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Happy Refounding Day Forest!
I had a lot on my mind when I joined Forest 5 years ago. The region had just recently been tag-raided, after having had one of the longest delegate streaks on the site, and I was curious as to how people would react to this toppling. It intrigued me, with its simple name, longform RMB and focus on the environment. It struck me as a place with a lot of potential- at the time in my mind, a threat, as this was in the twilight days of my raider activities.
Boy am I glad I plopped my Chan Island account here.
5 years later the place is thriving. It's the centre of issue writing, a powerful influencer on the international stage and it has swelled in size. The region is a haven of NS excellence, with a much higher proportion of commended nations than most other large regions. With me at the helm, no less! It is an incredible honour to be the Forest Keeper of this region on such an important anniversary as this one, and may I prove worthy of that accolade.
My excellent Lore Minister Middle Barael's announcement on the long in the making Union of Forest RP should hopefully help with that particular quibble. Any applications for the ongoing cartographer recruitment drive filed on this day won't get special consideration, but certainly a smile from me at the very least. Also in the works is the even longer awaited security review (dispatch is in the drafting stage) which will ensure that Forest can remain strong enough to celebrate for another 14 years worth of June 8ths!
So happy refounding day. And happy pride month. And thank you, truly.
.... May or may not do an undead necromancer version of this post at a later date.
You ask this on the right day! Today we are launching the Union of Forest, a dedicated regional RP (and more) for all members to join in. Check out Middle Barael's RMB post from earlier today to find out more.
Finally on a few of the other subjects;
Books!
Just today I tried out, funnily enough, an online book reading club. The idea was that it was like a normal club where everyone comes together and reads their thing. But on the internet, because of the whole disease thing outside. Probably not my cup of tea, but still allowed me to make a lot of progress on the book I got on a whim yesterday; The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, but Rachel Joyce.
Personally I am a very, very eclectic reader, ploughing through multiple fiction and nonfiction books a month. For some reason I disproportionately read books on psychology even though this interest does not manifest, well, anywhere else in my life. Meanwhile, fantasy and science fiction books get blitzed through so fast that their covers don't even crease up much.
On a more vulnerable note, I very much hope to start adding books to the body of existent literature soon. In 2020 I finally completed the first draft of an enormous science fiction novel, which took me 9 years to write. Even got a professional editor to read through it, and she said it was good! Except for all of the problems that need to be sorted out in the second draft I'm working on. It's long been a dream of mine to see my name in a bookshop, and aspire to be granted that one within the next year or 2.
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Official Post from the Ministry of Culture
Hi everyone! Happy Refounding Day! I don't consider myself to be very good at speaking from the heart, so I hope a couple of announcements from the Ministry of Culture will satisfy you instead.
First of all, I've been working on projects with both The most serene republicans and Palos heights. In MSR's earlier post they mentioned the Tree of Knowledge; for those who don't know, this is a regional library and book club launched by Areulder where nations can share their favourite works of fiction or non-fiction. I'm pleased to announce that MSR and I are working together to revive this initiative with MSR at the helm. I'm also collaborating with Palos to bring about the return of the popular Official Forest Recipe List, a project that aims to foster kinship between regionmates through the sharing of delicious foods. Keep an eye out for the launch of both of these in the future!
I'd also like to take a minute to appreciate our beautiful Refounding Day flag, designed by our Flag Contest winner 
Mount Seymour. It's the first of many flag variants the regional government plans to have them make in the future, so we all have that to look forward to.
Finally, I'd like to announce the launch of Forest's new-look environmental agenda, inspired by 
Turbeaux's work as Conscience of Forest. The Voice of Forest is a monthly bulletin that covers the life and work of a notable environmental activist. With this project, I aim to inspire you folks and nations across the NSverse to get involved with environmentalism in a way that is personal to them, as well as to celebrate those Atlantean figures who laid the groundwork of the environmental movement we champion today. It's not something that's meant to be prescriptive; I won't tell you what is important about each activist, but instead hope each reader will come away with their own perspective on the individual and the issues discussed. So, without further ado, I've published the first issue of the Voice of Forest, entitled "The First Lady of Flowers". It focuses on the efforts of Lady Bird Johnson to beautify urban areas in the US and conserve native flora for the enjoyment of people across the country.
The Voice of Forest - Issue I | June 2021 | The First Lady of Flowers
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(1912-2007)
Known For:
First Lady of the United States of
America (1963-1969)Second Lady of the United States
of America (1961-1963)Conservation activism
Civil rights activism
Selected Awards:
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Congressional Gold Medal
Rachel Carson Award
Numerous dedications
"Where flowers bloom, so does hope."
