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Greetings from 10000 Islands! Our diplomatic staff are pleased to present the latest regional report, highlighting XKI news and events from September. To view the report dispatch in full, please follow this:




Stats of the Month:

Date: September, 2021| Population: 1491 nations| Delegate Endorsement: 373 endorsements


TITO Command


Has your region been invaded, or do you want to get in touch with TITO? If so, contact one of the following nations:
~Chief Executive: Hakketomat
~Field Commander: Kanta Hame
~Tactical Officers: Shy Guyia, Smugglers and Mercs (TITO EF), Controlitia, Wischland, Sulenia, Flying Eagles
~Executive Officers: HN67, Eastern New England

Government


As of this report's publication, the Government of 10000 Islands consists of:
~Chief Executive: Hakketomat
~WA Delegate: Wischland
~Senior Senator Himes West (Role Play): Zaberaz hapang
~Senator for New Republica South (Debates and Discussions): Valentian Elysium
~Senator for Lyonnesse East (Houses): Flying Eagles
~Senator for Blue Canaria North (Emissary Report): Haivon
~Minister of Education: Free Las Pinas
~Minister of Labor: Wille-Harlia
~Minister of Immigration: Sulenia


Information about other government officials of 10000 Islands can be found Linkhere.

September Senatorial and Delegate Elections


Yes you've heard me right, election time in 10000 Islands! This month we've seen elections for New Republica South, Blue Canaria North and also for WA Delegate. The runners were incumbent Senator for New Republica South Valentian Elysium running with the plans of having debates each week, bringing in similar ideas to the ones in last election, (campaign can be seen Linkhere), Haivon running in a platform of having Emissary Reports more attractive to the public (campaign to be found Linkhere) and for last, incumbent WA Delegate, Wischland, running with the proposal of expanding several plataforms used by XKI and promoting the interests of the region (campaign Linkhere).
As it can be easily seen, each position which was disputed only had one candidate, which guaranteed a slandslide for each of the three runners, with Valentian Elysium winning by 30 to 1, Wischland also having a victory of 30 to 1, and for last Haivon having a slightly less guaranteed victory, winning by 27 to 3. I wish for all of the three a bright and successful term!

N-Day


It is indeed true folks, N-Day has came into NS again this year for a new turn of nuking, nuking and nuking! What a beautiful world we live in, isn't it? The Potato Alliance once again was reborn from the ashes, and now with more regions in the faction then ever before, all joining forces for a common goal, win N-Day and survive the nuclear Aaocalypse. This time the Horsemen, now under the new name of Crabs, were ready for their revenge for the ultimate humiliation they suffered last year. A clash of giants, and it wouldn't be their first, and luckly not last time fighting.
Well, at first, everyone seemed to be able to use a fork, as the Crabs and the Potatoes made an unnofficial non-aggression pact, in which both factions would burn down everyone else and stockpile for the final conflict. Which, trying to be unbiased as possible, was not the fairest game for everyone outside the two giants, as they were simply consumed under non-stopping nuclear fire. If you somehow managed to survive from those two at that stage, honestly, tell me how to leave the matrix.
Anyway, it didn't took long from the awaited battle to begin. Hordes of nuclear fire were launched from both sides, but in the end, the Crabs managed to break down the Potatoes, and ultimately having total victory. Resistance kept going, but in the end it wasn't possible to achieve the outmaneuver done by the Potatoes last year. Another interesting fact what the totally unnecessary and depressing operation made by the Crabs to make them hold all the Top 10 Factions, which could be seen from the top of the screen. But no matter the result, it was still an extremely fun event, and next year, the Potatoes will have their revenge, stronger then ever before!

Around the Islands

~The population of 10000 Islands saw a huge increase thanks to a new video made by a popular youtuber, gaining almost over 500 members in the last month. The amount of nations is expected to suffer a decrease, and then finally stabilize itself.


~ Wille-Harlia has announced the Poet Laureate competition, and all submissions must have the focus concept of bravery! Check it Linkhere!


~Embassies have been opened with The Free Nations Region! A weekend of fun and visits has been held between both regions, with movies, games and music!


~Congratulations to Kohnhead, Kanta Hame and Thedairos for their awards and accomplishments as recruiters! Well done!


