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by The Confraternition of Hooseria Magna. . 121 reads.

Shareholders Times May 2021


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By: CCO, VP-PR Hooseria Magna
5-17-21

The Shareholders' Times
"Bringing Capitalists Together"

News

  • Starting today, June 17th, the Lands End Stock Exchange (LEX) will now be open to the public! LEX has been part of the plan for LE since the beginning, but due to time and personnel constraints it was pushed back to the beginning of this year. The residents of LE have been rigorously beta-testing the system since then and have played a huge role in its development. The LEX is the most in-depth stock market in NS, built on the AugustinAndroid. It allows users to trade stocks in their favorite regions and watch as the price updates hourly based on purchases, sales, and the region's success. That means that regions with consistent growth will have their stocks grow as well. Users can participate anywhere they can reach the AugustinAndroid bot; through a discord server that uses it, DMs, or by using Linkthis special invite to the AA server, which will automatically give you the trader role and put you straight into the LEX channels. Regional founders and officials can even request an initial public offering (IPO) for their own region, if it is at or above moderate influence, and Lands End officials will review the request. You can read the official dispatch explaining LEX here. I encourage anyone on NS why enjoys buying low and selling high to come and explore all that LEX has to offer.

  • Earlier this week, we began the construction of a new embassy with Caer Sidi with the aid our newly appointed ambassador Biggonian Megaist Empire. We look forward to growing the relationship between our two regions and hope to learn from each other in order to improve both of our regions.

  • We've always had a big focus on the WA since our founding back in March of 2017. For a long time, we had a relative anti-WA stance, but required WA membership to become a shareholder for security and verification purposes. Back in February we removed the anti-WA tag from our region and replaced it with the anti-GA tag, noting our distastes for the General Assembly while still participating in the Security Council. A little over a year ago, we were invited to join a WA alliance and quickly declined. We were still wearing the anti-WA crown and did not see any advantage of joining a group that more represented smaller UCRs as a larger one ourselves. Through a series of reforms, they now better represent the larger UCRs with a proportional voting system. Because of this, on the first of June, Lands End officially joined the URA.



    Important!

    • It is imperative that as many nations as possible in Lands End joins the World Assembly. It is also just as imperative that once you join the World Assembly, you endorse every other nation with WA status in Lands End, especially our WA delegate, TESDAI. This is for the good of the region and the Augustin Alliance as a whole! Any questions should be directed to the regional message board. While we as Lands End are largely opposed to the General Assembly, the World Assembly has many gameplay effects involving Influence, Endorsements, and Region Security we must acknowledge. Influence is how we keep the region secure and safe from gameplay invasion. Influence is generated twice per day by each nation and endorsement they have received. The World Assembly also offers us a way to verify that nations are not bypassing our rules of only allowing one nation in the region by locking certain things behind being a Shareholder. Shareholders have many privileges that we do not offer to regular members such as voting for the Board, running for office, and a place on our map and in our roleplay.

    • It is highly encouraged for new nations to join the LinkAugustin Alliance Discord server. The community on the server can help you get accustomed to NationStates and answer any questions you may have. There are many entertaining activities that occur on the server and there is a place for every Lands End resident to get involved.

    • If you wish to learn more about the military and defense aspects of the game, I would suggest applying to join the Augustin Alliance Joint Task Force. They are a large in-game military force and can teach you the ropes. The community of the JTF can help you set up puppets and walk you through how the military works in this game.

    • To participate in the regional roleplay you must both be a shareholder and join the discord. I would encourage everyone to participate as our officers have been working tirelessly to make sure that the roleplaying is fun and inclusive. In order to apply to be a shareholder, you must be in the WA and submit an application to The Tribia. Map claims must be submitted by shareholders to Hansa Federation in order to be placed on the map.

    • LEpedia is the official source for RP information located here. Use the template provided to design your nation's LEpedia page and then send it to TESDAI to be reviewed and placed on the official dispatch. If you ever need information on a nation in RP, look at their LEpedia page.

    • Lastly, if you want to get involved in the government side of the region, you should apply to become a shareholder. Shareholders vote on new legislation and can run for political office. To apply, you must be in the WA.


    Role-play news

    • Tussian Civil War

        Tensions in Tussia had been brewing for years due to the constant sanctions and authoritarian government. Communist and fascist paramilitaries (the WUF and Eisenfront respectively) roamed the streets causing chaos. Massive crackdowns by the government like the attacks of May 11th lead to many casualties and further unhappiness with the current system. Those tensions finally hit the breaking point on May 15th, the widely accepted start of the Civil War proper. Fights between Tussian and rebel soldiers broke out throughout the nation, leading to the complete collapse of what remained of the Tussian government. One day later, the island of Osrelia declared its independence from the Tussian nation, quickly securing their island. The fronts continued to slowly advance without a clear leader for weeks. However, the seventh of June has marked a turning point in the war. On that day, the Osrelian government was couped by the WUF and Franancian troops landed in the northeast of Osrelia. The next day, IDA (the International Democratic Alliance) troops also landed in Osrelia in the northwest and south. The IDA and Franancian troops support different sides though and the Franancian troops are vastly outnumbered. Only time will tell what happens in Tussia as their future remains uncertain.