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Background
A friend in Austin introduced Lady Bird to Lyndon Baines Johnson, then a 26-year-old Congressional aide, who proposed after their first date. She did not want to rush into marriage, but thanks to his persistence she accepted his proposal ten weeks later. It was Lady Bird's inheritance that funded the launch of her husband's campaign to become a Congressman; when he enlisted in the navy at the start of the Second World War, Lady Bird ran his congressional office. During the war, Lady Bird spent $17,500 of her inheritance to buy a small local radio station in Austin and later expanded to buying a television station in 1952 (in spite of her husband's objections). Lady Bird managed both of those enterprises and in doing so she became a self-made millionaire.
As Second Lady of the United States of America, she acted as a substitute for the First Lady, Jaqueline Kennedy, at a number of events which she would later say prepared her well for her time as First Lady. That time arrived sooner than Lady Bird could ever have expected - after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 she found herself looking on as her husband was sworn in as President on Air Force One. During her time in the office of First Lady, Lady Bird employed her own press secretary and chief of staff (being the first First Lady to do so). In 1964, she defied death threats during a 1,682-mile tour of the Deep South aboard a chartered train, the Lady Bird Special, to speak directly to those who opposed her husband's recent passage of the Civil Rights Act. In doing so, she became the first President's spouse to campaign independently of her husband; as a native Texan, she later said she had thought it important that someone speak to Southern voters with respect while trying to change as many minds as possible about the necessity of desegregation and the importance of ending racial discrimination.
After the death of her husband in 1973, Lady Bird continued working on a number of personal projects and managing her investments. She spoke out for women's rights at the 1977 National Women's Conference alongside notable activists Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem, and her environmental activism continued into her later years. Lady Bird died in 2007 at the age of 94 and was buried next to her husband at the Johnson family cemetery in Stonewall, Texas.
Activism
Baines Johnson, as he signs the Highway Beautification Act into
law (1965).
Lady Bird was also the driving force behind the 1965 Highway Beautification Act, a piece of legislation that aimed to replace highway billboards and junkyards with trees and wildflowers - so much so that the legislation was nicknamed "Lady Bird's Bill". As the first First Lady to lobby congress for the passage of a bill, she gained a reputation as a trailblazer who strongly believed that clean streets and a beautiful environment would make the US a better place to live. The Act brought nature back into the daily lives of millions of citizens, and Lady Bird's campaigning brought the subject of conservation to the public sphere.
Even after her time in the office of First Lady came to a close, Lady Bird continued to campaign for several beautification projects, including Town Lake in Austin (which would later be renamed in her honour), and served on the advisory board of the National Park Service. Together with actress Helen Hayes, she founded the National Wildflower Research Center near Austin, Texas, in 1982 which would later be renamed the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Today, the wildflower centre is still dedicated to the preservation and use of native plants through research and education. It is often seen as an embodiment of Lady Bird's vision to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the US, both taking care of nature and communities while integrating the two. After founding the centre, Lady Bird would go on to write: "I'm optimistic that the world of native plants will not only survive, but will thrive for environmental and economic reasons, and for reasons of the heart."
If you can make time to have a read, I'd really appreciate it. If you want to discuss what you've read, even better. I also invite our ambassadors to share this dispatch with our embassy regions - you may want to include a short explanation of the project or even stimulate some environmental discussion of your own on their RMB based on the themes of the dispatch.
Best wishes,
Terrabod
Culture Minister
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Voice of Forest? So you’re the Lorax? The one who speaks for the trees? Do they tell me to shut up?
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Oh hey, Voice of Forest. That seems very familiar...
I like it. It's a good way to spread an environmental message, and I really, really, like that it's grounded in the real world. As great as RP and fiction is, it's important to remember how important this stuff really is, and that there are people to look up to in the real world. Great work Terrabod and Turbeaux. Hopefully this will last longer than the previous VoF dispatches...
Edit: I'll just post about this here. No sense in double-posting and getting yelled at.
Happy Refounding Day! I've been mildly annoying people with my flag for the better part of four years now, and I've really enjoyed my time debating random nonsense, liking way too many posts, and absolutely crushing in events, and the community here has really been fantastic the whole time I've been around. Even though I've become less active in posting and liking, I still spend far too much time reading posts on here, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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Happy refounding day, y'all! Honestly never been super into the GP part of NS, always was more into RP, but I decided to check out the other side a few months ago and I picked a pretty good place to start :)
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I've been searching the forums for information about what NS issues' countries are analogue of IRL and found some threads, 
the most helpful of which was created and supported by 
Jutsa. That's a huge job done with listing all of those NPC nations, thanks. My guess about Daguo, East Lebatuck, Skandilund, United Federation, Albionia, Althaniq (here I assumed not as precise as Qatar but rather just Arab), and Brancaland were practically the same as you describe. However, I am still curious if Bigtopia, Lilliputia, Tasmania, Blackacre, and Marche Noir are a rip off of a real world countries too.
