Your Reaction to AN's News (III)

[-Astoria-]

AN doesn't have news that I can see so

Gaming industry reaches annual levels of A₤145 billion in sales

"Wow... 145 billion? That is a lot while I am not sure exactly how much that is in Euros but it would be a lot no matter what. Imagine the kind of funding we could get if we were to take over that industry."
-Delta

Given that current exchange rates stand at €1 = A₤0.962, that would be €150.728 billion.
/skip

[New Treyland]

"Immigration restricted? The last time we tried restricting immigration, it was defeated by those Federal Party dumbos. Glad that this nation's going in the right direction. If we got some of YOUR politicians in here, we could get somewhere as a nation. Oh, and also overthrow the Prince."
-Josephine Roberts, prominent anti-immigration politician

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[Continental Free States]

"How far have the mighty fallen that the Kingly Crigsmarine^[1] isn't already bombing every bit of coastline 'Democratish Treyland' has and Kingly Marines aren't already landing in their headstead^[2] to bestrafe^[3] the nimming^[4] of a British merchant ship, bearing weapons or otherwise."

Edwin van Horn, New Yorker

^{[1] Royal Navy
[2] capital
[3] punish
[4] capture}

[Cavirfi]

Persia makes law sacking university lecturers with known Mahometish ties

OOC Reaction: I'm rather torn on this issue. On one hand, there's the issue of religious freedom, and the fact that Persia is willing to suppress lecturers on the basis that they support political Islam (whether it be Islamic Theocracy or Islamic Democracy was not clarified here) seems quite authoritarian. On the other hand though, if these lecturers made an oath declaring that they must be secular in their profession, then I would understand why Persia would do something like that.

[Cavirfi]

"Wait, so Frow^[1] Tortune is martling^[2] folkmurderers^[3] and folk are pissed so pissed about this the want everyone to stop trading with Cavfiri so she'll stop? Firstly, why are they even pissed about this? And twithely^[4], how will that help? She'll just have them offrightened^[5] or whatever instead."

Edwin van Horn, New Yorker

^{[1] Lady (see Frau)
[2] torturing
[3] genocidaires
[4] secondly
[5] executed}

Ayo man, late response. But the protestors actually want her to execute them or at the very least try them for their crimes immediately. They think that her torturing the genocidaires (and thus delaying their trials deliberately) is purely sadistic and serves no value to neither the NiceGuy or Anti-NiceGuy worlds.

/stillme

[Michigan and The Lakes]

Persia makes law sacking university lecturers with known Mahometish ties

OOC Reaction: I'm rather torn on this issue. On one hand, there's the issue of religious freedom, and the fact that Persia is willing to suppress lecturers on the basis that they support political Islam (whether it be Islamic Theocracy or Islamic Democracy was not clarified here) seems quite authoritarian. On the other hand though, if these lecturers made an oath declaring that they must be secular in their profession, then I would understand why Persia would do something like that.

"How much training do you need to brutalize minorities?"~A Michigander BLM member

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[Nomayuki]

"You're at war with Canada? I honestly do not know what to say about this. Your leader is having an AFFAIR? WHY... WHAT THE... HUH? I suppose the only positive news is the one regarding parking tickets... what a coincidence, we just did the same thing."

-Seroy Kuschin, Prime Minister of Nomayuki

[Washington-Columbia]

Nomayukian soldiers stationed in Smolensk Prefecture border region with Belarus as tensions rise quick

"Good God, hope it gets better. Wouldn't like a big damn war,"

-Tony Ellerson, MP in the National Parliament.

[Tummylandia and Susistan]

SPECIAL NEWS REPORT: Report: Trial of Santa Marie Nightclub Shooter Begins

"THANK THE LORD! Let's hope that they get the death penalty, or life in prison. I understand that for some nations torture-for-life isn't really an option, but I'm hoping that they get the highest punishment ever in Washington-Columbia." said tummyfart65.

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[Ayodhyadesha]

"Torture for life? They've made it legal?! Why, we've been doing it secretly all these years, now we can openly do it if this is legalised!"

- Anonymous general

[New Order Libya]

>Ex-Governor Rudra Yadav was executed early morning by being blown to pieces by a cannon, ashes handed over to family

"It must have been controversial to execute someone in such an intense way, but I think it's good. Lethal injection, firing squad, hanging, those methods don't really do it as a deterrent anymore. Sending the remains to the family seems like an insult to injury, but I suppose keeping them would be worse."

- Ziyadat Allah Hasan, President of Libya

sig. Don't do the first one, about journalism, I've had that one done like 6 times in a row now.

[The Aquaria]

President Hasan says he will consider acting in American movies again if Joe Biden personally apologizes to him

"yeah... that sounds very Muammar. I am pretty sure that President Hasan is the perfect succeeder of such a ridiculous leader like Gaddafi, or even surpassing him. Anyway, when will the movie be released?"

-Alina Lotvall, Chancellor of Federal State Council, 2028

[Stratonesia]

Response from VP Grimlock:

The Lower House has passed the "Boldonian-Brasilistani Democracy Lend-lease Act" With 1437 votes in favour, 1065 against and 48 abstentions. The emergency act will be voted on in the Upper House tomorrow.

What? Land-lease? To whom? Is it to Brasilistan? Oh no. Don't do that. You do NOT do that. Do you know what those Brasilistani barbarians did to our citizens?
What? It's lend-lease, not land-lease? My, oh my...

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Chancellor Lotvall has proposed to revert the term duration from 4 years to 5 years, to provide a better arrangement for economic plans.

