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Ashkavanistan

I salute all of you. Perhaps some of the other nations can step up and continue your line of duty.

Ashkavanistan

NEW POLL!

Northweg

South anistania

My favourite movie is none, I am no movie nerd but I have ones I like just none are my fav

Northweg and Ashkavanistan

Shnookle

Looks like a rebuild of our government… best of luck to the future leaders!

Northweg

Northweg

Ashkavanistan wrote:NEW POLL!

If it were up to me, there would be at least three Paul Thomas Anderson movies on that list!

Baccalieu and Ashkavanistan

Devsozet

Your list of movies is very holywood-centric. For starters, there's nothing from French, Spanish or Russian cinema in this list. To me, Pierrot le Fou by Jean-Luc Godard is a masterpiece that has never been replicated. The same can be said about Tarkovsky's cinema as well!

Ashkavanistan

Ashkavanistan

Devsozet wrote:Your list of movies is very holywood-centric. For starters, there's nothing from French, Spanish or Russian cinema in this list. To me, Pierrot le Fou by Jean-Luc Godard is a masterpiece that has never been replicated. The same can be said about Tarkovsky's cinema as well!

That's a fair point, but the options are limited and I had to choose. In hindsight, an off-site poll might been better.

Baccalieu

Ashkavanistan

Welcome to Al-qawiun

The Cretanjan Puppet of Duelandia II

Hey there my friends! I've updated our TEA CUP citizens' cache... as always, please reach out to me if there's any errors, missing information, or any suggestions you have! Peace and love my friends! <3

Please Upvote! 🔺

Interregional Citizens' Cache
Join us on our official LinkTEA CUP Discord Server

This record shall serve to preserve an up-to-date cache of all the citizens of the TEA CUP regions; The Alternate Community (TAC), Empire of the ancients (EOTA), and Anubis (ANU). Founders and designated delegates are more than welcome to obtain the raw code of this cache to keep in your personal records. If there are any records in this cache that need to be added or updated t, please telegram me at Duelandia as I will more quickly see it.

Any title(s) that are coloured anything but black under the "Service" tab, is an indicator that, that individual currently holds that title. Black titles are an indicator that, that individual previously held that title.

📢 : Has Joined the LinkTEA CUP Discord Server

🔱 : Is a WA Member

Account

Name

Region

Affiliations

Service

🔱👤
A wandering spirit

AWJ


N/A

ANU
Vizier Pro Tempore of Security, Citizen

Tea Cup
Citizen

🔱👤
Accronesia

Accronesia


N/A

EOTA
Minister of Health, Citizen

Tea Cup
Citizen

🔱👤
Ashkavanistan

Ashkavanistan


TDP
The Democratic Party
( TEA CUP )

TAC
Culture Minister, Citizen

Tea Cup
Citizen

🔱👤📢
Baccalieu

Baccalieu


TPP
The Pirate Party
( TEA CUP )

TAC
Founder,
WA Delegate, Citizen

Tea Cup
Member of Parliament

LinkDiscord Server Administrator,
Tea Cup Officer, Citizen

👤
Bravan shy

Braven


Pledge
The Pledge Party
( TEA CUP )

TAC
Citizen

Tea Cup
Citizen

👤
Evil epileptic carebears

EEC


N/A

TAC
Defence Minister, Citizen

Tea Cup
Citizen

👤📢
Duelandia
( 🔱 Cretanja )

Due/Cret


TDP
The Democratic Party
( TEA CUP )

ASI
ANUBIS STRONG Initiative
( ANU )

Anubis
Vizier of Foreign Affairs, Citizen

Tea Cup
Deputy Speaker of The House, Member of Parliament

LinkDiscord Officer,
Tea Cup On-Site Ambassador, Citizen

👤📢
Fiadostan

Fiadostan


TDP
The Democratic Party
( TEA CUP )

EOTA
Minister of Helping New Nations, Citizen

Tea Cup
Tea Cup Officer, Citizen

Gozanti


P
Pledge Party
( TEA CUP )

EOTA
Minister of Recruitment, Citizen

Tea Cup
Member of Parliament

Citizen

Khali Tann


TDP
The Democratic Party
( TEA CUP )

EOTA
Minister of Sports, Citizen

Tea Cup
Member of Parliament

Citizen

👤📢
Large Ladz
( 🔱 Big Boyz )

Ladz/EG


TPP
The Pirate Party
( TEA CUP )

Anubis
Founder & Eternal Guide, Citizen

Tea Cup
Secretary of Tea Cup Affairs

LinkDiscord Server Administrator,
Tea Cup Officer, Citizen

👤
Majendak

Nixon


N/A

TAC
Citizen

Tea Cup
Tea Cup On-Site Ambassador, Citizen

Aryako


P
Pledge Party
( TEA CUP )

EOTA
World Assembly Delegate, Citizen

Tea Cup
Citizen

👤
New grapeseed

Grape


N/A

TAC
Intelligence Minister, Citizen

Tea Cup
Citizen

👤
New soomaaliya

Soomaaliya


TPP
The Pirate Party
( TEA CUP )

TAC
Citizen

Tea Cup
Citizen

🔱👤
Nrygata

Nyrgata


N/A

EOTA
Minister of RMB Security, Citizen

Tea Cup
Citizen

🔱👤📢
Rongardia empire

Ron


ASI
ANUBIS STRONG Initiative
( ANU )

Anubis
Vizier of Community Affairs, Citizen

Tea Cup
Tea Cup Officer, Citizen

🔱👤📢
Shing Sha

Shing Sha/Sha


TFP
The Freedom Party
( TEA CUP )

EOTA
Founder, Citizen

Tea Cup
LinkDiscord Server Administrator,
Tea Cup Officer, Citizen

🔱👤📢
Shnookle

Shnookle


N/A

TAC
Prime Minister,
Commander-In-Chief, Citizen

Tea Cup
Tea Cup Officer, Citizen

🔱👤📢
Soleyerons

Soleyerons


TPP
The Pirate Party
( TEA CUP )

TAC
Citizen

Tea Cup
Tea Cup Officer, Citizen

👤📢
South anistania

Anistania/SA


TDP
The Democratic Party
( TEA CUP )

TAC
Interior Minister, Citizen

[td]

ANU
Vizier of Security, Citizen

Tea Cup
Speaker of The House, Member of Parliament

LinkDiscord Server Founder,
Administrator, Tea Cup Officer,
Tea Cup On-Site Ambassador, Citizen

👤📢
Tekatus

Tekatus


N/A

TAC
Official Cartographer, Citizen

Tea Cup
Citizen

👤
The dictatorship of nixon

Nixon


P
The Pledge Party
( TEA CUP )

TAC
Foreign Minister, Citizen

Tea Cup
Member of Parliament

Tea Cup On-Site Founder, Citizen

🔱👤📢
The Unified Pumaxi

Pumaxi


ASI
ANUBIS STRONG Initiative
( ANU )

Anubis
Pharaoh, World Assembly Delegate, Citizen

Tea Cup
Tea Cup Officer, Citizen

👤
Wyndeep

Wyn/Wyndeep


N/A

Anubis
Deputy Vizier of Community Affairs, Citizen

Tea Cup
Citizen

👤
Ziaire

Ziare


N/A

TAC
Recruitment Officer, Citizen

Tea Cup
Citizen
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Baccalieu, Tortugashima, and Khali Tann

The Cretanjan Puppet of Duelandia II

Apologies for double posting, my friends!

New poll just dropped at TEA CUP Headquarters!
page=poll/p=187903

Baccalieu, Tortugashima, Ashkavanistan, and Majendak

The Confederacy of Tortugashima

*the water is almost boiled, the biscuits, sandwiches, paninis, and cake are on the tray, the sugar bowl and milk jug are set, and the cups, teapots, tumblers, and mugs are on standby*☕🍵🫖🧋

Some former regions mates are currently running a page=poll/p=187814 about tea of coffee? so I thought I'd share it here. (Also please check out and upvote a dispatch below that I cowrote) Cheers!