I must confess I haven't read the entire thread yet since it requires more time and dedication than I have right now, but the first pages of it are impressive.
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Hello! The Women's GreenCup is starting tomorrow!
As of now, you can check and take a look of the current progress in the dispatch:
I actually worked for hours to create my own template for it, This is the first one i ever made for my tournaments.
Leave an upvote if you liked it or/and to appreciate the effort for this!
Have a peaceful & fresh day.
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Happy Refounding Day!
This is my favourite region I have ever been in so far. I hope to spend a lot of quality time here together with you guys.
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Happy Refounding Day Forest!
If any of you cook, share your recipes with Terrabod and I! Glad to have found this little place so long ago!
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I just stepped into the RMB and its a really big holiday?!
I've really only been an occasional visitor (from Luvas, Loveday, Newvigen, Seonhan, and 
Apabeossie), but I can say that I love this region. There's a lot of actual high quality discussion and I admire y'all for that. Happy refounding day!
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My first three dispatches posted as a Forester, besides some basic factbooks, were a set of three recipes for a previous Forest collection :-D I've still got 'em up:
Ingredients
1-2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 large clove Garlic
1 can Tomato Soup (10.75oz)
1 can Tomato Sauce (15oz)
1 can Tomato Paste (6oz)
Oregano
Black Pepper
Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tbsp Sugar
Grated Parmesan
Optional: 6oz red wine
Optional: Pre-cooked ground meat, meatballs, or sausage
Optional: Stewed tomatoes, mushrooms, basil, other cooked veggies
Directions
1. In a medium saucepan, chop up the clove of garlic and simmer it in a small amount of olive oil (just enough to cover bottom of pan)
2. Add Tomato Soup, Sauce, and Paste
3. Fill Soup and Paste cans with water and add (Optional: use red wine in the paste can instead of water)
4. Stir until smooth, and bring to a boil
5. Stir in oregano and ground black pepper to taste
6. Stir in a couple dashes of Worcestershire sauce
7. Add 1 tablespoon of white sugar, and stir
8. Add some grated parmesan (equal to around 1-2 tablespoons worth) and stir in
9. Optional: Add any optional meats or veggies that are desired
10. Turn heat down low, cover, and simmer for at least 15 minutes
11. Sauce will reduce while simmering – stir occasionally. When it’s the consistency you like, remove from heat and serve.
- Excess will refrigerate in a sealed container for at least 2 weeks, or it can be frozen long term.
Ingredients
12oz. fresh Cod fillet
1/3 cup Seasoned Panko Crumbs
2 Tbsp Ground Parmesan Cheese
3 Tbsp Butter (salted)
Salt
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C)
2. Rinse cod fillet and pat dry with paper towels
3. Slice fillet in to strips and place in a foil-lined baking pan (to ease clean-up)
4. Sprinkle fish with salt
5. Melt butter, and spoon half of it evenly over fish
6. Mix together Panko and Parmesan, and spoon evenly over fish
7. Spoon remaining butter over fish
8. Bake in oven for 12-14 minutes, remove, and serve immediately
Ingredients
For Bars:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup peanut butter
For Frosting:
1½ cups Chocolate Chips
¼ cup Peanut Butter
Directions
Bars:
1. Melt together butter and peanut butter.
2. Stir in graham cracker crumbs and sugar
3. When evenly mixed, spread in to a 9x13 pan
Frosting:
4. Melt together chocolate chips and peanut butter in 30 second intervals using a microwave, stirring between each until consistency is smooth.
5. Pour frosting mixture over the bars, and spread evenly with a knife or spatula
6. Chill in refrigerator for 40-50 minutes, until chocolate on top is set. Enjoy
That particular red sauce is the first recipe I ever learned as a kid. I would beg my parents to make spaghetti or other pasta dishes for dinner on a regular basis, and so by the time I was around 9 years old, my mother taught me to make the sauce so that I could help with the dinner I wanted. The base version without the optional add-ins is relatively thin, like a pizza sauce, but it thickens up with the addition of meats, veggies, or reduction on the stove-top. Definitely the recipe I've been asked for the most over the years!
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What a page of linked dispatches! However, let me use this opportunity and attach this one too because the day has came.
