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[Arklatravar-Istertia]

English Workers' Party Head Athelstane Baillie takes shelter in Russland amid crackdowns after government issues writ of arrest

Good on the Brits for cracking down on the commies that try to ruin the traditions we had for decades. But it seems that those commies have gone to the Imperial Russian State* who have executed the leader of the Soviet Union, Stalin in a coup in 1951. We should tell the Russians that the communists are back to their nation, possibly starting yet another revolution in the nation.
- Alexei Visalovich, news correspondent of the Arklatravar-Istertia Today

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*This timeline's Russia/Soviet Union

[Meretica]

"Given history, I'm more inclined to believe that Israel is targeting civilians... A two-state solution is the only way forward, and we support one no matter what. Both nations must end their propaganda wars at home and abroad, put an end to their indoctrination programs for their civilians that emphasize the need for a Palestinian and/or Israeli state, lay down their arms, and come to the table freely. It has to end somewhere, and it cannot be with the deaths of thousands in a war over land that not so long ago was full of Palestinians and only Palestinians."
-Pres. Michelle Campbell

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[Esterhill]

Honeywell Tech Sees New Profits

"My stars, so this is the kind of technology that awaits us in the future? I can only imagine how much demand there would be for a creation of this complexity in a world where conflict is commonplace, and as a inventor myself, I can't help but be in awe of this. That being said, the Meretican military must indeed safeguard this forever, lest it fall into nefarious hands. Technology can easily put many lives in jeopardy should it not be carefully managed after all."

- Miss Lyda Sabilline, Esterhill's most celebrated natural philosopher

[Mel-akkam]

“I have always held great respect for the admiralty, so the idea that a member of that hallowed institution could be assassinated appalls me. I wish Esterhill the best of luck in their efforts to bring the killer to justice.” — Stuart P. Cunningham, Lieutenant Governor of British Mel-akkam (1700s)

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[Tangatarehua]

"I am not familiar enough with the domestic politics of Mel-akkam to say whether or not I support their new government but I hope that they will be peaceful and supportive of international friendships such as with countries like ours."

- Moana Anahera, 20, a student at the University of Rakipa who was randomly interviewed on the street.

[Khoikhoia]

Conservative MP says children should be banned from purchasing alcohol

"Isn't that... obvious? No one should be out there purchasing alcohol, because there's no way in hell they're not gonna drink it, but if you want to be like most nations and ignore the wisdom of Khoikhoia, you could at least do the bare minimum, and have only adults be able to buy alcohol. It makes no sense at all for children to be able to buy alcohol or any drugs, for reasons that should be obvious. At least this deputy^[n] has some sense in his mind, which the nation seems to lack."

- Jeremi Louvrador

Cabo small tech enterprise CEO

Based off the Portuguese, any member of a legislative body is known as a "deputy" in Khoikhoia

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[General TN]

DOMESTIC: Political passivity and popular points for Reverend's rally - Justice Minister contemplating corrupt officer hotline

…. Ah…. Once again I get to… see what this Christian Union…. And it seems their choice to abolish the death penalty…. Is going well…. A pity….. I still say…. A foolish idea!….. the most…. Disgusting parts of society…. Especially those annoying murders…. Deserve death and nothing less!…. But killing up to a 1,000 seems…. Too much for your people…. Although I wonder…. What crimes you consider to be…. Worthy of the death penalty…. Honestly…. Why not make all of them?…. Crime would be zero!…. But that’s not going to happen…. With several parties support…. And the people…. It’s unlikely it will stay…. Te…. He…. A corrupt officer you say?…. Well…. Corruption is always nasty…. Unless I’m doing it…. Then it’s fine….. but that is good…. Can’t have your…. Police not obeying you…. Te…. He…. Maybe he should get the death penalty too!….
- TN, cruel obese dictator of its nation

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[Republics of the Solar Union]

TN orders new documentary on itself for NeTflNix - Supposedly saying “…my turn… te…. He…”| TN has meeting with diplomat - Gets drunk and devours diplomat by accident, before eating all staff | TN rumored to have the ability to create portals to teleport short distances - However, it cannot fit in them any longer

This TN guy will end up terribly, I mean like it's getting way too obese, eventually it'll just explode lt something, and then will come all of the democratic people it devoured, ready to create a truly democratic nation! Also that documentary just smells a cult of personality, a cult to be destroyed! Wait, it can make portals. Oh no, I don't want an army directed by that THING to invade our nation!

- President Welmer

[Allied Iran]

Ancient remnants from Beijing reveal that the ancient Shynese were probably actually called Chinese

"I'll be frank, I don't think anyone inside China, much less Peking, has ever called anyone else inside China Chinese, especially not in, well, their own languages. Did the Archaeologists raid the ruins of the old Legation Quarters and find some document in English or some other Western language?"

