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Lorala: W31 Where Are They Now? Pt. 2
  • Where the World Will Lead - Where Are They Now? (Part II)
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    Gorrister: David Bowie
  • Turns out that John Lennon wasn't Mark David Chapman's only target. He had bought tickets to a showing of the Elephant Man on Broadway for the night after, a play starring a certain Spaceman.

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    fashbasher: Political parties of an independent NYC
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    Political parties of an independent NYC - I tried to minimize current politics because NYC is obviously not independent. Note that the left bloc and right bloc are roughly matched - New Democracy gets about 30% of the vote, with 10% going to NY1st, 7% to Libertarian, and 3% to the CWP. On the left, Our Home and SDLP each get around 15% with 10% each going to #OLM and Tradition. (The left-right axis is mainly economic here)

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    Riley Uhr: Republic of Australia
  • Ok, I'm going to try my best to make a semi-lengthy backstory.

    The Republic Of Australia was rapidly colonised by the British after its official British discovery in 1729 and was rapidly populated after the British saw concerns of rebellion coming from the 13 colonies around the 1760s. After the American revolution mainly loyalists immigrated to Australia via California and Cascadia giving it a large population of about 15 million by the turn of the century in 1800. Gold rush after Goldrush was found in Australia and the Britsh were quick to seize the opportunity by imposing large taxes on gold mining and gold revenue around 1805. These Goldrushes gave Australia more residents as well as money to the British government. But resentment was growing. A large rebel population started organising in Victoria. Protests were far, wide and large and often violent. The 1st of January 1815 is widely stated as the Start of the Australian Revolution and it lasted for one year until on New Years Day 1816 the United States of Australia was officially birthed. The new nation received a lot of support from the (other) USA and France at its birth helping it develop and engaging in trade. In 1846 the country adopted a full republican system changing from the USA to the Republic of Australia. Australia's economy started to boom with Manufacturing and Industry making a home in the country. Australia set their sights north by colonising the Island of New Guinea. It served as home for many Australians looking for a new (warmer) life. While the Dutch weren't too happy about it the culture of New Guinea became very Australian. The colonisation of the island brought imperialist moves from inside the government to Look at annexing New Zealand and colonising parts of Africa. But the only attempt at African colonisation ended with Australia selling a small portion of Somalia to the British. At the turn of the next century, Australia had a large population of 28 million. Australia in World War 1 stayed officially neutral although helping out the Entente manufacturing wise which gave Australia a small Economic Boost. After WW1 the Australian population exploded yet again with German immigrants leaving Mainland Germany. The great depression took a toll on the until then booming economy as growth practically fell flat. After the great depression, Australia stagnated and was constantly in the eye of Japanese imperialism. But WWII came and gave Australia the economic boom it needed by manufacturing weapons. Post World War Two put Australia on the world stage as it became the major economic capital of the world. Car manufacturing came along with it further gave Australia a booming economy. Australia is well known as the origin of Rock one of the first instances being Brisbane Born Elvis Presley (Yes we are stealing him, wouldn't you just love an Australian Elvis?)followed by More Modern Bands such as AC/DC, The Bee Gees, Midnight Oil as well as a deep involvement with American and British Rock bands who toured Australia often. Today Australia is a deeply sucsessful and culturally unique nation with a Booming Manufacturing,Tourisim and Culture Sector and quite wealthy citiezens and on the world stage is known for its Music, Cars and Crazy Politicians
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    jolou: Mass Effect Leadership 2163 election
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    Preview of the next General Election in my TL Mass Effect Leadership

    United People's and Conservative Party: Main right wing and centre-right party.

    Progressive and Socialist Alliance: Main Left wing and Centre Left party .

    Liberal and Democratic Party: Centrist Party .

