They came very close to winning the title around 1994 (Michael Schumacher won it instead, driving a Mercedes) but are now languishing in the second tier due to a lack of good drivers, or at least good drivers willing to take part in the championship. The US team usually drives Ford cars.
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They came very close to winning the title around 1994 (Michael Schumacher won it instead, driving a Mercedes) but are now languishing in the second tier due to a lack of good drivers, or at least good drivers willing to take part in the championship. The US team usually drives Ford cars.
Tomorrow's my birthday, so here’s a very serious write-up! 
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For all the ’90s kids that wanted a catdog growing up…
Catdogs are a domesticated two-headed species of animal that were once highly sought after during the late 1990s. Before and after this period, they were an obscure form of exotic pet, with most wild catdogs either living on or near the Nearburg Plains, located in the western United States, or dwelling in smaller urban areas worldwide.
Description: Catdogs usually have yellow or orange fur color with spots or stripes of either white, light orange (if fur is light orange or yellow), or dark orange pigmentation being optional. The ears on the “dog” side of the creature can be either floppy or pointy. As the catdog is a predator/scavenger animal by nature, historically living in hostile environments (especially Nearburgian catdogs), it has powerful muscles, dexterous wrist bones for crudely assembling and using rudimentary tools, a cardiovascular system that supports much endurance, and sharp teeth for catching and tearing their prey. Domesticated catdogs, however, tend to prefer the local human cuisine to hunting live prey. The catdog ranges in size; standing straight, the length from nose to nose can be as short as two feet to as long as nine feet, and legs usually stand 36 inches at the shoulders (when standing on all four of them). The appendages for each side of the catdog’s body can work as either legs or “arms” when necessary. The body of a catdog is also surprisingly agile – a nose-to-nose four-foot-long catdog, for instance, can stretch itself as far as 10 feet without straining itself and as far as 30 feet without damaging itself. This is due to the animal’s soft “sponge-like” vertebrae, skin, and tissue. Furthermore, the catdog’s spinal discs and two rib cages loosely hold the stretchable organs in place, while a thick-yet-elastic layer of many connecting muscles and tissue protects the spine and organs from external damage. Understanding how the catdog can mentally and physically tolerate such elasticity is of much interest to various kinds of scientists and researchers, hoping it can somehow be positively applied to their own respective fields.
Origin: While noted Mexican zoologist Lola Caricola has extensively covered its biology, much is still unknown about the origin of the bicranial quadruped creature known as the catdog. The species has existed as far back as Egyptian times (as they are depicted in sculptures and on vases and are mentioned in hieroglyphics), and early Polynesian culture mentions a “great meow-woof” in a few stories. Archaeological research has determined that the first undisputed Catdog remains were buried 11,000 years ago in present-day France. Genetic samples have shown it sharing genetics with both the canine and feline species through the common carnivore order, though precise genetic conversion is still highly disputed. A theory connected to panspermia foregoes the genetic connections to state that the catdog, due to its uniqueness, must be of extraterrestrial origin. However, this theory has been dismissed by the scientific community. Another theory based entirely online is that the catdog was artificially created in a lab; in the words of Professor Stephen Hawking, this theory is so nonsensical, “a sieve holds more water than that theory holds logic.”
Name: the term for this species of animal has been “catdog” since at least the 14th century. The name comes from its physical similarities its distant relatives, the cat and the dog. It is believed they are called “catdog” and not “dogcat” due to the animal’s history of its “cat” end being more assertive and aggressive when first approached by strangers; thus, the cat end is often seen first and so is seen as the “front” end of the species in many cultures.