~It has been announced an event co-hosted by XKI and The Labyrinth, The Great Worldbuilding Festival, in which nations choose a quadrant from the political compass and then worldbuild from there! Check it Linkhere!

Islander Achievements


~ Congratulations to Astrobolt, who has received this month's Palm Tree of Community award, for having an impact in the World Assembly Secretariat by creating multiple voting overviews and assissting the Secretary with their duties!


~ Congratulations for all those who made their best in N-Day! Hope to see you all next year!


~ Porymonia has made an impressive factbook about his military, with not only huge amounts of detail, but also drawnings made by himself! Check it here!

XKI Game-Side

This month Jabberwocky, XKI's Regional Pollster asked to islanders "How do you intend to spend this weekend?", and also warning us that the list of choices wasn't that easy to comprehend. The poll received 92 answers, having somewhat balanced results, ignoring the two most answered. 6 respondents (6.52%) will go hike, camp or commune with the nature (nothing as a quick return to monkey), 16 (17.39%) will catch up in some work (the beautiful act of leaving everything for later), 24 (26.09%) will catch up on some rest (bunch of normies), 5 (5.44%) will watch as much sports on television as they can (goal?), 7 (7.61%) will engage in the XKI/FNR weekend visit (telling you, priorities), 9 (9.78%) will drink huge amounts of alcohol to forget work (pretty sure it's not healthy but still interesting), 3 (3.26%) will medidate and maybe achieve a higher level of being (and also hoping that they find the ultimate question for life, universe and everything in the proccess), 9 (9.78%) will be doing domestic chores once again (sounds fun!), 6 (6.52%) will be visiting their relatives (prayers for those who are visiting in-laws) and for last, 7 (7.61%) will be doing an astrally project (I'm not sure what to comment on that one).



The XKI RMB has been having a true party this month with all the funny posts made by our islanders!

~ Busy times
~ The Ultimate Question
~ Who knows?
~ Facts at their finest
~ Triggering Italy Speedrun
~ As long there is still a dream
~ And they said mouses couldn't be professional dancers...

Meet The Nation

This month, I spoke with Wille-Harlia, XKI's Minister of Labor.

Haivon: Hello WH! Could I ask you some few questions?

Wille-Harlia: Yep!

Haivon: Why did you decided to join XKI?

Wille-Harlia: I'd say I joined XKI for the same reason as pretty much everybody else. I joined NS April 9, 2020, and was founded in TNP. From there, I looked at the recruitment TGs I had received and narrowed it down to two: some upstart British Royalty-themed region, and XKI. My recruitment TG was sent by Grea Kriopia, and I joined the region because I thought her TG was the most welcoming.

Haivon: Why did you wish to remain in this region?

Wille-Harlia: After joining it, I wisched to stay in XKI for two main reasons. First, the ability to get involved in the region's government excited me, which is actually one of the reasons that I ran for Senator so quickly, in July, the first race I was able to run in. Second, and more so than the first, the community. I probably would have left this game by now if it wasn't for the great people in XKI. The fun I have with my fellow Islanders is why I still play this game.

Haivon: Is there any moment in special in your job that was particularly notable, and immediatly gets into your mind when thinking about it? If yes, there is one?

Wille-Harlia: I would say that my first completed job posting was particularly magical to me, I had closed a two-month-long vacancy in the Casino Shift Manager position, getting Liberdon to take the job. It's not necessarily the job posting itself that was magical to me, it was more so the realization that Minister of Labor was a job that I was going to enjoy doing that is what stuck with me.

Haivon: Which are your thoughts in the Poet Laureate Contest and events as such? What do you believe their importance to the community is?

Wille-Harlia: I think that the Poet Laureate Contest and events like it are integral to XKI and its community. On a fundamental level, our events, along with our members (and yeah, TITO), are a big chunk of what makes XKI, well, XKI. They are also a way to bring our community together over common interests. To name a few current examples, the Poet Laureate Contest and the Great Worldbuilding Festival are bringing members of our region together over their interest in such things. This is actually part of the reason that I think the Cultural Office is one of the most important parts of XKI, without it, and the number of unique events that it brings with it, our regional culture would be lacking compared to what is now. So essentially, I think that events like the Poet Laureate Contest are extremely important to XKI and its community as they bring us together and help give XKI its distinct culture.

Haivon: Well, I guess that is all. There is anything else you wish to say?

