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March 24th, 2012, 02:02 AM
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I will be updating the ATL today, but I was wondering if anyone could add some dates for the PODs in #1514?
Here are some PODs to get things moving: December 26th, 2016: Indonesian Earthquake; an earthquake registering as 9.1 on the Richter scale, devastates the island of Sumatra, and triggering a tsunami across the Pacific Rim... March 28th, 2017: Merapi Disaster; 8.8 earthquake triggers the volcanic eruption of Mount Merapi, Indonesia sparking a massive humanitarian crisis... September 12th, 2019: Tambora Disaster; 8.5 earthquake triggers the volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora, Indonesia, sparking a massive huamnitarian crisis... September 12th-15th, 2019: Transoceanic flights throughout the Pacific Rim are cancelled due to the vast amount of volcanic ash thrown into the air... 
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March 24th, 2012, 05:51 AM
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Here is the latest update for the 2010s:
January 1st 2010: January 1st 2010: The 50th anniversary of the assassination Charles De Gaulle, also on this day, President John F Kennedy Jr. shocks the world when he annouces his resignation of the presidency. He cites "Ill health, as in lung cancer" as his reason. Also on this day, Mehdi Karroubi calls for the overthrow of the government of Shah Reza Pahlavi, during a rally in Tehran, Iran. January 2nd 2010: Katherine "Kat" Swift is sworn in as the 44th President of the united States. She names Treasury Secretary William D. Mays as her vice president, former vice president James Hendrix her secretary of state, (insert the rest of the cabinate here.) January 12th 2012: Democracy leader Mohamed Abu Abdallah survives an assassination attempt by government officials in al-Awamiyah, sparking international attention and concern about the Arabian Peninsula. February 2nd, 2010: Celebrity Doctor Dean Edell holds a television special wherein he interviews the embattled singer in Lowell, Florida... February 11th 2010: Koch News takes off, and within two years becomes the most watched news station in America. February 15th 2010: 250,000 people protest in Washington D.C., in support of the budding pro-democracy movement led by Mehdi Karroubi. March 18, 2010: In prison, Kaylee Ellins is assaulted by another prisoner and receives a stab wound from a knife they had hidden on them. She is transferred to a local hospital in critical condition. She stabilizes, but remains at the hospital for recovery. March 21, 2010: The Free Kaylee Ellins Movement holds massive demonstrations around the country in outrage on the attack on Kaylee Ellins. They call for her immediate release and an end to abortion laws. April 1st 2010: Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior is overthrown in a military coup d'etat led by Admiral Bubo Na Tchuto and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army Antonio Ndjai in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. April 7, 2010: Having recovered sufficiently from her stabbing, Kaylee Ellins is returned to prison, but kept in isolation to avoid another incident. April 8th-10th, 2010: U.S.S. Bainbridge, through U.S. Navy SEALs, frees 10 American hostages from Haitian pirates, off the coast of Port-au-Prince... May 14th 2010: British MP Stephen Timms is shot and killed by Roshonara Choudhry in East London. July 24th, 2010: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, a musical dedicated to Apple and its founder John Lennon, makes its hit film debut, starring Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Dana Fuchs, and Martin Luther McCoy... August 30th, 2010: Chinese Finance Minister Zhou Xiaochuan, sparking international attention, after calling for an end to government corruption, during a speech in Beijing, sparking international attention. September 12th 2010: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Alizadeh resigns from office, during a conference in Helsinki, Finland, destabilizing the Shah's regime. September 14th 2010: Governor Jeremiah "Jay" Nixon (D-MO) is stabbed to death by anarchist Casey Brezik in Kansas City, Missouri. October 19th, 2010: Celebrity Doctor Dean Edell interviews Kaylee Ellins for a second time, asking whether she has any regrets about her abortion. In an controversial response, "Hell no!! Look at how F@#$^ the world is at the moment!" November 3rd 2010: Wolf Blitzer defeats Rick Lazio and becomes Governor of New York. ******** January 7th, 2011: Guru "Kalki" proclaims the creation of the Lanka Spiritual Commune in Andhra Pradesh, India, sparking international attention throughout religious communities... February 23rd, 2011: Guru "Kalki" sparks international controversy from the Lanka Spiritual Commune in Andhra Pradesh, India, call for the "liberation of women from religious bondage..." March 2nd 2011: Faisal Ahmed Abdul-Ahad begins launching