Navid Parsania, student in Teheran

[New Treyland]

Bactrian Expulsion Act will in effect as of first of April

"This illegal deportation of 1 million Afghan people is a violation of basic human rights. Whatever the reason is, there should be no reason to deport people seeking a home in your country."
-Katie MacDowell, Minister of Internal Affairs



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[Tuirsland]

TFAC ABSORBED, UTOPIAN PARTY FORMED

To call something "harmonious" that involves practically reducing, in the long run, the rights of the common man is nothing short of arrogance of the highest degree among those who sits in chairs of power. Peace and harmony are achieved through the participation of each and every single one of us, not through giving someone the powers to control the state as they please. Checks and balances, people! That's the essence of democracy."

- Lord Professor Erich von Victoria, 1st Baron Egert, Political Commentator, Professor of International Relations, Imperial University of Nordenburg

[Khoikhoia]

Reichskongreß to call for recess on upcoming Holy Week; Ostpalace denies, "98% of Reichskongreß are atheist."

"Of course, you have to allow freedom of religion, but I wonder how 98% of Congress is atheist. For such an immoral job, you have to hope they have some morality. But, to be fair, most things don't go on recess during Holy Week. In an 85% Christian country, here in Khoikhoia, people are working, kids are going to school etc. up until Thursday. And because of that, the government is doing its job too, because they shouldn't be different from the average guy. If the country's people are working, the government shouldn't stop until the people do. Still, it's not right to force people to work on Holy Friday_[n], even if almost all members of Congress are atheists. They should at least stop working then.

- Jeremi Louvrador

Cabo small tech enterprise CEO

Based off the Portuguese, Good Friday is known as "Holy Friday" in Khoikhoia

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[Doechland]

Political passivity and popular points for Reverend's rally

"I don't get it. How can someone call himself a Christian—call himself good even—and be opposed to killing those who society cannot save? And to, as a man of God, befoul the best-known of God's own Commandments for the sole purpose of letting evil run free? Thou Shall Not Murder, nothing to do with punishing the guilty; if even the Catholic are not that mad, one would not expect such madness to show up among the Reformed. But well, at least he's right on one thing, and it's that Saul Briggs, and anyone who adheres to his viewpoint, is no Conservative, a Christian, or a Centrist."

Alfred Schneider, news correspondent

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[Republics of the Solar Union]

Government will halve farmer subsidies beginning in July 2024 as punishment for recent riots: "This is not Poland or France. Germany tolerates no wild farmers"—Food secretary Siedler

Well, people, in my opinion, that is undemocratic! Food is important stuff, not stuff to mess with. Food is stuff that deals with live. Cutting food means cutting, destroying, life. Lives.

- President Helmer

[Arklatravar-Istertia]

Conscription trainee to reserve rate as low as 3.2%, government expects to reach 2 trillion total military personnel in 31 years

Okay, this is bullshit; how the fuck can a country have this many soldiers? I mean, almost two trillion? There's only 4.357 billion people in this god forsaken planet! There's no way they can have so many soldiers, they must be cloning their soldiers.
- Alexei Visalovich, news correspondent of the Arklatravar-Istertia Today

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[General TN]

There are about 160,000 Palestinean troops fighting for the PAA as of today, where as the IDF has between 130,000-160,000 soldiers fighting in Gaza. Israel manages to break the lines in Southern Gaza, after hundreds of casualties, only managing to push a few square kilometers into Southern Gaza. Casualties since the start of the invasion of Gaza on June 28th: Palestine: 7,811 dead. Israel: 7,925 dead (August 14th 1979)

…… now…. I’m no military expert….. te…. He….. but that seems to be a good amount of men…. If those are Israel's men…. Then it seems even…. Although one is being aided….. te…. He… I wonder how long this has been going on…….. although 14,000 deaths could be….. a few months…. Unless your bombing and using tactics to kill as much as possible….. te…. He….. at least Israel seems too….. in order to push…. Although it was….. futile…. Hm…… who controls the most….. I will observe this conflict…. Although it sounds quite…. Boring…..