Wille-Harlia: Thank you so much for taking the time to interview me today!

Haivon: You're welcome!

Until next month, your XKI Update Staff is signing off!
Haivon

Read dispatch

Furthermore, we invite you to learn about TITO activities throughout the month of September in our latest TITO Update Report. To view the report dispatch, please follow this:

TITO Update – September 2021

TITO Command

Has your region been invaded, or do you want to get in touch with TITO? If so, contact one of the following nations:
~Commander-in-Chief: Hakketomat
~Field Commander: Kanta Hame
~Tactical Officers: Shy Guyia, Smugglers and Mercs (TITO EF), Controlitia, Wischland, Sulenia, Flying Eagles
~Executive Officers: HN67, Eastern New England

The Update Update

TITO members had plenty to do this month, with 17 defenses, 3 liberations, and 1 chase run. A special shoutout to Thedairos and Tsuki no hana for going the extra mile during quiet updates to find TITO 7 different detags to complete! Things are never quiet when they’re scouring the update feed for things to do. Troops also spent some time camping out in regions to eject raider and fascist sleeper puppets, and help out with post-raid cleanup. With both old faces and new joining update chat, there was plenty of laughter, and a quite a few trips down memory lane to be had!

Monthly Memes

While this report’s author was unfortunately unable to capture any funny moments from update due to a broken Snip+Sketch tool, other TITO members were happy to share some of their favorite moments from the month!

Question of the Month

This month, we reached out to some of our friends in allied defender regions with the “Allied Military” masking on XKI’s Discord. This masking allows them to join the TITO Update Chat and participate in or coordinate with our operations. We asked our Allied Mil. Members the following question: What's your main reason to join TITO's Update Chat?

~ Aschente said “I usually just drop in to say hi, it's nice to talk to everyone occasionally, and maybe help in an op if I show up at the right time.” We love chatting with you too Asche, feel free to stop by anytime!

~Witchcraft and Sorcery reported that he joined TITO Update Chat “when at least one of the following is true:
1) I’m coordinating with TITO leadership as a commander of an allied military
2) I’m participating in some sort of update-related activity with TITO like war games
3) I feel like shooting the breeze with old and new friends, since I myself was a longtime TITO member and remain close to the organization”
It’s always great to catch up with you W&S, and we appreciate the help in op coordination!

~Quebecshire, noted that TITO doesn’t work directly as a part of Libcord, and said that joining our update chat “makes at-update communication between Libcord Update Command and TITO Command easier” and, on a more chill note, that “Plenty of people there are nice to talk to and Häme's old man ramblings are entertaining as well.” You’re always welcome to drop in Quebec. After all, Hame needs someone to listen to his rambles!

~HumanSanity answered that “My main reason to join TITO's update chat is that it's nice to get to see a lot of my old friends from back when I was in XKI - XKI is still very special to me and I have a lot of good memories and connections there, so signing in for TITO Update sometimes lets me reconnect and check in with people, as well as giving me some variety in my life. Plus, I enjoy getting to talk to all the new TITO Members and help welcome them into the organization. Also, trolling Hame. That's always fun.” Having you join us is a blast HS, here’s to making more good memories for the future!

We always love to work with our friends in other militaries, so if you’re a member of a fellow defender military, feel free to reach out to any member of TITO Command about the Allied Military masking, and we’ll be happy to tell you more about it!

Until next month, this is your TITO Update Staff signing off - Wischland
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Sparsdan and Acceel

Provence town wrote:Well, no it’s made up of any liquid you drink and compared to saliva, pee is 1,000 times cleaner.

Ewwww

I am very respectful

Hello

MY CAPITAL!!!! :D

my first capital is Roblox City!!!!!!!! :D

Post self-deleted by Bloxxin union.

Post self-deleted by Bloxxin union.

Lmanburgistan wrote:I am very respectful

Odd flex but ok

!!UNPOPULAR OPINION WARNING!!

i wish people would stop saying 'hello'

Soap tips wrote:!!UNPOPULAR OPINION WARNING!!
i wish people would stop saying 'hello'

Sorry i just moved into this region and i dont know the rules yet

Wirelandistan wrote:Sorry i just moved into this region and i dont know the rules yet

that's not in the rules
that's just my opinion

Bloxxin union

i got my first capital! is ROBLOX CITY!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

did u know???

