The Democritus Times (Democritus Only)

[Puertollano]

'An affront to the Bolivarian Republic," Castillo hits back in culture war

President Castillo returned to Channel 8, the state-run television broadcasting station to denounce the actions of the Ministry of Education of San Martin. San Martinia recently altered its' curriculum to confront the idea that Simon Bolivar, the liberator of Puertollano, was in fact a megalomaniac and dictator of Puertollano. Simon Bolivar, who the Bolivarian Republic is named after, is beloved greatly within Puertollano. There is even an agreement between the left and right factions inside of the country about the legacy of Bolivar, but his name is frequently invoked by the President more than by the opposition. Simon Bolivar is important to Puertollano and is seen in many aspects of current life. Within the Presidential Palace itself, dozens of portraits of Simon Bolivar can be found, a recent destroyer was named after his Vice-President (Santander), Castillo has removed statues of Spanish Monarchs and replaced them with 'El Libertardo', social programs are named after Bolivar and people's militias are named after him too. Riled up on national television, the President blasted San Martina:

Yesterday I would have said you cannot show me anything else that would change my mind in my opinion that San Martina is a curse of South America. In the recent hours, I have only been proven to be true, again. It is our duty to protect the legacy of the Liberator, Simon Bolivar, who liberated our nation in the year of 1818 from the Spanish Empire. Because of this, the Bolivarian Republic is indebted to protecting him from slander, especially those who seek to undermine our society. Without Bolivar, the people of Puertollano would not enjoy the liberty they have today. Without Bolivar, we would still be subjugated under the thumb of European powers. Look at French Guiana - had Simon Bolivar have the opportunity to liberate them, we would have been living peacefully, co-existing in the community of South America. Now look at it. French Guiana is one giant Francophone military base. We would have been the same, one giant airstrip for the Spanish Airforce. No! Now we are an independently-minded nation, seeking an anti-imperialist doctrine and spreading the truth about peace and socialism.

The vile, low attacks by the San Martin Ministry of Education are despicable and are an affront to the Bolivarian Republic. They forget that Jose de San Martin was in fact a stooge of the Spanish Empire for most of his life, fighting for Spain against people across the entire globe. Yes, and we cannot forget that San Martin was involved in North Africa, fighting for the Spanish to oppress the people of North Africa. This is no anti-imperialist hero, this is a royalist stooge who only sought independence when fitting. He is the same as King Ferdinand, the same as the royals in Spain. I am in favour of the liberation of all people, not just South America, but Africa too. A person involved in the colonisation and rape of Africa is not an anti-imperialist, they are the worst kind of early imperialists. We cannot stand by as the record of Simon Bolivar, the liberator, is tarnished by a nation named after the coloniser of Africa. That's why our Ministry of Education will continue the Mission Anti-Imperialista, will continue to teach our children the truth of the Liberator, not the anti-Puertollanoan propaganda. I will also dedicate millions to the expansion of the Simon Bolivar Museum in central Caracas, so that people may arrive in the Bolivarian Republic and learn the truth of our past, not the misinformation.

[Calindelo]

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Poland's Multi-Billion Nuclear Deal With China
29 October 2022

A Polish T.E.L. carrying a SRBM near the Tatras Mountains. (Circa 2019)

Before the fall of the Socialist administration in Poland, Former President Ntalia Kraszanka ordered the production of nuclear weapons to be fitted in SLBM's or Surface SRBM's. The project was kept secret and was developing with success, until the war happened, where progressed was rushed, and later halted.

After the war and the fall of Socialism in Poland, President Masaryk shut down nuclear projects within the nation, including the facility in the Tatras where the nuclear weapons were being developed. The Ballistic Missile Submarine, The PNS Warsaw was also stripped of it's SLBM's and was docked indefinitely in the Polish Baltic Naval Base in Gdynia. The nuclear warheads, along with the ballistic missiles and confidential files the Kraszanka administration assembled while researching the project were then stored and held in the Błędów Desert Military Base, waiting for disarmament.

However, this October, The Eastern European States has agreed to sell all of its acquired nuclear research from the previous Polish administration, Three sets of 30 Kiloton, 10 Kiloton, and 1 kiloton nuclear warheads to the Republic of China, for the agreed amount of $25 Billion. The Polish Foreign Affairs Office sees further cooperation between Poland and China in the future, after this successful negotiation.

The remaining nuclear warheads under Poland will be fully disarmed and dismantled on February 28th, 2023. The Eastern European States' election year.

[2nd National Republic]

Ellection results put president at odds with National Assembly

After the results of the recent electon for the Predidential office and the National assembly has put them in odds with eachother. The reults have left the NKMT canidate Ma Ying-jeou as president with 47% of the vote. President Ying-Jeou thanked his supporters and promised to brign a "Bountifull harvest of growth and progress" to china under his presidency.

Ying-Jeou (left) shaking hands with his opponent from the LSPC canidate, XiJinping(right)

Howeaver the results for the National Assembly has let more to desire for the party. While their leading opponent, the LSPC, took a 4% lead against them there is no solid controller for the National Assembly. There has been no news as to any coallitions forming betwen the party's as of yet, but many say none will be formed.

NKMT: 36%
LSPC: 40%
PFC: 10%
FGP: 9%
Independant: 5%

Hopefull observers say that with the current makeup there to be more compriminse and a better relationship between the parties, hoveaver less optomistic comentators say that there will be far more political deadlocy in Nanjiing for the forseable future.

Nuclear Deal with Poland Goes through

A recent push form the NKMT lead by President Ying-Jeou has lead to a 25 Billion deal with poland for their expirience with their nuclear program. The deal has lead to large gains in expirienc with the design and production of warheads, with working warheads beign purchased for physical expirience. The confidential material shared has already propelled the program ahead by years. Most of the warheads have been said to be planned to be dissasembled for use to create local models. It is unnown as to how the Goverment will use this programe but many expect it to be kept to a smaller margin comparred to many of the larger nuclear powers such as the NAF or France, and fit more closely with our southern neighbor Bendicion. This is coming in as the military is restructuring its combat doctrine, sources say to fit in with the nuclear Programe.