Range/Habitat: Like the English fox, the catdog was hunted into near-extinction across Europe, as noblemen saw catdoghunting as a trying sport due to how well catdogs manage to hide, outrun, and/or outsmart their foes. Longstanding records of religious leaders in South America, Africa and Asia believing that catdogs were “unholy demons” explains their sparse populations on those continents, and catdogs are still seen as “bad omens” in many cultures in these areas even today. In the United States, however, catdog hunting became illegal in January 1909 under President Teddy Roosevelt, whom was seeing their numbers dwindling in the eastern states and feared they would share a fate similar to that the dodo bird and the buffalo/bison. As a result, the Nearburg plains remains the sole confirmed range of the catdog, with other possible ranges being in Oregon, Bolivia, and the Black Forest in Germany. The current known population of catdog is under 700, making them a critically endangered creature. However, most catdogs are suspected to be feral and undocumented, and those catdogs could expand their global population from 700 to 6,000 or even 10,000 if their locations and numbers can be confirmed. It is also still unclear what percentage of the wild catdog population lives in groups/packs (at least under 50%) and what percentage lives alone (at least over 50%).
As Pets: Domesticated catdogs originated in ancient times as extravagant commodities meant for entertainment, spectacle, or a companion/playmate for children. The catdog usually makes for poor guards and walking companions due to the “cat” end usually being reluctant to join the “dog” end in such activities. However, interest in owning catdogs as pets increased sharply in the post-Cold War era (specifically, 1992-2007), similar to how owning dogs as pets increased in the United States after World War Two. The TV series "CatDog" increased public awareness in 1998. Pet store owners had to quickly find catdog breeders, which was very difficult; less than 50 catdog breeders existed in the USA in 1991. After years of pet stores struggling to meet demand, the public lost interest, driven away by the newest culture fad. "CatDog" ended in 2005. As of 2016, less than half of 1% of the US population owns a catdog as a pet, with most owners celebrating the cat end’s intelligence and the dog end’s playfulness; a common phrase is “twice the fun of a cat and dog, and only half the mess!”
Intelligence: The catdog shows an interesting level of intelligence. Often the “cat” end shows intelligence similar to that of monkeys, orangutans, mice and dolphins, while the “dog” end shows much lower intelligence. The two ends can communicate with each other verbally, not mentally (as far as scientists can tell), but they can have miscommunication issues. The two ends are even able to hide things from each other, be it for survival, mistrust, or an apparent want for privacy from their lifelong counterpart. However, the catdog will always put self-preservation above privacy, and the two ends can perform impressive feats when working together, though such ability has never been utilized by humans due to the reasons already stated.
Health: Catdog can suffer from numerous health allergies that can affect both “ends” of the creature or only the one end. For example, the dog end of certain Nearburgian catdogs suffer temporary vision loss upon eating shellfish, while either end consuming pecans can lead to both ends suffering from the effects of pecanitis. This is because the ends share a single stomach, along with a flattened, stretchable intestinal system that lies underneath the stomach. The catdog is also vulnerable to certain genetic conditions along with some of the same health conditions as humans, such as dental problems. However, the catdog, especially the “dog” end, are highly resistant to diabetes and bruising.
Endangerment: Due to their lack of natural range, close proximity to human populations, majority-loner status, apparent inability to reproduce asexually, and numerous natural predators, catdogs have staggeringly low numbers and are at risk of extinction in the near or even immediate future. Conservation efforts peaked in the 1990s, and while they have since subsided, conservation groups are still in operation in the United States and Europe. They hope to “keep alive one of Earth’s most bizarre and mysterious, yet beautiful and unique creatures.” Only time will tell if current conservation efforts will keep the catdog from the brink of extinction.
And this is how they go to the bathroom.
:For all the ’90s kids that wanted a catdog growing up…
Catdogs are a domesticated two-headed species of animal that were once highly sought after during the late 1990s. Before and after this period, they were an obscure form of exotic pet, with most wild catdogs either living on or near the Nearburg Plains, located in the western United States, or dwelling in smaller urban areas worldwide.