    Human Popular Union: Main hard left party

    Terra Firma : Hard right Party​
     
    fashbasher: Nanette de Queïtas
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    POD; Mansa Musa's extreme wealth retains within his family, and the head of the Keïta dynasty consistently ranks among the 5 richest royals in the world up until the present. In addition, various generations of Keïtas get around the "Muslim women cannot marry non-Muslim men" requirement by having their daughters be raised by non-Muslim women, thus setting up a pool of princesses for royal marriages with other European houses. In 2010, the imperial throne of Mali fell to (OTL singer) Salif Keïta, who'd been disowned because of his albinism and musical interests before being returned to the line of succession on account of his great talent and success (at the time of his father's death, Keïta was by far the most famous Malian citizen outside of Mali), and one of his daughters (the gorgeous Nantenin Keïta, an accomplished Paralympic sprinter) was married to the Emperor of the French.
     
    Oppo: UK general elections (PM Salmond & The Era of The Group)
  • Here are the past three U.K. elections in my timeline PM Salmond & The Era of The Group.

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    Gentleman Biaggi: A Split in the Sodium Continent
  • A Split in the Sodium Continent

    May 12 2017

    Eric stared outside the window at the dew-covered grass on his lawn and took a sip of his coffee

    He loved those California mornings, with the wet grass and sunny skies.

    He had been named a "important up-and-comer" by many following his election in 2015. They all said Eric Garcetti was going to lead the nation one day.

    Garcetti enjoyed the spotlight, but his most important job was the protection and goodwill of his citizens. He needed to protect them.

    As he took a sip from his coffee, he heard a loud voice scream "Libertad para Baja!". It would be one of the last sounds he ever heard.

    The final one was a loud explosion. In an instant, everything went black.
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    Following the horrifying attacks, the Californian government responded in several ways. Californian President Jerry Brown said "We cannot tolerate this kind of violence, it is time that we take a stand. That is why the nation of California is declaring war on the BRA, BNA, and BPMF [1]" Meanwhile, there were also many tributes to Eric Garcetti, Assembly Leader Kamala Harris stated "Eric Garcetti was one of the most promising and great politicians I have ever meant. He was a great human being and we cannot allow him to die in vein". Most members of the Baja Independence Party supported the revolution, while a few decided not to due to the radicalism of some members. With that, the Baja Revolution began....


    [1] These are all militant Baja separatist groups. The BRA is the Baja Revolutionary Army, the BNA is the Baja Nationalist Army, and the BPMF is the Baja People's Military Force.
     
    Callan: Dublin Harbour (This Great Stage)
  • Dublin Harbour is a parliamentary constituency represented by Kieran Doyle, who has served as Secretary of State for Defence and Chief Secretary for Ireland since 22 October 2018 in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the Commonwealth.

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    Dublin Harbour has historically been a heavily nationalist and left-wing area; the constituency covers a great deal of inner-city housing and industrial facilities north-east of the city centre. The Irish Parliamentary Party only lost political control of the area following the economic crash that was the Panic of 1924. It was reclaimed by moderate nationalist Alfie Bryne standing under the Constitutionalist Coupon of 1932 and the Radical coupon in 1936; he joined the Radical party upon its formation in 1939. Since then it has been a Radical-Sinn Fein marginal constituency; gentrification and urban renewal in the area led to great churn in demographics, with middle-class, federalist coming into the . It voted to Remain within the Commonwealth by a 52-48 margin in the 1975 Irish Independence Referendum, and narrowly voted for Independence by a 50-50 split in 1997 Independence Referendum. In the most recent Presidential Election, Leon Grady won 54% of the vote in the constituency, with former Sinn Fein Chief Minister of Ireland Colman Daire coming second with 34% of the vote.

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    At the most recent General Election, Sinn Fein went to great effort to try and defeat Kieran Doyle, the only Irish member of Helen Kendrick's Cabinet, in a campaign which saw heavy swings against the Radical Party across Ireland. Sinn Fein's focus on trying to scalp one minister at the expense of more winnable seats was heavily criticised in the aftermath of the election by party members and some MPs; it was alleged to have cost them seats and prevented a Radical wipeout in Ireland.