(above) Triceraton soldier meeting the enemy head-on

Amid the fog of war, it can be hard to see the way forward. The news from the battlefield, the diplomatic noises off, the emotion of the grieving and displaced; all of this can be overwhelming. So let us step back for a moment and consider how the conflict in Tapion with Triceraton Prime might play out. What are some of the possible scenarios that politicians and military planners are examining? Few can predict the future with confidence, but here are some potential outcomes. Most are bleak.

Short war.
Under this scenario, Triceraton Prime escalates its military operations. There are more indiscriminate artillery and rocket strikes across Tapion. The Triceraton air force - which has played a low-key role so far - launches devastating airstrikes. Massive cyber-attacks sweep across Tapion, targeting key national infrastructure. Energy supplies and communications networks are cut off. Thousands of civilians die. Despite brave resistance, Pearl Milk Ikspiari falls within days. The government is replaced with a pro-Zanramon puppet regime. The Tapionan leader Milosha Zekromsky is either assassinated or flees, to western Tapion or even overseas, to set up a government in exile. Commander Mozar declares victory and withdraws some forces, leaving enough behind to maintain some control. Thousands of refugees continue to flee west. Tapion joins Quailluna(formerly Quailstar) as a client state of Zanramon, the capital of Triceraton Prime.


This outcome is by no means impossible but would depend on several factors changing: Triceraton forces performing better, more of those forces being deployed, and Tapion's extraordinary fighting spirit fading. Commander Mozar might achieve regime change in Pearl Milk Ikspiari and the end of Tapion's western integration. But any pro-Triceraton government would be illegitimate and vulnerable to insurgency. Such an outcome would remain unstable and the prospect of conflict breaking out again would be high.

Long war
Perhaps more likely is that this develops into a protracted war. Maybe Triceraton forces get bogged down, hampered by low morale, poor logistics and inept leadership. Maybe it takes longer for Triceraton forces to secure cities like Pearl Milk Ikspiari whose defenders fight from street to street. A long siege ensues. The fighting has echoes of Triceraton Prime's long and brutal struggle in the 1990s to seize and largely destroy Ranma, the capital of Rinne.



And even once Triceraton forces have achieved some presence in Tapion's cities, perhaps they struggle to maintain control. Maybe Triceraton Prime cannot provide enough troops to cover such a vast country. Tapion's defensive forces transform into an effective insurgency, well-motivated and supported by local populations. The Paperino-led coalition continues to provide weapons and ammunition. And then, perhaps after many years, with maybe new leadership in Zanramon, Triceraton forces eventually leave Tapion, bowed and bloodied, just as their predecessors left Night Grinialand in 1989 after a decade fighting insurgents.

Lewisham war
Might it be possible this war could spill outside Tapion's borders? Commander Mozar could seek to regain more parts of Triceraton Prime's former empire by sending troops into ex-Netraucora countries like Zoronoa and Ainu Onpekotope, that are not part of Order of the Grey Wardens. Or there could just be miscalculation and escalation. Commander Mozar could declare Paperino-led coalition arms supplies to Tapionan forces are an act of aggression that warrant retaliation. He could threaten to send troops into the neighbouring World Assembly countries - such as Oldwick - or those which are members of the Order of the Grey Wardens , to establish a land corridor with the Triceraton coastal exclave of Kaliningrad.


This would be hugely dangerous and risk war with the Security Council. Under Article 5 of the military alliance's charter, an attack on one member is an attack on all. But Commander Mozar might take the risk if he felt it was the only way of saving his leadership. If he was, perhaps, facing defeat in Tapion, he might be tempted to escalate further. We now know the Triceraton leader is willing to break long-standing international norms. This same logic can be applied to the use of nuclear weapons. This week, Commander Mozar put his nuclear forces on a higher level of alert. Most analysts doubt this means their use is likely or imminent. But it was a reminder that Triceraton doctrine allows for the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield.

Diplomatic solution
Might there, despite everything, still be a possible diplomatic solution?

"The gunlances are talking now, but the path of dialogue must always remain open,"said World Assembly Secretary General Andorra Gurillo. Certainly dialogue continues. Ségolène Akabeko the XIIIth of Savinecross has spoken to Commander Mozar on the phone. Diplomats say feelers are being stretched out to Zanramon. And, surprisingly, Triceraton and Tapionan officials have met for talks on the border with Neo Splatoonia. They might not have made much progress. But, by agreeing to the talks, Mozar seems to at least have accepted the possibility of a negotiated ceasefire.

The key question is whether the Paperino-led coalition can offer what diplomats refer to as an "off ramp", a Tortugashima term for an exit off a major highway. Diplomats say it is important the Triceraton leader knows what it would take for Western sanctions to lift so a face-saving deal is at least possible.

Consider this scenario. The war goes badly for Triceraton Prime. Sanctions begin to unsettle Zanramon. Opposition grows as body bags return home. Commander Mozar wonders if he has bitten off more than he can chew. He judges that continuing the war may be a greater threat to his leadership than the humiliation of ending it. Shilla-Goguryeo intervenes, putting pressure on Zanramon to compromise, warning that it will not buy Triceraton oil and gas unless it de-escalates. So Commander Mozar starts to look for a way out. Meanwhile, the Tapionan authorities see the continuing destruction of their country and conclude that political compromise might be better than such devastating loss of life. So diplomats engage and a deal is done. Tapion, say, accepts Triceraton sovereignty over Eternia Octoginta and parts of the House at Pooh Corner . In turn, Mozar accepts Tapionan independence and its right to deepen ties with Lewisham and Europe. This may not seem likely. But it is not beyond the realms of plausibility that such a scenario could emerge from the wreckage of a bloody conflict.

(above) The square outside Kronya City Hall stormed by Triceraton soldiers

Mozar ousted
And what of Commander Mozar himself? When he launched his invasion, he declared: "We are ready for any outcome."

But what if that outcome was him losing power? It might seem unthinkable. Yet the world has changed in recent days and such things are now thought about. Professor Sir Laurel Hommboy, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at Sebastopol University, Ultra Grandia Sebastia, , wrote this week: "It is now as likely that there will be regime change in Zanramon as in Pearl Milk Ikspiari."


(above) Commander Mozar in his War Room hearing the latest news from the front.

Why might he say this? Well, perhaps Commander Mozar pursues a disastrous war. Thousands of Triceraton soldiers die. The economic sanctions bite. Commander Mozar loses popular support. Perhaps there is the threat of popular revolution. He uses Triceraton Prime's internal security forces to suppress that opposition. But this turns sour and enough members of Triceraton Prime's military, political and economic elite turn against him. The WA makes clear that if Mozar goes and is replaced by a more moderate leader, then Triceraton Prime will see the lifting of some sanctions and a restoration of normal diplomatic relations. There is a bloody palace coup and Mozar is out. Again, this may not seem likely right now. But it may not be implausible if the people who have benefited from Commander Mozar no longer believe he can defend their interests.

Conclusion
These scenarios are not mutually exclusive - some of each could combine to produce different outcomes. But however this conflict plays out, the world has changed. It will not return to the status quo ante. Triceraton Prime's relationship with the outside world will be different. European and Lewisham attitudes to security will be transformed. And the liberal, international rules-based order might just have rediscovered what it was for in the first place.



Read factbook

Baccalieu, Duelandia, South anistania, Ashkavanistan, and 1 otherDuelander

Baccalieu

Tortugashima wrote:*the water is almost boiled, the biscuits, sandwiches, paninis, and cake are on the tray, the sugar bowl and milk jug are set, and the cups, teapots, tumblers, and mugs are on standby*☕🍵🫖🧋

Some former regions mates are currently running a page=poll/p=187814 about tea of coffee? so I thought I'd share it here. (Also please check out and upvote a dispatch below that I cowrote) Cheers!


