse Survivor
 
Posts: 203954
Founded: Feb 10, 2008
Inoffensive Centrist Democracy

Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Wed Aug 09, 2017 3:11 pm

Put down The Bees by Laline Paull and resumed reading of The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls, by Emilie Autumn.
Slava Ukraini
Also: THERNSY!!
Your story isn't over;֍Help save transgender people's lives֍Help for feral cats
Cat with internet access||Supposedly heartless, & a d*ck.||Is maith an t-earra an tsíocháin.||No TGs
RIP: Dyakovo & Ashmoria
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Nanatsu no Tsuki
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Inoffensive Centrist Democracy

Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Fri Aug 11, 2017 7:03 pm

Started reading Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault (Glass Vault #1), by Candace Robinson.

People in the town of Deer Park, Texas are vanishing. There is a strange museum, known as Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault, that appears overnight. Perrie Madeline's best friend and ex-boyfriend are among the missing. Perrie, along with her friend August, go on a pursuit to search for them in the mysterious museum. Could the elusive Quinsey Wolfe’s Glass Vault have anything to do with their disappearances?

A book that intertwines horror with retellings mixed with humor and darkness (*).
Slava Ukraini
Also: THERNSY!!
Your story isn't over;֍Help save transgender people's lives֍Help for feral cats
Cat with internet access||Supposedly heartless, & a d*ck.||Is maith an t-earra an tsíocháin.||No TGs
RIP: Dyakovo & Ashmoria
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War Gears
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Founded: Jul 02, 2017
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Postby War Gears » Fri Aug 11, 2017 7:10 pm

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea.

"Fathers! Just think about it for a minute - they’re enough to make you puke. Fathers are evil itself, laden with everything ugly in Man. "
Parasparopagraho Jīvānām.
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Las Palmeras
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Founded: Jun 15, 2012
Ex-Nation

Postby Las Palmeras » Fri Aug 11, 2017 7:19 pm

The Olmec World by Ignacio Bernal.
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Hey hey, LP here: Too burnt out with this nation to make new lore or fix macrohistorical longue durée alt-his inconsistencies, too clingy to let it die.
UPHOLD SOUTH REINISM-LENINISM! UNLIMITED DESTRUCTION OF 1ST WORLD HETERRHOIDS!
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Thyerata
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Postby Thyerata » Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:15 am

Currently reading The Arabs: A History by Eugene Rogan
From the Desk of the Honourable Matthew Merriweather Ph.D. (Law, 2040) LLM Public and International Law, 2036) LLB Law (2035) (all from Thyerata State University)
Thytian Ambassador to the World Assembly and Security Council

I'm a gay man with an LLM, mild Asperger syndrome and only one functioning eye. My IC posts may reflect this, so please be aware
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Filimons
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Founded: May 16, 2015
Ex-Nation

Postby Filimons » Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:22 pm

Idearium español, by Ángel Ganivet.
Das Publikum beklatscht ein Feuerwerk, aber keinen Sonnenaufgang.
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Gim
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Postby Gim » Sat Aug 12, 2017 11:47 pm

TIME magazine.
All You Need to Know about Gim
Male, 17, Protestant Christian, British
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Elwher
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Capitalizt

Postby Elwher » Sun Aug 13, 2017 10:41 am

Richard Doyle - Imperial 109
CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision.
Ambrose Bierce
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BlazingAngel
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Founded: Dec 03, 2012
Father Knows Best State

Postby BlazingAngel » Sun Aug 13, 2017 10:44 am

Dog Company- Patrick K. O`Donnell
Certified Firefighter. Took an EMT class and failed the written test twice. This was (probably) caused after killing too many dummies with an AED. Now a slave to Amazon as a warehouse worker

Rub some aloe vera on your neck and perform chest compressions on yourself for about 30 times per minutes. Then wrap the fuck out of your right arm with a saran wrap. Lastly, rub your nipples for shock management. Paramedics approved

DON'T SLEEP NEAR THE FIRELINES
Never lose your hose unattended when conducting clean-up. You'll never get it back
When a tree fall in the forest, does it make a sound? Of course it has, after being brutally sawed in half by chainsaws
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The Macabees
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Postby The Macabees » Sun Aug 13, 2017 11:00 am

Anthony Everitt's The Rise of Athens
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Washington Resistance Army
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Founded: Aug 08, 2011
Father Knows Best State

Postby Washington Resistance Army » Mon Aug 14, 2017 7:03 am

The Reds Are Upon Us, an old work put out by the Silver Legion of America back in the 1930's.

It's certainly a bit strange.
Hellenic Polytheist, Socialist
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Adytus
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Founded: Apr 27, 2016
Ex-Nation

Postby Adytus » Tue Aug 15, 2017 4:30 am

The Good Guy by Dean Koontz
Necromancer of Arbitration
In Lazarus
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World Anarchic Union
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Posts: 6276
Founded: Feb 10, 2015
Left-wing Utopia

Postby World Anarchic Union » Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:47 pm

100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
THE PEOPLE UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED!
VIVA ROJAVA!
VIVA EZLN!

