"Alas it can be said that Nixon freed the Chinese people from Communism"
-Ronald Reagan (1983)
-Ronald Reagan (1983)
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Alright Nixon couping Communist China is ASB enough but having a child named Xiong Nixon is a bridge too far even for me!!!
This is such a Chad move that I don't think I can handle it.
And there's more baby, he even becomes President in 2000!
"Whilst we were busy with our Presidential election, let's not forget that our Chinese brother who recently gained their democracy also had their own, and with certainty we can say former President Nixon won unanimously, as no other man challenged him and his new Liberty Party"
-Walter Cronkite (November 3, 1972)
"The Chinese Liberty is a center-right to right-party in China, founded by Richard Nixon in August 1972, it is the current ruling and largest political party in China"
-Wikipedia article for the Liberty Party
"The Social Democratic Party is the second-largest political party in China. It is widely considered the successor of the Chinese Communist Party"
-Wikipedia article for the Social Democratic Party
"With certainty, we can say that Xiong Nixon, son of former President Nixon has won the 2000 Presidential Election"
-CNN China Reporter Liang Wencheng (November 7, 2000)
Random thing, but should I turn this into TLIAW thingy?
Operation Thunderclap was an operation to cross the Oder River that began the morning of February 24th, 1945. Eastern operations had largely been halted since the sudden death of Stalin on February 9th at the Crimean Conference, and the ruling troika of Beria, Molotov and Zhadnov were eager to regain the initiative. Despite recommendations from Zhukov and Konev to delay the offensive until the Red Army's flanks in Pomerania and Silesia could be secured and that the crossings themselves be preceded by an extensive series of artillery and air attacks, the Troika ordered immediate action.
Troops from Gerogy Zhukov's 1st Belorussian Front were able to cross the Oder at Gartz, Linken and Schwedt initially without much resistance. The Oder was still largely frozen in many areas and the 2nd Guards Tank Army, under Semyon Bogdanov, was able to put nearly two full rifle divisions across in the first two days of the operation, albeit without much of their heavy equipment. German forces were still attempting to reconstitute themselves after the heavy losses suffered in the Vistula-Oder offensive, loosely organized under a formation Hitler had named Army Group Vistula. Placed under Himmler's command in late January, the German forces had suffered heavy losses as the Soviets pushed westward through Poland. Himmler, who next to no military experience and had been placed in command mostly for his supposed reliability, on the morning of the 25th was in Berlin to consult with Hitler. Hitler had been somewhat giddy at the news of Stalin's death, convinced that it represented a true reversal in fortunes as any replacement for Stalin would be ineffective as a decade of purges had robbed the Soviet leadership of the competence needed to run the country in Stalin's wake. While subsequent events would prove this quite accurate, Himmler was of a different mind. His time in command had convinced him the German army was spent and when told by Hitler to return to the front to push the Soviets back over the Oder, he proposed that Hitler should take advantage Soviet power vacuum and seek a negotiated peace with the Allies. He argued that while most of their conquests had been re-taken by the Allies, most of Germany itself remained out of Allied hands and that the Führer would be able to best the Allies at the negotiating table. Hitler, infuriated by what he viewed as Himmler's betrayal, stripped him of his command of both the Army Group and of the SS and ordered him to the front to fight as a common soldier. Records show that Himmler was dispatched Volkssturm unit but to this day his fate remains unknown. It is assumed that he was killed in the Battle of Berlin in the joint Western-Soviet assault on the city sometime in June 1945.
After the dismissal of Himmler, Hitler needed a replacement for Army Group Vistula. Guderian immediately proposed Walther Wenck, chief of the OKH command staff as Himmler's replacement. Hitler demurred, choosing instead another member of the SS, Felix Steiner. Steiner, at the time commanding the Eleventh SS Panzer Army in Pomerania, managed to convince Hitler that he needed a free hand to conduct the defense of the Fatherland and was given carte blanche to direct troops as he saw fit.
Steiner then set forth an aggressive counterattack plan. After reports confirmed that the troops currently across Oder were ahead of their supply train with almost no vehicles or anti-tank weapons, Steiner's plan was to let as many lightly armed troops cross for several days and then hit the river crossings and bridgeheads with as much artillery and armor that could be brought to bear. In addition, he proposed infiltrating several company size units from Vlasov's Russian Liberation Army, under SS command, back over the Oder to cause havoc behind Russian lines. These units would destroy targets such as bridging equipment, ammo dumps and fuel depots while also attempting to disrupt Red Army logistics by removing signage, passing on bogus orders to advancing units and cordoning off essential roads with fake minefields. Similar units had caused significant disruption behind American lines during the Battle of the Bulge. While wary of the reliability of Vlasov's troops, this was also approved.
