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Kaonas wrote:Is linking our own region against the rules?

I would assume so? I could be wrong. Tbh, I am crap at remembering NS stuff like that nowadays.

It's my birthday today

The Southern Dependencies wrote:I would assume so? I could be wrong. Tbh, I am crap at remembering NS stuff like that nowadays.

It's linking other regions that is against the rules since it counts as advertising. TEP itself is fine to link.

Osmauri wrote:i do love me some extreme ideological hypocrisy

Hey, we decriminalized it, okay?

Wow. There’s like…

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America and US Territories wrote:
The South had always elected conservative Democrats to the House and Senate. These southern Democrats and northern progressive Democrats made up Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal coalition” which had survived for decades. The breaking point was George McGovern.

McGovern was perhaps the most progressive President since FDR. Not even Robert F. Kennedy was willing to completely sideline southern Democrats the way McGovern did.

The Democrats lost control of the House in 1986 for the first time since 1952. A Democratic Congress was simply expected at this point, so much so that the Republicans and American Party were taken aback when they won the House. Neither party could agree on a candidate for Speaker for the first week of the 100th Congress. They settled on Newt Gingrich, a Republican from Georgia.

The historic nature of this was not lost on President McGovern, a former member of Congress. Nonetheless, he ran for reelection. The Republican Party and American Party seemed hopeless as long as they could not agree on a presidential candidate. Who could possibly unite parties with such huge differences anyway?

Ross Perot, a businessman from Texas, won the nominations of the Republican Party and American Party by campaigning on economic issues rather than social issues. The economy was generally a winning issue for Democrats, so this was unthinkable for any conservative candidate, but he emphasized his opposition to NAFTA and shipping American jobs overseas. He made this his bread-and-butter issue, otherwise the American Party would have hated him. He was pro-choice and supported gay marriage. And his running mate, businessman Donald Trump, was a blank slate.

Perot 486
McGovern 52

Ross Perot is elected President

And with that, the Republicans and American Party held the presidency and the House, something they did not have under Agnew. The Democrats, meanwhile, were completely blindsided to have lost in as much of a landslide as they did. The good news was that they had a number of fresh faces to run in 1992.

The Democratic candidate in 1992, former Vice President Walter Mondale, was supposed to be a sacrificial lamb. Hell, he barely won the nomination because the field of Democrats was so divided. President Perot, who had campaigned on reform, proposed a balanced budget amendment and an amendment that would have eliminated the electoral college. His approval rating skyrocketed during the Gulf War and he looked set to win in more of a landslide than Robert F. Kennedy. Then it all came crashing down.

America entered a recession in 1990 which it did not fully recover from until after 1992. Additionally, both of Perot’s proposed amendments to the constitution were defeated in the Senate. Speaker Newt Gingrich did send Perot a balanced budget. However, the budget cut popular welfare programs put in place by RFK and McGovern.

Perot strongly considered resigning or not running for reelection, but he was ultimately pushed to do so by the Republicans and the American Party.

Mondale 286
Perot 252

Walter Mondale is elected President

Flers-Douai wrote:Wow. There’s like…

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so true

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It's Easter.

Estande wrote:Torres smiled as Kim complimented on the truthfulness and meaningfulness of the quote, certainly, it was a classic. He salutes the guards by the door as well, showing equal respect and admiration as he would his soldiers. He looks around the hall, noticing the equal regard the Heobese had for their statesmen. As they entered his office, he couldn't help but admire the old medals the admiral had earned throughout years of service contrasted, wholesomely, with the family picture; he couldn't help but smile. He took a seat, making himself comfortable, and nodded at his request. "I would certainly not object, senhor Kim," he says. "From one seaman to another, we are all worldly beings willing to try new things. I'd like to see what the Heobese have to offer for teatime," he added, amusingly.

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Álvares gave Choi a small smile, his expression softening at the words of encouragement. He nodded and beckoned for the naval officers behind them to follow suit, promptly trailing behind them as they walked around the complex. The other two were younger men, in their late 20s, that their admiral perhaps took a liking to and brought along. They were lieutenants Manuel Pinho and Miguel Varela Lima. They had been at sea for a week now and finally making landfall, especially on foreign soil, was all very exciting to them. The three talked amongst themselves, disguising their discussions in their native tongue, maybe words of admiration for the Heobese or maybe future possibilities of further interaction, not just militarily but also culturally and politically. Their time away from the beloved Nonscian homeland had possibly greatly piqued their interest in the Orient.