calls for democracy in Riyadh, demanding an end to the religious fundamentalist regime. March 4th 2011: Former Governor of New Mexico and host of The Nightly Show Gary Johnson announces he will run for president as a Republican. March 6th 2011: Foreign Minister Abd al-'Aziz al-Ashaikh expresses his opinion that student protests throughout Arabia is the work of "foreign influence." March 15th, 2011: American actor James Ballard proclaims his conversion to the guru "Kalki" in Hollywood, California, sparking international attention... March 21st, 2011: ACLU lawyer Patricia Beninato establishes the Cybernet site "ImNotSorry.com", detailing the stories of women who have had illegal abortions, sparking national attention and controversy... April 9th 2011: Congressman David Mustaine (R-CA) announces his intentions to run for president. April 15th 2011: Senator Morgan Spurlock (D-WV) announces he will run against President Kat Swift in the primaries, causing division in the Democratic party. May 21st, 2011: Panic and civil unrest occur nationwide, due to predictions by Christian fundamentalist Harold Camping of Oakland, California of the apocalypse later in the year.... May 27th, 2011: Scientists led by Marie-France Marin at the University of Montreal, Quebec announce the development of "Metyrapone", a drug which can be used to erase painful and traumatic memories... June 4th 2011: Female leader of Baladi, Wajnat Rahbini is shot by religious authorities in Jeddah, sparking national outrage and riots. June 15th, 2011: Singer Kaylee Ellins is hospitalized after an alleged suicide attempt, while in prison in Lowell, Florida, sparking national attention and concern... June 19th, 2011: Pro-democracy female candidate Maryam Rajavi leads a rally in Tehran, calling for the end to the regime of Shah Reza Pahlavi... August 17th, 2011: Adam Kobler promotes "Metyrapone" as a means to treat PTSD patients, rape surivors, et al., during a study in Brooklyn, New York... August 18th, 2011: Dreams of Deception by Shatterbelt is a hit, essentially creating the "nightsound" genre, popularized after being performed at underground "Lethe" parties... September 4th, 2011: Pro-democracy riots erupt in Tabriz and Urumieh, Iran, sparking concerns about the stability of the Shah's regime... September 29th, 2011: Riots erupt in Oakland, California after Christian fundamentalist leader Harold Camping predicts the apocalypse for this death. Camping dies of a heart attack that night... October 29th, 2011: Gospel singer Hope Briggs announces the abandonment of her Christian label, Jars of Clay, in an effort to support Kaylee Ellins, during an interview with Good Morning America (ABC-TV).... November 5th, 2011: The Scandinavian cruise ship "Atlantic Spirit" reports being fired upon by Haitian gunmen while sailing within the Carribean Sea, sparking international attention and concern.... November 8th 2011: Chinese-American civil rights attorney Doug Chan is elected mayor of San Francisco, becoming the second Asian-American mayor of the city. November 17th-18th 2011: Noel Rakotonandrasanana and Colonel Charles Andrianasoaviana overthrow the government in Antanananarivo, Madagascar. November 22nd 2011: Zac Curtis of Hartford, Connecticut; introduces the world "sonic drugs" or "i-dosing", whereby VR users can download files which can replicate the experience of a narcotic experience (e.g. opium, cannabis, LSD, cocaine, et al.) launching "I-Doser.net". Also on this day, Christian fundamentalist leaders spark riots in Flanders, Belgium, citing the influenza pandemic as proof of an apocalypse... December 16th, 2011: U.S. Army General Glenn K. Rieth calls for access to "Metyrapone" for soldiers, during testimony before House Armed Forces Committee in Washington D.C.,.... December 19th-22nd 2011: General Syed Ziaul Haque overthrows the government of female Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, East Pakistan ******** January 1st, 2012: Bobby Joe Rogers of Pensacola Florida, throws a Molotov cocktail at the women's penitentiary in Lowell, Florida, in an attempt to "shame Kaylee Ellins"... February 6th, 2012: Brian Bolland, former manager for Kaylee Ellins, and alleged biological father of her deceased child, is arrested in Chattanooga, Tennessee on drug charges, sparking national attention.... February 16th, 2012: Wang Lijun of Chongqing, China emerges as a national leader, calling for political reforms throughout the Republic of China... February 22nd 2012: George Tiller v. Kansas; Supreme Court rules that abortions are allowed under the 14th Amendment "equal protection clause", stating that a woman has ownership over her body. The ruling sparks controversy nationwide. March 4th, 2012: New Year of the Aztec Calendar sparks civil unrest and sectarian violence throughout Latin America, amidst fears of the "End of Days".... March 19th, 2012: U.S. Navy officials report the capture of 13 Haitian pirates within the Caribbean Sea, sparking international attention.... April 