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It’s so Joever:
Also confirming.
WD:
Could this be pinned?
NewYorkExpress:
Leaked proposal for negotiations with Palestinian Authority offends Israel:
By New York Express
Israeli Newspaper Haaretz leaked yesterday news that the Atlasian Government was secretly
negotiating with the Palestinain Authority. Today, the Israeli Government reacted swiftly,
expelling Atlasian Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides and the entire diplomatic staff of the
Atlasian Embassy, with Israeli Prime Minister Benny Gantz telling reporters that “the Atlasian
decision to negotiate with the Palestinian Authority, which continues to deny Israel’s existence, and is openly intrasingent to any efforts at peace anywhere in the Middle East, is a clear threat ,not only to us here in Israel, but to the entire region”. Both the King of Jordan, Abduallah II, and Egyptian President Adbel Fattah el-Sisi, both of whose countries were at peace with Israel, maintained a more measured approach, each suggesting that while Israel has the right to take measures to protect itself, Atlasia negotiating with the Palestinian Authority wouldn’t harm Israel.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Middle East, some leaders, like Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed
bin Salman and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheik Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan are upset that Atlasia isn’t negotiating with them instead.
Ayman al-Zwahiri dead in Atlasian Airstrike:
By New York Express
Ayman al-Zwahiri, the leader of Al-Qaeda since Osama Bin Laden’s 2011 death, was killed last night in an airstrike by the Atlasian Air Force in the Waziristan Region of Pakistan. While there are grave questions being asked about an airstrike being approved of foreign soil, especially without the authorization of any civilian in the military chain of command, which is expected, despite the positive result of one the masterminds of the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 oficially being dealt with on a permanent basis, to have tough questions asked of senior Atlasian military commanders, especially by the Pakistani Government.
At Press time Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif had no comment on the Atlasian airstrike on his country’s territory.
Ukraine caught smuggling terrorists into the
Crimea, Russia counters with invasion of the
Donbass:
By New York Express
Many in Ukraine had never accepted the treaty in 2016,so when a bombshell dropped that the Ukrainian Government was smuggling terrorists into Crimea to destablizie the administration,and had been directly linked to a car bombing, and the assaination of two members of the Sevastopol Legislative Assembly this was the moment Russian President Vladimir Putin had been waiting for, a readymade excuse to enact the invasion of Ukraine he’d been planning on for months. Forming an alliance with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, 250,000 Russian and Belarussian troops invaded Eastern Ukraine.
After a fantastic early start for Russia, the offensive has slowed on two fronts, near Dinipro and near Sumy.
Both President Zelensky and President Putin have courted massive amounts of controversy with their orders to their militaries so fat, with Putin effectively ordering the kidnapping of children of those who are opposed to Russian rule over Ukraine, and those kids being readopted by Russian parents, while Zelensky has issued an order based on the Nazi’s infamous Commissar Order, calling for the execution of all Russian soldiers captured by the Ukrainians.
Motions at the UN to send UN troops to break up the war, have been vetoed by Russia to this point.
It remains to be seen what Putin’s ultimate goal is, whether it is regime change or the ultimate conquest of Ukraine, and even those closest to Putin claim not to know.
Sweden votes to retain Government in
election dominated by Russia-Ukraine
tensions:
By New York Express
Heading into the early September elections in Sweden, the expectations were that the
Government of Magdalena Andresson was in trouble. The coalition had dumped the previous
Prime Minister, Sofia Lovfen over a dispute regarding the proposed repeal of the Austerity Tax.
However, as tensions ratcheted up between Russia and Ukraine, Andresson’s popularity
improved and her Government passed the right-wing opposition bloc of the Moderates, Sweden Democrats, Christian Democrats and Liberals and campaigning on Sweden being part of a European-wide alliance against Russia, improved their position in the polls, relative to the 2018 elections. While Andresson won’t get to form a government alone, her improved position means she will no longer need to completely rely on all three of her natural partners in Government for confidence and supply, the Centre, Left and Green Parties.