Ah, the classic "communists' 5-year plan". Y'know, I too have a "5-year plan". For my bank account.

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No, I don't do "news in sig". Here's the news...
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1814851

[The Aquaria]

Response from VP Grimlock:

The Lower House has passed the "Boldonian-Brasilistani Democracy Lend-lease Act" With 1437 votes in favour, 1065 against and 48 abstentions. The emergency act will be voted on in the Upper House tomorrow.

What? Land-lease? To whom? Is it to Brasilistan? Oh no. Don't do that. You do NOT do that. Do you know what those Brasilistani barbarians did to our citizens?

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Chancellor Lotvall has proposed to revert the term duration from 4 years to 5 years, to provide a better arrangement for economic plans.

Ah, the classic "communists' 5-year plan". Y'know, I too have a "5-year plan". For my bank account.

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No, I don't do "news in sig". Here's the news...
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1814851

Interestingly, with Brasilistani in the name, we only aid the Boldonian military in this act.

/skipme

[Ayodhyadesha]

"Why should there be term limits in the first place. Look at our country, His Majesty has been Emperor for 12 years now, and it's going perfectly well. These democracies only cause instability and crisis. Hail the monarchy! Jai Aryavarta!"

- Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson in reaction to the news on the Chancellor's proposal to revert the term from 4 to 5 years

[Nacrad]

"Excuse me, a cannon? What is this, some stupid tinpot dictatorship? No matter how henious the crime is, the condemned has to have a respectful death. Being blasted by a cannon decidedly isn't one."

Chris Wong, Citizen

BN, please read and react to this: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=496923&p=40231064#p40231064

[Perikuresu]

"Oooh, ahhh, This is a very complicated for me to give an opinion on. All I can safely say is that I support the right for Q and Hsieh to change their genders and the right for them to reaffirm their identity in their own ways."
~ Henry Dakai, Citizen of Zhengguo

BN: News in sig

[Kahekordne Union of Spib]

Fireworks, Bells and Cheers ring across Apanalua as the country enters 2023

We dropped a tesseract to celebrate and it broke. Another year has gone by and it is quite the warning feeling knowing everyone (kinda) celebrates the coming of a New Year. Already imagining the beautiful sounds of the bells and fireworks coming from Nasa right now. Sounds loud

[Ayodhyadesha]

"Excuse me, a cannon? What is this, some stupid tinpot dictatorship? No matter how henious the crime is, the condemned has to have a respectful death. Being blasted by a cannon decidedly isn't one."

Chris Wong, Citizen

BN, please read and react to this: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=496923&p=40231064#p40231064

(BTW This is the year 1190 A.D. so even a cannon was the most advanced thing back then, just saying)

/skipme

[Continental Free States]

"It is my closely-held selfly meaning^[1] that those who have no offsight^[2] to play by the rules of the game -a word which here means 'onnim^[3] not to seek the overthrow of the regering^[4] and bring about a communistish dictatorship'- should have no right to play in the game at all. It's not only that communists shouldn't be allowed seats in the gemoot^[5], it's that their parties should be closed down and their ringleaders sent to fangsel^[6]."

Albert Calhoun, 3rd Forst of Vladivostok, Americanish ethelman, business magnate and Philantrope

<sup>[1] personal opinion
[2] intention
[3] accept
[4] government (here means regime)

[5] parliament, council
[6] jail</sup>

[Sulivannia]

Foresitter Milton caught on camera drunkenly singing 'I feel pretty' to mirror ahead of New Years' pressmoot

"Why is the press so intrusive to public figures' private lives, seems a bit creepy to me? Whatever our leaders do at 7 am is none of my business anyway. That being said, though, I personally don't approve being drunkenly before an important press meeting, I calm myself with tea instead, including at New Year's."

Sūle Stanaleult (61), CEO of Eri Sūlevani (Air Sulivannia) (2014 - present), from Toumasburg, Colāmwert

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Since I no longer list or archive my news headlines in my dispatches (maybe that could change), the headlines are found in the scrollable box of my signature.

[Perikuresu]

Floods in T'mond Valley & E s'board expand, heavy rains starting late Dec

Alas, the only thing I can do for the people in these areas is thoughts and prayers for their suffering and hope for their safety. As someone with a relative who works in rural Australia, I can sympathise with the relatives of those affected by the floods, the impending wait on your loved one's fate is a feeling I'd rather not have weighing down my chest again.
~ John Jean London, resident of L'Hexagone Island of British descent

BN: News in sig

[-Pashtunistan]

Apanalua mandates COVID-19 tests for incoming tourists from China

At this point... who cares? everyone got it already, everyone's immune now, those who aren't are dead. Although this does mess with China... so that's nice.
- Mohammed Hashim Kurpal, Minister of Internal Security

For BN: news in sig

[Ayodhyadesha]

>some economic shit idk

"Let me sell all my stocks I bought over there in Pakhtunistan. I have a great deal of stocks in livestock including 13% of 5000 sheep and 48.7% of 2318 goats. The market's uncertain so I never know."

- an anonymous business tycoon's reaction

[Continental Free States]

"I don't get it, what right do the frithbringers^[1] have to 'tosteven'^[2] to a status quo? Shouldn't the sides crigging^[3] be the ones who make that choice? That aside, a crig reaching a standstill is, I onnim^[4], a good thing."

Edwin van Horn, New Yorker

^{[1] peace ringers, ttl's equivalent to peacekeepers, named such because they're supposed to establish peace in a warring region rather than keep it
[2] agree
[3] warring
[4] suppose}