K E E P E N H E S T2 0 2 1
PRIDE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU
The PRIDE is an annual festival in Einswenn designed to celebrate equality & acceptance and to support the LGBTQ+ community
The event has been held on June 11, 12, and 13
SUMMARY
Attendance
2.1M
Countries participated
13
Total Movies
12
Total Speakers
12
Total Artists/Bands
19
Epic Cards Gifted
7
Most Popular Beverage
Mint Cocktail "Einset Peak"
Proud Message Contest
"Thank you for being you"
Winner: Apabeossie
JUNE 11-13
MOVIES
We have registered 12 movies from guest countries & Einswenn which will be streamed in two cinemas in Keepenhest. Chilling documentaries, funny comedies, deep dramas, and even a horror picture for your entertainment. To get your tickets, please check active sessions on our website: it updates live. If you didn't make it in time at the day of premier stream – don't worry, you can watch them again next morning. See the list of qualified films below.
| THE HIDDEN GEMS A community of former hippies live on an remote farm as one big family growing sunflowers for sale. In the year of poor harvest they are forced to go to a big town to find a new inspiration for what else they can do with their farm. During the trip they meet random people and compare new lifestyles to their own and find a lot of "right decisions" they made by staying isolated from the world. |
| COMPASSION Documentary investigation using social experiments and research by notorious Einset social scientist Osman Mahmoud. He challenges people of Einswenn to express compassion and sympathy for those in need, setting up random situations on the streets of Keepenhest. |
| INTERVIEW AGAINST The most famous Einset TV host Odrah Wintrey crosses the line by inviting various radical politicians, activists, and vocal homophobes to ask about their views and search for the reason of hatred. A thrilling special episode of "The Wintrey Talk" which mercilessly attacks ignorance. |
| DESERT HEARTS Vivian who supports lesbianism waits for her divorce with her husband, just to find her true love with Cay. |
| MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO Two friends embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them from Portland, Oregon to Mike's hometown in Idaho, and then to Rome in search of Mike's mom, while eventually being interested to each other. |
| REVIOLA Alex found himself being pursued by a mysterious cult whilst exploring an abandoned village. |
| IDENTITY A story about a transgender man who only wants to love his wife, but when she finds out he is transgender, she leaves him to protect herself from being cut off from her homo/transphobic family and their money. Soon, however, she finds out he is worth more than her family can ever give. |
| PENGUINS WILL FLY Little penguin is in school, he gets bullied which inspires him to show everyone how smart he can be. He starts to work on how he can fly. Then once he finds the way to fly he gathers everyone and... flies! He shows how capable and smart he is. |
| VEIL OF TIME The main character trying to find lost memories of childhood, after having been adopted to another country. |
| A HOPE BETWEEN DESPAIR The setting is in a fictional country called Estenland, where being LGBTQ+ was heavily frowned upon. The main character was discriminated so badly that he almost decided to kill himself. However, he reminds that being gay is fine, and he decided to stay. |
| ISLAND OF LOVE 10 random people chosen to live on a beautiful tropic island for six months being fully provided with food, comfort, and mobile network. The main prize is a huge amount of money for the only couple who would survive the challenge of life in relatively wild nature. |
| ONE WAY TICKET A light and funny story about high school student Alexis leaving his hometown, first boyfriend and best friends before the final exams. His friends decided to throw a farewell party in "the meadowland behind the woods" and the only road which leads there is an old one-way railroad which symbolises their final path together as teenagers. |
JUNE 11-12
LECTURES
Twelve speakers from eight countries will share their thoughts, scientific data, personal experience, and ideas with the audience. There's going to be a classic model of conference: first the speakers talk, next the open forum starts where the audience can ask questions and/or debate the topic of lecture. The forum is open free for individual guests and accredited journalists. Please, be aware that there is limited number of seats. You can check the availability on our official website any minute to see if there's a free spot for you and your friends right now.
SPEAKERS
Gelena Somez
Singer, Human Rights Activist | Einswenn
Is Hate Speech Free Speech?
Gelena will speak about hate speech in social media and how should such speech be taken both by targeted people and random witnesses online.
Siesta Madrida
Human Rights Activist | Einswenn
Modern State of Decriminalisation of Homosexuality Around the NS Universe
Siesta provides colourful statistics and graphs about major and minor nations' progress towards equality, primarily based on research in Forest.
Gareth Thomas
Rugby Union Player | Hamyan
Stonewall Hero of the Year
Gareth comes out as gay in public in television. He explains his story of coming out and enlightening severals.
Margaret Cho
Actress | Hamyan
Pride Lifetime Achivement
Margaret makes a positive impact on the community and paved for gay rights and gender identity.
Martina Navratilova
Tennis Player | Hamyan
Greatest Female Tennis Player
Martina represented numerous charities to gay and lesbian rights.