Bloxxin union wrote:did u know???

Nope.

Bloxxin union

The bruh nations wrote:he-dyhfdgghasyidhqwuehyeqwfyiewhdeigyfudygaugdaud

he didn't say this sorry

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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e
e
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*confused pikachu face*

Soap tips wrote:!!UNPOPULAR OPINION WARNING!!

i wish people would stop saying 'hello'

how to send spoiler

The bruh nations wrote:
bloxxin union ends till 2036

i end on 2036 usually

ROBUX WILL NO LONGER FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!! what is this called?

how to sabi
bruh this is too long

idk what is going on?

sender: Bloxxin union

Soap tips wrote:!!UNPOPULAR OPINION WARNING!!
i wish people would stop saying 'hello'

Everyone should just say Hewwo instead UwU
No but seriously people stop spamming and saying Hello (unless you are a new nation

People of nolan, Acceel, and Songateri

Obets wrote:
Everyone should just say Hewwo instead UwU
No but seriously people stop spamming and saying Hello (unless you are a new nation

owo obets your bulge is so bwigh! *nuzzles your bulgy wulgy* (i am going to hell for this)

i completely agree with the above statement

Verdeu wrote:
owo obets your bulge is so bwigh! *nuzzles your bulgy wulgy* (i am going to hell for this)

i completely agree with the above statement

I'm against nuclear weapons, but this....

I'm beginning to rethink my positions on certain topics

Provence town wrote:Well, no it’s made up of any liquid you drink and compared to saliva, pee is 1,000 times cleaner.

I think that's the joke, I don't know why I'm thinking that.

Wirelandistan wrote:Hello

Hi! Welcome to the region, we're happy to have you here. And don't worry, you can safely say hello.

If you have the time, please do read our beginner's guide - it will help you understand how our region works and what's great here.


Master DispatchBeginner's Guide

Beginner's Guide to The Free Nations Federation
Welcome to The Free Nations Federation!!
Here you'll find a welcoming, diverse, and engaging community that many players enjoy, and hopefully, you will too. No matter your interest here on NationStates, there's something for you here. Below, we've listed just a snippet of what we have in offer to help get you on your way to making the most of your time here.

If you need further help about NationStates or the Federation, you can send a telegram to our Government Nation or message our government officials through telegram or Discord!


Read dispatch

Have a great time in FNR!

16th October 1934 (87 years ago): The Long March

The embattled Chinese Communists break through Nationalist enemy lines and begin an epic flight from their encircled headquarters in southwest China. Known as Ch’ang Cheng—the “Long March”—the retreat lasted 368 days and covered 9,000 kilometers, more than twice the distance from New York to San Francisco.

Civil war in China between the Nationalists and the Communists broke out in 1927. In 1931, Communist leader Mao Zedong was elected chairman of the newly established Chinese Soviet Republic, based in Jiangxi province in the southeast. Between 1930 and 1934, the Nationalists under Chiang Kai-shek launched a series of five encirclement campaigns against the Soviet Republic. Under the leadership of Mao, the Communists employed guerrilla tactics to resist successfully the first four campaigns, but in the fifth, Chiang raised 700,000 troops and built fortifications around the Communist positions. Hundreds of thousands of peasants were killed or died of starvation in the siege, and Mao was removed as chairman by the Communist Central Committee. The new Communist leadership employed more conventional warfare tactics, and its Red Army was decimated.

With defeat imminent, the Communists decided to break out of the encirclement at its weakest points. The Long March began at 17:00 on 16 October 1934. Secrecy and rear-guard actions confused the Nationalists, and it was several weeks before they realized that the main body of the Red Army had fled. The retreating force initially consisted of 86,000 troops, 15,000 personnel, and 35 women. Weapons and supplies were borne on men’s backs or in horse-drawn carts, and the line of marchers stretched for 80 kilometers. The Communists generally marched at night, and when the enemy was not near, a long column of torches could be seen snaking over valleys and hills into the distance.