PRO: Anarcho-Communism, Libertarian Socialism, Communalism, Revolutionary Catalonia, Council Communism, Direct Democracy, Ecology, Internationalism, Pro-Choice, Palestine, Feminism, LGBTQ+ Rights


ANTI: Capitalism, Imperialism, NATO, Fascism, Authoritarianism, Nationalism, (Neo)Liberalism, Conservatism, Reformism, Militarism, Misogyny, Racism
Political Compass:
Economic Left/Right: -9.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.77

Political Objectives:
Revolutionary
100 Equality, 93 Liberty and 29 Stability
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Ethel mermania
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Founded: Aug 20, 2010
Corrupt Dictatorship

Postby Ethel mermania » Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:41 pm

gettysburg by Stephen sears


in preparation for a potential trip
https://www.hvst.com/posts/the-clash-of ... s-wl2TQBpY

The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion … but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
--S. Huntington

The most fundamental problem of politics is not the control of wickedness but the limitation of righteousness. 

--H. Kissenger
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The Grene Knyght
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Founded: May 07, 2016
Left-wing Utopia

Postby The Grene Knyght » Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:55 pm

The Wasp Factory by Iain (M.) Banks.
[_★_]
(◕‿◕)
Socialist Women wrote:Part of the reason you're an anarchist is because you ate too much expired food
Claorica wrote:Oh look, an antifa ancom being smartaleck
Old Tyrannia wrote:Bold words from the self-declared Leninist
Currently
Reading
2015: x=-8.75,y=-6.56
2016: x=-8.88,y=-9.54
2017: x=-9.63,y=-9.90
2018: x=-9.88,y=-9.23
2019: x=-10.0,y=-9.90
2020: x=-10.0,y=-10.0
2021: x=-10.0,y=-10.0
ＦＵＬＬＹ　ＡＵＴＯＭＡＴＥＤ　ＬＵＸＵＲＹ　ＧＡＹ　ＳＰＡＣＥ　ＣＯＭＭＵＮＩＳＭ
PRO: Socialism, Communism, Internationalism, Revolution, Leninism.
NEUTRAL: Anarchism, Marxism-Leninism.
ANTI: Capitalism, Liberalism, Nationalism, Fascists, Hyper-Sectarian Leftists.
Portal Nationalist | Proletarian Moralist
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Nanatsu no Tsuki
Post-Apocalypse Survivor
 
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Founded: Feb 10, 2008
Inoffensive Centrist Democracy

Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Tue Aug 22, 2017 3:03 pm

The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls, by Emilie Autumn, but the paperback edition instead of the ebook.
Slava Ukraini
Also: THERNSY!!
Your story isn't over;֍Help save transgender people's lives֍Help for feral cats
Cat with internet access||Supposedly heartless, & a d*ck.||Is maith an t-earra an tsíocháin.||No TGs
RIP: Dyakovo & Ashmoria
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Gim
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Postby Gim » Thu Aug 24, 2017 2:28 am

The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
All You Need to Know about Gim
Male, 17, Protestant Christian, British
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The Macabees
Senator
 
Posts: 3924
Founded: Antiquity
Anarchy

Postby The Macabees » Thu Aug 24, 2017 6:12 am

A Crown of Swords, Robert Jordan
Former Sr. II Roleplaying Mentor | Factbook

The Macabees' Guides to Roleplaying, Worldbuilding, and Other Stuff (please upvote if you like them!)
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Greater Cesnica
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Left-Leaning College State

Postby Greater Cesnica » Thu Aug 24, 2017 6:54 am

For a civics class, Mein Kampf, by Adolf Hitler.

(yes I know super edgy and all)
Sic Semper Tyrannis.
WA Discord Server
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Firearm Rights are Human Rights
privacytools.io - Use these tools to safeguard your online activities, freedoms, and safety
My IFAK and Booboo Kit Starter Guide!
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San Lumen wrote:You are ridiculous.
George Orwell wrote:“That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.”
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The Great Expanses
Lobbyist
 
Posts: 20
Founded: Aug 24, 2016
Liberal Democratic Socialists

Postby The Great Expanses » Thu Aug 24, 2017 6:56 am

The Stranger, Albert Camus
Poor
Some NS stats are used; not a lot.
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New Ducklands
Envoy
 
Posts: 293
Founded: Dec 15, 2015
Ex-Nation

Postby New Ducklands » Thu Aug 24, 2017 6:57 am

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towels.
Proud Founder & Official Ambassador of Elparia. Also, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Atorantisu.
I don't use NS stats, I'm not crazy here.

Filthy Userite. And Proud.
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Nexus of All Realities
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Posts: 567
Founded: Jun 18, 2017
Ex-Nation

Postby Nexus of All Realities » Thu Aug 24, 2017 3:35 pm

When the English Fall--David Williams
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Aigania
Attaché
 
Posts: 71
Founded: Sep 17, 2009
Civil Rights Lovefest

Postby Aigania » Thu Aug 24, 2017 3:38 pm

"The Rapture of the Nerds" by Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross.
Nation States stats and issues compliant
Tier 11 - Dimensional Diety (Post-FFT); Level 9 - Almighty Archon; Type9 - Galactic Guardian
Power: 4.63 civilization; Why? Balancing. https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1288477
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