Riksdag
175 seats needed for a majority
Social Democrats: 129 seats
Moderate: 69 seats
Sweden Democrats: 65 seats
Centre: 37 seats
Liberals: 20 seats
Left: 18 seats
Christian Democrats: 17 seats
Green: 11 seats
Prime Minister Before Election : Magdalena Andresson
Prime Minister After Election: Magdalena Andresson
New Year in Ethiopia starts on a tragic note:
By Forumlurker:
It was supposed to be a day of celebration, a day of rejoicing and solidarity in a country long
plagued by internal strife. Although infamous here in Atlasia for the tragic attacks on the World Trade Center, September 11th has long held a much different significance in the Horn of Africa.
It is usually on this (or a nearby) date that Enkutatash, The Ethiopian New Year, begins. It is on this date that Queen Sheba returned from Israel to Ethiopia, and this event is celebrated across the country with coffee ceremonies, church activities, and communal meals. While such celebrations held true in most of the country despite the wounds of the current internal strife and Tigray Conflict, the same was not said for hundreds of congregants at the historic St George’s Church in Addis Ababa. As the morning service ended, three armed men broke into the building with security being reportedly missing from the scene. Combined, all three fired hundreds of rounds into the crowd before swiftly evacuating the scene. Several suspects have been detained,although identification still is ongoing. Currently, there are an estimated 60+ dead and hundreds of wounded, including at least 40 in critical condition. Although the motives of the attackers are unknown at this time, some have speculated allegiances to Al Shabaab or the Oromo Liberation Army.
Italian General Election sends Italy on sharp
rightward turn
By New York Express:
The Italian General elections, held on September 25 and the first full General Elections
following the death of Silvio Berlusconi, whose leadership of the Forza Italia Party had
dominated Italian Politics for a generation, was expected to produce a broad right coalition, led by Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy or Matteo Salvini’s Lega, with Forza Italia, now led by Calabrian President Roberto Occhiuto, after Berlusconi’s death and the resignation of his first successor Mara Carfagna, after she chose not to run for reelection.
However, with Berlusconi dead, Forza Italia’s share of the vote all but collapsed, and was
divided between the Five Star Movement, led by Giuseppe Conte, and Meloni’s Brothers of Italy.
Thus, a shaky coalition between Lega, Five Star Movement, and Brothers of Italy was formed. In the new government, Lega leader Matteo Salvini will become Prime Minister, Brothers of Italy leader Meloni will become Interior Minister, and Five Star Movement leader Conte will become Justice Minister, with Five Star, the largest party after the election, also getting the Foreign Ministry.
Given the shaky relationships the Five Star Movement has with the other parties, most political observers expect the coalition to collapse inside of six months, with more optimistic observers stating that it will last about a year.
Italian General Elections
All 400 Members of the Chamber of Deputies, all 200 members of the Senate.
Five Star Movement: Giuseppe Conte: 77 Chamber of Deputies, 35 Senators
Brothers of Italy: Giorgia Meloni: 71 Chamber of Deputies, 34 Senators
Lega: Matteo Salvini: 69 Chamber of Deputies, 41 Senate
Democratic:Enrico Letta: 49 Chamber of Deputies, 39 Senate
Civic Commitment: Luigi Di Maio: 40 Chamber of Deputies, 17 Senate
US Moderates: Maurizio Lupi: 32 Chamber of Deputies, 14 Senate
Action-Italia Viva: Carlo Calenda: 37 Chamber of Deputies, 17 Senate
Forza Italia: Roberto Occhiuto: 23 Chamber of Deputies, 3 Senate
Greens and Left Alliance: Angelo Bonelli: 3 Chamber of Deputies, 0 Senate
Prime Minister Before Election: Antonio Conte
Prime Minister After Election: Matteo Salvini
DOMESTIC NEWS
Roger Federer, Serena Williams retirements
spark debates over who was best Tennis
Player of all time:
By Weatherboy:
The retirements of Tennis legends Roger Federer and Serena Williams, both announced in thepast weeks, have sparked debate over just who is the greatest Tennis Player of all time, and whatrole gender plays in such a discussion.
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, herself a contender for such an honor, stated that Williams was the greatest of all time, saying that her dominance over the game was unmatched by anyone else, man or woman.
However, Federer’s contemporary, Novak Djokovic, who has drawn controversy for his public
anti-vaccine stance during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to him being banned from Australia during the Australian Open, stated that no woman could ever hope to defeat even an amateur male player, stating that difference between the sexes in physical ability was just too great.