Description: Catdogs usually have yellow or orange fur color with spots or stripes of either white, light orange (if fur is light orange or yellow), or dark orange pigmentation being optional. The ears on the “dog” side of the creature can be either floppy or pointy. As the catdog is a predator/scavenger animal by nature, historically living in hostile environments (especially Nearburgian catdogs), it has powerful muscles, dexterous wrist bones for crudely assembling and using rudimentary tools, a cardiovascular system that supports much endurance, and sharp teeth for catching and tearing their prey. Domesticated catdogs, however, tend to prefer the local human cuisine to hunting live prey. The catdog ranges in size; standing straight, the length from nose to nose can be as short as two feet to as long as nine feet, and legs usually stand 36 inches at the shoulders (when standing on all four of them). The appendages for each side of the catdog’s body can work as either legs or “arms” when necessary. The body of a catdog is also surprisingly agile – a nose-to-nose four-foot-long catdog, for instance, can stretch itself as far as 10 feet without straining itself and as far as 30 feet without damaging itself. This is due to the animal’s soft “sponge-like” vertebrae, skin, and tissue. Furthermore, the catdog’s spinal discs and two rib cages loosely hold the stretchable organs in place, while a thick-yet-elastic layer of many connecting muscles and tissue protects the spine and organs from external damage. Understanding how the catdog can mentally and physically tolerate such elasticity is of much interest to various kinds of scientists and researchers, hoping it can somehow be positively applied to their own respective fields.
Origin: While noted Mexican zoologist Lola Caricola has extensively covered its biology, much is still unknown about the origin of the bicranial quadruped creature known as the catdog. The species has existed as far back as Egyptian times (as they are depicted in sculptures and on vases and are mentioned in hieroglyphics), and early Polynesian culture mentions a “great meow-woof” in a few stories. Archaeological research has determined that the first undisputed Catdog remains were buried 11,000 years ago in present-day France. Genetic samples have shown it sharing genetics with both the canine and feline species through the common carnivore order, though precise genetic conversion is still highly disputed. A theory connected to panspermia foregoes the genetic connections to state that the catdog, due to its uniqueness, must be of extraterrestrial origin. However, this theory has been dismissed by the scientific community. Another theory based entirely online is that the catdog was artificially created in a lab; in the words of Professor Stephen Hawking, this theory is so nonsensical, “a sieve holds more water than that theory holds logic.”
Name: the term for this species of animal has been “catdog” since at least the 14th century. The name comes from its physical similarities its distant relatives, the cat and the dog. It is believed they are called “catdog” and not “dogcat” due to the animal’s history of its “cat” end being more assertive and aggressive when first approached by strangers; thus, the cat end is often seen first and so is seen as the “front” end of the species in many cultures.
Range/Habitat: Like the English fox, the catdog was hunted into near-extinction across Europe, as noblemen saw catdoghunting as a trying sport due to how well catdogs manage to hide, outrun, and/or outsmart their foes. Longstanding records of religious leaders in South America, Africa and Asia believing that catdogs were “unholy demons” explains their sparse populations on those continents, and catdogs are still seen as “bad omens” in many cultures in these areas even today. In the United States, however, catdog hunting became illegal in January 1909 under President Teddy Roosevelt, whom was seeing their numbers dwindling in the eastern states and feared they would share a fate similar to that the dodo bird and the buffalo/bison. As a result, the Nearburg plains remains the sole confirmed range of the catdog, with other possible ranges being in Oregon, Bolivia, and the Black Forest in Germany. The current known population of catdog is under 700, making them a critically endangered creature. However, most catdogs are suspected to be feral and undocumented, and those catdogs could expand their global population from 700 to 6,000 or even 10,000 if their locations and numbers can be confirmed. It is also still unclear what percentage of the wild catdog population lives in groups/packs (at least under 50%) and what percentage lives alone (at least over 50%).