Aaramme Puonaksappa Belanti
State Ombudsperson of Karkaiti (the largest State in Rakavo) | Rakavo
Normality Through Visibility
Aaramme will speak about allowing people to get used to the variety of human beings by showing minorities in every day contexts.
Maurice Armstrong
Biologist and LGBT activist | Felinetopia
Queerness in Felines
An overview of how queer identities manifest in different Felines from the Lion to the House Cat.
Prof. Friedrich Reinstam
Professor of Neurobiology specialising in love | Anskerdank
Out of Control
message to people about how those in LGBTQI+ are not choosing to be in the community.
Alvas Filidri
Writer | Apabeossie
How to Deal with Social Rejection
Alvas speaks about the ways you can deal with being excluded by society, friends, or family, and what to do next.
Calania June
Astronomer in ALT Observatory | Apabeossie
How to Look Above and Beyond
A unique lecture basically about how-to-cosmology.
Tomas Mark
Richest Businessman in Carthages | Carthages
Corporations’ Impact on Tolerance Promotion
Tomas speaks about positive impact on human rights development worldwide thanks to active involvement of local and international corporations.
Tarnlænd Sporkū
Previous outlaw, now part of the army | Inkwell Hell
Life in a Hard Life Content
Back then, Inkwell Hell was a very homophobic and authoritarian country. He had done same-sex marriage. At that time it was illegal, so him and his partner were forced into hiding. But now, he and his partner got married and helped create the first LGTBQ+ battalion.
JUNE 13
MAIN SQUARE CONCERT
This year we welcome 15 artists and bands from 11 countries who will perform for you on the Main Square. The live show will go on from 9 PM to 10:30 PM. If you'll decide to come earlier then do so: there will be live orchestral music playing from 7 PM till the very start of the concert. No tickets needed, just come and enjoy the festival of music!
LIVE PERFORMANCE
Metalcore Rainbow Hedgehogs
Flowers of Peace
Faroa
Kristina Fusiliera
Shut Them Up, Baby
Einswenn
Kristina Fusiliera
Sisterhood
Einswenn
The Twin Flower
Dazzling Moon
Reformed High Reiserland
Panic! at the Disco
Girls/Girls/Boys
Hamyan
Mecklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Mary Lambert
Same Love
Hamyan
Bird Brains
Forever Together
Anglo-Francios
Nicole
A Little Peace
Anskerdank
Nena
99 Love Balloons
Anskerdank
Lensta Street
More Than Meets the Eye
Apabeossie
Carna
Little Sailor
Apabeossie
Nørskag
Cold Memories
Inkwell Hell
Nørskag
Out of the Blue
Inkwell Hell
Psoiba Antakainni
Kaskoseerrui (‘Among each other’)
Rakavo
Metalcore Rainbow Hedgehogs
Saw It
Faroa
Jassintha
Mint Tea
Capetown
Salvation Plant
Bell
Monnaco
Torrines
Gorgoderino
Monnaco
Kristina Fusiliera
New Face
Einswenn
JUNE 13 ALL NIGHT
OPEN SKY DANCETIME
To sum the fest up you're invited to stay at the main square after the concert ends. As the dark time comes the music goes wild. Four world class club musicians will mix top-hit music making the party unforgettable. Apart from the Main Square, there are 15 other clubs opening their doors for you for free (and 3 luxurious venues welcoming invite-only guests) to change the vibe and find your better fun place of the night.
Dj Berserkr
Einswenn
SonicGlass
Einswenn
Dj Faroan Boss
Faroa
Vibes 0-12
Capetown
BONUS
PROUD MESSAGE CONTEST
Some of the guest nations sent us their message to the international LGBTQ+ community. On the last day of the event Einset Equality Committee (EEC) will announce the best message this year which will feature the PRIDE 2021. We've already got information from our agents that EEC loved all of the entries and experiencing hard time to pick one. At first we planned to publish only the one which wins the contest, however, we have changed the rules. So, here we provide all six registered entries competing this year.
Don't ever feel like your are different, we are all humans and will always love you!
Anglo-Francios
Pride is not just for Lions!
Felinetopia
Loving Others is the way than Fearing to Love
Hamyan
If you are ever affected by hatred, speak out. It may be hard, but by not speaking out, you are helping the abuser. You are who you say you are, and don't let anyone say any different
Anskerdank
Thank you for being you.
Apabeossie
Your gender is real, it matters. Even you suffered years and years of discrimination, it is gone. Happy Pride Month.
Inkwell Hell
On behalf of Einswenn we thank you for your participation.
Your support is important and you never know for real how many people you can help by showing it.