    • Tribian-Biggonian War

        Following the heightening of tensions between the Tribia and Biggonia over Tribian claims of a planned Biggonian surprise attack and Biggonia's exit from GAN, both sides mobilized their forces. On June seventh, Biggonia officially demobilized under the assumption that the Tribia would do the same. Instead, Chancellor Maximus Valdez ordered a preemptive strike on the now vulnerable Biggonians, quickly landing troops in the west and bombing Biggonian cities. Many nations quickly pledged their support of the Biggonian cause including the Vabasian Federation which lead a group of nations in sending an ultimatum to the Tribia. However, once the Tribia presented their evidence of the Biggonian plans, public opinion quickly shifted and the Tribia and Biggonia signed a white peace a mere two days after the start of the war.

    • Death of Maximus Valdez

        Two days after the signing of peace, Maximus Valdez was murdered by his son and heir William. William had become disillusioned by his father's rule and believed that the only way for the Tribia to progress would be for his father to be dethroned. There was very little outcry by those in the government in response to the death, mostly due to their near-universal dislike of Maximus. Those who refused to pledge allegiance to William were arrested. Neither the public, nor the international community know of William's actions.

    • The Leonid Controversy

        The very same day as Maximus died, Emperor Josef III passed away of natural causes. Unlike Maximus, Josef was a widely loved emperor and was seen as a great leader. The funeral service occurred on May 22nd and was a grand event; the leaders of all the major countries came to pay their respects. At the funeral was Leonid Volkin, who had recently resigned as Premier of Baikala to spend his time with his fiance, Proconsul Gregory Tarpel of Antarctica. While at the funeral, Leonid overheard the drunk Micalandian delegation discussing their fraudulent economic reporting. He recorded the conversation and presented it to the Baikalan government who brought it up at the next INTC meeting on May 25th, keeping Leonid anonymous. The Baikalans did not expect the immediate backlash from most nations, with the notable exception of the Vabasian Federation. The VF delegation repeatedly defended the actions of the recorder as the discussion quickly shifted from the Micalandian fraud to the "despicable actions" of Leonid. Eventually the Baikalan delegation agreed to reveal the identity of the recorder, shocking everyone, especially the Vabasian ambassadors who quickly realized the mistake they had made by unknowingly defending Leonid who was the fiance of one of their leaders. The Baikalan delegation eventually conceded and allowed the extradition of Leonid to Biggonia for trial upon a BBR Hospital ship due to Leonid's tenuous health situation. The hospital ship arrived in Baikala in a few days and the Vabasian naval fleet was sent to provide formal protest against his extradition as they viewed him as a whistleblower. This storyline is currently ongoing and the trial has not yet taken place.

    • The dissolution of GAN

        Because both Biggonia and Spokane left GAN, the Tribia remained the only nation left in the once-mighty alliance. On June 6th, the Tribian government made the solemn announcement that GAN was now officially dissolved. In the span of a few years, GAN had went from being the uncontested leader of the world, able to coup nations into adopting authoritarian policy as happened in Antarctica and Spokane, to a husk of what it once was. By the end, the members of GAN had been placed under so many sanctions that any member would be unable to grow economically. It is a bittersweet ending to a long story. GAN ended not with a bang, but with a wimper.


    Retcon Announcements

    • On May 12th it was announced that the ending of the Antarctican Civil War would be retconned, with Antarctican Immagrants merging with Hooseria Magna to form the Vabasian Federation in order to provide stability economic support in Antarctica while they were rebuilding.


    Statistics

    Week[/url]

    Nation Total

    Delegate Endorsements

    Endorsement Total

    Influence Total

    Population Total

    GDP Total

    22 May 21

    217 (-27)

    66 (+3)

    3.23k (-157)

    1.69 million (+8.82k)

    405 billion (+6.35 billion)

    60.1 quadrillion (+1.22 quadrillion)

    29 May 21

    242 (+25)

    71 (+5)

    3.52k (+288)

    1.71 million (+22.7k)

    415 billion (+9.80 billion)

    61.3 quadrillion (+1.23 quadrillion)

    05 Jun 21

    276 (+34)

    78 (+7)

    3.85k (+331)

    1.75 million (+34.3k)

    420 billion (+4.84 billion)

    62.0 quadrillion (+702 trillion)

    12 Jun 21

    296 (+20)

    90 (+12)

    4.74k (+892)

    1.76 million (+13.2k)

    416 billion (-4.06 billion)

    61.8 quadrillion (-187 trillion)


    World Assembly News

    • Prohibition Of Unwarranted Digital Surveillance was successfully passed in the GA by a huge margin of 11,071 votes to 2,458. Currently there is a vote to repeal the "Toxic Heavy Metals Act".

    • The Security Council recently passed legislation to "Commend HumanSanity", 10,273 votes to 2,475.


    Quote of the week
    “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money." - Margaret Thacher


    Comic

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