(above) Triceraton soldier meeting the enemy head-on

Amid the fog of war, it can be hard to see the way forward. The news from the battlefield, the diplomatic noises off, the emotion of the grieving and displaced; all of this can be overwhelming. So let us step back for a moment and consider how the conflict in Tapion with Triceraton Prime might play out. What are some of the possible scenarios that politicians and military planners are examining? Few can predict the future with confidence, but here are some potential outcomes. Most are bleak.

Short war.
Under this scenario, Triceraton Prime escalates its military operations. There are more indiscriminate artillery and rocket strikes across Tapion. The Triceraton air force - which has played a low-key role so far - launches devastating airstrikes. Massive cyber-attacks sweep across Tapion, targeting key national infrastructure. Energy supplies and communications networks are cut off. Thousands of civilians die. Despite brave resistance, Pearl Milk Ikspiari falls within days. The government is replaced with a pro-Zanramon puppet regime. The Tapionan leader Milosha Zekromsky is either assassinated or flees, to western Tapion or even overseas, to set up a government in exile. Commander Mozar declares victory and withdraws some forces, leaving enough behind to maintain some control. Thousands of refugees continue to flee west. Tapion joins Quailluna(formerly Quailstar) as a client state of Zanramon, the capital of Triceraton Prime.


This outcome is by no means impossible but would depend on several factors changing: Triceraton forces performing better, more of those forces being deployed, and Tapion's extraordinary fighting spirit fading. Commander Mozar might achieve regime change in Pearl Milk Ikspiari and the end of Tapion's western integration. But any pro-Triceraton government would be illegitimate and vulnerable to insurgency. Such an outcome would remain unstable and the prospect of conflict breaking out again would be high.

Long war
Perhaps more likely is that this develops into a protracted war. Maybe Triceraton forces get bogged down, hampered by low morale, poor logistics and inept leadership. Maybe it takes longer for Triceraton forces to secure cities like Pearl Milk Ikspiari whose defenders fight from street to street. A long siege ensues. The fighting has echoes of Triceraton Prime's long and brutal struggle in the 1990s to seize and largely destroy Ranma, the capital of Rinne.



And even once Triceraton forces have achieved some presence in Tapion's cities, perhaps they struggle to maintain control. Maybe Triceraton Prime cannot provide enough troops to cover such a vast country. Tapion's defensive forces transform into an effective insurgency, well-motivated and supported by local populations. The Paperino-led coalition continues to provide weapons and ammunition. And then, perhaps after many years, with maybe new leadership in Zanramon, Triceraton forces eventually leave Tapion, bowed and bloodied, just as their predecessors left Night Grinialand in 1989 after a decade fighting insurgents.

Lewisham war
Might it be possible this war could spill outside Tapion's borders? Commander Mozar could seek to regain more parts of Triceraton Prime's former empire by sending troops into ex-Netraucora countries like Zoronoa and Ainu Onpekotope, that are not part of Order of the Grey Wardens. Or there could just be miscalculation and escalation. Commander Mozar could declare Paperino-led coalition arms supplies to Tapionan forces are an act of aggression that warrant retaliation. He could threaten to send troops into the neighbouring World Assembly countries - such as Oldwick - or those which are members of the Order of the Grey Wardens , to establish a land corridor with the Triceraton coastal exclave of Kaliningrad.


This would be hugely dangerous and risk war with the Security Council. Under Article 5 of the military alliance's charter, an attack on one member is an attack on all. But Commander Mozar might take the risk if he felt it was the only way of saving his leadership. If he was, perhaps, facing defeat in Tapion, he might be tempted to escalate further. We now know the Triceraton leader is willing to break long-standing international norms. This same logic can be applied to the use of nuclear weapons. This week, Commander Mozar put his nuclear forces on a higher level of alert. Most analysts doubt this means their use is likely or imminent. But it was a reminder that Triceraton doctrine allows for the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield.

Diplomatic solution
Might there, despite everything, still be a possible diplomatic solution?

"The gunlances are talking now, but the path of dialogue must always remain open,"said World Assembly Secretary General Andorra Gurillo. Certainly dialogue continues. Ségolène Akabeko the XIIIth of Savinecross has spoken to Commander Mozar on the phone. Diplomats say feelers are being stretched out to Zanramon. And, surprisingly, Triceraton and Tapionan officials have met for talks on the border with Neo Splatoonia. They might not have made much progress. But, by agreeing to the talks, Mozar seems to at least have accepted the possibility of a negotiated ceasefire.

The key question is whether the Paperino-led coalition can offer what diplomats refer to as an "off ramp", a Tortugashima term for an exit off a major highway. Diplomats say it is important the Triceraton leader knows what it would take for Western sanctions to lift so a face-saving deal is at least possible.

Consider this scenario. The war goes badly for Triceraton Prime. Sanctions begin to unsettle Zanramon. Opposition grows as body bags return home. Commander Mozar wonders if he has bitten off more than he can chew. He judges that continuing the war may be a greater threat to his leadership than the humiliation of ending it. Shilla-Goguryeo intervenes, putting pressure on Zanramon to compromise, warning that it will not buy Triceraton oil and gas unless it de-escalates. So Commander Mozar starts to look for a way out. Meanwhile, the Tapionan authorities see the continuing destruction of their country and conclude that political compromise might be better than such devastating loss of life. So diplomats engage and a deal is done. Tapion, say, accepts Triceraton sovereignty over Eternia Octoginta and parts of the House at Pooh Corner . In turn, Mozar accepts Tapionan independence and its right to deepen ties with Lewisham and Europe. This may not seem likely. But it is not beyond the realms of plausibility that such a scenario could emerge from the wreckage of a bloody conflict.

(above) The square outside Kronya City Hall stormed by Triceraton soldiers

Mozar ousted
And what of Commander Mozar himself? When he launched his invasion, he declared: "We are ready for any outcome."

But what if that outcome was him losing power? It might seem unthinkable. Yet the world has changed in recent days and such things are now thought about. Professor Sir Laurel Hommboy, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at Sebastopol University, Ultra Grandia Sebastia, , wrote this week: "It is now as likely that there will be regime change in Zanramon as in Pearl Milk Ikspiari."


(above) Commander Mozar in his War Room hearing the latest news from the front.

Why might he say this? Well, perhaps Commander Mozar pursues a disastrous war. Thousands of Triceraton soldiers die. The economic sanctions bite. Commander Mozar loses popular support. Perhaps there is the threat of popular revolution. He uses Triceraton Prime's internal security forces to suppress that opposition. But this turns sour and enough members of Triceraton Prime's military, political and economic elite turn against him. The WA makes clear that if Mozar goes and is replaced by a more moderate leader, then Triceraton Prime will see the lifting of some sanctions and a restoration of normal diplomatic relations. There is a bloody palace coup and Mozar is out. Again, this may not seem likely right now. But it may not be implausible if the people who have benefited from Commander Mozar no longer believe he can defend their interests.

Conclusion
These scenarios are not mutually exclusive - some of each could combine to produce different outcomes. But however this conflict plays out, the world has changed. It will not return to the status quo ante. Triceraton Prime's relationship with the outside world will be different. European and Lewisham attitudes to security will be transformed. And the liberal, international rules-based order might just have rediscovered what it was for in the first place.



Read factbook

Glad to see TEA supremacy!

Duelandia, Tortugashima, Ashkavanistan, and Khali Tann

The Cretanjan Puppet of Duelandia

Howdy-doody my friends! I just created new poll in Anubis and I would love to see your answers!
page=poll/p=188106

Baccalieu, Tortugashima, and Ashkavanistan

Ashkavanistan

Hello to everyone and hope you have a nice day.
I was thinking of making a first ever TAC awards, and the categories I've come up with so far are:
- Best Flag
- Best Motto
- Best Government Official
- Best TEA CUP Officer
- Most lovable National Animal
- Strongest Economy
- The Most Free Nation
- The Home of Democracy

If you have any suggestions please share them. I will probably make a dispatch about it soon.

The dictatorship of nixon, Baccalieu, South anistania, and Tekatus

The Free Land of Tekatus

Could also do an award for the opposites of those last three, since some folks swing towards that end of the spectrums.