Every single entry submitted by you creates whole threads of thoughts and discussions both on NS and IRL, reminds about things that really matter. By speaking out, by simply joining this event you contributed to the better future, even if you don't really think so right now.
The reports, statistics, and outcomes will be ready after the event ends. Some of the received information will be shared in this factbook. PRIDE 2021 team will notify participants again once we update our event page.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Starting as a small themed event in a night club called Somah, it has first evolved into nationwide celebration and then went international, welcoming other nations to take part in the fest. In 2020 the rainbow party flooded the streets and clubs of Hover, and this year PRIDE returns to the capital city. Keepenhest invited other nations to join the fun. During the event there are many club parties, street activities, restaurant specials, and many more various entertainment options planned for attending guests. All public transport is free during the event. In this dispatch we highlight only the three major parts of the PRIDE: Movies, Lectures, and Music Night.
HEADLINERS
Einswenn
Reformed high reiserland
Hamyan
PARTICIPANTS
Carthages
Capetown
Monnaco
Rakavo
Faroa
Anglo-francios
Anskerdank
Apabeossie
Inkwell hell
Felinetopia
As registration closed today I have updated the factbook sharing all the submitted entries for the event: movies, lectures, and songs. As a person of quite developed imagination, I loved every creative idea. Sometimes even the simplest words can spark chains of images and situations in one's mind. So, some of them gave me a lot of things to think about in my spare time. // The report about this event will be released after it ends.
Kyratistani, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Terrabod, and 12 othersNew ladavia, Apabeossie, Rakavo, Middle Barael, Nation of ecologists, Garbelia, Arklanda, Rio real, The new dynasty, The scientific utopias, Capitalist kazakhstan, and The federated states of amogus
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This is a cookbook I made with 36 recipes from my culture (my father is from Afghanistan, and my mother is European Kyrgyzstani). I hope you enjoy them!
Chan island, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Terrabod, and 11 othersNorthern Wood, Wernher Magnus Maximilian Von Braun, Middle Barael, Nation of ecologists, Garbelia, Difinbelk, Rio real, The new dynasty, The scientific utopias, Capitalist kazakhstan, and The federated states of amogus
That's a lot of interesting and awesome entries! The virtual people are so lucky to be there for the event. And also every person who sees that dispatch, like you said. Thanks for hosting such a great event.
P. S. Hope they'll find astronomy interesting. (everyone does :P)
Einswenn, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Rakavo, and 9 othersMiddle Barael, Nation of ecologists, Garbelia, Arklanda, Rio real, The new dynasty, The scientific utopias, Capitalist kazakhstan, and The federated states of amogus
Just some guesses (these are based on an American perspective, since that's what's typically implied):
Bigtopia - Mexico. Obvious immigrant crisis, is a poorer nation that your nation outsources some to, physically borders you with a river border (on which they are downstream from you)
Blackacre - Russia. Chilly relations, intense spying (to the point of assassination attempts)
Lilliputia - Israel. Invading other countries to get back their homeland, currently kicking people out of their western province (Gullivad, which is Palestine)
Tasmania - Tasmania is literally a real-world place, but I don't think it's supposed to be Tasmania. It's just a vague desert tribal nation. Could be Middle Eastern, Australian, or southern/eastern Africa. It has a few things that point to the Middle East (maybe Iraq or Pakistan), such as sheltering a terrorist and receiving drone strikes.
Marche Noir - Syria. Just finished a civil war that caused immigration crisis and ended in authoritarianism, exports rice, is near Althaniq
Einswenn, Kyratistani, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, and 10 othersHoochlandia, Terrabod, Middle Barael, Nation of ecologists, Garbelia, Rio real, The new dynasty, The scientific utopias, Capitalist kazakhstan, and The federated states of amogus
Frankly, astronomy part is the most unexpected among the entries. But am pretty sure it'll be hit :P As for the virtual people, I'm really envious for having all those NS events (the cool ones, not the violent uprising in 
Middle Barael, for example).
That's a nice guess (especially with Israel). Although I didn't think of Blackacre as of Russia yet, need to get through it again.
On an unrelated note: Did you get my map request telegram? I saw you posting earlier that your inbox is full so my tg could have been also missed. I don't know if this is an appropriate time for being added to the map (during the cartographer contest).
Kyratistani, Atsvea, Hoochlandia, Apabeossie, and 8 othersMiddle Barael, Nation of ecologists, Garbelia, Difinbelk, The new dynasty, The scientific utopias, Capitalist kazakhstan, and The federated states of amogus
Ahhhh. Alright, well looks like my mental state has taken another hit. Argh, I was doing so good. It's considerably worse than previously, so I'm taking another break from NS. This one will be longer as well. I will change the password for this nation so that im not tempted to log in. I hope everyone has a good day, I'll see you when I return.