As Pets: Domesticated catdogs originated in ancient times as extravagant commodities meant for entertainment, spectacle, or a companion/playmate for children. The catdog usually makes for poor guards and walking companions due to the “cat” end usually being reluctant to join the “dog” end in such activities. However, interest in owning catdogs as pets increased sharply in the post-Cold War era (specifically, 1992-2007), similar to how owning dogs as pets increased in the United States after World War Two. The TV series "CatDog" increased public awareness in 1998. Pet store owners had to quickly find catdog breeders, which was very difficult; less than 50 catdog breeders existed in the USA in 1991. After years of pet stores struggling to meet demand, the public lost interest, driven away by the newest culture fad. "CatDog" ended in 2005. As of 2016, less than half of 1% of the US population owns a catdog as a pet, with most owners celebrating the cat end’s intelligence and the dog end’s playfulness; a common phrase is “twice the fun of a cat and dog, and only half the mess!”
Intelligence: The catdog shows an interesting level of intelligence. Often the “cat” end shows intelligence similar to that of monkeys, orangutans, mice and dolphins, while the “dog” end shows much lower intelligence. The two ends can communicate with each other verbally, not mentally (as far as scientists can tell), but they can have miscommunication issues. The two ends are even able to hide things from each other, be it for survival, mistrust, or an apparent want for privacy from their lifelong counterpart. However, the catdog will always put self-preservation above privacy, and the two ends can perform impressive feats when working together, though such ability has never been utilized by humans due to the reasons already stated.
Health: Catdog can suffer from numerous health allergies that can affect both “ends” of the creature or only the one end. For example, the dog end of certain Nearburgian catdogs suffer temporary vision loss upon eating shellfish, while either end consuming pecans can lead to both ends suffering from the effects of pecanitis. This is because the ends share a single stomach, along with a flattened, stretchable intestinal system that lies underneath the stomach. The catdog is also vulnerable to certain genetic conditions along with some of the same health conditions as humans, such as dental problems. However, the catdog, especially the “dog” end, are highly resistant to diabetes and bruising.
Endangerment: Due to their lack of natural range, close proximity to human populations, majority-loner status, apparent inability to reproduce asexually, and numerous natural predators, catdogs have staggeringly low numbers and are at risk of extinction in the near or even immediate future. Conservation efforts peaked in the 1990s, and while they have since subsided, conservation groups are still in operation in the United States and Europe. They hope to “keep alive one of Earth’s most bizarre and mysterious, yet beautiful and unique creatures.” Only time will tell if current conservation efforts will keep the catdog from the brink of extinction.
And this is how they go to the bathroom.
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Could someone create a wikibox based on George Washington becoming the first king of Columbia. I can't figure out how to do it on wikipedia. He is the picture that can be used:
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Tomorrow's my birthday, so here’s a very serious write-up!
Okay, here's a serious question (
) How do they poop?TheHolyInquisition
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Have you ever heard of owl pellets?Okay, here's a serious question (
But that's… like, vomit, not poop. It comes out the mouth.
So a bit more of a traditional style this time, as well as a fair few divergences you can potentially pick up on. I'll readily admit that Barbara Vucanovich wasn't the most realistic pick given her age, but that is because at the time I had finished creating the infobox I was under the impression she was ten years younger then she actually was and, lazy as I am, I couldn't motivate myself to make the change.
Anyway, as usual, I'll have the State-by-State results below in the spoiler. As a note though Perot is not included, just as he was not included in the Carter vs. Bush match-up for 1992; his performance by State is exactly the same as OTL.
And, for some reason, Syria was colonized by the British Instead of the French, and thus emerged as a Western Liberal Democracy which also has the territory of OTL Lebanon and is not in a bloody civil war for the last six years.