[Puertollano]

TeleSUR bureau established in Islamabad

A bureau and broadcasting centre for TeleSUR News has been established in the capital of Almihiria in Islamabad. The Director of TeleSUR International was engaged in negotiations with the government of Almihiria to expand the reach of the anti-imperialist network to the Middle East. This is in clear response to the vapid anti-Puertollanoan administration in Zackaroth and a testament to the bonds with countries who defy the world order of the West and European countries. From this broadcasting station, TeleSUR will have the ability to broadcast further across the Middle East, in Almihiria, Persia, British India and Zackaroth. President Castillo said to the media recently that he was happy with "the quickening development of mutual bilateral relations with Pakistan." This comes after Almihiria and Puertollano reached other agreements a few months ago in trade and petroleum exportation.

[New Metropolitan France]

Additional patrols begin

The French Confederation has announced the start of maritime patrol flights from France to Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Stopping over at Thule Air Base in Greenland as part of their patrol pattern, the aircraft will cover parts of the northern Euro Sea, before crossing the Mid Atlantic Ridge and stopping over at the French Arctic facility and from there to the eastern coastline of the North American continent. In addition, the French government has sought approval of their Australian partners regarding the possibility of scaling up patrol activity in the Pacific between New Caledonia and French Polynesia. While Australia would not be impeded in any way by such patrols, France recognizes Australia's role as a respected great power in the region and will accede to their wishes on such matters.

Other news:

Dominions of New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Vietnam, and Cambodia legislate mandatory vaccinations for all citizens.

Confederation President and Parliament send message of congratulations to President Ying-Jeou, offer invitation to Saigon.

[Bengal and Assam]

Mikado abdicates in face of protests after dissolving government, Ohime Yuuhi to be enthroned

By Mayuri Hyakuya, Staff Correspondent

Today, His former Majesty Takeda Tsumikado has officially dissolved the government in the face of protests across the country. In his speech from the throne at the National Diet, he said that “this government has failed to uphold the aspirations of the people of Bengal.” and that he “dissolves the National Diet with regret”. He has also relieved Prime Minister Sumeragi and cabinet ministers from their posts after dissolving the Diet and calling for new elections. Prime Minister Sumeragi and some of the members of the Cabinet of the Government of Bengal has been known for corruption allegations, and constitutional violations. They are also believed to be connected to political assassinations of renowned left wing politicians and activists, including the murder of Cabinet Transport Secretary Madoka Shiranui.

After the dissolution of the Diet, the Mikado made a televised address to the nation, asking for an end to the protests, which has brought the Bengali economy to an almost standstill, and has announced his abdication, in favor of his daughter, Her Highness, the Ohime,Yuuhi Tsumikado, who is known to have led the protest against the government in the Capital.
After the Mikado’s address, the Royal Palace Press Secretary has announced that the enthronement ceremony will be concluded a week from today, and will be held in a minimalistic manner to reflect the Ohime’s relatively-ordinary upbringing. The future Mikado will also announce new elections for the Diet, in which, its expected that the winning streak the Liberal Democratic Party enjoyed for the last 3 decades, will end.

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[Almihria]

PESHAWAR HERALD

Almihria-Puertollano Partnership

ISLAMABAD- The mayor of Islamabad Farhat Choudhry partook in the opening ceremony of the new tv station TeleSur. The grand opening was attended by many influential figures of Almhiria, including religious leaders, politicians, and the general public. After the opening, the ruling Social Conservative Party made sure that everyone was fed as a good example to many western imperialist states who continue mistreating its citizens. Mayor Farhat Choudhry said that this station is only the beginning and relations between ALmihria and Puertollano will only grow while the resistance to the elitist forces will conitnue.

However, hundreds of people also rallied on the streets of Islamabad to protest the Puertollano involvement burning the portraits of the President and waiving Western European flags.

Germanic Union the Leader of Mischief

MASTUNAR - The Emir of Almihria Khalid al Fahdi called the Germanic Union and its government "the Leaders of Mischief" in the modern world. The emir criticised Germany for their role around the world with the last straw being the proposition from the GU to limit the movements of the Puertollano, particularly to close the Mediterranean for Puertollanan ships as well as creation of a no-fly zone. He attributed German involvement to many of the world's problems.

"The incompetency of Germanic leaders is no longer just a harmless comedy which would make us laugh occasionally. Not a month goes by but the Germanic Union still manages to prove to us their role as the leaders of mischief in Europe and in the rest of the world. They enjoy the company of other promoters of mistreatment of the west but the days of their plutocratic regime are numbered and soon, the working class will take over chasing the current corrupt leaders like a wild fire."



Furthermore, to demonstrate the resistance to imperialism, Almihrian and Puertollanan navies conducted maritime drills in the Indian ocean with the involvement of ICBMs by Puertollano. The drills are another step of progress in the Almihrian-Puertollanan partnership.

[United Democratic Christian States]

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Germanic Times

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- 2021 Elections - Bismarck Doctrine - Internal Policy - Foreign Affairs - Education - DEU - GUAF Central - 

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Muller bashes Emir of Almihria!

The following is a released statement from an interview with head of executive council Ben Muller.

"Oh wow, look, Castillo has found a sheep, or should I say goat?, to speak his anti-European agenda from. The funny thing is he brought something up from about a year ago and labeled it 'the final straw'. Now I may not know much about how things operate in Almihria, but I have my doubts that they waited a year to tell me that I have committed 'The final straw'. No I believe the far more likely scenario is that Castillo has completely bought the Emir. He is now nothing more than Castillo's puppet. To make matters worse, now the poor people of Almihria have to listen to the same disgusting TeleSur propaganda that our brothers on the ABC islands are slaves too."