29th, 2012: Pro-democracy leaders meet with European leaders in Paris, France in an effort to affirm pledges for human rights and democracy.... March 4th 2012: Alexei Navalny and Maria Gaidar launch a rally against coruption in the SSG government in Leningrad. June 7th, 2012: Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) along with several pharmaceutical companies file a massive lawsuit against I-Doser.net" in federal court in New York City, New York, claiming copyright infringement... June 14th, 2012: National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) is established in Detroit, Michigan, demanding an overturning of George Tiller v. Kansas, sparking national attention and concern,... July 9th, 2012: Economic stagnation and inflation lead to the Socalist Party of India led by Subramanian Swamy winning landslide "Super majority" in the Indian Parliment. August 17th, 2012: Virgin Record Store in New York City, New York is the scene of riot as "Lethe" party (a.k.a. "Metyrapone") is held on the third floor, 425 arrests are made in the process... September 12th, 2012: Newly elected Socalist Prime Minister of India, Subramanian Swamy annouces he will be introducing a "Soft nationalisation" under the example of similar reforms in the SSG. September 26th, 2012: Pope Pius XIII expresses grave concerns about the Christian population of Iran, amidst reports of sectarian violence by human rights organizations.... November 5th, 2012: Federal Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel rules that "I-doser.net" is not entitled to "safe harbor" under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in New York City, New York... November 7th, 2012: New York Post describes "Lethe" parties as "night of pure evil, sparking national attention and concern... ******** February 22nd, 2013: First March for Life, organized by Christian conservatives led by Reverend Michael Laird in Washington D.C., c. 350,000 people attend demanding an overturning of George Tiller v. Kansas... February 26th, 2013: Federal Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel orders the shutdown of the "I-doser.net" site in Hartford, Connecticut, sparking international attention and concern.... June 12th 2013: First democratic elections are held in Iran, amidst heavy international monitoring. Former Tehran mayor Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf is elected, bringing relief to many international observers. August 1st, 2013: Music website "Bazinga.net" of Cupertino, California makes its hit debut, introducing aspiring musical artists and talent, sparking national attention.... October 20th, 2013: Indian inflation stablizes, economic growth remains stagnant. October 28th 2013: The United States Department of the Treasury offically retires paper money in favor of plastic "Bills" with built in mircochips to prevent counterfeit. October 29th-30th, 2013: U.S.S. Adlai Stevenson pursues pirates within Haitian territorial waters, after the hijacking of a Japanese freighter, carrying benzene, off the coast of Port-au-Prince.... November 6th, 2013: Jessica Kourkounis (R-NJ) is elected to the U.S. Senate, based on a staunch conservative platform, calling for an overturning of George Tiller v. Kansas, sparking national attention and controversy... December 27th, 2013: Pro-democracy leader Maryam Rajavi is assassinated by Islamic fundamentalist guerillas in Tehran, sparking civil unrest and violence.... ******** January 27th, 2014: "Freedom to Party" Lethe parties are held in 18 different cities, including New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Miami, FL; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; and Seattle, WA... March 10th, 2014: Senators Jessica Kourkounis (R-NJ) and Thomas "Tommy" Norment (R-VA) propose the "Human Life Amendment" before the U.S. Congress in Washington D.C., sparking massive debate on the issue... April 1st, 2014: Christian fundamentalist leader Isaiah Robertson forms the "Niagara Falls Movement", proclaiming that the return of the messiah will take place in Niagara Falls, New York.... April 18th 2014: John F Kennedy Jr.'s lung cancer is fully treated and in remission. June 1st, 2014: Hacker networks establish illegal "i-dosing" sites such as Zestwire, Shazam, Trinity, and Bitflurry, sharing narcotic experiences across the Cybernet... August 10th 2014: State Assembly Leader Abel Guillen (L-CA) proclaims that "Lethe" parties are "just a fad", during a speech in Sacramento, California.... November 6th 2014: The United States Department of Transportation, citing the success of "bar-code" license plates in Washington DC, annouces that they will now be standard for all Motor Vehicles in the United States November 17th, 2014: Haitian pirates take control of an Exxon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, until U.S. Navy SEALs "neutralize" the pirates... ******** March 2nd, 2015: RCA, Virgin, Sony, and Time-Warner announce that they will not be recording music on CD format anymore due