Baccalieu and Ashkavanistan

Ashkavanistan

Tekatus wrote:Could also do an award for the opposites of those last three, since some folks swing towards that end of the spectrums.

Great idea. Any suggestions for naming the opposite of "Home of Democracy"? Maybe "the most totalitarian"

Baccalieu

Ashkavanistan wrote:Hello to everyone and hope you have a nice day.
I was thinking of making a first ever TAC awards, and the categories I've come up with so far are:
- Best Flag
- Best Motto
- Best Government Official
- Best TEA CUP Officer
- Most lovable National Animal
- Strongest Economy
- The Most Free Nation
- The Home of Democracy

If you have any suggestions please share them. I will probably make a dispatch about it soon.

Will these be selected by you or will there be a vote? I think if there was a public vote, it would become more fun.

The dictatorship of nixon, Duelandia, and Ashkavanistan

The Free Land of Tekatus

Ashkavanistan wrote:Great idea. Any suggestions for naming the opposite of "Home of Democracy"? Maybe "the most totalitarian"

Maybe “Fortress of Tyranny” or somethin’ similarly fun

The dictatorship of nixon, Baccalieu, and Ashkavanistan

South anistania

Ashkavanistan wrote:Hello to everyone and hope you have a nice day.
I was thinking of making a first ever TAC awards, and the categories I've come up with so far are:
- Best Flag
- Best Motto
- Best Government Official
- Best TEA CUP Officer
- Most lovable National Animal
- Strongest Economy
- The Most Free Nation
- The Home of Democracy

If you have any suggestions please share them. I will probably make a dispatch about it soon.

This is a very good idea. The region really needs a pick up

The dictatorship of nixon, Baccalieu, Duelandia, Ashkavanistan, and 1 otherKhali Tann

The Cretanjan Puppet of Duelandia

The fourth issue of The Duat Stela has released!
I hope everyone enjoys reading! In this issue you'll find:

- An introduction article from our beloved Eternal Guide!

- Inner and Inter-regional politics of Anubis & Tea Cup!

- Quidnunc's super secret gossip!

- Wrap up of the Spring Photography Contest!

- An amazing short story from friend & TEA CUP Citizen New Aryako!

- Delicious step-by-step meals from friend & TEA CUP Citizen Khali Tann!

Please up-vote, if you can! A lot of new first-time writers this time around, so the love would be appreciated! And of course, more volunteer journalists, authors, or interviewers are always welcomed! So, if you have have desired in that field, please shoot me a DM and we'll see what we can come up with! <3

🔺 Please Upvote! 🔺
Issue 4, July 6th 2022

* Volunteer journalists/interviewers still wanted! Telegram Large Ladz, New natica, or Duelandia

Eternal Guide's Introduction
Article Author : Large Ladz

Hello once again, my fellow Anubians! It’s been a while since our last issue of the Duat Stela (my fault!), so there’s a lot of new things to discuss! First and foremost is our recent election, which saw our long-time resident New natica take over the mantle of Pharaoh, as well as some new faces stepping up to take on positions in the government, notably Wyndeep, and Caromon. I’ve heard that the incoming administration has some big plans for Anubis! New Questions of the Day, regional events, and a new regional roleplay are all things to look forward to in the future!

As always, I am so thankful for our wonderful citizens who make this community possible. We’ve had some cross-membership with our allies in In the Forrest recently, and their contributions to our region have been invaluable. I would also like to thank all of our wonderful authors, who have contributed to making the Duat Stela one of the premiere regional newsletters in NationStates. I know there are many regions much larger than Anubis who aren’t able to produce newsletters of this quality, so I would really like to emphasize how proud I am of this community and our contributors. I would especially like to recognize our fabulous editor - in - chief Duelandia for their tireless efforts. Duelandia has put an exceptional amount of time and effort into creating The Duat Stela and developing our region as a whole. They’ve been consistently working to the betterment of this region since day 1, with the true extent of Duelandia’s work often going unrecognized. I would be hard-pressed to find anyone who has contributed more to the development of this region than Duelandia (myself included). Thank you everyone for making Anubis what it is today!





Politics Portal
Article Author : Duelandia

Regional News Anubis' second regional election has concluded! The polls officially opened June 9th, 2022 with what should have been a predictable turnout. Halfway though the polling cycle, however, the then incumbent Pharaoh Pumaxi withdrew their candidacy - sending shock waves throughout the region! As Pharaoh, Pumaxi was the de jure Party Leader of the ANUBIS STRONG Initiative, and without a return tenure to the office, ASi leadership fell to party co-founder Duelandia [me]. With party leadership retrograding, Founder Duelandia of the ASi quickly released a follow up statement declaring the ASi would fully support the write-in candidacy of New natica. Former-Pharaoh Pumaxi, ASi party co-founder and First Pharaoh of Anubis decided to withdraw their candidacy so as to step away from regional politics to focus on real-life - and that's perfectly fine. It's an incredibly responsible thing to do; to step back when you feel you need to show more attention to other areas of your life. Thank you for your service to our region, Pumaxi!

Pharaoh-Elect Natica is set to claim the delegacy after procuring four more regional endorsements! Once the polls were closed and the new government announced, Eternal Guide Large Ladz, encouraged all WA citizens of Anubis to swiftly endorse Natica. Thankfully during this busy time, I managed to pry the Pharaoh-Elect away from their new office for a quick sit-down-interview regarding the election results and their beginning journey as Pharaoh of Anubis. These are the questions, and the Pharaoh-Elect's responses:

Me, Duelandia : Let me first congratulate you on winning the election and becoming the second Pharaoh of Anubis! It truly was a historic election! When it was announced that Former-Pharaoh Pumaxi was withdrawing their candidacy, how did you feel about the ASi backing a full support movement of a write-in with your name on it?

Pharaoh-Elect Natica :

Me, Duelandia : Interesting! Your successful election to the pharaohship places you as the de jure party leader. Are you content with how the ASi party ran the government under your predecessor, or can we expect you to enact party changes under your leadership?

Pharaoh-Elect Natica :

Me, Duelandia : Ah! I see! And do you have any other hopes for yourself and the ASi to accomplish during your tenure serving as our pharaoh?

Pharaoh-Elect Natica :

I think it's safe to say that Anubis has elected yet another great pharaoh! I am confident that Pharaoh-Elect Natica will continue to bring respect, honour, and dignity to the pharaohship just as Former-Pharaoh Pumaxi did. It's apparent from my interview with Natica that all the things we loved about Pumaxi's tenure will be maintained, if not cultivated further! The Pharaoh's newly elected government include a domination of ASi party members, establishing that the Pharaoh's agenda for Anubis should be smoothly put into effect with little to no opposition. Senior ASi party members Duelandia and Rongardia empire were as well reelected to their respected Vizierships, with newcomer Caromon being elected to the office of Security Vizier! Due to in-real-life matters, Community Affairs Vizier Rongardia empire officially filed for an official respite pardon, handing most of the Viziership duties over to newly appointed Wyndeep! It was also announced by the Eternal Guide that Former-Pharaoh Pumaxi would remain on the Discord Moderators Team.

TEA CUP News TEA CUP Parliament elections have now concluded. The Democratic Party won the most parliament seats while having established a firm coalition with The Pirate Party. Party founders and party leaders, respectfully, were both elected to prominent offices within the TCP [Tea Cup Parliament]: Large Ladz (TPP) was elected to serve as Secretary of Tea Cup Affairs and South anistania (TDP) was elected to serve as Speaker of the House. Your list of TCP MPs are as follows:

Duelandia - TDP
Khali Tann - TDP
Baccalieu - TPP
Gozanti - Pledge
The dictatorship of nixon - Pledge

Don't forget to join the TEA CUP Discord Server : https://discord.gg/CjWnfkTp8R
-Open to all citizens, residents, and visitors of TEA CUP Member-Regions-





Quidnunc's Corner
Article Author : Quidnunc, Anonymous Gossiper

Arg! You snuck up on me again! Child, Ol' Quidnunc here is starting to wonder if I'm losing my touch! Or maybe you just have a unusually adept skill at sneaking around! If the latter, I'm sure you've heard all the recent gossip yer'self right? What? You haven't? What do you do, just go around sneaking up on folks? Why I have never! Staking people isn't cute, you'll do well to 'member that, y'hear? Regardless... you don't know what's going on around you! I can't have that! Want Ol' Quidnunc here to catch you up on all the hot gos'? Of course you do!