Soviet units would cross the Oder largely unmolested until the early hours of March 2nd, when carefully marshaled German tube and rocket artillery began pounding the Soviet bridgeheads on the western bank of the Oder. This included heavy barrages directed at the river itself in an attempt to break up the river ice facilitating much of the Soviet advance. This was accompanied by a dawn assault of armor and mechanized units (some troops were pulled from as far away as Norway). The bridgeheads at Gartz and Linken were completely overrun in the first 48 hours of the attack. At Schwedt, the Soviet troops managed to hold the bridgehead for several days until the commander of the 33rd Army, Vyacheslav Tsvetaev, ordered their retreat on March 6th after the troops had largely run out of ammunition. Tsvetaev would be condemned by Beria as a traitor and was dragged out and shot in front of his own troops and Zhukov, who had attempted to intervene on his behalf.
Troops from Gerogy Zhukov's 1st Belorussian Front were able to cross the Oder at Gartz, Linken and Schwedt initially without much resistance. The Oder was still largely frozen in many areas and the 2nd Guards Tank Army, under Semyon Bogdanov, was able to put nearly two full rifle divisions across in the first two days of the operation, albeit without much of their heavy equipment. German forces were still attempting to reconstitute themselves after the heavy losses suffered in the Vistula-Oder offensive, loosely organized under a formation Hitler had named Army Group Vistula. Placed under Himmler's command in late January, the German forces had suffered heavy losses as the Soviets pushed westward through Poland. Himmler, who next to no military experience and had been placed in command mostly for his supposed reliability, on the morning of the 25th was in Berlin to consult with Hitler. Hitler had been somewhat giddy at the news of Stalin's death, convinced that it represented a true reversal in fortunes as any replacement for Stalin would be ineffective as a decade of purges had robbed the Soviet leadership of the competence needed to run the country in Stalin's wake. While subsequent events would prove this quite accurate, Himmler was of a different mind. His time in command had convinced him the German army was spent and when told by Hitler to return to the front to push the Soviets back over the Oder, he proposed that Hitler should take advantage Soviet power vacuum and seek a negotiated peace with the Allies. He argued that while most of their conquests had been re-taken by the Allies, most of Germany itself remained out of Allied hands and that the Führer would be able to best the Allies at the negotiating table. Hitler, infuriated by what he viewed as Himmler's betrayal, stripped him of his command of both the Army Group and of the SS and ordered him to the front to fight as a common soldier. Records show that Himmler was dispatched Volkssturm unit but to this day his fate remains unknown. It is assumed that he was killed in the Battle of Berlin in the joint Western-Soviet assault on the city sometime in June 1945.
After the dismissal of Himmler, Hitler needed a replacement for Army Group Vistula. Guderian immediately proposed Walther Wenck, chief of the OKH command staff as Himmler's replacement. Hitler demurred, choosing instead another member of the SS, Felix Steiner. Steiner, at the time commanding the Eleventh SS Panzer Army in Pomerania, managed to convince Hitler that he needed a free hand to conduct the defense of the Fatherland and was given carte blanche to direct troops as he saw fit.
Steiner then set forth an aggressive counterattack plan. After reports confirmed that the troops currently across Oder were ahead of their supply train with almost no vehicles or anti-tank weapons, Steiner's plan was to let as many lightly armed troops cross for several days and then hit the river crossings and bridgeheads with as much artillery and armor that could be brought to bear. In addition, he proposed infiltrating several company size units from Vlasov's Russian Liberation Army, under SS command, back over the Oder to cause havoc behind Russian lines. These units would destroy targets such as bridging equipment, ammo dumps and fuel depots while also attempting to disrupt Red Army logistics by removing signage, passing on bogus orders to advancing units and cordoning off essential roads with fake minefields. Similar units had caused significant disruption behind American lines during the Battle of the Bulge. While wary of the reliability of Vlasov's troops, this was also approved.
Soviet units would cross the Oder largely unmolested until the early hours of March 2nd, when carefully marshaled German tube and rocket artillery began pounding the Soviet bridgeheads on the western bank of the Oder. This included heavy barrages directed at the river itself in an attempt to break up the river ice facilitating much of the Soviet advance. This was accompanied by a dawn assault of armor and mechanized units (some troops were pulled from as far away as Norway). The bridgeheads at Gartz and Linken were completely overrun in the first 48 hours of the attack. At Schwedt, the Soviet troops managed to hold the bridgehead for several days until the commander of the 33rd Army, Vyacheslav Tsvetaev, ordered their retreat on March 6th after the troops had largely run out of ammunition. Tsvetaev would be condemned by Beria as a traitor and was dragged out and shot in front of his own troops and Zhukov, who had attempted to intervene on his behalf.
I just realized under occupation, one of the jobs listed is used car salesman. Clever.
Finally someone noticed that! I hid it as an Easter egg
So, how does San Francisco works here?United Pacific States 2014 Senate Elections
Alaska- Incumbent Senator Mark Begich defeated Sean Parnell to win a full term in a rematch of the 2012 Special Election where Begich defeated Parnell, who was appointed to the seat vacated by the deceased Ted Stevens.
Arizona- Congressman Jeff Flake defeated fellow Congress member Gabby Giffords to fill the seat left by the retiring Jon Kyl, As a result of losing this seat, the Progressives failed to win a 2/3'rds majority in the UPS Senate.
