Texas Board

The Galactic Empire of Gig em Aggies

As promised; the photos.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVVaAgm

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The Spring Nation of Trecdom2

Trecdom2 wrote:

As promised; the photos.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVVaAgm

Show off

Kyletana

On June 6, 1944, 77 years ago today, Allied troops landed on the beaches of German-occupied France as part of Operation Overlord.

The landings at Normandy were the largest amphibious landings in history.

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United vinceland

Edited

Vincent's Sunday Surprise Beverage Bonanza

Howdy Dudes and Dudettes of Texas!

Today's Sunday Surprise Beverage is Make - Your - Own - Beverage Day! I've got lots of Large Boxes full of drink making ingredients stacked up right here and I'm going to beam them directly into the home of every Texan in Texas. Everyone will receive a Large Box and it'll materialize on the table closest to you. With all the drink ingredients in your box you can make Strawberry Pineapple Shaker-Uppers, Orange Swizzles and Non-Alcoholic Tomato Cocktails. There's enough ingredients to make 3 glasses of each drink. You can keep the Instructional Guide CD as my gift to you:

Make Your Own Beverage Drink Making Guide:

Strawberry Pineapple Shaker-Upper
https://www.somethingswanky.com/strawberry-pineapple-shaker-upper-non-alcoholic-summer-drink/

Orange Swizzle
https://www.somethingswanky.com/orange-swizzle-non-alcoholic-summer-drink/

Non-Alcoholic Tomato Cocktail
https://www.finedininglovers.com/recipes/drink/non-alcoholic-tomato-cocktail

When blending drinks in your blender always add your ice at the end so it doesn't jam up the blender. Also if you've got alcohol in your house and you desire an alcoholic drink just mix your own booze into the beverages.

And today I've included a large container filled with a dozen slices of Stuffed Crust New York Style Pizza in everyone’s Box. These slices of New York style pizza are topped with Tomato Sauce, shredded Mozzarella Cheese, Roasted Peppers and thinly sliced Italian Sausage and made with a characteristically large hand-tossed thin crust cut into wide slices.

I hope y'all enjoy today's Sunday Surprise Snack and Beverages Texans. Yeehaw! :)

BTW Dudes and Dudettes of Texas,

My Dad’s sleeping in today and he’s still being supported by a Syncardia Total Artificial Heart and waiting for a Heart Transplant. So our family and I would be really thankful if y’all could please pray for Dad to receive a successful Heart Transplant as soon as possible. Thanks in advance for your prayers.

Vincent

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Pharoah ramenhotep

The Miraculous Miracle of Miraclia

Fort verden wrote:

-Snip-

Thanks Verner. I'd like to have Pasargad's card from Fort verden please.

Fort verden and Kyletana

Edited

Just a short note to let y'all know why i CTEd:
My internet has been out for the last 10 days. I hope my regular 'net access will be restored soon.

Yip Man, Fort verden, Kyletana, and Talitha macer

Anarchals

10000 Islands

Miraclia wrote:

Just a short note to let y'all know why i CTEd:
My internet has been out for the last 10 days. I hope my regular 'net access will be restored soon.

He, you think that's bad? My nation went on a hiatus of over 100 days because I got bored and didn't come back to the game.

Yip Man, Fort verden, and Kyletana

Kurdislavia 4

The Oppressed Peoples of Issues Test Bed

10000 Islands

Hello Texas.

Trecdom2, Yip Man, Fort verden, and Kyletana

2 years 321 days ago

Trecdom2 wrote:

As promised; the photos.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVVaAgm

Most excellent photos.

Anarchals wrote:

He, you think that's bad? My nation went on a hiatus of over 100 days because I got bored and didn't come back to the game.

Put in vacation mode until you get your ones and zeros back.

Trecdom2 wrote:

On June 6, 1944, 77 years ago today, Allied troops landed on the beaches of German-occupied France as part of Operation Overlord.

The landings at Normandy were the largest amphibious landings in history.

Too bad teachers no longer teach that kind of thing to US students.

Fort verden and Americanesians

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The Spring Nation of Trecdom2

2 years 320 days ago

I'm sure WW2 is still taught in schools, maybe not in great detail but it is taught. Part of the problem though, is that Social Studies tends to take a backseat to things like Standardized tests with an emphasis on STEM.

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Little thranduil

2 years 320 days ago

Yip Man, Steppe, Talitha macer, and PR In Space

The Galactic Empire of Gig em Aggies

2 years 319 days ago

Fort verden and Steppe

Fort verden

2 years 319 days ago

Edited 2 years 318 days ago

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The Lucky Nomads of Steppe

by The Incorporated States of Terrabod

Hello. Your friendly, neighborhood ambassador from Forest, here, bringing news from the region.