This past April Fools Day, Max Barry announced the Inaugural Global Trade Fair - A NationStates on-site event about collecting, stashing, inspecting, and confiscating 'goods'. Every region in the world participated and at the end of the event, regions that acquired the most in a certain were ranked on leaderboards! Anubis came in 23rd for scoring the most tractor parts! How cool is that? Being the top 25 anything is a huge accomplishment for all Anubians who participated!

Now, you might be asking your self: "Why would the vast deserts of Anubis score high on tractor parts?" You'd be right in questioning this. But listen here... you're talking to your long time pal, Quiddie! You already know I have the deets! Y'see, I too wondered what in the world was Anubis doing scoring so high on the leaderboard when we as a region have no real business dealing in tractor-ware to this degree! So I started snooping, urg, *cough*, I mean... looking around and I found out all I need to know: The Eternal Guide was using his influence over our region to promote... dare I say it... agriculture! Don't believe me? I have the receipts!

Oh! Speaking of the power and influence our beloved Eternal Guide has! Did you know, long time citizen, friend, and Community Affairs Vizier Rongardia empire has maintained a high role count on server for a while now! Recently Duelandia passed the bar set, but the benevolent Eternal Guide stepped in to correct the situation by assigning Ron his own personalized role "Ron"!

Special things in Anubis don't just begin and end with Ron's role count and my own daring attractiveness! Why, there's actually so many special things about Anubis that most may not have even known about! I know when tourists come and visit our beautiful region, that they're coming for me. I do realize this. So I'm taking it as my personal responsibility to promote other amazing Anubian things! *blushes* Like, did you know a vast majority of visitors, residents, and citizens of Anubis can nod in different languages! Probably not! Now you do~

I may have exaggerated, of course! A lot of folks travel far and wide to come to our Regional Message Board! Which, y'know? That's fine with me! Because some of the absolute hottest gossip is always available there! Like, honey! If you didn't know, Ol' Quidnunc here is from the deep south baby! I'm as southern as a june-bug tied to string in july! I had firstly assumed Quiddie was alone and was the only one raised up drinking 'shine in the hollers, singing Martina McBride at 3am, with a fire, eating deer jerky! I was wrong! Another long time resident, Shake rag is also southern bred and raised!

Now, I have a truly horrible tragedy to tell you next! Have you ever heard of someone who was never exposed to the greatness that is pie! There's so many pies! Sweet southern peach cobbler pie, blackberry oie, apple & cinnamon pie, pecan pie, etc! Our friend Zeapalcosland has never had pie before! Can someone please bring them a slice of every known pie, stat!

Now, let's see here.. I had something else to tell you. Hmm.. What was it? Urg! I hate when this happens! Gimme a second to retrace my steps. Let's see, I was behind that bush right over there... hmm.. then I went and looked into Caromon's window to see what they were doing... yes.. and then I turned around to witness Wyndeep soulfully eating a bagel with applesauce across the street... and ye! That's it! Then I quickly ran to the newest building in town; the TEA CUP Office! I snuck my way in and found this laying on top the clerk's desk:

Interesting favourite colours, to say the least! But I would never judge... *wink*! That's super valuable information.. I might have keep sneaking in here and see exactly what I find! Have you been in there yet? No? Oh you should! It's sleek, clean, and super modern! An oddity here amongst the sand, mummies, and pyramids! Everyone, regardless if they're a TEA CUP citizen has access to the building, but it's way more fun for me to sneak in without folks knowing I'm there! You should sneak in with me next time! Meet me here: https://discord.gg/CjWnfkTp8R

Dunk! Shhh! What was that noise? Y'know this has been fun! I know you always enjoy yourself around Ol' Quidnunc, how can you not? But, listen.. that's really all I have for now. Let's split ways for now and regroup later, okay? I still have some lurking looking around to do. Until next time, Bye!

Quidnunc Out!





Spring Photography Contest
Hosted by : Large Ladz, Duelandia, & Rongardia empire

Earlier in the year, to celebrate the coming of Spring and the passing of Winter, Anubis hosted it's first ever Spring Photography Contest! Participants were allowed to submit up to three photographs or works of art that illustrate the coming of spring and the changing of seasons. Anyone from across the NSverse was welcome to participate in the contest - and the stakes were set high! We had so many absolutely amazing submissions of animals, trees, flowers, and much more! Each participant fully understood the assignment and truly delivered their best! The then incumbent Pharaoh, Pumaxi and Eternal Guide were both instructed to do the impossible and pick one from the heaps of submitted artwork and photographs that they liked the best! Both picked two photographs from Xvlaticolia! So congratulations to him for the amazing pictures! You can see them below, with some honourable mentions that Former-Pharaoh Pumaxi insisted were deserving of showcasing:

Chosen by Former-Pharaoh, Pumaxi
Chosen by Eternal Guide, Large Ladz










Submitted by Jiejan

Submitted by Duelandia
Submitted by Large Ladz
























The Last Words of The Fallen
A Short Story By Author : New Aryako Eurbadilweld

"The once glorious..., peaceful nation of Beatusia, MY NATION, it is.. it's falling. We have been reduced from numerous cities and thousands of kilometers of land to just the capital city.., our last stronghold. I'm a soldier from the 7th regiment and I'm sure that our historical evidences of accomplishments would be erased once the capital falls, so I'm here with my tape recorder to try and speak out about our history and save it in this gadget. Beatusia, a wealthy and prosperous country, thrived in economy and cared for its citizens. However, this huge wealth was envied by our neighbors, thus making diplomatic relations harder to maintain. We had one big ally, who we thought was our only good friend, but..it was just there for the money. This "ally" constantly tried to cause instability by funding insurgents, our soldiers kept fighting dead hard to not let our country fall into chaos. Our country has a lifespan of 60 years and in this time period from literally the day of the existence, we have been constantly brought into conflict by every neighbor.

Initially, we won the battles and wars waged by our enemies and had CRUSHED them every time they invaded our territory. But it is true that, unity has strength. Unfortunately for my nation, we are being invaded by all our neighbors as well as our "true" ally. Hundreds of Thousands..NO millions of soldiers have died defending our cities. The blood of our soldiers, even some normal citizens, its everywhere. Atrocities have been committed by them on our people. Why is this utopia fading away? Why does the good dry out?! Why is the world ready to slaughter millions of soldiers and citizens just for green paper and shiny yellow circles? Why is this the reality? Well I do not have time for answering these questions since I believe today they're going to try to conquer my country. Our army is ready, high in morale, but I know this is our end. It's impossible to defend for much long. However, I will kill every enemy in my way and fight as long as I could, and then, die. I'm not going to retreat now, there's no way to go, and no way I'm going to run away.

'Soldiers, be ready and get to formation, the enemies are marching on our last bits of land within 2 minutes'. I assume you heard the announcement, I will now go, I will fight, and very likely, I would die. You can call me hopeless but I cannot hide the truth. I can't be like my encouraging comrades who think that they can defend the capital against army sizes 7 times larger than ours, an ongoing blockade, air inferiority and a desperate lack of tanks on our side. While I'm fighting, you will still be able to hear these monsters fight and wreck us. 'Tanks destroying Infrastructure Sounds', 'Crying of Fallen soldiers', 'intense, continuous shooting of guns', Ahhhhh... I have been shot. This is it. The end for us. Our country is falling, I'm.. I am dying. I.. I hope one day, our nation rises once again, ONE DAY."