Frontier- Congressman Mark Udall defeated incumbent senator Scott McInnis in his attempt to win a third term to the Senate. Udall is a member of the prestigious Udall dynasty which includes former president Mo Udall and fellow senator Tom Udall of New Mexico.
Idaho- Incumbent Senator Butch Otter easily won a third term against attorney Nels Mitchell.
Oregon- Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley defeated Senate Majority Leader Gordon Smith in one of the biggest moral blows to the Democrats on election night. Smith's (who was also a member of the Udall political dynasty) popularity suffered when he became a national figure as Majority Leader.
San Francisco- San Francisco Attorney General Kamala Harris won the election to succeed the long-term retiring John Burton. Harris's biggest opponent was not from the Democrats, but from Gloria La Riva, an independent who stood to Harris's left.
San Joaquin- Congressman Ami Bera defeated fellow Congressman Devin Nunes to succeed the retiring John Doolittle. Bera along with Kamala Harris are the first people of Indian descent elected to the UPS Senate.
Shasta- Congressman Wesley Chesbro defeated controversial incumbent senator Barbara Sage in her attempt to win a third term. Chesbro is the first Progressive elected to the Senate from Shasta in nearly 20 years.
South California- Incumbent Senator Hilda Solis (the only Latina in the Senate) defeated Congressman Abel Maldonado to win a second term to the Senate in this state that contains a third of the UPS's population.
Utah- Utah Attorney General Mike Lee defeated businessman Sam Granato to succeed the retiring Bob Bennett. Lee is also a member of the Udall political dynasty.
Does it has a governorship, a mayorship, or both?
Prussia, officially the Republic of Prussia (German: Republik Preußen) is a country in the Baltic region of Eastern Europe. It is bordered by the Baltic Sea to the northwest, Lithuania to the northeast and Poland to the south. The capital and largest city is Königsberg, and as of 2023 the population is roughly 4.4 million.
Prussia was originally formed as a duchy of the State of Teutonic Order in 1525, and was elevated to a kingdom in 1701, extending west and becoming the largest state of the Holy Roman Empire, the German Confederation and eventually the German Empire, playing a key role in the unification of Germany. After the German Revolution of 1918, Prussia became a free state, and was again the largest in the new Weimar Republic; however, it also played an important role in the Republic’s collapse when its democratically elected government was dissolved in 1932.
After Nazi Germany’s defeat in 1945, the last Minister-President of Prussia, Otto Braun, approached the Allies to try to reinstitute a Prussian state. Initially this proved problematic, since the Allies considered Prussia ‘a bearer of militarism and reaction’ and Stalin wished to annex much of the region into Poland and the USSR. However, Braun convinced the Western powers he could prevent the annexation of East Prussia into the Soviet sphere of influence and pledged to protect and resettle both Germans and minorities expelled from their homes into in the war-torn province of East Prussia, which was also his home province. This is where the modern borders of Prussia were formed.
Despite Soviet anger at the arrangement Braun justified it by citing the allegations of war crimes during the Battle of Königsberg and asserted his Social Democratic Party of Prussia (SPP) would produce a ‘dritter Weg’ (third way) system of foreign policy, seeking to antagonize neither bloc. He soon became enormously popular through his use of Marshall Plan aid to rebuild the region’s economy, and found common cause with Finnish leader Juho Kusti Paasikivi; the two countries’ cooperation helped both survive international hostility.
After Braun’s death in 1955, the future of Prussia became somewhat uncertain, but the country’s newly elected Prime Minister Wilhelm Röpke of the Prussian People’s Party (PVP) and new Finish President Urho Kekkonen were able to collaborate to advocate for ‘active neutrality’, successfully appeasing the Soviet Union from trying to subsume either of them. Prussia would liberalise significantly during the 1960s after Röpke was replaced as Prime Minister by Ernst Schumacher, reversing Röpke’s pro-colonialist positions and giving Prussia closer ties to the European Economic Community despite its non-membership. After Schumacher’s death in 1977, his successor Marion Dönhoff became Prussia’s first female Prime Minister
Dönhoff left office after losing the 1981 election, and during the 1980s Gert von Pistohlkors of the PVP oversaw an internationalisation of Prussian politics, aiding diplomatically in German reunification while not seeking to bring Prussia into the union. In 1994 Prussia voted in referenda to join the EU and NATO, signalling a shift towards internationalism. Modern-day Prussia is a developed country with a high-income advanced economy.
(This is probably ASB but it’s a weird little idea I’ve had in my head for ages and finally got round to making!)
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"The reputation you develop for intellectual and ethical integrity will be your greatest asset or your worst enemy. You will be judged by your judgment. There is no victory, no advantage, no fee, no favor, which is worth even a blemish on your reputation for intellect and integrity. " - Vince Foster
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People who die tragically are always painted well in biographies, but Foster's makes him out to be a genuine, dedicated man of principle, even for a successful lawyer.
Also, I put on the "beard" age filter, because I find the idea of a bearded SCOTUS Justice cool.
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