to the lack of profit, during a press conference in Los Angeles, California.... April 15th, 2015: Haitian pirates fire on an American cargo ship within the Caribbean Sea, sparking international attention and concern.... May 28th, 2015: U.S. Senate begins debate on the "Human Life Amendment" in Washington D.C.; Republican leaders claim that they have at least 40 votes secured, sparking national controversy.... August 1st, 2015: David Gunn v. Michael Griffith ; the Supreme Court, by a 6-3 vote, says states cannot give husbands veto power over their pregnant wives' decision to abort their pregnancies. By a 5-4 vote, the court says parents of minor, unwed girls cannot be given an absolute veto over abortions. September 28th, 2015: The Indian National Lunar Corporation created out of the various private space travel firms of India. The INLC is under 51% national control, and 49% private control, and is granted monoply over all Indian space travel. October 2nd 2015: The Yiddish Policeman's Union directed by Joel and Ethan Coen , starrring Josh Brolin, Colin Firth, John Tuturro and Cameron Diaz, spot-lighting the mainstream popularity of alternate history. October 29th, 2015: British couple reports being attacked by Haitian pirates in a kidnapping attempt, until the arrival of the U.S. Coast Guard... November 21st, 2015: Libertatia, a libertarian-sponsored site is launched in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, sparking international attention and concern. INTERPOL reports that much of its profits come from "i-dosing", sparking massive debate... ******** January 6th-13th, 2016: Haitian pirates are accused of seizing four vessels within the span of one week, including the British vessel, "Asian Glory" and a Brazilian cargo freighter..... April 23rd 2016 : Exxon owned "Lunar Dust tanker", the Exxon New Moon VII, loaded with over 550,000 metric tonnes of raw unrefined He3 moon dust, explodes while atempting re-entry of Earth's atmosphere, killing all of it's crew, and scattering a massive cloud of toxic moon dust in the upper atmosphere. April 30th, 2016: Another Exxon owned "Lunar Dust Tanker" the Exxon Eclipse II explodes, this time while lifting off from the lunar surface. May 10th, 2016: Criminal underworld figure Isamu Kaneko is shot and killed in Osaka, Japan, after being linked to an "i-dosing" network... May 15th, 2016: Following the disasters of the Exxon New Moon VII and the Exxon Eclipse II, as well as several smaller non-lethal accidents of ships in the Exxon lunar fleet, The United States launches a congressional inquiry into safety standards. June 20th, 2016: John Salvi v. State of Massachusetts ; the Supreme Court rules 6-3 that states have no legal obligation to pay for "non-therapeutic" abortions sought by women on welfare. September 20th, 2016: The House Congressional inquiry finds Exxon CEO Richard Cheney innocent of all wrong doing, finding the "New Moon class" Lunar Dust Tanker unsafe in general. December 3rd, 2016: New Chinese Democratic Party (NCDP) is established in Beijing, Republic of China, sparking international attention and concern... December 14th, 2016: Yuan Bin leads a rally for political reforms in Tianjin, Republic of China, sparking international attention.... December 26th, 2016: Indonesian Earthquake; an earthquake registering as 9.1 on the Richter scale, devastates the island of Sumatra, and triggering a tsunami across the Pacific Rim... ******** January 2nd, 2017: Underground music website "XM2" becomes extremely popular, after making its debut in Oakland, California... February 9th, 2017: Oil executives with Exxon and British Petroleum (BP) warn members of Congress that Haitian pirates pose a threat to the "national oil supply" citing attacks within the Gulf of Mexico, during testimony in Washington D.C.,... March 28th, 2017: Merapi Disaster; 8.8 earthquake triggers the volcanic eruption of Mount Merapi, Indonesia sparking a massive humanitarian crisis... April 7th, 2017: Chinese band Shattered Faith makes its hit debut with the song "Hold On To Your Misery" in Shanghai, China, sparking international attention.... April 22nd, 2017: Christian fundamentalist "Sword of God Brotherhood" sparks civil unrest and violence, firing automatic weapons into the Palestinean West Bank, creating an international incident... May 5th, 2017: Lockheed-Boeing CEO Susan C. Schwab charged and convicted of criminal negligence for allowing the unsafe "New Moon class" June 23rd, 2017: Student protests occur at Tehran University, calling for further political reforms, sparking international attention... September 9th, 2017: 4-Chen Scandal; Chen Shou-ten, Chen Kuo-hsiung, James Chen, and Chen Chia-hui are arrested in Taipei by Kuomingtang (KMT) officials, after being accused of running an "i-dosing" network, while supporters claim it is a political attempt to crackdown on dissent.... September 15th 2017: John F Kennedy Jr. makes his famous "Lost in the clouds" speech warning people about the dangers of smoking. October 