The first disaster came in November, when Nationalist forces blocked the Communists’ route across the Hsiang River. It took a week for the Communists to break through the fortifications and cost them 50,000 men—more than half their number. After that debacle, Mao steadily regained his influence, and in January he was again made chairman during a meeting of the party leaders in the captured city of Tsuni. Mao changed strategy, breaking his force into several columns that would take varying paths to confuse the enemy. There would be no more direct assaults on enemy positions. And the destination would now be Shaanxi Province, in the far northwest, where the Communists hoped to fight the Japanese invaders and earn the respect of China’s masses.

After enduring starvation, aerial bombardment, and almost daily skirmishes with Nationalist forces, Mao halted his columns at the foot of the Great Wall of China on 20 October 1935. Waiting for them were five machine-gun- and red-flag-bearing horsemen. “Welcome, Chairman Mao,” one said. “We represent the Provincial Soviet of Northern Shensi. We have been waiting for you anxiously. All that we have is at your disposal!” The Long March was over.

The Communist marchers crossed 24 rivers and 18 mountain ranges, mostly snow-capped. Only 4,000 troops completed the journey. The majority of those who did not perished. It was the longest continuous march in the history of warfare and marked the emergence of Mao Zedong as the undisputed leader of the Chinese Communists. Learning of the Communists’ heroism and determination in the Long March, thousands of young Chinese traveled to Shensi to enlist in Mao’s Red Army. After fighting the Japanese for a decade, the Chinese Civil War resumed in 1945. Four years later, the Nationalists were defeated, and Mao proclaimed the People’s Republic of China. He served as chairman until his death in 1976.

The writer Sun Shuyun writes that generations of Chinese have been taught a glorious account of the Long March in order to justify Mao's Revolution: "If you find it hard," they were told:

"think of the Long March; if you feel tired, think of our revolutionary forebears. The message has been drilled into us so that we can accomplish any goal set before us by the party because nothing compares in difficulty with what they did. Decades after the historical one, we have been spurred on to ever more Long Marches – to industrialize China, to feed the largest population in the world, to catch up with the West, to reform the socialist economy, to send men into space, to engage with the 21st century."

Commentators in the West more often focus on negative aspects of the Long March, such as rumors of the Red Army recruiting local people through kidnapping and blackmail. Sun Shuyun interviewed a man who said he was barely into his teens when he was forced to join the Red Army. This veteran only joined the Red Army because his father was arrested by the Communists and would not be released until the man agreed to join the army. The man later thought of deserting, but stayed on because he feared being caught and executed. In order to escape starvation, the Red Army often stole food from villagers in the remote locations it traveled through.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Map_of_the_Long_March_1934-1935-en.svg/1119px-Map_of_the_Long_March_1934-1935-en.svg.png

Overview map of the route of the Long March:
Light red areas show Communist enclaves. Areas marked by a blue "X" were overrun by Kuomintang forces during the Fourth Encirclement Campaign, forcing the Fourth Red Army (north) and the Second Red Army (south) to retreat to more western enclaves (dotted lines). The dashed line is the route of the First Red Army from Jiangxi. The withdrawal of all three Red Armies ends in the northeast enclave of Shaanxi.

__________

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Chiang-1.jpg

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek encircled the Communists in Jiangxi in 1934.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-long-march

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March

Sulivannia, Gullyslanarmaing, Acceel, The egalitarian dominion of yutes, and 2 othersThe republic of falmart, and Stalengrave

Bloxxin union wrote:i got my first capital! is ROBLOX CITY!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Bloxxin union wrote:
he didn't say this sorry

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

how this e works?

e
e
e

*confused pikachu face*

how to send spoiler

i end on 2036 usually

ROBUX WILL NO LONGER FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!! what is this called?

how to sabi
bruh this is too long

this is the funniest video i ever seen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifwLWYqBu34 (copy the link)

this video is flamingo says "E"

idk what is going on?

sender: Bloxxin union

I appreciate that you're excited about unlocking your capital city — great milestone! — but these posts are getting a bit spammy, especially the one I've put in a spoiler above. Just something to be mindful of. ;)

And to answer your question, spoilers work like this:

[spoiler]spoiler text here[/spoiler]

Sulivannia and Bloxxin union

Don't forget to vote everyone! You have about 23 hours left to fulfill your civic duty.

You can find the voting form here:

https://forms.gle/85MEhBt9qDhyhLSD9

Obets wrote:
Everyone should just say Hewwo instead UwU
No but seriously people stop spamming and saying Hello (unless you are a new nation

Hewwo!

im finally back

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