Djokovic’s comments recalled the famed Battle of the Sexes, when Billie Jean King faced off
against Bobby Riggs, and won.
Petitions have been circulating for the Fremont Parliament to introduce legislation honoring
Williams, a California native, and a similar petition is circulating calling for President Cao to
award Atlasia’s highest civilian honor to both Williams and Federer for services to sport.
First wave of funds as per Riot Response Reform Act passes, New York City Council
Speaker indicted for theft of money intendedfor NYPD:
By New York Express
The Riot Response Reform Act, passed and signed has distributed it’s first funds, and while most police departments across Lincoln are praising the regional legislature, and Governor Tack50 for signing it, the NYPD has complained about not receiving any of the money for the past couple of days. Today, we learned why, as New York City Council Speaker Bill de Blasio (Labor-Park Slope) was arrested and charged with stealing New York City’s share of the two billion dollars in the legislation, meant for the NYPD, and instead using part of it as a legislative slush fund to fund personal projects for the Labor Majority in the City Council, which has sparred with Mayor Lewis Silver for months. Sliver, who is facing term limits and is not running for re-election this October, commented that “De Blasio’s arrest is music to my ears. I’ve said he was a corrupt piece of garbage ever since I was elected as Mayor of this great city, and it’s great to be vindicated”
This is expected to upend the Mayoral race, to take place alongside the Presidential, Regional, and National Elections this October between the Federalist nominee, Sanitation Commissioner Mendel Rosenbaum (Borough Park), the Labor nominee, former New York City Councilwoman,and Representative from the former United States Elizabeth Holtzman (Brooklyn), and the Democratic Alliance nominee, Columbia University Law School Student Melissa Robinetti (Morningside Heights).
All three candidates condemned De Blasio’s actions however, Holtzman, who was endorsed by De Blasio, and already trailing Rosenbaum in the polls, has seen her polling decline further, with both Rosenbaum and Robenetti making gains at her expense.
Monkeypox strikes Atlasia:
By Forumlurker
“An unmitigated disaster.”
These were the words that came from iconic LGBTQ+ activist, Chasten Glezman, in response tothe sobering new reports of the state of monkeypox across Atlasia. As of writing, over 30,000cases have been recorded since the first case on Atlasian soil in this outbreak was reported on May 18th. Although the first cases of the multinational outbreak officially took place in the UK earlier that same month, many scientists believe the virus had been spreading undetected long before. Monkeypox is a disease which is related to smallpox, but significantly more mild in symptoms, with fatality rates before this current outbreak being significantly greater than the relatively low rates we see today (as of writing only two people in Atlasia have died out of the 30,000+ recorded cases, both high risk) However, the disease is by no means harmless, causing extremely painful lesions across the body and having led many to hospitalization with some developing permanent damage and scarring. The Atlasian monkeypox response has been widely seen as ineffective and extremely polarized across regional lines. The Southern response has by far been the most stringent, with the Southern response having been to shut down gathering places used by the LGBTQ+ community, an action condemned by numerous organizations, including the ACLU.
This has prompted fears of further LGBTQ+ persecution, a sentiment reflected by a recent transplant from the South to Fremont by the name of Johnny. “The Southern Government is authoritarian and they hate me and my beautiful Asian boyfriend. But it's okay I love it here in Fremont, so many BEAUTIFUL ASIANS!!! We must BREATHE IN THE MONKEYPOX to inoculate ourselves against the disease. NO MORE LOCKDOWNS, BYE SOUTH!”
On the other end of the spectrum is the Fremont response, which has been not only to welcome mass gatherings of those from the South who were prohibited by the prior response, but also to reduce potential monkey to human interaction by releasing monkeys from research facilities into the wild. Not only is it highly unlikely these monkeys will survive in the wilderness of a completely different environment, but it also further feeds into common misperceptions of monkeypox and does little to address the problem. Federal vaccination campaigns for those exposed to the disease have been barely discussed(although a decentralized effort is happening on a state by state basis) leading to an incoherent and confusing jumble. Chasten and various epidemiologists we spoke with noted that while the disease is real and must not be taken lightly or ignored, that stigmatizing the LGTBQ+ community is not the way towards case reduction, both citing the AIDS crisis of the 1980s to exemplify this point.