17th 2017: CEO Richard Branson launches the first inaugural "Virgin Galactic" flight, a series of suborbital spaceflights from Las Cruces, New Mexico... November 5th, 2017: Pound Sterling switches to plastic "bank notes" December 22nd, 2017: "New Moon class" Lunar Dust Tanker still on the market despite illegal "cost cutting meassures" leading to obvious design flaws, which the Lockheed-Boeing company fails to fix despite even with several more "near miss" accidents. December 26th, 2017: Apple enters into a deal with the Iranian government for the creation of Cybernet cafes starting in Tehran, sparking international attention.... ******** February 9th, 2018: Bernard Slepian v. City of Birmingham, Alabama ; the Supreme Court, by a 6-3 vote, reaffirms its intention to give doctors broad discretion in determining the timing of "fetal viability" - when a fetus can live outside the mother's womb. The justices say states may seek to protect a fetus that has reached viability, but the determination is up to doctors, not courts or legislatures. February 21st, 2018: Swiss officials report the shutdown of illegal "i-dosing" site CarobCandy3 in Geneva, Switzerland, sparking international attention... February 27th 2018: Mississippi announces passage of state legislation banning abortion throughout the state, sparking national outrage by many women's rights organizations. March 6th 2018: South Dakota announces passage of the "Human Life Protection Act", banning abortion even in cases of rape and incest. March 28th, 2018: 6,000 U.S. and Canadian radio stations announce a ban on the song "Hold On To Your Misery" citing reported suicides worldwide, during a press conference in New York City, New York... May 5th, 2018: The Rock n" Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio catches fire, investigators attribute faulty wiring, destroying c. 60 years of music memoribilia, sparking national attention... May 31st, 2018: Haitian guerillas destroy many of the Libertatia Cybernet servers in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, sparking international attention and concern, sparking international concern for the region... June 19th 2018: Louisiana announces passage of state legislation banning abortion throughout the state, sparking national attention and concern by many women's rights organizations. June 24th 2018: The Eisenhower Monument is unveiled in Washington D.C. August 2nd, 2018: Lorretta Malva v. State of New York ; the Supreme Court, 8-1, elaborates on its parental consent decision of 2015. It implies that states may be able to require a pregnant, unmarried minor to obtain parental consent to an abortion so long as the state law provides an alternative procedure to parental approval, such as letting the minor seek a state judge's approval instead. September 19th 2018: Iranian scientists led by Anousheh Ansari announce the first successful orbital launch of a communications sattelite "Shahab-1" in Alborz, Iran. The launch is praised as a major achievement throughout the Arab world... November 19th, 2018: Japanese Yen switches to plastic "bills" ******** January 9th 2019: Scientist Stephen Hawking is launched aboard a "Virgin Galactic" suborbital flight, broadcasting his thoughts across the Cybernet.... January 10th, 2019: The Indian National Lunar Corporation becomes the last organization on Earth to still use the "New Moon class" Lunar Dust Tanker, as the Tanker makes up the majority of its fleet. January 22nd, 2019: India becomes the last space fairing nation to rattify an international treaty banning the "New Moon class" Lunar Dust Tanker, after an explosion over New Dehli space port exposed millions to toxic He3 moon dust. March 26th 2019: Amidst much fanfare and media publicity "Spaceport America", the first commercial space launch center is opened in Las Cruces, New Mexico, sparking international attention... April 23rd, 2019: India suffers from a He3 shortage as the INLC decomissions it's "New Moon class" Lunar Dust Tankers. May 27th, 2019: SSG Ruble switches to plastic "bills" June 30th, 2019: Lorri L. Jean v. State of Wyoming ; the Supreme Court says, in a 5-4 decision, the federal government and individual states are under no legal obligation to pay for even medically necessary abortions sought by women receiving welfare. ... September 2nd, 2019: Nation wide rolling blackouts begin in India as India's Fussion plants begin to have trouble meeting demand do to the He3 shortage. September 3rd, 2019: Indian parliment decides to stay with paper money for the Rupee by a single vote. News of the desicion send shock waves through the international money market, where the majority of commentators had expected India to "go plastic" and the market had planned as such. Hyerinflation begins in India, and triggers wide spread bankruptcy. Speculation in the curency market causes copycat inflation through out the India's major Asian trading partners, most especially China who also enters hyperinflation. September 6th, 2019 : India's economy, already suffering from a three way punch of hyperinflation, an energy crisis, and mass bankrupcy, gains a fourth woe in the form of wide spread crop failures, brought on by the He3 "moondust stroms" changing weather patterns. September 12th, 2019: Tambora Disaster; 8.5 earthquake triggers the volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora, Indonesia, sparking a massive huamnitarian crisis... September 12th-15th, 2019: Transoceanic flights throughout the Pacific Rim are cancelled due to the vast amount of volcanic ash thrown into the air...