Kyratistani, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Hoochlandia, and 10 othersTerrabod, New ladavia, Simbolon, Middle Barael, The most serene republicans, Rio real, The new dynasty, The scientific utopias, Capitalist kazakhstan, and The federated states of amogus
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Kyratistani, Atsvea, Middle Barael, Rio real, and 4 othersThe new dynasty, The scientific utopias, Capitalist kazakhstan, and The federated states of amogus
Hello everyone!
Einswenn, Kyratistani, Jutsa, Atsvea, and 9 othersHoochlandia, Terrabod, Middle Barael, Arklanda, Rio real, The new dynasty, The scientific utopias, Capitalist kazakhstan, and The federated states of amogus
Hello, and welcome to Forest!
Kyratistani, Jutsa, Middle Barael, Nation of ecologists, and 7 othersGarbelia, Arklanda, Rio real, The new dynasty, The scientific utopias, Capitalist kazakhstan, and The federated states of amogus
Did someone call me? :eyes: <- Overused discord meme.
But in all seriousness: I actually am (I believe) the third keeper. The list was originally created by some long-CTE'd fellow named Omsarim, but that nation CTE'd so a new thread was created by 
Noahs Second Country. Then that nation CTE'd and I made my own thread. Then, of course, Noah came back. That was almost an awkward situation that was thankfully avoided!
That said, the list of religions/cults was in fact created by yours truly, and in typical me fashion, neither of which have been updated in a little while. (Give or take, about 50 issues as a rough guess.) There's also this wonderful little list created by 
Westinor. :)
Incidentally, all of these lists are kept on a nice little index post here at the end of the Got Issues? FAQ thread pinned at the top of the Got Issues? forum and maintained by 
Candlewhisper Archive. In case anyone's interested. #totallynothelpingadvertizeissuewritingbypreachingtothechoir
Einswenn, Kyratistani, Mount Seymour, Daarwyrth, and 13 othersAtsvea, Noahs Second Country, Hoochlandia, Terrabod, New ladavia, Middle Barael, Nation of ecologists, Garbelia, Rio real, The new dynasty, The scientific utopias, Capitalist kazakhstan, and The federated states of amogus
Hey, the protests in Middle Barael have been mostly peaceful. Baraelim are known for being ardent pacifists, and Middle Barael is in the top 1% of safest nations to raise a child in. If I do remember correctly, the only nation so far to have violence associated with the Occupy Forest protests is Einswenn. Very interesting /s
Yeah, I love that guide. I feel like the UK is most certainly the UK, given that the name “Albion” is an archaic name for Great Britain. Also, I think Ausonia is likely meant to be Austria, given that it is a small neighboring country that you may try to take over for the purposes of Lebensraum, and also because their name sounds similar to Austria. And while the guide seems to present that Nova Syrupa is its own nation, I think it could also simply be an analogue for Nova Scotia and therefore a province of Brancaland, which makes sense given the Brancalandians’ love of syrup.
Einswenn, Kyratistani, Jutsa, Atsvea, and 10 othersRuinenlust, Hoochlandia, Terrabod, Nation of ecologists, Garbelia, Rio real, The new dynasty, The scientific utopias, Capitalist kazakhstan, and The federated states of amogus
That’s clearly fake news. We in Einswenn are pretty sure you don’t tell Forest entire truth about what’s going on in your nation.
Kyratistani, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, and 9 othersHoochlandia, Middle Barael, Nation of ecologists, Garbelia, Rio real, The new dynasty, The scientific utopias, Capitalist kazakhstan, and The federated states of amogus
Gonna add a bot reminder to make me update their entries with these relevant suggestions.
For what it's worth, I believe Bigtopia is more along the lines of some kind of African nation, while South Nobovidia (something like that) is Mexico - I think.
Maxtopia's most likely something like Egypt (gotta add that too)
East Lebatuck's 100% the USSR (and Russia to an extent)
Ausblic's Australia (kinda named after Aussie [Australian rePublic] because of the fruit baskets issue)
Althaniq's prooobably Saudi Arabia, though it could be something like Qatar or something.
Qonpaluuk's 100% Iceland
Skandilund is all of Scandinavia [save for Denmark apparently?]
Prudenlund, I believe, is Denmark (interesting that the issue about a war between you and Skandilund was actually a Danish territory but I digress)
Albionia's definitely the UK, yeah.
Merovingia's probably Belgium.
