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From the UAR-verse, the wikibox timeline chart of Counts of Massachusetts:

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List of Counts of Massachusetts

  1. John (Adams) 1790-1820 (abdicated) ~30 years
  2. John Quincy I (Adams) 1820-1848 ~28 years
  3. Charles I (Adams) 1848-1886 ~38 years
  4. John Quincy II (Adams) 1886-1894 ~8 years
  5. Charles II (Adams) 1894-1954 ~60 years
  6. Charles III (Adams) 1954-1999 ~45 years
  7. Charles IV (Adams) 1999-2001 ~3 yeas
  8. Charles V (Adams) 2001-present ~18 years

Count Charles V is the current Executive-President of the Union as well.
 

Comrade TruthTeller

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Before I post the long Pessimist's Edition of A Wilde Time, here's a quickie. Basically, I hate how Alan Turing's story ended, having been chemically castrated, stripped of his clearances, and kept a secret for decades after his death, just because he was gay, so here's an infobox with 4/5 divergences, depending on how you see it. The first divergence is that Christopher Morcom (Alan Turing's real life first love) doesn't die in 1930 of bovine tuberculosis. Secondly, either homosexuality is legalised before what would have been his gross indecency charge, or he is never charged for gross indecency in the 50s. Thirdly, Alan Turing doesn't die in the 50s (whether that was suicide or not is up for debate). Fourthly, Morcom and Turing live into their hundreds, possibly seeing the legalisation of homosexuality in 67 (or if it was before they would have anyway) enter a civil partnership in 2004 at the age of 92 and 93, and become the oldest couple to marry in 2014, at the ages of 102 and 103. Turing and Morcom both die in 2016 at the ages of 104 and 105.

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Osk

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The post is purely representative/constitutional, isn't it? And what other counts/dukes/earls/etc. are there?
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The Union of American Realms is confederal state in the vein of the modern EU, although with greater unity largely as a result of a shared colonial past and language. The confederal government is comprised of three components: (a) the Union Assembly, a unicameral legislature tasked with accepting international treaties and trade agreements passed by the Council of Executives, along with settling intra-realm disputes and passing confederal legislation - this body is led by the High Speaker of the Assembly; (b) the Council of Executives, with every realm executive holding a seat, able to admit new realms and executing the limited confederal executive functions - this body is led by the Governor-President of the Council, and; (c) the office of Monarch-President of the Union, a ceremonial office held by House Washington, residing on Mount Vernon - the Monarch-President holds nearly zero actual power outside of immense cultural currency.

The confederal government of the UAR is rather decentralized, though the modern age has lent itself to centralization. Since the late 19th Century, the Union Assembly has gained influence and power, particularly as the rise of international commerce took hold in the 20th Century. UA members are elected every six years on an alternating basis, with the Assembly divided into two classes. The Council of Executives similarly elects the Governor-President every six years. Each executive can also appoint one member to their realm's delegation to the Union Assembly.

The UAR is divided into 33 realms, each organized under one of four types of realm-government styles. The Constitution-of-the-Union mandating that every realm have an executive that reigns for life. Each realm is quasi-autonomous, often times getting in disputes amongst themselves and fostering different cultures over the years. Some realms have strong executives-for-life, others have made the office a ceremonial one similar to that of Monarch-President. The types of realms are:

Governates

13 of the 33 Realms are organized as Governates, making it the plurality form of organization in the Union. Governates hail from the early examples of the New York and Georgia governments. They are led by a Lord-Governor, who is popularly elected and who has significant authority in realm-affairs. Governates, however, also tend to have strong legislatures, typically bicameral with a popularly elected body and a body made up of the realm's earls. The role of nobility is weaker than in counties since earls in Governates are popularly elected. Although Transylvania is technically called the Commonwealth of Transylvania, it's government is a governate - Transylvania's earldoms are also called counties.