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#1523
March 24th, 2012, 07:28 AM
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Here are some PODS regarding hurricanes and storms:
September 17-19th, 2011: Hurricane Floyd; F-5 Hurricane devastates the East Coast from Wilmington, North Carolina to Trenton, New Jersey, embarassing the Swift administration... September 27th-29th, 2012: Huricane Keith devastates Belize, Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua, sparking fears of an apocalypse throughout Central America... June 4th-6th, 2013: Hurricane Allison devastates the Houston-Fort Worth, Texas area, causing several oil rigs to be dislodged, spilling millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.... September 24th-26th, 2015: Hurricane Juan; Halifax, Nova Scotia is hit by its first hurricane since 1893, sparking international attention and concern... *************** One big problem is that we don't know who is running for President in 2012 or 2016...Here are 2 nominees... April 15th, 2011: African-American NASA Director Neil deGrasse Tyson announces his bid for the Republican nomination for the presidency in New York City, New York.... August 15th, 2011: African-American Admiral Edward P. Moore (USN, ret.), a veteran of the war in Nicaragua, announces his bid for the Republican Party presidential nomination in Annapois, Maryland...
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#1524
March 25th, 2012, 06:04 AM
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So does anyone have any ideas as to who should be elected President of the United States in 2012 and 2016?
Do we have any nominations for candidates for British Prime Minister?
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#1525
October 1st, 2012, 05:45 PM
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New post to show that sexuality in TTL is rather different then in OTL:
(insert date here): California passes Ballot Prop (insert number here) banning male and female circumcision on children under the age 18. (insert date here): California circumscion ban Jewish and Muslim religous groups gather on the steps of the state capitol in Sacremento, California to protest California circumscion ban. (insert date here): United States supreme court rules in favor of California circumcision ban, declaring that the ban "did not conflict with the first amendment right to free exercise of religon" (insert date here): "Compromise" bill in the circumcision debate passes in the house after a fierce battle between religious figures and "intactivists" on both sides. It legalizes male and female circumcision nation wide, but only on consenting consenting adults over the age of 18. (insert date here): Circumscion bill passes in the senate, defining male and female circumcision as "cosmetic body modification" and places it in the same legal category as body piercings, tattoos, gender reasignment surgery, and cosmetic surgery. (insert date here): Drug company (insert name here) devolops "Lactia", a female hormone blend that causes massive breast growth and lactation when injected directly into the breast. Lactia also causes growth of new nerve endings increasing sensitivity. (insert date here): "Lactia" becomes popular in the adult film and fashion worlds, as well as the trans-gender community. (insert date here): FDA aproves use of "Lactia" for "cosmetic body modification" (insert date here): FDA aproves the sale of human breast milk from "healthy doners" (insert date here): The demand for breast milk and breast milk dairy products increases due to the FDA's ruling regarding the sale of breast milk, even as the FDA's legalization of "Lactia" increases suppply. (insert date here): Mc Donalds premiers the "Mc Breast" a half pound beef burger served with baccon and human breast milk cheese. (insert date here): Mc Donalds sales skyrocket thanks in large part to a popular, yet controvertial Advertisment for the "Mc Breast". The overtly sexual ad features the resturant's iconic mascot Ronald McDonald drolling over a large breasted female clown played by former adult film star (insert name here) (insert date here): Drug company (insert here) creators of Lactia, obtains a monoply of LA area cosmetic surgery clinics. Lactia replaces silicon entirly in Holywood. (insert date here): The fiercly protected copyright on Lactia's exact formula creates an expolsion of "street lactia" as fetishization