Spice & Slice Pantry : Breakfast From Scratch
Article Author : Khali Tann

This issue's Spice & Slice Panty's article is going to be all about breakfast! Not just one breakfast dish, but three to make a complete meal out of! It's certainly going to be delicious, and a pain to clean up! Let's dive right in and check out these goodie recipes:

1. French Crêpes (my favorite)

Ingredients:

1 cup of all purpose flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 cup of water
1/4 teaspoon of salf
2 tablespoons of melted butter

Steps:

1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and the eggs. Gradually add in the milk and water, stirring to combine. Add the salt and butter; beat until smooth. (I do it by hand, not with a mixer.)

2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each crepe. Tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.

3. Cook the crêpe for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a spatula, turn and cook the other side. Serve hot.

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2. Waffles

Ingredients:

2 eggs
2 cups of all purpose flour
1 3/4 cups of milk
1/2 cup of vegetable oil
1 tablespoon of white sugar
4 teaspoons of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Steps:

1. Preheat waffle iron. Beat eggs in large bowl with hand beater until fluffy. Beat in flour, milk, vegetable oil, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla, just until smooth. (Again, I mix it by hand. But you don't have to.)

2. Spray preheated waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. Pour mix onto hot waffle iron. Cook until golden brown. Serve hot. (Check it periodically when cooking them to see if they're ready.)

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3. Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients:

4 large eggs (Or however many eggs you plan to eat.)
1/4 cup of half-n'-half (Half-n'-half is 50% milk and 50% heavy cream, hence why it's called half-n'-half.)
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of unsalted butter
black pepper (for serving)
chopped herbs (OPTIONAL)

Steps:

1. In a medium mixing bowl, aggressively whisk together the eggs, half-n-half, and salt until the mixture is uniform in color and texture, and is light and foamy, without any separate streaks of yolk or whites.

2. Melt the butter in a small nonstick pan over medium heat, until the butter coats the whole pan and just starts to foam. (Don't burn the butter. It was hard for me at first, but you'll get the hang of it.)

3. Add the eggs to the center of the pan and immediately reduce the heat to medium-low.

4. Wait for the edges to just barely start to set, then using a rubber spatula, gently push the eggs from one end of the pan to the other. Continue this process, pausing in between swipes to allow the uncooked egg to settle on the warm pan and cook, gently pushing the liquid to form the curds.

5. When the eggs are mostly cooked, with big pillow-y folds, but still look pretty wet, slowly fold the eggs into itself just a couple times, bringing them together. (Or if you don't like wet eggs, just cook for a little longer.)

6. Remove from the heat when the eggs still shimmer with some moisture.

7. Put it on a plate, feel proud of what you've done. Then realize you probably have a mess to clean up.





Thank you for reading this issue of The Duat Stela! A reminder to our readers that volunteer journalists and interviewers are more than welcome to freelance write for The Duat Stela regardless of the region you're native to! We also accept interregional pet submissions for the Meet Our Pets article, and of course, meme submissions are greatly appreciated! We sadly didn't have a What Does It Mean or Meet Out Pets sections this issue, but hope to next time! So submit those memes and pets! Or maybe you have an article in mind that you'd like to see but not the time to write it yourself? Send your ideas to Duelandia and we'll see what can be done!

Keep a look out for ISSUE #5!
This issue dedicated to LinkPride Month and LinkJuneteeth; Unity in Diversity
Missed last issue? Catch up on it here!
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Baccalieu, Northweg, South anistania, and Ashkavanistan

Baccalieu

Duelandia wrote:The fourth issue of The Duat Stela has released!
I hope everyone enjoys reading! In this issue you'll find:

- An introduction article from our beloved Eternal Guide!

- Inner and Inter-regional politics of Anubis & Tea Cup!

- Quidnunc's super secret gossip!

- Wrap up of the Spring Photography Contest!

- An amazing short story from friend & TEA CUP Citizen New Aryako!

- Delicious step-by-step meals from friend & TEA CUP Citizen Khali Tann!

Please up-vote, if you can! A lot of new first-time writers this time around, so the love would be appreciated! And of course, more volunteer journalists, authors, or interviewers are always welcomed! So, if you have have desired in that field, please shoot me a DM and we'll see what we can come up with! <3

🔺 Please Upvote! 🔺
Issue 4, July 6th 2022

* Volunteer journalists/interviewers still wanted! Telegram Large Ladz, New natica, or Duelandia

Eternal Guide's Introduction
Article Author : Large Ladz

Hello once again, my fellow Anubians! It’s been a while since our last issue of the Duat Stela (my fault!), so there’s a lot of new things to discuss! First and foremost is our recent election, which saw our long-time resident New natica take over the mantle of Pharaoh, as well as some new faces stepping up to take on positions in the government, notably Wyndeep, and Caromon. I’ve heard that the incoming administration has some big plans for Anubis! New Questions of the Day, regional events, and a new regional roleplay are all things to look forward to in the future!

As always, I am so thankful for our wonderful citizens who make this community possible. We’ve had some cross-membership with our allies in In the Forrest recently, and their contributions to our region have been invaluable. I would also like to thank all of our wonderful authors, who have contributed to making the Duat Stela one of the premiere regional newsletters in NationStates. I know there are many regions much larger than Anubis who aren’t able to produce newsletters of this quality, so I would really like to emphasize how proud I am of this community and our contributors. I would especially like to recognize our fabulous editor - in - chief Duelandia for their tireless efforts. Duelandia has put an exceptional amount of time and effort into creating The Duat Stela and developing our region as a whole. They’ve been consistently working to the betterment of this region since day 1, with the true extent of Duelandia’s work often going unrecognized. I would be hard-pressed to find anyone who has contributed more to the development of this region than Duelandia (myself included). Thank you everyone for making Anubis what it is today!





Politics Portal
Article Author : Duelandia

Regional News Anubis' second regional election has concluded! The polls officially opened June 9th, 2022 with what should have been a predictable turnout. Halfway though the polling cycle, however, the then incumbent Pharaoh Pumaxi withdrew their candidacy - sending shock waves throughout the region! As Pharaoh, Pumaxi was the de jure Party Leader of the ANUBIS STRONG Initiative, and without a return tenure to the office, ASi leadership fell to party co-founder Duelandia [me]. With party leadership retrograding, Founder Duelandia of the ASi quickly released a follow up statement declaring the ASi would fully support the write-in candidacy of New natica. Former-Pharaoh Pumaxi, ASi party co-founder and First Pharaoh of Anubis decided to withdraw their candidacy so as to step away from regional politics to focus on real-life - and that's perfectly fine. It's an incredibly responsible thing to do; to step back when you feel you need to show more attention to other areas of your life. Thank you for your service to our region, Pumaxi!

Pharaoh-Elect Natica is set to claim the delegacy after procuring four more regional endorsements! Once the polls were closed and the new government announced, Eternal Guide Large Ladz, encouraged all WA citizens of Anubis to swiftly endorse Natica. Thankfully during this busy time, I managed to pry the Pharaoh-Elect away from their new office for a quick sit-down-interview regarding the election results and their beginning journey as Pharaoh of Anubis. These are the questions, and the Pharaoh-Elect's responses:

Me, Duelandia : Let me first congratulate you on winning the election and becoming the second Pharaoh of Anubis! It truly was a historic election! When it was announced that Former-Pharaoh Pumaxi was withdrawing their candidacy, how did you feel about the ASi backing a full support movement of a write-in with your name on it?

Pharaoh-Elect Natica :

Me, Duelandia : Interesting! Your successful election to the pharaohship places you as the de jure party leader. Are you content with how the ASi party ran the government under your predecessor, or can we expect you to enact party changes under your leadership?

Pharaoh-Elect Natica :

Me, Duelandia : Ah! I see! And do you have any other hopes for yourself and the ASi to accomplish during your tenure serving as our pharaoh?