A new effort is underway, under the label "Voice of Forest," involving a planned series of monthly bulletins focusing on the work of notable environmental activists, produced with an aim to inspiring NationStates players to get involved with environmentalism in a way that is personal to them. Rather than something that's meant to be prescriptive, the hope instead is that each reader will come away with their own perspective on the individual and the issues discussed.

The first bulletin concerns former American First Lady Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson - a figure likely known to many in this region, being a Texan herself. We hope that it stirs discussion, whether here or on the RMB of Forest.

VoF - Issue I - "The First Lady of Flowers"

Lady Bird Johnson

The Voice of Forest - Issue I | June 2021 | The First Lady of Flowers

.

LADY BIRD JOHNSON

(1912-2007)

Known For:

First Lady of the United States of
America (1963-1969)
Second Lady of the United States
of America (1961-1963)
Conservation activism
Civil rights activism

Selected Awards:

Presidential Medal of Freedom
Congressional Gold Medal
Rachel Carson Award
Numerous dedications

"Where flowers bloom, so does hope."
.

Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (1912-2007) was an American socialite and First Lady of the United States of America from 1963 to 1969. She was also a successful investor, becoming a millionaire in her own right before her husband, Lyndon Baines Johnson, was elected to office. A pioneer First Lady, Lady Bird was the first to interact directly with Congress, employ her own press secretary and campaign independently from her husband. She is also well known for both her civil rights activism and advocacy for beautifying America’s urban centres and highways.

Background

Claudia Alta was born in east Texas in 1912 to Thomas Jefferson Taylor and Minnie Lee Pattillo, although she was raised by her aunt Effie Pattillo after her mother's death in 1918. When she was a baby, her nursemaid decided she was as "pretty as a lady bird", and the nickname stuck. In 1930, after a brief stint at a women's Episcopal college in Dallas, Lady Bird decided to apply to the University of Texas. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history with honours in 1933 and a bachelor's degree in journalism with distinction in 1934.

A friend in Austin introduced Lady Bird to Lyndon Baines Johnson, then a 26-year-old Congressional aide, who proposed after their first date. She did not want to rush into marriage, but thanks to his persistence she accepted his proposal ten weeks later. It was Lady Bird's inheritance that funded the launch of her husband's campaign to become a Congressman; when he enlisted in the navy at the start of the Second World War, Lady Bird ran his congressional office. During the war, Lady Bird spent $17,500 of her inheritance to buy a small local radio station in Austin and later expanded to buying a television station in 1952 (in spite of her husband's objections). Lady Bird managed both of those enterprises and in doing so she became a self-made millionaire.

As Second Lady of the United States of America, she acted as a substitute for the First Lady, Jaqueline Kennedy, at a number of events which she would later say prepared her well for her time as First Lady. That time arrived sooner than Lady Bird could ever have expected - after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 she found herself looking on as her husband was sworn in as President on Air Force One. During her time in the office of First Lady, Lady Bird employed her own press secretary and chief of staff (being the first First Lady to do so). In 1964, she defied death threats during a 1,682-mile tour of the Deep South aboard a chartered train, the Lady Bird Special, to speak directly to those who opposed her husband's recent passage of the Civil Rights Act. In doing so, she became the first President's spouse to campaign independently of her husband; as a native Texan, she later said she had thought it important that someone speak to Southern voters with respect while trying to change as many minds as possible about the necessity of desegregation and the importance of ending racial discrimination.

After the death of her husband in 1973, Lady Bird continued working on a number of personal projects and managing her investments. She spoke out for women's rights at the 1977 National Women's Conference alongside notable activists Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem, and her environmental activism continued into her later years. Lady Bird died in 2007 at the age of 94 and was buried next to her husband at the Johnson family cemetery in Stonewall, Texas.

Activism

At a time when environmentalism was beginning to enter the American consciousness, Lady Bird was the driving force behind the first administration to concern itself with environmental issues. A staunch nature-lover, she is undoubtedly best remembered for her efforts to beautify America's cities

Lady Bird Johnson watching over her husband, President Lyndon
Baines Johnson, as he signs the Highway Beautification Act into
law (1965).

and highways with the ultimate goal of teaching a nation to treasure and preserve the natural world. As First Lady, she supervised the cleaning of monuments and the planting of flowers in the US capital in an attempt to draw tourists and improve the lives of residents. Her efforts to protect wildflowers and plant millions of them along America's highways inspired many similar programmes across the country.