OOC:will add more to post after i run errands

[Anxiety Cafe]

19 November 2022

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Ministry of Education Doubles Down

Recently, the Ministry of Education announced a plan to adjust the historical curriculum to present a more accurate depiction of the historical facts, including those of Simón Bolívar. This included displaying his tendency to install himself as dictator in the countries he liberated, and his often rash and selfish behavior. Puertollano’s president, Castillo, responded by attacking El Libertador, Jose de San Martín, in a heated speech. President Sánchez called the attack “a malicious attempt to tarnish the reputation of The Liberator, the one who successfully led the resistance against the Spanish in the Spanish-American Wars of Independence.” The response from the president is relatively reserved compared to that of the public, which recently vandalized a monument to Bolívar in Rivadavia Park in Buenos Aires with spray paint, crossing out his face and calling the man a dictator.

Now, the Ministry of Education has revealed more details about the curriculum change. This includes Simón Bolívar’s intense personal admiration for Napoleon Bonaparte, the famed French military leader and dictator, and his cult of personality. It will likely also include Bolívar's attempts to emulate his idol. Ducoudray Holstein, one of Bolívar’s contemporaries, will also be included in a much more prominent manner, through his many descriptions of Bolívar as a military coward, often determining military strategy based on threats to his own safety and abandoning his own troops at the slightest hint of defeat, and an adulterous sex addict, refusing to travel anywhere without his many lovers.

The Minister of Education has stated that opposition to the new curriculum is likely based in an unwillingness to accept facts about Bolívar’s lifestyle, personality, and political career, and has pointed out that other historical figures of South America have also been reworked to display them more accurately. For example, Andrés de Santa Cruz, one of Bolívar’s trusted underlings and first president of the Peru-Bolivia Confederation, now Andea, has also had his related curriculum changed. Parts of his past before serving under Bolívar, such as his loyalty to the Spanish crown, even fighting against independence movements in much of the Spanish-American Wars of Independence, until he was defeated and captured and subsequently decided to change sides, were previously neglected and will now be included. The Minister has also stated that, had San Martín had personal flaws like the others, those would also be included in the curriculum. However, since San Martín lacked such cowardice and narcissism, even deserting his role in the Spanish military upon discovering his mother country was fighting for its independence, such changes are not applicable.

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Orostani Fishermen Arrested

Recently, three Orostani fishermen were arrested for illegally entering the EEZ of San Martinia in the Río de la Plata and retrieving natural resources from the fish stock. Their small fishing boat was detained and the fishermen are still in custody for unknown reasons, however it is believed that the fishermen's connection to the NIB, the economic coordinating organization of Orostan, is the reason for such detainment. Officials have stated that such a connection has led to the suspicion that the fishermen were ordered to conduct industrial sabotage or, potentially, terrorism, and that they must continue to be held as the investigation continues due to them being deemed a flight risk.

Many have called the trespassing of the fishermen as an Orostani attempt to "test the waters", so to say, and to begin encroaching on San Martinian territory and waters. Still others claim the fishermen were attempting to gain fish from the San Martinian side due to overfishing on the Orostani side. Either way, suspicion and tensions are high as the investigation continues. Patrols in the area and the waters off the border of the Pacific FSR-San Martinia border have been increased in response.

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In Other News: Leaders encourage Almihria to reduce cooperation with "the Puertollanoan imperialists"; Man arrested for driving his motorcycle into a public fountain because he "thought it would be cool"; Conspiracy theorist claims he's been to the "real world" and that this world is just a political simulation game

[Orostan]

FEDERATION DEMANDS RETURN OF FISHERMEN

The Press Office of the FSR Foreign Ministry has issued a public letter to their counterparts in Santiago demanding that fishermen detained by the San Martinian military be released to the FSR at once unless wrongdoing can be proven. The statement dismissed the allegations of illegal border crossing and violation of EEZ against the fishermen as a “navigational error”. The NIB has confirmed that the fishermen were associated with a Fishery complex in Montevideo however denied that any industrial sabotage in San Martina was intended or done. Both countries have in the past been suspected of industrial espionage against the other, including the assassination of hundreds of business leaders in Cape Thetis and an explosion at a steel mill in south Orostan. The NIB operates factory fishing vessels within one kilometer of the FSR-San Martina border to the irritation of San Martinian commercial fishermen who find their nets empty while being able to see (usually) Orostani factory ships pull in huge nets full of precious fish. The NIB justifies this with the argument that “Denying the economic competition it’s source of revenue is an excellent business tactic”. The Fishing and Fishery Works sector has voted for members of the NIB who back this policy of “catching other people’s fish”, as described by critics, decisively in the past.

ATTEMPTED INDUSTRIAL SABOTAGE SUSPECTED AT CHEMICAL PLANT

A San Martinian couple whose names have not been disclosed is being held on charges of attempted sabotage after they were spotted engaging in “suspicious activity” near the outer fence of a chemical plant in the Uruguay province by a road. Their car is being held by police, and a search of the car revealed a toolbox containing wire cutters and electrical gloves. Their room at a Montevideo hotel was reportedly searched by People’s State Security agents. The lawyer assigned to their case was interviewed by OrostanTV outside the police station they are currently being held in and said that the couple would plead not guilty. She declined to comment further. If convinced of espionage, the couple will almost surely face the death penalty. Orostan, and the FSR now, is known for its legal precedent of sending common criminals to work camps to rehabilitate them and teach them a skill they can use to secure a job, while having a maximum sentence of death for almost every other kind of crime. The death penalty has been an issue which currently divides the Communist and Social Market parties of the FSR. The Social Democratic Party is the only Party to have a unified position of opposition on the death penalty, but is also the least popular of the three major parties - with only 14% of all legislature seats across the FSR, and six percent in Orostani provincial legislatures.