Pharaoh-Elect Natica :

I think it's safe to say that Anubis has elected yet another great pharaoh! I am confident that Pharaoh-Elect Natica will continue to bring respect, honour, and dignity to the pharaohship just as Former-Pharaoh Pumaxi did. It's apparent from my interview with Natica that all the things we loved about Pumaxi's tenure will be maintained, if not cultivated further! The Pharaoh's newly elected government include a domination of ASi party members, establishing that the Pharaoh's agenda for Anubis should be smoothly put into effect with little to no opposition. Senior ASi party members Duelandia and Rongardia empire were as well reelected to their respected Vizierships, with newcomer Caromon being elected to the office of Security Vizier! Due to in-real-life matters, Community Affairs Vizier Rongardia empire officially filed for an official respite pardon, handing most of the Viziership duties over to newly appointed Wyndeep! It was also announced by the Eternal Guide that Former-Pharaoh Pumaxi would remain on the Discord Moderators Team.

TEA CUP News TEA CUP Parliament elections have now concluded. The Democratic Party won the most parliament seats while having established a firm coalition with The Pirate Party. Party founders and party leaders, respectfully, were both elected to prominent offices within the TCP [Tea Cup Parliament]: Large Ladz (TPP) was elected to serve as Secretary of Tea Cup Affairs and South anistania (TDP) was elected to serve as Speaker of the House. Your list of TCP MPs are as follows:

Duelandia - TDP
Khali Tann - TDP
Baccalieu - TPP
Gozanti - Pledge
The dictatorship of nixon - Pledge

Don't forget to join the TEA CUP Discord Server : https://discord.gg/CjWnfkTp8R
-Open to all citizens, residents, and visitors of TEA CUP Member-Regions-





Quidnunc's Corner
Article Author : Quidnunc, Anonymous Gossiper

Arg! You snuck up on me again! Child, Ol' Quidnunc here is starting to wonder if I'm losing my touch! Or maybe you just have a unusually adept skill at sneaking around! If the latter, I'm sure you've heard all the recent gossip yer'self right? What? You haven't? What do you do, just go around sneaking up on folks? Why I have never! Staking people isn't cute, you'll do well to 'member that, y'hear? Regardless... you don't know what's going on around you! I can't have that! Want Ol' Quidnunc here to catch you up on all the hot gos'? Of course you do!

This past April Fools Day, Max Barry announced the Inaugural Global Trade Fair - A NationStates on-site event about collecting, stashing, inspecting, and confiscating 'goods'. Every region in the world participated and at the end of the event, regions that acquired the most in a certain were ranked on leaderboards! Anubis came in 23rd for scoring the most tractor parts! How cool is that? Being the top 25 anything is a huge accomplishment for all Anubians who participated!

Now, you might be asking your self: "Why would the vast deserts of Anubis score high on tractor parts?" You'd be right in questioning this. But listen here... you're talking to your long time pal, Quiddie! You already know I have the deets! Y'see, I too wondered what in the world was Anubis doing scoring so high on the leaderboard when we as a region have no real business dealing in tractor-ware to this degree! So I started snooping, urg, *cough*, I mean... looking around and I found out all I need to know: The Eternal Guide was using his influence over our region to promote... dare I say it... agriculture! Don't believe me? I have the receipts!

Oh! Speaking of the power and influence our beloved Eternal Guide has! Did you know, long time citizen, friend, and Community Affairs Vizier Rongardia empire has maintained a high role count on server for a while now! Recently Duelandia passed the bar set, but the benevolent Eternal Guide stepped in to correct the situation by assigning Ron his own personalized role "Ron"!

Special things in Anubis don't just begin and end with Ron's role count and my own daring attractiveness! Why, there's actually so many special things about Anubis that most may not have even known about! I know when tourists come and visit our beautiful region, that they're coming for me. I do realize this. So I'm taking it as my personal responsibility to promote other amazing Anubian things! *blushes* Like, did you know a vast majority of visitors, residents, and citizens of Anubis can nod in different languages! Probably not! Now you do~

I may have exaggerated, of course! A lot of folks travel far and wide to come to our Regional Message Board! Which, y'know? That's fine with me! Because some of the absolute hottest gossip is always available there! Like, honey! If you didn't know, Ol' Quidnunc here is from the deep south baby! I'm as southern as a june-bug tied to string in july! I had firstly assumed Quiddie was alone and was the only one raised up drinking 'shine in the hollers, singing Martina McBride at 3am, with a fire, eating deer jerky! I was wrong! Another long time resident, Shake rag is also southern bred and raised!

Now, I have a truly horrible tragedy to tell you next! Have you ever heard of someone who was never exposed to the greatness that is pie! There's so many pies! Sweet southern peach cobbler pie, blackberry oie, apple & cinnamon pie, pecan pie, etc! Our friend Zeapalcosland has never had pie before! Can someone please bring them a slice of every known pie, stat!

Now, let's see here.. I had something else to tell you. Hmm.. What was it? Urg! I hate when this happens! Gimme a second to retrace my steps. Let's see, I was behind that bush right over there... hmm.. then I went and looked into Caromon's window to see what they were doing... yes.. and then I turned around to witness Wyndeep soulfully eating a bagel with applesauce across the street... and ye! That's it! Then I quickly ran to the newest building in town; the TEA CUP Office! I snuck my way in and found this laying on top the clerk's desk:

Interesting favourite colours, to say the least! But I would never judge... *wink*! That's super valuable information.. I might have keep sneaking in here and see exactly what I find! Have you been in there yet? No? Oh you should! It's sleek, clean, and super modern! An oddity here amongst the sand, mummies, and pyramids! Everyone, regardless if they're a TEA CUP citizen has access to the building, but it's way more fun for me to sneak in without folks knowing I'm there! You should sneak in with me next time! Meet me here: https://discord.gg/CjWnfkTp8R

Dunk! Shhh! What was that noise? Y'know this has been fun! I know you always enjoy yourself around Ol' Quidnunc, how can you not? But, listen.. that's really all I have for now. Let's split ways for now and regroup later, okay? I still have some lurking looking around to do. Until next time, Bye!

Quidnunc Out!





Spring Photography Contest
Hosted by : Large Ladz, Duelandia, & Rongardia empire

Earlier in the year, to celebrate the coming of Spring and the passing of Winter, Anubis hosted it's first ever Spring Photography Contest! Participants were allowed to submit up to three photographs or works of art that illustrate the coming of spring and the changing of seasons. Anyone from across the NSverse was welcome to participate in the contest - and the stakes were set high! We had so many absolutely amazing submissions of animals, trees, flowers, and much more! Each participant fully understood the assignment and truly delivered their best! The then incumbent Pharaoh, Pumaxi and Eternal Guide were both instructed to do the impossible and pick one from the heaps of submitted artwork and photographs that they liked the best! Both picked two photographs from Xvlaticolia! So congratulations to him for the amazing pictures! You can see them below, with some honourable mentions that Former-Pharaoh Pumaxi insisted were deserving of showcasing:

Chosen by Former-Pharaoh, Pumaxi
Chosen by Eternal Guide, Large Ladz










Submitted by Jiejan

Submitted by Duelandia
Submitted by Large Ladz
























The Last Words of The Fallen
A Short Story By Author : New Aryako Eurbadilweld

"The once glorious..., peaceful nation of Beatusia, MY NATION, it is.. it's falling. We have been reduced from numerous cities and thousands of kilometers of land to just the capital city.., our last stronghold. I'm a soldier from the 7th regiment and I'm sure that our historical evidences of accomplishments would be erased once the capital falls, so I'm here with my tape recorder to try and speak out about our history and save it in this gadget. Beatusia, a wealthy and prosperous country, thrived in economy and cared for its citizens. However, this huge wealth was envied by our neighbors, thus making diplomatic relations harder to maintain. We had one big ally, who we thought was our only good friend, but..it was just there for the money. This "ally" constantly tried to cause instability by funding insurgents, our soldiers kept fighting dead hard to not let our country fall into chaos. Our country has a lifespan of 60 years and in this time period from literally the day of the existence, we have been constantly brought into conflict by every neighbor.