Presidential Elections were held in Syria in 11 November and 2 December 1991. Following a constitutional amendment in March 1987, spearheaded by outgoing President Levon Ter-Petrosyan's Labor Party, for the first time the president was fully elected by a popular vote (under the two-round system), as opposed to the previous system, under which candidates for the House of Representatives (the lower house of the Parliament of Syria) declared whom they endorsed for president when they lodged their nomination papers and the candidate who receives a majority of endorsements from the elected members of the House was automatically elected. It was widely expected that Ter-Petrosyan, who was running for a second term, and Carlos Menem, the candidate for the Centre Party, would be the most popular candidates in the first round, and would thus go on to face each other in the runoff. However, Ter-Petrosyan unexpectedly finished in third place behind Hafez al-Assad, the candidate for the nationalist Ba'ath Party. As a result, almost all Syrian political parties called for their supporters to vote against al-Assad, including the Labor Party and many that had previously been opposed to Menem.
Y E T • A N O T H E R • S E C R E T • S E R I E S
Should this have a new name? The current one is becoming nondescriptive.
Past Boxes:Should this have a new name? The current one is becoming nondescriptive.
The Federally-Administered Mountain Territories
Chief Ministers of Equestria
Assassination of Pathfinder Kenneighdy-Tart, Red Bolt
The Slovenian Gem Genocide, Hosni Mubarak
The 2024-5 Canadian Constitutional Crisis
Queen Elizabeth II, The Lake Malawi Buddha
Butter F. Tart, Jr., Pathfinder E. Kenneighdy-Tart (Soon with Write-ups!)
Dustin the Turkey
Pathfinder's Funeral, Cromwell's Island
Grigori Rasputin; The Beatles and incomprehensibly malevolent eldritch abominations and other demonic beings
New Cork
Rise of the Very Happy Jew-Murdering Batshit Moroccan Sheikh Special Mimouna Post Thingy
Syrian Election of 1991
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McCain the Maverick, McCain the Democrat
In 2002, following the midterm elections, Senator John McCain, who'd been actively courted by the Democrats, announced he'd follow in the footsteps of Jim Jeffords and became a Democrat. Nationally, the reaction to this was relatively positive. Among Republicans, McCain was ostracized.
2004
In 2004, conservative J.D. Hayworth won the Republican primary unopposed while McCain fended off a weak challenge from liberal activist and schoolteacher Stu Starky to win the Democratic nomination. At first, Hayworth led the polls but McCain touted his moderation and maverick-ness to win a 4 percent victory in 2004.
In 2008, McCain entered the Democratic race for President. However, most liberal partisans did not yet trust the Arizona Senator and he came in third behind Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Clinton went on to win a landslide against the GOP ticket that fall, which consisted of Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Indiana Congressman Mike Pence. McCain strongly supported Clinton.
2010
In 2010, McCain, who had been pushed substantially to the left by his 2008 campaign, was hoping to avoid a primary challenger. However, the Mayor of Nogales, Marco Lopez ran against McCain, calling for "consistent liberalism." McCain won by ten points against the underfunded Lopez. The GOP nominated the Mayor of Mesa, Scott Smith, who ran an underfunded campaign. He ended up losing badly to McCain, a bright spot for the Democrats in a terrible year for them.
In 2012, President Clinton was defeated by the moderate ticket of Michael Bloomberg and Charlie Crist. These were McCain's type of politicians, and he slowly began to sway back towards the right to support the President. This enraged liberals.
2016
In 2016, liberals and progressives once again fielded Marco Lopez, but this time enlisting the support of progressive Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. With liberal anger behind Lopez, and with the support of Kucinich, Lopez defeated McCain in the primary, setting up a fight between him and popular GOP representative Ben Quayle. However, McCain would not be deterred. He entered the race as an independent. The polls bounced back and forth, with McCain taking mainly the moderate vote and some Democrats' votes, as many establishment Democrats supported him. Polls indicated he would lose until President Bloomberg endorsed McCain shortly before the election.
*sorry about the lack of percentages in the 2010 box, but it was 57 for McCain and 39 for Smith
In 2002, following the midterm elections, Senator John McCain, who'd been actively courted by the Democrats, announced he'd follow in the footsteps of Jim Jeffords and became a Democrat. Nationally, the reaction to this was relatively positive. Among Republicans, McCain was ostracized.