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[New Metropolitan France]

Indo-Antarctic Deployments

The French Confederation has begun to conduct air patrols in the Indian Ocean and Southern and Antarctic Lands. Launching from an air base on Réunion, the patrol planes will travel to Amsterdam Island, Saint Paul Island, then on to the Kerguelen Islands and Crozet Islands, before returning to base. This patrol has been nicknamed the 'Indian Kite'. Operating concurrently will be flights from Réunion to Tromelin Island, the Glorioso Islands, Mayotte, Juan de Nova, Bassas da India, and Europa Island. This patrol, therefore, covers the entire Mozambique Channel. Meanwhile the Indo-Antarctic Fleet headed by the Richelieu has set course for Amsterdam Island.

[Grandes Terres]

23rd November 2022

Savages in the south: Capital punishment in the FSR

Today, whilst addressing the lower house (Chamber of Deputies), President Conte called out the FSR for its use of capital punishment in the 21st century, calling the method of punishment "Inherently uncivilised, insensitive and a clear advertisement of the brutality that accompanies a socialist regime on the level of the FSR, but more specifically the cesspit that is Orostan." These strong words came after representative Matteo Salvini, leader of La Lega, a minority far-right opposition party, called for the government to legalise capital punishment in Italy in order to save money on looking after prisoners with life sentences. President Conte called the comments by Salvini "Extremely distasteful and harmful towards the families and relatives of those who are currently serving life sentences."

The President then went on to discuss the moral issues that surround capital punishment as well as the Six Aims of Punishment that the Ministry of Justice bases its sentencing on (Retribution, Deterrence, Rehabilitation, Incapacitation, Reparation and Denunciation) and that "while capital punishment could be seen to meet most of these criteria, the blatant disregard for rehabilitation that capital punishment entails sends a strong message to criminals in our society that they have no chance of repentance under the eyes of god or the state, and that will only breed resentment and lead to crimes being committed that are more horrific than we see today."

The President used the FSR, specifically Orostan, as an example of a state that is home to capital punishment, describing the "execution culture" of Orostan creating a "dystopian world of fear, suspicion, authoritarianism and radicalism" that the President described as "the epitome of a failed state that we should not be trying to emulate, and add to that the ownership of weapons by ordinary citizens and you truly have hell on earth, also known as Orostan."

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Cape Thetis history curriculum takes notes from San Martina

Today the Cape Thetis Devolved Government's education minister, Angela Ferrari, announced that changes are being made to the history curriculum of Cape Thetis' schools. As one of the very few educational areas that has a different curriculum to rest of Italy, the history curriculum in Cape Thetis is managed by the devolved government of Cape Thetis, with significant oversight from Rome. The reasoning behind having a different history curriculum is due to the fact that no South American history is taught in history in the mainland as history focuses on Italian, Roman and European history. As part of South America, it was deemed necessary for Cape Thetis citizens to learn about the history of the continent they live on, even if they feel more culturally, socially and ethnically connected to Europe.

The changes being made to the history curriculum have come after the Ministry of Education of San Martina announced changes to give greater education on the historical figure Jose de San Martín, known as "El Libertador". The Cape Thetis Ministry of Education says that the famous figure will be included as a key figure in lessons regarding South American history and the figure will be used as a an important case study for essays and examinations in which San Martín is relevant to the context of the question.

The Ministry did not comment of the heated debate between the governments of San Martina and Puertollano over the historical dictator Simón Bolívar but clarified that the controversial figure is not included in the Cape Thetis history curriculum as it "focuses on the Southern Cone region of South America, rather than areas further north where Simón Bolívar was more influential, making him an irrelevant figure to the context of the curriculum. However the Ministry did say that exams board will accept the use of Simón Bolívar as a general example of a historical dictatorial figure of South America in essays.

[Puertollano]

Universities tighten acceptance to San Martinian students

The major public universities in Puertollano have altered their application since in compliance from a directive from the Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education noted early today that students who received a high school education from San Martina and who are applying to enter Puertollanoan universities will be accepted last compared to other students. The Ministry justified this by stating the 'validity of a high school education in San Martina is tarnished by politically-motivated distortion of history, and thus the results of history students in San Martina are not official'. The Minister of Education, Minister Ramos, defended this in a press conference. "The propagandised material being taught in San Martina cannot be validated as a real education. Their education was weaponised into an attack against the Bolivarian Republic and it's shameful to weaponise young students like that," he said. Ramos continued: "This is no attack against the youth of San Martina because, of course, they are not responsible for the hapless policies of their far-right government, this is to ensure students who learn real educations internationally and at home can get further education in our universities". The Bolivarian Courts of the Americas and the Caribbean has begun an investigation into the education policies of San Martina and Cape Thetis in their change in the constitution to decide whether they are doing so lawfully, whether they are in contradiction to the international education accords.

[Puertollano]

teleSUR International
Our north is the South

The virulent ethno-supremacy in Europe

There has been a serious problem with far-right extremism in Europe and their leaders are providing the fuel for its' rise. This collates into virulent ethno-supremacy targeted at the people of South America (specifically the people of South America who reject their neo-colonialism).It is true, without a doubt, that with the rise of imperialism in turn creates a rise in racist and supremacy in the minds of the people. That is the truth - because it did so exist when the European powers were vandalising Africa, when Spain and Portugal massacred the people of South America. They did so, in part, because of their hate and disgust for people not in the 'first world'. Again, the ugly head of this is making itself prominent. With increased militarism, imperialism and war-mongering, many aspects of European society are advancing in a similar fashion against the peace-loving people of South America.