- TN, cruel obese dictator of its nation

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[Soveiniesberg]

Citizens watch as police attempt to cut open a car TN got stuck in due to being too obese to get o

"Huh?... Who even is this guy? What the fuuu... I don't know. I don't even know. Why am I reading this? I can't even comment on this seriously. This reads like a sick MAD cartoon joke. Gotta move on for the day..."
- Stanislav Ryolovich, Soveinian political columnist

[Independent Republic of Boldonia]

Altoschkan man screams "SLAVO ALTOSCHKE! FOR THE REPUBLIC!" as he is arrested for carbombing the National Parliament building in Göthau

"If there's one thing terrorists tend to be it's hypocritical. I don't see the logic behind calling for support of a republic before bombing a democratic governmental building, it just doesn't make sense. If these things happen often there needs to be more action taken against these terrorists, there comes a point when local police aren't enough anymore, action on the national level is or will eventually become necessary. Let's hope this serves as a wake up call for whatever national law enforcement organizations there are in Soveiniesberg, no bomb should have ever gotten that close to parliament."
- Resident of Harbor Island, Boldonian Capital Territory

[Meretica]

"The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse issa heart-breaking disaster. It is not expected to harm Belecthoria's or Meretica's economies, but the American economy is expected to take a hit in the region. Our thoughts and prayers are with the American people throughout this time."
-Pres. Michelle Campbell.

[Khoikhoia]

Sen. vra Jeanardé Leads Union Rally in Newark

"The man does not have a bad idea in mind, every good citizen should want a glorious and strong fatherland. However, he and his party have to make sure they'll provide the working class with good governance, and make sure they have well-paying jobs and a home. You know, every family should be able to own a home. But if they're gonna do the disastrous free trade policies and poor economic handling instead of that, they'll see their votes decrease like the working class's salaries. And it's no joke. It's what happened here in Khoikhoia, and now what's happening is that we're taking the working class."

- Vasco Danguis

Movement Khoikhoia (MK) Minister of the Sea, Agriculture, and Food

Refers to how the centre-right Khoikhois Republican Party took working-class voters by storm in 2012 after the left was in power during the global recession. Unable to do much to change the economic situation with strong populism and neoliberalism, they lost the demographic in 2020, which now is moving towards the nationalist and populist Movement Khoikhoia.

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[The Neo-Minoan League]

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"These athletics are as dull as they are male. It is nothing more than ghafla. Their society would be much improved without it. They ought to be cultivating art, science, equality an spirituality instead."-A snooty Acolyte of the Order

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[Arklatravar-Istertia]

Public nudity made compulsory for all people who aren't members of the Motherhood (on Krete), for citizens and tourists alike to "reflect the natural beauty of mankind".

Okay, what the fuck is this bullshit? Why is a thing as degenerate as public nudity allowed in that "nation"? I mean, think of the children! They'll be traumatized! Is this what these so called "leaders" of their nation want to do? No wonder why it's so behind, because their country is like this.
- Alexei Visalovich news correspondent of the Arklatravar-Istertia Today

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[Allied Iran]

"On one hand, Arabs would lose this prospective war like they have every other fight they've had with anyone since, well, 1948, and it shouldn't even be a problem. On the other hand, apparently your Jews are so bad at their job they haven't even managed to deal with a bunch of sand apes in a tiny sliver of a city-state and they've actually managed to land fewer casualties so maybe not? Honestly this all seems like an Arabofascist's fantasy after seething that they couldn't conquer Judea and had to give it back to its indigenous people than anything resembling real life."

Navid Parsania, student in Teheran

[Khoikhoia]

Bactrian Exclusion Act will be in effect as of the First of April, deporting half a million illegal aliens to Bactria

"Making sure your borders are secure is no joke - if you've got an inflow of illegal immigrants, you have every right to deport them. I've spoken to many legal immigrants many times. They all say illegal immigrants stain their public reputation and sway public opinion against them. Who wants to live like that? Unlike legal immigrants, good people helping the economy, illegal immigrants don't put in the work needed to live in a country and thus have no place in it. And if another country is somehow willing to take them, then send them away! Yet it always seems to be controversial to do the most basic things."

- João North

Minister of the Economy and Finances

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[Independent Republic of Boldonia]

ANALYSIS: Ramdan begins, politicians visit mosques

"I genuinely hope those imaginary 1960s Louisianans are correct in that is just a token move. Separation of church and state is an important part in a functional democracy, without it you can't really say the country takes into account the opinions of all the people in its democratic system, that is of course unless you admit that isn't the case and just admit to being a theocracy. And who are you to say non-Muslims should fast on the 11th? If they're not Muslim they shouldn't have to follow Muslim rules, simple as. Freedom of religion should mean freedom of irreligion, freedom to not give a damn about whatever those church goers are doing and just go about your daily life. I don't care if you're Muslim, Christian, Catholic, Jewish, or whatever, but here in this Independent Republic of Boldonia I have the constitutionally guarded right to irreligion, and you have no right to shove your preaching in my face. You mind your's, I'll mind mine."
- Resident of Logansport, Sicil