of, and addicition to the substances reaches an all time high. Street Lactica is often unpure, containing poorly made sythethic hormones, or hormones harvested unhygienicly from human and animal doners (insert date here): aprox. (insert number here): women addicted to Lactia in the united states. Addiction is related to sexual fetishism and body dismorphia in over 50% of cases. (insert date here): (insert famous Hollywood actress here) admits she's addicted to Lactia. (insert date here): Study shows that the children and lovers of women who used lactia are 22% more likly to devolop unatural breast growth and lactation. This includes males and females. (insert date here): Lactia exposure linked to rising breast cancer trends. (insert date here): Mc Donalds faces class action lawsuit of people who claimed to have devoloped a number of diseases from eatting the "Mc Breast" including Hepitisis, Kinshasha Fever, and Lactia related breast conditions.
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October 1st, 2012, 07:39 PM
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(insert date here) Mc donalds offers "Breast milk shakes" and "Breastmilk cheese fries" (sold as Breast Poutine in Canada and Quebec) along side a "Mc Breast" as part of a "Breast value meal" Sales Sky Rocket.
(insert date here) Copper and Nickle demand raises prices to the point that Canada, Quebec, and the United States all have to abandon copper and nickle curency. Debut of the Aluminum cent in all nations, where coinage of under one of the various nation's dollars is exclusivly minted in Aluminum. (insert date here) Aluminum cent causes mild inflation in north american nations.
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October 1st, 2012, 07:41 PM
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There you go, plastic debit cards for bills, and aluminum for cents.
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October 1st, 2012, 08:46 PM
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October 1st, 2012, 11:32 PM
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(aluminum) penny for your thoughts Mr. Bondoc. Surly you can come up with something more interesting then the "Mc Breast?"
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October 2nd, 2012, 01:41 AM
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October 2nd, 2012, 03:54 AM
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(insert date here): Controversal female electronic artist (insert name here) controvertially begins to inject Lactia live before every proformance. Ticket sales to her concerts sky rocket.
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October 2nd, 2012, 05:12 AM
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Ten points if anyone gets the reference from whence the name came from for this little POD:
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#1533
October 2nd, 2012, 05:58 PM
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I hate to sound like a broken record, but here are a few PODs Iwas wondering if people could add some details for....
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October 16th, 2012, 01:41 PM
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Semptember 1st 2019: Reality-television series Bring Down the House, a musical competiton for a $1.7 million recording contract, makes its hit debut in Los Angeles, California....
July 4th 2013: The film Cogs of War becomes the first video game adaptation to win critical acclaim, making its hit blockbuster debut.... August 28th 2019: Singer Android Karenina is arrested in East London, England after reportedly "i-dosing" at Club Bizarro. January 1st 2012: Conservative commentator Mike Huckabee launches a radio show from Little Rock, Arkansas, sparking national attention. September 1st 2011: Television series Cheap Shot (CBS-TV) starring Summer Glau and Felicia Day makes its hit debut... March 20th 2010: NFL player Mitchel Vicks is arrested for DUI charges after attending a "Lethe" party in Chicago, Illinois.... February 5th 2013: Film actress Micheal Cera sparks national controversy, after revealing her Christian fundamentalist views on The Today Show (NBC-TV) in New York City, New York...
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Nuclear cars? What's the worst that could happen? 50 years, now on 2010-2060. Join the fun! We allways need more writters!
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#1535
October 17th, 2012, 04:32 AM
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Something we should consider for the ATL is the idea of reviving the idea of "Freedonia". The idea was that several libertarian groups wanted to establish their own country in the region of Somalia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Freedonia Considering the circumstances, what would be the reaction from people both in Somalia and in the United States of America? Especially considering the racism and sexism that would immediately erupt....