Clear examples of this are the ascension of far-right political parties in Italy, Germany and the Austro-Danubian Empire. The German 'Nazi' Party performed well, with double-digits of support. Surely giving this 'Nazi' Party the power of kingmaker in Germanic politics. And it's obvious. The recent attacks towards South America are created because of an innate hate for those who do not fit their perfect world. The largest imperialist and racist enabler in the international community may definitive be the Prime Minister of Germany. To avoid giving him legitimacy, the Prime Minister will not be named. After the Bolivarian Republic and Almihiria expanded communications arrangements and non-aggressive military training, the Prime Minister was caught in an article called '[REDACTED] bashes Emir of Almihria!' (most probably named that to grab a positive response from the violent right-wing extremists plaguing his country), saying: "Oh wow, look, Castillo has found a sheep, or should I say goat?" To the untrained eye, that statement is unusual, even stupid. Yes, stupid, but not unusual and not nonstrategic. The Prime Minister is peddling the conspiracy, primarily used by the far-right to claim that people of the Muslim faith, and people of the Middle East in general have sexual relations with animals (such as goats). This clear and blatant dog whistling to the 'Nazi' Party and beckoning to the imperialist armed forces of Germany is despicable. However, this is not the only contemporary example of this.

Most analysts have known Italy is a hot-bred for this ethno-supremacy in Europe. Their ex-Prime Minister once hinted at the extermination of all the people of the Bolivarian Republic of Puertollano. In another instance, Italy was responsible for stealing artifacts from Nigeria and taking them back to a museum in Rome in broad day-light. They did this because they believed the Nigerians insufficient in holding their own historical possessions. Very reminiscent of the invasion of Africa, both in the early days of imperialism and the modern day imperialism. But, the newest example is in a Italian article called: 'Savages in the south: Capital punishment in the FSR'. Collectively, the Italian article smears the entirety of South America as 'savages', as they did in their early destruction of South America by the conquistadors. But, what is more dangerous is what the Prime Minister of Italy had to say about the Federation of Socialist Republics. According to him (because obviously he knows everything), the FSR's domestic policy is "inherently uncivilised" and there is an "execution of culture" in the Orostani Socialist Republic. These words play right into the play-book of the far-right in Europe, which now controls the executive powers in Italy and Germany. Prime Minister, should you re-colonise the Americas to bring back 'civility' and 'culture'? We know that is your final goal. South America will fight tooth and nail for independence, we will have to kick your racists asses out of our continent again like we did before.

[Helensted]

LIVE- THE IMPERIAL PROVINCE OF MACEDONIA

Years of political tension in the Empire have culminated in the butchering of seven students in support of the Alexandrian Party in Skopje at 7 o’ clock this morning.

Details of these murders are being released by Imperial authorities in the region and present knowledge is minimal, the Iron Guard has been blamed by locals.

LIVE UPDATES PENDING

[The Underground Movement Union]

Canadian Journal

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Canadian National Naval & Air-Forces begin exercises in the Western Atlantic
November 18th, 2022
Written by Albert Stringer
Following the increase of naval activity conducted by the French, the Canadian National Navy has began its own set of exercises.

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In order to maintain and assert Canadian might, prove they are still a capable force and hold military prowess and influence, the Canadian National Navy & Air-Force has began conducting exercises in the North Atlantic, stretching across from the Hudson Bay, to the Eastern Seaboard and as far as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. These exercises will consist of Carrier Operations, taking up Federal Patrol Routes, Anti-Submarine Warfare, flight patterns, and weapon testing.

In the process of this, reports suggests that the Canadian Navy will observe and send Canadian Beers and Maple Syrup to French forces currently in Saint Pierre and Miquelon to show that their observations are in good faith. 

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The Canadian White Death- A short biography of Eirik Hamilton
Space Warfare; is it really what Sci-fi depicts? Probably not.

[Orostan]

THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE

The Communist Party of the FSR and the Canadian Hyper-Democrats have agreed to jointly fund and operate the “International Organization for Arms Freedom” (IOAF). While communists and hyper democrats normally would be killing each other in the street, and have in some parts of the world, the position on gun ownership of both parties is nearly identical. Orostan and Canada have some of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world, with very few restrictions on what is legal for civilian ownership. The IOAF’s job will be to promote gun deregulation and civilian ownership of weapons worldwide, including related safety laws and background checks. In the FSR, gun safety is taken very seriously. All students in the Federation school system are shown how to use a firearm in their final year of high school, and gun owners must pass annual tests (including a mental health exam) to retain their ownership permit. Ownership of anything from pistols to assault rifles is legal in the FSR, with ownership of machine guns and stripped down armored vehicles legal only for firing ranges and museums. The only completely banned weapons in the FSR are concealed guns, such as single shot pen guns and umbrella based dart launchers whose potential for misuse is too high.

The IOAF has announced that its first target will be the restrictive Italian gun laws. The group claims to be organizing with pro-gun ownership groups in Italy at this time.

BENGALI SECRET POLICE BEAT PROFESSOR, THREATEN TO EXECUTE STUDENTS

The “Tohko”, the Bengali equivalent of the Federation’s People’s Security, is known and feared in Bengal for its ability to ‘disappear’ anyone and nearly unlimited power. A video released by the Federation Intelligence Service, reportedly leaked from a security camera, shows Tohko agents beating who had been identified as a professor taken by the Tohko last week. In the video, Tohko officers beat the man with a rifle butt while demanding he admit to being a “Federation spy”. The absolutely brutal treatment of this person by the Bengali secret police is likely no special case. This video demands that serious inquiries be made into the legitimacy of the Tohko and its prosecution of political dissidents in Bengal.