Counties

12 of the 33 Realms are organized as Counties of the Realm. Counties hold their origins in the New England realms, although are also prevalent in the Great Lakes region. Counties are traditionally led by powerful, hereditary executive and a unicameral, popularly elected legislature. New Haven remains the only county to allow the popular election of Counts, with the children of Counts becoming Viscounts (a special noble rank found only in New Haven). Nobilities in counties lack significant control outside of lobbying and influence as a result of a lack of governmental body; nonetheless, counties are sub-divided into earldoms which can be hereditary, elected, or a mix of both.

Duchies

The Duchies represent four of the realms. Duchies are led by a strong executive and having either a unicameral legislature made up of the realm nobility, or a bicameral legislature with a superior house made up of the nobility. In the past, duchies have proven rather realmist, and two of the four duchies currently have executives who align with realmist views (Charles III of Palmetto firm believer in realmism, and Joseph III of Lower Canada firm believer in theonationalism).

Commonwealths

The four commonwealths are home to the weakest executives of all the realms. Imperators have little to no power and are popularly elected to serve confederal functions at the Executive Council. There are little to no nobility in the commonwealths and all positions are popularly elected. Imperators may designate peerages, but these peerages hold no political or administrative power. Commonwealths have strong legislatures, typically unicameral, with most of the realm's executive functions lying in the hands of the head of the respective legislature. In most instances, imperators hold ceremonial functions, but have limited executive influence in government.

Additionally, there are four Native Confederacies that also make up the Union: the Great Southern Confederacy, the Calusa Confederacy, the Northwest Confederacy and the Huadenosaunee Confederacy.
 
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A general election was held in the Republic of the Isles on 11 August 2019 to elect all 33 members of the Eyjarsting. The incumbent People's Party minority government was defeated. The Greens, recording their best performance to date, formed a minority government supported by the Centre, Farmer and Fisher, and Labour parties.
 
Goweegie2

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Another post from my Führerreich TL, again with the help of @Erinthecute, this time it's the latest election in Sweden. I was gonna do a whole Wikipage for this, but I kept procrastinating so I decided to just post it like this

General elections were held in Sweden on 1 June 2019 to elect all 353 members of the Riksdag. This was the first snap election under the 1951 constitution, breaking the 3-year cycle for the very first time. The Conservative government of Mika Boskovic, Sweden's first Prime Minister of entirely non-Swedish descent, was defeated and a Labour Party government under Kent Forsman was formed. Despite this, the Labour Party fell to its worst result in over a century (excluding when democracy was abolished from 1936 to 1951), and the parliamentary bloc formed by the Conservative Party and the Expat Swedes' Party formed the plurality in the Riksdag, marking the first time since the restoration of democracy in 1951 that the Labour Party did not hold a plurality in the Riksdag. Despite this, the Conservative bloc also lost seats, with the Motherland Party (Fosterlandspartiet in Swedish) losing seats as well. The remaining parties all gained seats, with the Green Federation soaring to its best result in its history

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brucejoel99

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Deadpool 3 is a 2022 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Deadpool. It is the thirty-second film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), as well as the first R-rated MCU film, and is the sequel to 2016's Deadpool and 2018's Deadpool 2, both of which took place in the X-Men film series. The film was directed by David Leitch from a screenplay by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Ryan Reynolds, who stars in the title role alongside Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Zazie Beetz, Seth Green, Julian Dennison, Stefan Kapičić, Brianna Hildebrand, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, and Shioli Kutsuna. In the film, Deadpool and the X-Force attempt to reunite an ill-tempered, anthropomorphic, funny duck named Howard, trapped on Earth in the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame's final battle, with the interstellar group of thieves, smugglers, and pirates of which he is a member of, the Ravagers.

20th Century Fox's plans for a sequel to Deadpool 2 began before the film's release, and were confirmed in November 2016, though with the confirmation that Deadpool 2 would set up the X-Force team, it was alluded to that a future film would be focused on said team, separate from a stand-alone Deadpool 3. However, after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney was announced in December 2017, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that Deadpool would be integrated with the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) under Disney, and that the company would be willing to make future R-rated Deadpool films. By April 2020, Reynolds, Reese and Wernick, and Leitch had signed deals with Marvel to star in, write, and direct the third Deadpool film, respectively, and the film was officially announced for a release date of July 29, 2022, at the 2021 San Diego Comic-Con in July, alongside confirmation that most of the original Deadpool cast members would be returning to reprise their roles. Filming took place at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, as well as in British Columbia, from August to December 2021.