2004
In 2004, conservative J.D. Hayworth won the Republican primary unopposed while McCain fended off a weak challenge from liberal activist and schoolteacher Stu Starky to win the Democratic nomination. At first, Hayworth led the polls but McCain touted his moderation and maverick-ness to win a 4 percent victory in 2004.
In 2008, McCain entered the Democratic race for President. However, most liberal partisans did not yet trust the Arizona Senator and he came in third behind Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Clinton went on to win a landslide against the GOP ticket that fall, which consisted of Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Indiana Congressman Mike Pence. McCain strongly supported Clinton.
2010
In 2010, McCain, who had been pushed substantially to the left by his 2008 campaign, was hoping to avoid a primary challenger. However, the Mayor of Nogales, Marco Lopez ran against McCain, calling for "consistent liberalism." McCain won by ten points against the underfunded Lopez. The GOP nominated the Mayor of Mesa, Scott Smith, who ran an underfunded campaign. He ended up losing badly to McCain, a bright spot for the Democrats in a terrible year for them.
In 2012, President Clinton was defeated by the moderate ticket of Michael Bloomberg and Charlie Crist. These were McCain's type of politicians, and he slowly began to sway back towards the right to support the President. This enraged liberals.
2016
In 2016, liberals and progressives once again fielded Marco Lopez, but this time enlisting the support of progressive Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. With liberal anger behind Lopez, and with the support of Kucinich, Lopez defeated McCain in the primary, setting up a fight between him and popular GOP representative Ben Quayle. However, McCain would not be deterred. He entered the race as an independent. The polls bounced back and forth, with McCain taking mainly the moderate vote and some Democrats' votes, as many establishment Democrats supported him. Polls indicated he would lose until President Bloomberg endorsed McCain shortly before the election.
*sorry about the lack of percentages in the 2010 box, but it was 57 for McCain and 39 for Smith
Might as well self-promote a bit, here's the first update in my new TL (which you can find in my signature):
The New Union Treaty
The Soviet Union was in shock following the plane crash near Kursk that killed a number of high-ranking military officers. Along with a number of their staff, passengers included Soviet Defence Council deputy chief Oleg Baklanov, Communist Party Central Committee Secretary Oleg Shenin and USSR Deputy Defence Minister General Valentin Varennikov. The crash investigators eventually ruled that the plane, flying from Moscow to Crimea, had encountered a catastrophic technical fault shortly after take-off. This eventually caused the engines to prematurely switch off, bringing the plane down in a forest near the city of Kursk.
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who was on holiday in the Crimea sent his condolences to the families of those killed in the crash. But the main work he had was ahead - for the Soviet Union would soon see its biggest structural change since its creation.
On the 20th August, nine Soviet republics signed the New Union Treaty in Moscow, which would reform the Soviet Union into a new entity - the Union of Sovereign States. Though were loud cries of protest from hardliners, the majority of citizens in the participating republics were supportive of the new system. The new union was described by Gorbachev as an attempt "to preserve the Soviet Union [...] to make it a more democratic, fairer nation". It was also seen as the logical end point of Gorbachev's glasnost program - the creation of a fully democratic Soviet Union.
The Union of Sovereign States was a federal, almost confederal structure. Each of the nine republics would have its own elected parliament and its own elected President (for example, Boris Yeltsin was the current Russian president). Most fiscal, economic and social policy would be handled by the constituent republics. Foreign, executive and certain fiscal matters would be handled by another democratically elected parliament, which would be housed in Moscow, as well as a democratically elected Soviet president (Mikhail Gorbachev currently held that position).
Following the signing of the New Union Treaty, Gorbachev announced in September that new elections for the Soviet parliament and the Soviet presidency would take place in June 1992. Within the next few months, a number of new federal political parties would be set up. In effect, political parties would be similar to Canadian political parties - parties would operate in separate republics and would also have a national, federal affiliation.