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[Grandes Terres]

1st December 2022

Senate of the Triumvirate announces measures to harmonise administrative processes and infrastructures of the URT

The first harmonisation measure taking place is the creation of a centralised website, gov.urt, that will be accessible to the public. This will be centre of advancing e-government across the URT, a more secure, fast and efficient way of carrying bureaucracy for both the public and for civil servants. The key feature of the website will be gov.urt/entrepreneur, a simple page that will completely guide any resident or citizen of the URT through the process of setting up their own business, wherever in the triumvirate they are and whatever their business will specialise in. This feature has been created to encourage more entrepreneurship among citizens of URT to create small businesses from tech start ups to hand-crafters. The simplicity of the website hopes to improve efficiency within government and to get potential business owners quickly through the set-up process online rather than the difficult bureaucratic processes that are usually required that greatly vary depending on ones location within the Triumvirate. As well as helping business owners and potential business owners, the website will also provide overseas travel advice to citizens and will provide fully online services for a range of administrative services from applying for citizenship, applying for a driving license to signing up for organ and blood donation, giving citizens quick and easy access to government services whenever and wherever they are required.

The next step will be the harmonisation of public signage across the URT. Motorway signage will be changed to blue across the Triumvirate to align with that of the vast majority of the Europe and the ADE which already has blue signage. This will make cross-country and cross-continent driving easier and more efficient for both cars and goods vehicles, which will help to boost the productivity of businesses that rely on transportation by truck. Signs that display any text excluding place names must be displayed in Italian, German and Greek. Depending on the country that the signs are in, the order of the translations will change, with the country's domestic language displayed on top. This translation of signage will allow for a greater amount of inter-state working, travel and living as it will help to make citizens of the URT feel comfortable outside of just their home state within the Triumvirate. A universal font and sign design will be used that ensures visibility at night and during poor weather, as well as ease of reading from a distance. Small government signs within signs such as signs for parks and no smoking will be managed by local governments, who may design the font and style of signs themselves, however all signs on street level must include braille to ensure that those without vision have access to public information.

The final step will consist of the creation of the website rail.urt, a site that will allow users to purchase rail tickets for routes anywhere in the URT and even on to other connected European countries. The site will merge the websites of all 3 national rail services of Italy, the ADE and FE as well as any private rail companies operating in the URT such as Trenord in Italy. Being able to book local and cross-country rail trips across the URT has traditionally been difficult due to the fact that the 3 countries of URT still maintain separate rail companies, and while this is still the case, rail.urt will allow for seamless transfers that are part of the ticket and will help encourage more people find jobs that not just in their local area as long distance commuting will be more seamless, with the ability to purchase seasonal tickets for the entire URT rail network, covering both private and national rail operators.

The overall purpose of the harmonisations taking place is to improve the efficiency of transport, travel and bureaucracy within the URT in an attempt to increase the productivity of businesses and citizens and aid entrepreneurship within the URT. It is hoped these new measures will help contribute towards keeping the URT's economy growing at a steady and pragmatic pace and to further integrate citizens of the URT.

[Lusophone]

OP-ED: The New Normal | The New York Times Translated from original English to Portuguese

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CNN coverage of Palveiro's speech at the Republic Day Parade.

Soldiers marching. Tanks rolling. A parade galore. It's a show of power that you would normally associate with an authoritarian regime. But if there's anything the last three years has proven, in Sara Palveiro's Lusophone, there's a new normal.

Palveiro's presidency, however it may conclude, will be marked in history. Her party the Frente Nacional and Palveiro herself were often dismissed and never taken seriously. But it all changed after her historic upset of Lusophine politics. If her presidential victory against the center, establishment candidate Antonio Costa wasn't convincing enough for you, then it might help to know that Palveiro won decisively with 66.1% in the run-off against Costa's 33.1%. And if that still wasn't enough, one month later in the legislative elections, her party assumed a "super-majority" in both houses.

She's living history: the first female president of the Republic. Under her belt, half her cabinet is female. She named the first female Prime Minister, Téa Lacerda. She's the first president in decades to oversee an all time historic low in unemployment. She's the first president to oversee the longest economic bull market. But as progressive as her presidency seems, it is far from progressive when you politically analyze it.

She's the first president to discontinue the decades-precedent of denuclearization. She's the first president to oversee the biggest military budget increase in a generation. The first president to supervise the development of nuclear weapons in the Fifth Republic. The first president to roll back regulations in decades. The first president, to introduce military parades.

Palveiro carefully presents her image as the caring mother of the nation. But her policies and actions in reality, draw her to the likes of dictators. She's the first president to have unprecedented powers thanks to her "super majority," and she's trying to capitalize on it. This is the first time in Lusophine politics that democratic norms, are being "redefined," according to her Prime Minister, Téa Lacerda, justifying the recent move to cap the Senate's powers.

Yes -- in Palveiro's Lusophone women have more opportunities; the road to same-sex marriage seems more plausible by the day; jobs are at an all time high; the economy is fairing. But at what hidden cost?

OOC: it is important to take this piece with a grain of salt and remember that this is an OP-ED, not entirely all backed by facts and written from a biased perspective.

[NPC Controller of Zackaroth]

DRC Civil War: 6 months later

The DRC Civil War has not slowed down and infact has seemingly sped up. It is now becoming much more clearer on who are becoming the major power players in the country. In the north, the war between the HCA and ICC has come to an end. Atleast in the Congo. The HCA was able to pull off an amazing push back for two months, their troops filtering in from the former Central African Republic. Using stolen French weaponary, they began to overwhelm the ICC fighters. However, the ICC fighters began using disgusting tactics, using brigands of child soliders to solidify their ranks and in pure numbers, able to overwhelm the HCA and push them all the way back into the CAR. Its unknown what will happen to the HCA forces in the CAR as they are now surrounded by both radical forces. The ICC also has pilfered French weaponry the HCA had stolen and are actively training with it. They seem to either be gearing up to attack the SRC or get involved in the HFF and TDA War.