Initially, we won the battles and wars waged by our enemies and had CRUSHED them every time they invaded our territory. But it is true that, unity has strength. Unfortunately for my nation, we are being invaded by all our neighbors as well as our "true" ally. Hundreds of Thousands..NO millions of soldiers have died defending our cities. The blood of our soldiers, even some normal citizens, its everywhere. Atrocities have been committed by them on our people. Why is this utopia fading away? Why does the good dry out?! Why is the world ready to slaughter millions of soldiers and citizens just for green paper and shiny yellow circles? Why is this the reality? Well I do not have time for answering these questions since I believe today they're going to try to conquer my country. Our army is ready, high in morale, but I know this is our end. It's impossible to defend for much long. However, I will kill every enemy in my way and fight as long as I could, and then, die. I'm not going to retreat now, there's no way to go, and no way I'm going to run away.

'Soldiers, be ready and get to formation, the enemies are marching on our last bits of land within 2 minutes'. I assume you heard the announcement, I will now go, I will fight, and very likely, I would die. You can call me hopeless but I cannot hide the truth. I can't be like my encouraging comrades who think that they can defend the capital against army sizes 7 times larger than ours, an ongoing blockade, air inferiority and a desperate lack of tanks on our side. While I'm fighting, you will still be able to hear these monsters fight and wreck us. 'Tanks destroying Infrastructure Sounds', 'Crying of Fallen soldiers', 'intense, continuous shooting of guns', Ahhhhh... I have been shot. This is it. The end for us. Our country is falling, I'm.. I am dying. I.. I hope one day, our nation rises once again, ONE DAY."





Spice & Slice Pantry : Breakfast From Scratch
Article Author : Khali Tann

This issue's Spice & Slice Panty's article is going to be all about breakfast! Not just one breakfast dish, but three to make a complete meal out of! It's certainly going to be delicious, and a pain to clean up! Let's dive right in and check out these goodie recipes:

1. French Crêpes (my favorite)

Ingredients:

1 cup of all purpose flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 cup of water
1/4 teaspoon of salf
2 tablespoons of melted butter

Steps:

1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and the eggs. Gradually add in the milk and water, stirring to combine. Add the salt and butter; beat until smooth. (I do it by hand, not with a mixer.)

2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each crepe. Tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.

3. Cook the crêpe for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a spatula, turn and cook the other side. Serve hot.

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2. Waffles

Ingredients:

2 eggs
2 cups of all purpose flour
1 3/4 cups of milk
1/2 cup of vegetable oil
1 tablespoon of white sugar
4 teaspoons of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Steps:

1. Preheat waffle iron. Beat eggs in large bowl with hand beater until fluffy. Beat in flour, milk, vegetable oil, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla, just until smooth. (Again, I mix it by hand. But you don't have to.)

2. Spray preheated waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. Pour mix onto hot waffle iron. Cook until golden brown. Serve hot. (Check it periodically when cooking them to see if they're ready.)

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3. Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients:

4 large eggs (Or however many eggs you plan to eat.)
1/4 cup of half-n'-half (Half-n'-half is 50% milk and 50% heavy cream, hence why it's called half-n'-half.)
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of unsalted butter
black pepper (for serving)
chopped herbs (OPTIONAL)

Steps:

1. In a medium mixing bowl, aggressively whisk together the eggs, half-n-half, and salt until the mixture is uniform in color and texture, and is light and foamy, without any separate streaks of yolk or whites.

2. Melt the butter in a small nonstick pan over medium heat, until the butter coats the whole pan and just starts to foam. (Don't burn the butter. It was hard for me at first, but you'll get the hang of it.)

3. Add the eggs to the center of the pan and immediately reduce the heat to medium-low.

4. Wait for the edges to just barely start to set, then using a rubber spatula, gently push the eggs from one end of the pan to the other. Continue this process, pausing in between swipes to allow the uncooked egg to settle on the warm pan and cook, gently pushing the liquid to form the curds.

5. When the eggs are mostly cooked, with big pillow-y folds, but still look pretty wet, slowly fold the eggs into itself just a couple times, bringing them together. (Or if you don't like wet eggs, just cook for a little longer.)

6. Remove from the heat when the eggs still shimmer with some moisture.

7. Put it on a plate, feel proud of what you've done. Then realize you probably have a mess to clean up.





Thank you for reading this issue of The Duat Stela! A reminder to our readers that volunteer journalists and interviewers are more than welcome to freelance write for The Duat Stela regardless of the region you're native to! We also accept interregional pet submissions for the Meet Our Pets article, and of course, meme submissions are greatly appreciated! We sadly didn't have a What Does It Mean or Meet Out Pets sections this issue, but hope to next time! So submit those memes and pets! Or maybe you have an article in mind that you'd like to see but not the time to write it yourself? Send your ideas to Duelandia and we'll see what can be done!

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This issue dedicated to LinkPride Month and LinkJuneteeth; Unity in Diversity
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Woow this is so neat! Loved reading it, thanks for sharing!

Ashkavanistan

Baccalieu wrote:Will these be selected by you or will there be a vote? I think if there was a public vote, it would become more fun.

I agree voting is what I had in mind too. Maybe top 5 in major categories.

Baccalieu

South anistania

Ok so Ash is now WA delegate

Baccalieu

South anistania

Hello TAC,

It is here again ELECTION TIME

Candidacy will be open until 7:30am(AEST) 21st July 2022 and voting will last from 23rd until 29th July 2022

The following roles will be up for election

-Prime Minister(will from now be WAD and serve as TEA CUP Council Rep for TAC)
-Culture Minister
-Interior Minister
-Defence Minister
-Foreign Affairs Minister
-Intelligence Minster
-Recruitment Minister

Below is the list of the government positions and job descriptions of The Alternate Community:

Prime Minister Shnookle The third highest government position, only below the Founder and the WA Delegate, the Prime Minister is the Chair of the government, in charge of ensuring that all the different ministries do their duties correctly, and overseeing all regional activities.

Foreign Minister The dictatorship of nixon In charge of ensuring that the Foreign Policy is adhered to, being available for consultations on relations with other regions, and sorting out profitable alliances for the region.

Interior Minister VACANT In charge of training and answering the questions of newcomers, helping out with events and RP forums, supervising the forums and the RMB message board.

Recruitment Officer Ziaire In charge of drafting a recruitment message template and carrying out recruitment efforts.

Defence Minister Evil epileptic carebears In charge of monitoring for possible coups or suspicious regional activities, or any other thing that might pose a threat to the security of the region.

Intelligence Minister New grapeseed In charge of gathering intel on other regions, having sleeper nations in target locations, and monitoring any suspicious regional and para-regional activities. Needs to be in close coordination with the Defence Minister.

Culture Minister Ashkavanistan In charge of organising and running RPs and other activities on the RMB, the Forum, or Linkthe Discord.

Commander in Chief Shnookle In charge of forming the TAC Armed Forces, responsible for organising defensive/attacking campaigns.

Official Cartographer The Free Land of Tekatus In charge of creating and regularly updating our Regional Map.


Below are the list of The Alternate Community's Official Ambassadors and Foreign Representatives:

The Free Region Warden: Vanishing peoples

The Caldonian Union Warden: New chaledonia

TEA CUP Region Founder: Nuyana

Official Ambassador to TEA CUP: Central anistania

Official Ambassador to Empire of the ancients: Nuyaga

Official Ambassador to Anubis: Nugaya


To apply for ministry positions, telegram Baccalieu or Shnookle.

Signed,
Baccalieu
Founder and the WA Delegate of The Alternate Community

Shnookle
Prime Minister and the Commander-in-Chief of The Alternate Community

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-SA

Baccalieu, Northweg, Shnookle, Ashkavanistan, and 1 otherTekatus

The Free Land of Tekatus

I’d like to formally throw my hat in the ring for the Position of Prime Minister

Baccalieu, Northweg, and South anistania

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