Deadpool 3 held its world premiere in Hollywood on July 18, 2022, and was released in the United States on July 29, 2022, in IMAX and 3D. It grossed over $877 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2018, in addition to surpassing Deadpool 2 as the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, as well as surpassing Deadpool to become the highest-grossing Deadpool film. The film was a critical and commercial success, receiving praise for its humor, acting (particularly Reynolds, Brolin, and Beetz's performances), story, and action sequences. A PG-13 rated version of the film, titled Deadpool Joins the Marvel Universe, released on December 14, 2022, to mixed reviews.​
 

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A general election was held in the Republic of the Isles on 11 August 2019 to elect all 33 members of the Eyjarsting. The incumbent People's Party minority government was defeated. The Greens, recording their best performance to date, formed a minority government supported by the Centre, Farmer and Fisher, and Labour parties.
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I need to know more.
 

Damian0358

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Aleksandar Ranković was a Yugoslav Communist of Serb origin, who, following the 1941 May Consultation in Zagreb, was assigned to organize an uprising in Belgrade.

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On the 27th of July, 1941, Ranković was captured by the Gestapo at around 10 o' clock, on Đerdapska street in Belgrade. On the 29th, a failed rescue from the hospital he was being held at would result in his death by gunfire.

Following the war, Ranković was declared a National Hero of Yugoslavia...

He would be survived by his wife, Anđelija "Anđa" Ranković (née Jovanović), and his son, Milivoje "Mića" Ranković.

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A wikibox inspired by the concept that, with a weakened Centralist faction in Yugoslavia post-war (Ranković being among its most prominent members, though in this timeline he wouldn't be the only one to pass during the war), the more liberal Federalists would in turn be more influential, with the ensuing domino effect resulting in the continued survival of Yugoslavia, reforming during the 90s.
 
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Erinthecute said:
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A general election was held in the Republic of the Isles on 11 August 2019 to elect all 33 members of the Eyjarsting. The incumbent People's Party minority government was defeated. The Greens, recording their best performance to date, formed a minority government supported by the Centre, Farmer and Fisher, and Labour parties.
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Love this - something really different. Assuming by the names that these Island's were never liberated from Norwegian control by Scotland then?
 
Oppo

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The Republicans amassed a largely disappointing primary field, with names like John H. Cox, Jim Gilmore, Duncan Hunter, Tommy Thompson, Sam Brownback, and George Pataki. The four major candidates were as follows - former Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Clint Eastwood, former Speaker Newt Gingrich, and diplomat Alan Keyes (the latter of whom wasn’t really a serious candidate but had a strong following).

Bush was the son of a president, the brother of another, and the next in line to the Republican throne. Of course, his candidacy has been referred to as a Skakespherian tragicomedy, due to his pathetic performances in the debates and wishy-washy views. Bush III didn’t have the intellectualism of his father nor the Southern charm of his brother. Off from the start, Jeb failed to make himself clear where he stood on North’s impeachment, then tried to court favors with President Miller. Bush was too much of a status quo candidate who didn’t want to rock the boat and didn’t exactly fit the mood of the 2008 election. This was made even more shocking when the arch-conservative anti-establishment candidate was revealed.

Newt Gingrich‘s four chaotic and stubborn years as Speaker of the House seemed to have been forgotten, along with his two extramarital affairs it seemed. Gingrich was still a man puzzled that a telephone could order McDonald's or write bad works of alternate history. Gingrich was a man who could pull off adultery and convert to the evil Papist side while still leading amongst evangelicals. Then there was a man completely sure of himself - Governor Clint Eastwood. He had lived the rest of his life to great success, and surely his presidential campaign would be no exception. Eastwood’s anti-administration policies were all Republicans needed to salvage their political hopes and stop the socialist bogeyman.