The HFF meanwhile have suffered a stunning and massive setback after almost being on the verge of victory. The TDA seemed to have rallied and gained air support from Rwanda. While not offically involved, Rwandan military units have been seen in the many battles on the Eastern Side of the DRC. This massive pushback has now put the HFF in a terrible postion as the TDA seeks to overwhelm them and the ICC eyes them hungrily. The HFF claims the TDA is committing their own atrocities against the Huti people in the region and the claim is not without warrent as various images and videos have been leaked online of what seem to be TDA soliders torching and excuting non-combatants. However the TDA claims the HFF was committing atrocities against the Tutsi people in the areas they controlled and against this backed up by photo and video evidence. All that is clear is that many non combatants are dieing and the death toll is rising.

Meanwhile the SRC and the HDMC keep expanding their power bases by the day. No open conflict has erupted yet but the proxies of two of the most powerful states on the planet are getting very close to coming to blows. Both sides have said neither is willing to back down and that each represents the true will of the people. Its hard to disupte as both factions are extremely popular within their zone of influence and the CSN rates the living standards from Fair to Good. Refugees from other parts of the DRC are streaming into both sides. Time will only tell what will happen when these two forces meet.



Within the Black Line: ICC

Within the Purple Line: HFF

Within the Orange Line: TDA

Within the Green Line: SRC

Within the Blue Line: HDMC

[Lusophone]

The Real Winners of Palveiro's Reforms? Women. | Bloomberg Translated from original English to Portuguese

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President Sara Palveiro is presiding over the lowest unemployment rate in decades. It's a combination of many factors but there's a clear winner in all of this: women.

In her inaugural address, Palveiro vowed to put 'Lusophone First.' She said, "Putting Lusophone first, and making this great country of ours shine, means everyone has got to play a part. It means building a Lusophone in which women shine," or as simply dubbed by network television, 'Womenomics.'

By 2020, Palveiro wants 30% of leadership positions to be filled by women. She's urged, through directives and her rallies, top corporations to appoint women to executive and managerial roles. She's introduced universal child care, to address daycare shortage and is encouraging workplaces to be more accommodating so mothers feel more incline to join the labor force -- and it's working. Her new sweeping plan, rolled out in late 2018, is now providing all Lusophines with affordable child care, paid for with a new tax on multimillionaires. Palveiro's new plan has created a network of child care facilities, subsidized and regulated by the government, for all children too young to attend school. These facilities charge families based on their ability to pay. Female labor participation is also at an all time high, rising from 46.2% back in 2012, to 59.8% in February 2019.

Palveiro has directed her government as a leading example for the nation -- more than half her cabinet positions are held by women. The success of universal child care has paved the way for the next step of Palveiro's womenomics too. Her Prime Minister, Téa Lacerda, is now pursuing legally binding, mandatory quotas for hiring and promoting women to be passed in Parliament for more robust change. Such measures could bring great economic benefit, with a claim estimating that economic gender parity could bring $550 billion to Lusophone's GDP.


Behind the scenes of Palveiro's address to the Women Economic Forum

[NPC Controller of Zackaroth]

Zimbabwe Elections come to an end. MHD wins but ZANU–PF still has alot of supporters

Today the election of Zimbawe finally came to end, 6 months after the country nearly came close to the verge of civil war. The election was not an easy one and turblent at times. However, in the end the CSN observers concluded that the election was fair and free. The MHD won majority in both chambers, the Senate and House, as well as the Prime Minister postion. This was not a clear cut victory however. The MHD won 42 out of 80 seats in the Senate while the ZANU-PF won 38. In the house, the MHD won 136 and the ZANU-PF won 134 of 270 seats. Even the race for Prime Minister was close as Tanunurwa Hunzvi won 6 of ten provinces while Julian Malema of the ZANU-PF, won 4. Malema conceded the race but will stay on as the party leader for the PF. Right now it remains to be seen if such a close House and Senate will be able to work together to restore Zimbabwe. Some anaylists have pointed out the situation is eerily similar to Nigeria and if compromise can't be found then civil war may be inevitable this time. The world also awaits the reactions of Puertollano and the NAF, seeing as both had a horse in this race.

[Puertollano]

Shipments arrive at SRC from Puertollano

Container ships ordered by the Bolivarian Republic recently arrived in the Socialist Republic of Congo. The Puertollanoan operators unloaded many important materials for the stabilization of the country in the midst of the Congo Civil War. Non-perishable food, grains, seeds and farming equipment was sent to create collective farms across the socialist republic to employ those dispossessed by the war. Extra ammunition and military rations arrive to supplement the armed forces of the socialist rebels to spur on their recent advances. Pro-Castillo material was also sent, in the form of pamphlets and signs to be glued to billboards. The signs and political material expressed the support from the Bolivarian Republic and President Castillo to the farmers, soldiers and ideologues who keep the nation running. It also supplied materials to facilitate the construction of a Puertollanoan embassy to the SRC, to be built in Kinshasa. The Puertollanoan delegation to assume life in the embassy has already arrived to monitor the construction.

In other news, the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Puertollano has congratulated the new Prime Minister of Zimbabew on his victory. However, the Bolivarian Republic maintains that the ZANU-PF party is the only alternative for an independent nation, free of neo-colonialism.

[The Underground Movement Union]

Canadian Journal

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Zimbabwe Election Results; What this means
December 10th, 2022
Written by Albert Stringer
Socialists and Hyper Democrats form another unholy alliance for the good of the people, or likely just another foreign conflict?

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Thanks to the sacrifice of brave Zimbabweans, Canadians, Americans and Pacificans in the Zimbabwe Civil War, ceasefire and CSN's observation of the subsequent elections, the MHD has taken power in Zimbabwe. Pirate Radios across the country, formerly pro-MHD radios, have began advocating for collaboration between both sides, pointing out that refusal to collaborate and breakdown of communications is not preferable, for all that would bring is more bloodshed. However, they still assert that the only true way for there to be a free Zimbabwe, free from foreign rule, will come in the form of autarky, conserving their traditions, and economic collaboration, and reminding the nation of Puertollanoan influence over their nation prior to and during the Civil War, often times inviting witnesses and victims of such actions to testify. Nonetheless, the messages have primarily been calling for collaboration and compromise between the MHD and the ZANU-PF, just with emphasis in support of the MHD.