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    Stuyvesant: 2016 US Presidential election
  • The 2016 Election was marked by the Gaseous Updraft of F. Rack's Liberal Party, and the continued burnout of the "Oily" Republicans. Despite only a third place electoral vote showing for incumbent Progressive President Anthony G. Lowe, in the House Contingent election the Progressives (with Democratic and Future backing) gained the votes of most of the Liberal Party for Lowe, ensuring his reelection in exchange for Liberal Burns being supported by the Progressives in the Senate contingent election.

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    Archangel Michael: Virginia gubernatorial election, 2137 (AJND)
  • Virginia gubernatorial election, 2137 (AJND)

    The state-wide off-year elections in Virginia are often taken as portents for the future of electoral politics in the United States. In recent years, the Democratic Party had enjoyed great success in Virginia due to the support of white collar government workers in the NoVA suburbs of D.C. and black and union laborers in the southeast. The Republican Party's base had been in the Shenandoah and Appalachians in the western counties, where towns and cities had been gentrified by affluent, white collar workers from the private sector, many of whom commuted to and from major out of state metropolitan areas like the Great Lakes Sprawl. However, the Democrats had begun to slip in elections as they lost support in the NoVA suburbs. Many voters were becoming increasingly concerned about the party's turn towards frontierst militarism and social conservatism. The twelve years of the Gibbs administration in the 2110s and '20s had shown that the Republicans had little interest in making large cuts to the federal bureaucracy, rendering common Democratic talking points rather moot.

    The Republican Party had capitalized on this turn away from the Democrats. The state party has embraced modern suburbanism, adopting the common platform of government decentralization, social liberalism, school choice, law and order and the privatization of government resources in favor of cooperatives and mutual associations. In 2137, the party had a choice between former Representative Barney Albrecht and educator Braxton Chen. Albrecht, a former four-term Congressman, was a traditional paleo-con and deficit hawk who wanted to slash budgets, spending and taxes while trying to stay above the culture war divide. Chen had a long career in higher education, serving as the Deputy Secretary of Education under President Gibbs in the 2120s, Chancellor of the United States University at Richmond and now President of the College of William & Mary, and was also a frequent guest on the Sunday morning talk shows. He argued for responsible spending and taxes, but took a far more radical approach to the privatization of state welfare agencies, and what was supposed to be a close primary turned into a rout as Chen won by almost 20 points.

    The Democratic primaries were far more contentious, and featured a three-way battle between the different factions of the state party. Many within the party wanted to embrace suburbanism as a counter to the Republican Party, and they were supported by the Progressive Party and former U.S. Attorney-General Jordyne Blythe of Arkansas, who endorsed former U.S. Attorney Orren Barbour for governor, while the he party establishment and Big Labor quickly rallied behind Communications Workers of America state president Emma Soper. However, the winner of the primary turned out to be Deanne Ebersole, a former member of the City Council of Norfolk. Ebersole became known for sponsoring city ordinances that would restrict housing opportunities for non-humans and would nationalize phones in the city. The primary became dirty and contentious, especially when the Pioneer Alliance (which has never really gotten involved in Inner System politics) began to support Ebersole with money. Neither Barbour nor Soper were willing to drop out to unify the anti-Ebersole voters into one bloc, allowing Ebersole to eek out a close victory in a divided election.

    It's a surprise that Ebersole managed to keep the election as close as he did given her controversies. She managed to offend wide swaths of the electorate with her statements and positions, but she was buoyed by tribal Democratic voting in the southeast and the north. Chen ran a simple, fastidious campaign and largely let Ebersole implode. The President and Vice President didn't campaign for Ebersole, while Blythe didn't just support Chen, but campaigned for him. Everyone was shocked when early returns showed that Ebersole was winning, but she was swamped by northern and western Virginia suburban voters. Many political commentators have written about the election, casting doom on the Democrats, not just in Virginia, but elsewhere across the Inner System. On Luna and Venus, Democratic voters have similar demographics to northern Virginia, but there are reports from the DNC that they are willing to sacrifice suburban voters for running up the score on the frontier.