The main resistance to the New Union came from the State Committee on the State of Emergency. Later investigation would reveal the Committee planned a coup in August against Gorbachev's rule, but this had to be abandoned following the deaths of a number of key members in the Kursk plane crash.
The New Union Treaty ensured that the Soviet Union would remain a powerful force in world politics. The Treaty had averted a messy collapse that would have seen the Union split into yet more nations. In November, the Soviet Union recognised the independence of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Georgia and Armenia. And, on the 1st January 1992, the New Union Treaty came into effect, founding the Union of Sovereign States.
While the Soviet Union had avoided a collapse, another nation was collapsing. And the situation was about to get a whole lot worse...
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Tell me if there's anything that's implausible or needs changing, and make sure to check out my TL!
The New Union Treaty
The Soviet Union was in shock following the plane crash near Kursk that killed a number of high-ranking military officers. Along with a number of their staff, passengers included Soviet Defence Council deputy chief Oleg Baklanov, Communist Party Central Committee Secretary Oleg Shenin and USSR Deputy Defence Minister General Valentin Varennikov. The crash investigators eventually ruled that the plane, flying from Moscow to Crimea, had encountered a catastrophic technical fault shortly after take-off. This eventually caused the engines to prematurely switch off, bringing the plane down in a forest near the city of Kursk.
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who was on holiday in the Crimea sent his condolences to the families of those killed in the crash. But the main work he had was ahead - for the Soviet Union would soon see its biggest structural change since its creation.
On the 20th August, nine Soviet republics signed the New Union Treaty in Moscow, which would reform the Soviet Union into a new entity - the Union of Sovereign States. Though were loud cries of protest from hardliners, the majority of citizens in the participating republics were supportive of the new system. The new union was described by Gorbachev as an attempt "to preserve the Soviet Union [...] to make it a more democratic, fairer nation". It was also seen as the logical end point of Gorbachev's glasnost program - the creation of a fully democratic Soviet Union.
The Union of Sovereign States was a federal, almost confederal structure. Each of the nine republics would have its own elected parliament and its own elected President (for example, Boris Yeltsin was the current Russian president). Most fiscal, economic and social policy would be handled by the constituent republics. Foreign, executive and certain fiscal matters would be handled by another democratically elected parliament, which would be housed in Moscow, as well as a democratically elected Soviet president (Mikhail Gorbachev currently held that position).
Following the signing of the New Union Treaty, Gorbachev announced in September that new elections for the Soviet parliament and the Soviet presidency would take place in June 1992. Within the next few months, a number of new federal political parties would be set up. In effect, political parties would be similar to Canadian political parties - parties would operate in separate republics and would also have a national, federal affiliation.
The main resistance to the New Union came from the State Committee on the State of Emergency. Later investigation would reveal the Committee planned a coup in August against Gorbachev's rule, but this had to be abandoned following the deaths of a number of key members in the Kursk plane crash.
The New Union Treaty ensured that the Soviet Union would remain a powerful force in world politics. The Treaty had averted a messy collapse that would have seen the Union split into yet more nations. In November, the Soviet Union recognised the independence of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Georgia and Armenia. And, on the 1st January 1992, the New Union Treaty came into effect, founding the Union of Sovereign States.
While the Soviet Union had avoided a collapse, another nation was collapsing. And the situation was about to get a whole lot worse...
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Tell me if there's anything that's implausible or needs changing, and make sure to check out my TL!
Interesting. Who was the American pairing that almost won the championship in 1994?
"You know, we must get those copycat killers to stop. What is this, a flash mob? Really, this trend of painting your face white, burning off your eyelids and then going on a killing spree must end. The children who follow it die more often than they get to kill anyone."