They aren't wrong to say that. In order for a free democracy to function, it requires compromise and cool heads.

In the end, many of the Canadian, American and Pacifican Volunteers were left in a situation where they didn't have much to do after the war. Many stayed to volunteer in helping the nation rebuild, volunteering everything from basic reconstruction jobs and doing charity work and the sorts to taking up jobs and careers of skilled labor or starting their own local businesses in order to help with the economic situation. Many others decided to go home, the remaining went on to fight alongside their bretheren in Congo. "It's important that the MHD follows and abides by the true ideology and nature of Hyper Democracy," says Ralph Seabrook, potential Candidate for President of Canada and descendants of one of the founders of the Hyper Democratic Party of Canada, "lest they end up like Nigeria, with a people divided, hundreds of thousands dead and all because the power hungry could not make concessions."

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IN OTHER NEWS:
Online Charity donations to Zimbabwe created
Basic Universal Income: Efficient or inefficient?
War in Zimbabwe is over, will it stay that way?

[Lusophone]

Palveiro Seeks to Redefine Lusophone's Place in the World | The Atlantic Translated from original English to Portuguese

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It was a busy day today in Lisboa, Lusophone's capital, as President Sara Palveiro and her government rock politics once again with a seismic shift in foreign policy. Palveiro has ended her two year streak of skipping out of the annual Diplomatic Institute of Lisboa conference, a move that made her the first president to not address the highly-respected foreign policy institution. Minister for Foreign Affairs Keone Mourana, has spent the last two years pursuing Palveiro's foreign policy, creating migration agreements that offered countries of transit and origin financial incentives to reduce migration, curbing immigration and increasing military spending. Immigration has always been a solid-issue for the Frente Nacional however, and their stance is extremely clear. What remains to be defined is Palveiro's foreign policy -- that all changed today, with Palveiro headlining the DIL conference for a ninety-minute speech.


Palveiro entered the conference to the song 'Born Free' by Kid Rock

Palveiro's speech offered her vision for Lusophone's place in the world, outlining a preference for flexible alliance postures, with an emphasis on the value of sovereignty over interdependence. She doubled-down on past points she's made in the campaign trail, continuing to disagree with globalism and immigration, saying

"Lusophone First is what is reviving the Lusophine jaguar, our fighting spirit. Globalism as it is right now, benefits the elite, not the everyday mother of two who's just trying to get by." Palveiro proclaimed the 'three pillars' of her foreign policy: "Independence, Indentity, and Order."

Palveiro spent a longer portion of the speech talking about her first pillar, independence: the idea that Lusophone not only can and should run its own foreign policy, but also that this is essential in order for Lusophone to follow the domestic policies of its choice. In her view, Lusophone stands among the great nations of the world and must remains capable of protecting her interests, alone if necessary. Lusophone’s capacity for independence rests not only on its storied history, but also on its strength on the international stage — strength built, first and foremost, on its military, evident from her new dedication of spending towards the military, including funds for modernizing Lusophone’s nuclear deterrent. Palveiro outlines the acceptance of international cooperation only on the basis of strict sovereign equality and when such cooperation directly serves Lusophone interests. Lusophone thus, need not accept legal obligations that limit its independence, nor does it need to participate in other powers’ wars to satisfy alliance commitments or for any other reason.

The second pillar of Palveiro’s foreign policy is identity: She proclaimed her own brand of universalism, claiming that she “defends a multicultural conception of the world,” but within that world nations have to be “uni-cultural.” In the foreign-policy arena, her determination to defend and protect Lusophone’s uniqueness implies a deep aversion to passing moral judgment on other countries. Palveiro wants to, so to speak, “enhance” the concept of human rights with “the rights of peoples” — by which she means nations. Palviero holds that one of the most fundamental rights for a country is the right to decide how to deal with critical issues like religion, political systems, and border control. There can, in this view, be no universal approach to human rights. Human rights have to be defined — and will be limited — within national contexts, and those definitions cannot be questioned from the outside.

The third pillar is order, which she sees as an essential and explicit role of the government, to provide domestic order and protect against foreign threats. In Palviero’s view, however, international institutions now threaten Lusophone by removing from the Lusophine people the right to decide how to organize their domestic life. She thus rejects current international architectures. She insists that order depends not only on a strong national defense, but also on protecting the nation from foreign influences. Instead of the current international order, she sees Lusophone as an integral part of a new “multipolar world order” based on “dialogue” and “respect” among nations.


Palveiro onboard a Lusophine warship

Following her speech, Palveiro proceeded to travel to Alamada, Lusophone where she visited a naval base and fared Lusophine naval sailors well. With two anti-sumbarine ships and one large sea tanker in the background, Palveiro also held her press conference following her seismic speech on Lusophone's foreign policy. Palveiro announced that she will be starting an international visit tour in the following days. Her first stop will be to Germany (United Democratic Christian States) and then to Strasbourg (New Metropolitan France). Her Strasbourg visit announcement prompted the press to push for an answer whether Lusophone will join the DEU. Choosing her words, Palveiro commented "We have an open diplomatic channel and I am looking forward to the future," leaving the press dissatisfied with her non-answer. Palveiro's international trip will conclude in San Martinia (Anxiety Cafe.)

A military watchdog group also revealed new information that the Ministry of Defense signed off on three ships for a covert trip. The latest MoD briefing to the press dodged questions on the covert trip, leaving journalists to ask Palveiro today, on whether the ships she visited today were those three ships MoD signed off on. Palveiro refused to comment as well.

Contents of any agreements and dialogue made with these countries and organizations will be revealed as Palveiro visits/in due time.