This applied up and down the ballot - 2008 was the first presidential election where not only the presidential primaries were contested. Gingrich, President North’s strongest defender on the chat show circuit, endorsed several candidates challenging pro-impeachment representatives. Eastwood struck back, supporting his fellow small-l libertarians; and when that didn’t work out, he backed quite a few capital-l Libertarians. Bush wasn’t above the fight either; his donors also backed more conventional Republicans against the anti-establishment onslaught.

Downballot races were impacted by the Democratic side as well. Tupac Shakur’s candidacy inspired several people to announce their candidacies to move the party in a leftist direction. While the Shakur campaign lagged behind the Clinton campaign when it came to fundraising, they had the edge in numbers of volunteers and small-dollar donations. While Shakur likely had the most radical platform of any Democratic candidate for president, his platform resonated with a public who demanded a political revolution. While the campaigns of Gore and Clinton brought up past scandals surrounding Shakur’s criminal record and rap lyrics, the public largely seemed indifferent after receiving mountains of information. After all, it was 2007; why did it matter that Tupac was a member of the Communist Party?

Iowa’s unique blend of voters provided for an interesting result when voters went to the polls on January 3rd. On one hand, there was the traditional labor of the Democratic Party, coupled with the Republican’s Moral Majority. On the Democratic side, former Vice President Al Gore pulled off a narrow plurality over Shakur. This was good news for Gore’s campaign, which had lost morale and excitement after his spontaneous campaign announcement during the Academy Awards. Clinton’s campaign went into damage control after finishing in third. Whilst her campaign had the money to continue past the early primaries, she did not want another candidate to build up the momentum to take her out of the running.

In a very similar to the Democratic caucus, Newt Gingrich’s victory dealt a great blow to Jeb Bush’s momentum. Whilst Gingrich’s candidacy was based on the great Christian ability to forgive Republicans, few expected this to play out in reality. It seemed that Jeb Bush didn’t have a fucked enough career to win against someone like Newt Gingrich. Bush’s campaign became even more pathetic after this loss, as he knew that New Hampshire was unwinnable. Clint Eastwood brushed the result off; he practically ignored the state and finished behind Alan Keyes.

New Hampshire’s primary kept its traditional role as a boost for anti-war candidates; Eastwood and Shakur won with record numbers. The media and pundits seemingly realized that both of them were viable candidates in the running. While each received loads of free media due to their celebrity status, now their candidacies weren’t just a chuckle and a goof on Leno or Letterman. Hillary Clinton unsuccessfully used a campaign based on fear - telling voters to imagine President Makaveli responding to a 3 am a phone call. Clinton’s campaign lost the important Michigan, South Carolina and Nevada contests to Shakur.

By the start of Super Tuesday, Vice President Gore was polling ahead of her. Whilst Gore had support in the later primary states, he didn’t have the campaign infrastructure to put on a strong effort through the convention. Clinton had the money, but declining approval ratings as her personal records were torn apart by the opposition. By April, Tupac Shakur had amassed his position as the Democratic nominee. Daschle’s loyalists largely kept the superdelegates in line despite a few last-ditch “Stop Pac” efforts. Unlike in 2000 and 2004, the Greens were more than willing to support the Democratic ticket in exchange for policy concessions and posts in the cabinet. Mayor Jello Biafra, previously seen as the 2008 Green Party frontrunner, performed a revised version of “California Über Allies” about Governor Eastwood in a campaign-concert with Tupac. Unceremoniously, Shakur named economist Samuel Bowles as his running mate.

On the Republican side, the battle remained fierce. Bush was done by Super Tuesday, his campaign ending with the realization that a Bush would likely never rule America again (at least if Tupac had his way). Voters had enough with a weak personality against the finely aged Clint Eastwood and Newtie Boy - The Empire Strikes Back. With our dearly departed commander Oliver North by his side, the American Milosevic tried everything he could to gain traction. Wouldn’t it be nice to go to leave the United Nations and stop that moist anti-American socialist Edward Leigh from telling us what to do? And isn’t the only way to stop Sharia Law in our country to back Saudi Arabia and make America an official Christian state? Gingrich fought long and hard, but what the public really needed was the supposed “moderate” in the race; who supported urban gentrification and abolishing social security.

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