"And really, those demon sightings are baseless. I assure you that no one will cry about being haunted by monstrosities. Not after my men deal with it, anyway."
"Why yes, I'm a fucking werewolf! What are you going to do about it?"
Tony O'Hara (born November 6, 1951) is an American politician and the United States Senator from New Jersey. An extravagant figure, Tony O'Hara was born in Vineland, New Jersey, in a small werewolf family owning a farm. Tony O'Hara is an influential and highly extravagant figure, having efficiently controlled the Eastern Werewolf Association for almost 21 years and New Jersey ever since his appointment by fellow werewolf Winfield LeForte, replacing infamous vampiress Tabitha Cyprian. Nonetheless, for all accusations of corruption and therianthropocracy, Tony O'Hara is very beloved by New Jerseyans, having stopped monster raids and proving himself as a man of power. Recently, Tony O'Hara has announced his candidacy for the 2028 presidential election, desiring to "bring America to a great new age".
2017 Technomagic Horror:
Fishing Troops and Anna Colleen Bowchild
Battle Buryats and Lich Poroshenko
Laura Jantunen
Pyotr Nochnoi and the Gryozy Club
Tony O'Hara (YOU'RE HERE)
"And really, those demon sightings are baseless. I assure you that no one will cry about being haunted by monstrosities. Not after my men deal with it, anyway."
"Why yes, I'm a fucking werewolf! What are you going to do about it?"
Tony O'Hara (born November 6, 1951) is an American politician and the United States Senator from New Jersey. An extravagant figure, Tony O'Hara was born in Vineland, New Jersey, in a small werewolf family owning a farm. Tony O'Hara is an influential and highly extravagant figure, having efficiently controlled the Eastern Werewolf Association for almost 21 years and New Jersey ever since his appointment by fellow werewolf Winfield LeForte, replacing infamous vampiress Tabitha Cyprian. Nonetheless, for all accusations of corruption and therianthropocracy, Tony O'Hara is very beloved by New Jerseyans, having stopped monster raids and proving himself as a man of power. Recently, Tony O'Hara has announced his candidacy for the 2028 presidential election, desiring to "bring America to a great new age".
2017 Technomagic Horror:
Fishing Troops and Anna Colleen Bowchild
Battle Buryats and Lich Poroshenko
Laura Jantunen
Pyotr Nochnoi and the Gryozy Club
Tony O'Hara (YOU'RE HERE)
"You know, we must get those copycat killers to stop. What is this, a flash mob? Really, this trend of painting your face white, burning off your eyelids and then going on a killing spree must end. The children who follow it die more often than they get to kill anyone."
"And really, those demon sightings are baseless. I assure you that no one will cry about being haunted by monstrosities. Not after my men deal with it, anyway."
"Why yes, I'm a fucking werewolf! What are you going to do about it?"
Tony O'Hara (born November 6, 1951) is an American politician and the United States Senator from New Jersey. An extravagant figure, Tony O'Hara was born in Vineland, New Jersey, in a small werewolf family owning a farm. Tony O'Hara is an influential and highly extravagant figure, having efficiently controlled the Eastern Werewolf Association for almost 21 years and New Jersey ever since his appointment by fellow werewolf Winfield LeForte, replacing infamous vampiress Tabitha Cyprian. Nonetheless, for all accusations of corruption and therianthropocracy, Tony O'Hara is very beloved by New Jerseyans, having stopped monster raids and proving himself as a man of power. Recently, Tony O'Hara has announced his candidacy for the 2028 presidential election, desiring to "bring America to a great new age".
2017 Technomagic Horror:
Fishing Troops and Anna Colleen Bowchild
Battle Buryats and Lich Poroshenko
Laura Jantunen
Pyotr Nochnoi and the Gryozy Club
Tony O'Hara (YOU'RE HERE)
I can't help but notice that the guy who succeeded Senator O'Hara as President of the Eastern Werewolf Association is named Edward Barker.
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