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    Gentleman Biaggi: A Split in the Sodium Continent: The Drums of War I
  • A Split in the Sodium Continent: The Drums of War I

    "In shocking news today, the president of New York has announced that they will be holding the Scranton Territory until the Baja Revolution ends in California. However, Californian president Jerry Brown disagrees with the action; we will be giving you live updates shortly."
    -Brian Williams, North American News Network, May 20, 2017

    "Saying that New York is 'borrowing' the Scranton Territories is like saying Dan Cooper 'borrowed' $200,000"
    -Bill Maher, May 20, 2017

    "This is insanity! The people of Vermont cannot stand being a part of this...this warmongering caused by incompetence!"
    -Bernie Sanders, May 21, 2017

    "This is the calm before the storm."
    "Damn, and we just joined!"
    "We cannot allow a second North American war, the division that followed the first one will show again in full force"
    "Schumer's stupidity is making me respect Sanders."
    "Don't say that too loud, he'll come after you."
    "At least you guys are less crazy then New Hampshire..."
    -Conversation between Willard Romney, Anda Uldum, Rafael Cruz Sr., John Hagelin, and Jeanne Zeidler

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    While the War Drums are booming, the ukuleles of Portland are playing in the background.




     
    Turquoise Blue: 1936 House election (CoD)
  • Here's a fun House election from The Crossroads of Destiny. I basically chose the leaders myself, but everything else is from the source.

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    Citizen's Choice was basically an Macronist-y centrist wiffly-waffly party that's all about unspecified "change". Somehow, it convinced the SDP, Columbians and Nationalists to ally with it as Vox Populi, a coalition essentially based around "we don't like the duopoly". It managed to elect a Speaker in 1934, that of Louis Orleans, the Macron of this party. In 1936, he's elected President, somehow.

    The Progressive-Republicans were the "normal" left-wing-ish party that under J. Edgar Hoover [yes, that J. Edgar Hoover] has managed to bring prosperity back to a Depression-struck America. Do they get credit for it? Hell naw, they managed to be portrayed as corrupt [well...] by the incoherent Vox Populi coalition which ended up kicking them out of power. Hoover was killed by FBI Director Huey Long when the earlier plotted to kill Orleans, after he denied Hoover a place in the runoff, to prevent him from getting to power. And by the way, Hoover and Orleans were on-off gay lovers that hated each other at the time. Yes.

    The Conservatives, the party of Jay Gatling [yes, that Jay Gatling] the president who oversaw the economically-troubled 20s turn into a big Depression under his watch, were unpopular and faced themselves quickly undermined by the rise of the Social Credit Party. They would eventually fold into the SoCreds in all but name as the "Social Conservative Party" in 1952.

    Social Credit was basically a meme party, but I've given it an actual American economist who advocated Social Credit thinking. They ended up implementing Social Credit in the 1950s, to predictable results.

    The Social Democrats were America's left-wing labor-unionist and anti-capitalist party. So why did they ally with American Emmanuel Macron? IDK, maybe anti-establishment-y sentiment?

    The Columbian Party was basically... um... Well, vaguely nationalistic, I guess? I never figured out what they were. Hearst was their running-mate in one of the elections, so I put him here.

    The Nationalists were basically an isolationist left-wing and hard-nationalist party. Basically Huey Long, except Huey Long isn't here. I made Lemke their leader because he was the Union Party nominee in 1936.

    The Rexists were a far-right party and completely irrelevant.
     
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    Riley Uhr: New Ulster
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    I've been thinking of making an X in Australia series after that whole X in Canada series. It would basically consist of a state infobox and a state election.
     
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