Luckily, epidemiologists do believe the virus is far less contagious than Covid-19, and there hasnot been major exponential growth despite the poor response to the disease, however, if these arethe lessons learned from 2020, one has little to feel reassured about.
Current Monkeypox Numbers:
Fremont: 9,415 Cases and 1 Death
South: 10,826 Cases and 1 Death
Lincoln: 10,483 0 Deaths
Jackson left dry:
By Forumlurker
After devastating floods last month wreaked havoc on the already struggling water treatment plant for the capital city of Jackson, Mississippi, over 160,000 residents have been left for weeks without access to clean running water. Governor Grenfell along with city officials have assured residents of the beleaguered city that the crisis is temporary and will be resolved, but skepticism mounts each day.
Unease grows in the city, and while aid has come to the civilians of Jackson to ensure the
availability of bottled water for daily tasks, families across the city still are forced to ration
supplies to get by. Even before this crisis, many Jackson residents we interviewed noted that the water had always been an issue, with nearly all using their own filters and many using bottled water for drinking and tooth brushing long ago.
Politically, the water crisis has become a source of debate in the South, with Governor Grenfell accusing city management of failing to properly maintain their infrastructure due to reckless spending, while city officials have pointed the blame back at the State, arguing the lack of investment in historically marginalized communities in Mississippi made such a disaster possible.
Regardless of the politics at play here, the crisis has persisted, with it now having been three weeks without clean water in a situation that eerily parallels what happened in Flint, Michigan just a few years ago. Although for now the situations remains somewhat stable, there are increasing rumors of potential riots if the situation continues, with the Governor’s Mansion receiving two separate bomb threats, both geolocated to addresses within the city.
TEXAS, FLORIDA, DELAWARE PASS
NULLIFICATION BILLS, OTHER STATES
FOLLOWING SUIT
By Weatherboy
AUSTIN, TX - Clapping resounded throughout the halls of the Texas state legislature Thursdayevening as a vote-a-rama begun at 8 am that morning finally ended, with the handful ofFederalist members of the chamber leaving with grumbles both from their mouths and stomachs- an attempt to recess for a lunch break was denied - as Labor and DA members of the chambercelebrated a set of bills structured from South Carolina’s, nullifying more regional statutes. Mostnotable was the addition of the Monkeypox Prevention Extension Act to nullified statutes,although a similar bill, with stipulations that group sexual intercourse where all involved useproper protection remains legal, passed.
On Wednesday a similar set of bills was passed through Florida’s state legislature, with State
Senator Chad Shadow, the sponsor for most of the nullification bills, being noticeably moved asthe bills passed easily. Meanwhile up the coast Delaware too has moved to nullify, with Labor’ssolid majorities in the state legislature easily passing the bills on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, other states are already gearing up for similar fights, ones which will be much
tougher as Federalists hold a plurality of seats in some. Maryland is closest to joining the
nullification train, as Governor McBongos and their Labor majorities are set to pass nullification bills in a vote on Tuesday the 27th. In Kentucky, the road seems clear for nullification as DA and Labor hold a majority on this issue. A similar situation exists in Georgia, and although when they were elected Labor and the DA were at each other’s throats, it has been nearly 2 years and tensions have cooled. Arkansas is in an interesting position as Peace held most of the legislature, but with their fall most of their members are Laborites now. Either way, nullification seems likely to pass here as well
In Missouri, things are more complicated, as former Liberals turned DA are the deciders, with DA and Labor holding a bare majority of 83/163 (59 elected DA, 16 Liberal-to-DA, 8 Labor) in the lower house and tied 17/34 (12 elected DA, 4 Liberal-to-DA, 1 Labor) in the upper house.
Alabama is a questionable situation as Liberals hold the balance in both houses. And of course Kansas, while the DA holds a majority, has dragged their feet on a nullification bill introduced by an AFP member of the legislature. To the south in Oklahoma, Federalist majorities are hell-bent on stopping any attempt at nullification, even if such a measure has Labor Governor Boomhauer’s support. Virginia seems like it will not nullify, as Federalist Governor Emily DeSantis will likely veto any legislation doing so, and the Federalist bloc in the state legislature is enough to uphold said veto.
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Vote passed 2-0-1.[/b]
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Confirming vote
NewYorkExpress:
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