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#1536
October 17th, 2012, 12:08 PM
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Is there any chance for an update?
What is there on soccer, and on elements? Has Germany reunited? What about communism? Is the USSR still there? Are any OTL united countries split (North/South Italy?)? Mr_Bondoc; ArKhan, Dannyboy and co.: Could you work on a full update on this TL? Last edited by PiratePartyist; October 17th, 2012 at 12:14 PM..
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#1537
October 17th, 2012, 06:14 PM
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As for the updates, they will come soon enough!!
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#1538
October 17th, 2012, 08:29 PM
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Here are a few PODs based on the the "Miami zombie incident":
May 26th, 2012: Health and poice officials report the case of a drug addict attacking a man and "eating his face" in Miami, Florida, sparking national attention and concern... June 13th, 2012: Health officials in Haiti and the Dominican Republic report the first cases of the "Miami Syndrome" in Santo Domingo and Port-au-Prince, sparking concern within the WHO and CDC,... July 9th, 2012: Health officials in Mexico report the spread of the "Miami Syndrome" disease to Mexico, sparking concern about the epidemiology of the disease and its spread.... July 12th, 2012: Mexican health officials reports the first official death related solely to the "Miami Syndrome" outbreak, sparking international concern from the WHO and CDC,.... July 13th, 2012: Cuban health officials report the first deaths related to "Miami Syndrome" during a press conference in Havana, sparking concern throughout the Carribean and Gulf of Mexico region... July 20th, 2012: U.S. health officials in Miami, Florida report the first death related solely to "Miami Syndrome" sparking calls for a quarantine for the region..... July 24th, 2012: Health officials in Panama City, Panama report an outbreak of "Miami Syndrome" with over 32 cases reported by CDC and WHO officials sparking fears throughout Latin America.... August 21st, 2012: WHO/CDC reports confirm that the viral spread of "Miami Syndrome" was caused after a man in Port-au-Prince, Haiti comes down with the virus after eating contaminated food... January 14th, 2013: WHO/CDC officials report that the "Miami Syndrome" virus has increased in lethality and can be spread through contact with birds and other mammals...
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#1539
October 18th, 2012, 04:46 AM
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Here are a few more PODs based on "Miami Syndrome":
October 1st, 2012: British Ministry of Health confirms the first European case of "Miami Syndrome" at Heathrow Airport in London, England, sparking international attention and concern.... October 19th, 2012: Coroners confirm the death of Peter Hall, a British tourist to Miami, Florida, sparking calls for a quarantine on all air travel to the American Southeast in London, England.... October 1st, 2015: European Union (EU) officials announce an official quarantine of all products from the American Southeast, Carribean, and Gulf of Mexico region, fueling nationalist sentiments on both sides of the Atlantic... December 29th, 2015: European Union (EU) gives American food products a clean bill of health, amidst accusations of bribery and corruption.... December 26th, 2016: Federal reports by the WHO and the CDC condemn efforts by government officials to downplay the risk and danger caused by "Miami Syndrome", sparking a round of accusations and attacks on the administration... January 7th, 2017: Mexican officials announce that they will no longer sell meat products from animals born before 2012, citing concerns over "Miami Syndrone"..... January 17th, 2017: Cuban officials ban all imports from the Dominican Republic and Haiti in an effort to stave off an outbreak of "Miami Syndrome".... January 24th, 2017: Mexican President Josefina Vázquez Mota announces efforts to crackdown on "Miami Syndrome" after two cases are reported in Mexico City, Mexico... August 14th, 2017: WHO/CDC officials report an outbreak of "Miami Syndrome" in Beijing, China, sparking tensions across the Pacific Rim.... August 29th, 2017: Russian officials report the first official case of "Miami Syndrome" on record in Moscow, spaking tensions across Europe.... July 20th, 2019: Indian officials report the first reported case of "Miami Syndrome" in New Delhi, fueling tensions between the "Dalit" (untouchable caste) and the government...
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#1540
October 18th, 2012, 06:25 AM
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One thing I would like to see is more people without analogues in the ATL. For all of the talk of "butterfly effect" we usually play around with the same people, even though many people immediately show their disdain for works by Harry Turtledove, Mike Resnick, et al. for having things "adhere too closely to OTL..."
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