Galliennes (or something) is France
Savoiia's Italy
Aldoustan I tried making into some future-dystopian Kazakhstan but atm it only is most likely this.
Blackacre is honestly kinda like dystopian USA or something (Heck Valeria Drake did twitter things).
The United Federation is... kind of obvious, although this is more steriotypical confederate bible-belt semi-old-timey super-capitalist USA.
San Vitenzo's Cuba. No questions there.
Brancaland's Canada.
Gallopavia is a hybrid of the Netherlands and Turkey, I believe.
Brasilistan, similarly, is a hybrid of... well, Brazil and some Turkic nation, or something.
Daguo's China (Little Daguo being Taiwan)
Sakura's Japan
Nui Va Song's Vietnam
North/South Palisade... not sure? Kinda generic, though they're pooosibly North/South Korea or something but it's kinda meh at best.
East and West Calypso are probably typical tropical getaways like the Bahamas or Bermuda or something
Moltovea I believe is basically Moldova? I think? Interesting nation to have a specific NS representation, but yes.
Macronesia's Indonesia.
I admit I'm not really sure about Marche Noir/Blanche tbh. Same with Lilliputia/Gullivad, tbh, and Tasmania's not Australia because of Ausblic, but rather is probably the result of Max Barry trying to make fun of Tasmania by depicting it as some kind of hellhole.
Kawandaland's an African nation (Maybe Rwanda?) that has a really funny name.
Haptu's... I wanna say Haiti, but either way it's based on being a proxy war country.
Manamana might be Panama? I admit I don't know if Panama's a tax haven though and Manamana definitely is so this might actually be more like the Bahamas in that respect.
Moltevino's Mediterranian... honestly might be Greece or southern Italy, not really sure.
Sacerdia's some kind of religious nation that miiight be based off of Israel? Kinda hard to tell though.
Smalltopia, interestingly enough, has generally been considered Germany (Very different from Bigtopia).
Some nations, like Zompaboodaland, Wezeltonia, and West Ferodiah, are ultimately unique, I believe. Despoujanbourg Republic feels reminiscent of irl but I can't put my finger on it, and Copiluaca was named after this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVJqwCdzZnw
I also thought we might've had a nation reminiscent of either Pakistan or India, but I can't really recall either of them existing in the issue base so I can't be certain.
Einswenn, Kyratistani, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, and 12 othersHoochlandia, Terrabod, New ladavia, Middle Barael, Nation of ecologists, Garbelia, The most serene republicans, Rio real, The new dynasty, The scientific utopias, Capitalist kazakhstan, and The federated states of amogus
Althaniq I thought was pretty much confirmed to be Qatar, given that a) they are facing a large embargo/boycott movement, b) their name comes from the House of al-Thani, which rules Qatar, and c) they have a large airline.
And Qonpaluuk could also be Greenland or Nunavut, as the name sounds much more Greenlandic/Inuit than it does Nordic.
Sacerdia does not seem like Israel since Israel does not execute non-Jews, it's not really theocratic (it has a state religion, but so does Greece, and it does have a large orthodox community who supported Netanyahu and therefore have large influence)
Savoiia could be Italy, or a larger Vatican, or even Savoy.
Merovingia is likely Belgium, though it could be northeast France too
Haha yeah no.
Take it from the writings of Iris Dubois, MBBC's journalist who has recently become quite famous as a result of her informative and right-off-the-press articles about the protests and her friendship with activist Shira Meron. On Saturday Dubois posted on the interregional social media site RMB:
Despite attempts by some hooligans and foreign nationals to disrupt the ongoing economic reckoning in Middle Barael or paint a picture of chaos, the protests have remained largely peaceful. Light fighting broke out at a protest in Minerva earlier this week due to a Minerva PD raid on Chan Islander drug traffickers and gun smugglers, but within a few minutes it was contained as protest organizers learnt that the police were not in fact targeting the activists. Minor skirmishes also broke out following heated arguments in Sacrovilla and Nava, but nobody was badly injured and these skirmishes were quickly stopped, and in Cothon City a few were lightly bruised following a mini-stampede in the streets of Medina neighborhood. But other than these few isolated incidents, the protests have kept with the Baraelan core value of pacifism, and indeed the only fighting so far recorded to have taken place in relation to the Occupy Forest movement is the rioting in Einswenn, to which of course we wish peace and unity. However, attempts to spread chaos and paint a picture of an unravelling MB will not be tolerated by anyone in our Most Serene Eco-Republic, and we all urge for calm and unity
This message has since then be "quoted" by many across the political tesseract, including by King Solomon, Chloe Arborn, PM Marc Nuya, Shira Meron, Dr. Nathaniel Manza, and Bill Fremont.
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