Kim pressed the button, repeating the request of Torres in his own tongue before straightening up in his chair. "Well, I must say that Heobei tea has been practiced for generations and is the finest in the whole of the Orient. Though I may be a little bias." Soon the doors opened and in walked two assistants carrying a tray each, one with tea and the other of pastries. The women who poured the tea did with a rhythmic precision that was almost ceremonial. As for the pastries, there was Bungeo-ppang, Chapssal-tteok, and Kkul-tarae which were all typically street winter desserts. "Please, start whenever you want Mr. Torres, I am eager to hear what Estandé has to offer asides from military prowess." Kim leaned back in his chair, cooling his tea with a breath of air before sipping it.
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Choi led the group of officers to the nearby shipyard, where they would find the skeleton of a Cheonwangseom-class Frigate being built, the third of the Royal Navy. A guided-missile frigate, it had a full load displacement of 3,300 tons and length of 114 meters. It could reach a max speed of 30 knots and a range of 4,500 nautical miles. Captain Sohn Won-yil was the one to step forward, seeing how he captained the flagship of this class. "The Kianese helped us design the ship, something you'll find in common with nearly all of our military equipment."

The Southern Dependencies wrote:It's Easter.

Wait really? I never pay attention to these things.

Order of the Saint Dumas wrote:Wait really? I never pay attention to these things.

The irony. xD

The Southern Dependencies wrote:It's Easter.

I suppose.

I'm New. What do?

Garupan wrote:It's my birthday today

Happy birthday!

Nur Sultan wrote:I'm New. What do?

What would you like to know?

AMC Top 10 as of March 31, 2024
1. Babaero by gins&melodies and Hev Abi
2. We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) by Ariana Grande
3. Walang Alam by Hev Abi
4. Alam Mo Ba Girl by Hev Abi
5. End of Beginning by Djo
6. Makasarili Malambing by Kristina Dawn and Hev Abi
7. TAKE ALL THE LOVE by Arthur Nery
8. SUMUGAL by Hev Abi, Unotheone, and LK
9. Intro (End of the World) by Ariana Grande
10. Marikit sa Dilim by Juan Caoile, Kyleswish and Jawz

Fun fact:

Wall-E is technically a "live-action" movie.
In a few scenes we can see that in all pictures/videos from before Earth was polluted and immediately after humanity fled, there are non-animated humans.

This implies that all of the humans in the movie are actually non-animated, and it's just how they look after generations of living on the Axiom.

AuthRight Authoritarianism wrote:"Will do" Schwerner says

Thank you.

There's a lull in the conversation. Snow takes tiny, awkward sips of tea (one must not dribble in public, and a dragon's face morphology is not exactly helping her here). For Her Holiness' comfort, or his, or both, Apple rests one hand on a loop of the dragon's tail.

OOC: This has barely anything to do with the RP, but I was thinking about Apple's rings, and one of them is the signet ring for the Seal of the Holy Throne, and now I have to figure out what that seal looks like and draw it :/

I've apparently had an obsession with Orcs recently.

Got Skyrim from the steam spring sale, and my first character was an Orc.
Downloaded the Elder Kings 2 mod of CK3, and I started as an Orc ruler.

And I don't want to play CK3 or Skyrim while I'm home for Easter because I know my Mom thinks Skyrim is violent and I don't want to find out one way or another for CK3.

So while I'm home, I've started a Rimworld game.
As Orcs.

God I love the Shogunate mod for CK3

New Sta Naturdere wrote:Okay, thanks!

before you go, you should gather an army and march on rome

New Blood has turned PAX EAST into a

GOON'S PARADISE(/j)

Peatiktist wrote:I've apparently had an obsession with Orcs recently.

Got Skyrim from the steam spring sale, and my first character was an Orc.
Downloaded the Elder Kings 2 mod of CK3, and I started as an Orc ruler.

And I don't want to play CK3 or Skyrim while I'm home for Easter because I know my Mom thinks Skyrim is violent and I don't want to find out one way or another for CK3.

So while I'm home, I've started a Rimworld game.
As Orcs.

Also, I have successfully walled off Insect hive #1.
Only took my colony 6 days and one very minor brain trauma.

Two more to go, but these two have way fewer places I need to wall off.

Hey liberals. Let's say, hypothetically, Greece is 'based'. And, for the sake of arguement, Türkiye is 'cringe'. If Greece is more 'based' and 'relevant' than the great TÜRKIYE, why is Istanbul not Constantinople? I mean, it's only like a turkish delight on a moonlit night. And say, why is every gal there (Zeus may wanna visit)? And let's say you've to fly to Constantinople for a date. But, it says Istanbul for the destination? It's like when New York was called New Amsterdam. Do you know why they changed it? I can't say. Maybe the people just liked it better that way?

Silvamar wrote:Hey liberals. Let's say, hypothetically, Greece is 'based'. And, for the sake of arguement, Türkiye is 'cringe'. If Greece is more 'based' and 'relevant' than the great TÜRKIYE, why is Istanbul not Constantinople? I mean, it's only like a turkish delight on a moonlit night. And say, why is every gal there (Zeus may wanna visit)? And let's say you've to fly to Constantinople for a date. But, it says Istanbul for the destination? It's like when New York was called New Amsterdam. Do you know why they changed it? I can't say. Maybe the people just liked it better that way?

Why not Byzantium? It's the original Greek name after all.

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