Lady Bird was also the driving force behind the 1965 Highway Beautification Act, a piece of legislation that aimed to replace highway billboards and junkyards with trees and wildflowers - so much so that the legislation was nicknamed "Lady Bird's Bill". As the first First Lady to lobby congress for the passage of a bill, she gained a reputation as a trailblazer who strongly believed that clean streets and a beautiful environment would make the US a better place to live. The Act brought nature back into the daily lives of millions of citizens, and Lady Bird's campaigning brought the subject of conservation to the public sphere.

Even after her time in the office of First Lady came to a close, Lady Bird continued to campaign for several beautification projects, including Town Lake in Austin (which would later be renamed in her honour), and served on the advisory board of the National Park Service. Together with actress Helen Hayes, she founded the National Wildflower Research Center near Austin, Texas, in 1982 which would later be renamed the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Today, the wildflower centre is still dedicated to the preservation and use of native plants through research and education. It is often seen as an embodiment of Lady Bird's vision to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the US, both taking care of nature and communities while integrating the two. After founding the centre, Lady Bird would go on to write: "I'm optimistic that the world of native plants will not only survive, but will thrive for environmental and economic reasons, and for reasons of the heart."

The Voice of Forest - Issue I - "The First Lady of Flowers"

Thanks For Reading!

Published June 2021 - Written and Edited by Terrabod

Fort verden, Terrabod, Hindu puri, United vinceland, and 3 othersKyletana, Talitha macer, and Guaratar

Hindu puri

by The Incorporated States of Terrabod

Edited

India

Steppe wrote:

Hello. Your friendly, neighborhood ambassador from Forest, here, bringing news from the region.

A new effort is underway, under the label "Voice of Forest," involving a planned series of monthly bulletins focusing on the work of notable environmental activists, produced with an aim to inspiring NationStates players to get involved with environmentalism in a way that is personal to them. Rather than something that's meant to be prescriptive, the hope instead is that each reader will come away with their own perspective on the individual and the issues discussed.

The first bulletin concerns former American First Lady Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson - a figure likely known to many in this region, being a Texan herself. We hope that it stirs discussion, whether here or on the RMB of Forest.

VoF - Issue I - "The First Lady of Flowers"

Lady Bird Johnson

The Voice of Forest - Issue I | June 2021 | The First Lady of Flowers

.

LADY BIRD JOHNSON

(1912-2007)

Known For:

First Lady of the United States of
America (1963-1969)
Second Lady of the United States
of America (1961-1963)
Conservation activism
Civil rights activism

Selected Awards:

Presidential Medal of Freedom
Congressional Gold Medal
Rachel Carson Award
Numerous dedications

"Where flowers bloom, so does hope."
.

Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (1912-2007) was an American socialite and First Lady of the United States of America from 1963 to 1969. She was also a successful investor, becoming a millionaire in her own right before her husband, Lyndon Baines Johnson, was elected to office. A pioneer First Lady, Lady Bird was the first to interact directly with Congress, employ her own press secretary and campaign independently from her husband. She is also well known for both her civil rights activism and advocacy for beautifying America’s urban centres and highways.

Background

Claudia Alta was born in east Texas in 1912 to Thomas Jefferson Taylor and Minnie Lee Pattillo, although she was raised by her aunt Effie Pattillo after her mother's death in 1918. When she was a baby, her nursemaid decided she was as "pretty as a lady bird", and the nickname stuck. In 1930, after a brief stint at a women's Episcopal college in Dallas, Lady Bird decided to apply to the University of Texas. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history with honours in 1933 and a bachelor's degree in journalism with distinction in 1934.

A friend in Austin introduced Lady Bird to Lyndon Baines Johnson, then a 26-year-old Congressional aide, who proposed after their first date. She did not want to rush into marriage, but thanks to his persistence she accepted his proposal ten weeks later. It was Lady Bird's inheritance that funded the launch of her husband's campaign to become a Congressman; when he enlisted in the navy at the start of the Second World War, Lady Bird ran his congressional office. During the war, Lady Bird spent $17,500 of her inheritance to buy a small local radio station in Austin and later expanded to buying a television station in 1952 (in spite of her husband's objections). Lady Bird managed both of those enterprises and in doing so she became a self-made millionaire.

As Second Lady of the United States of America, she acted as a substitute for the First Lady, Jaqueline Kennedy, at a number of events which she would later say prepared her well for her time as First Lady. That time arrived sooner than Lady Bird could ever have expected - after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 she found herself looking on as her husband was sworn in as President on Air Force One. During her time in the office of First Lady, Lady Bird employed her own press secretary and chief of staff (being the first First Lady to do so). In 1964, she defied death threats during a 1,682-mile tour of the Deep South aboard a chartered train, the Lady Bird Special, to speak directly to those who opposed her husband's recent passage of the Civil Rights Act. In doing so, she became the first President's spouse to campaign independently of her husband; as a native Texan, she later said she had thought it important that someone speak to Southern voters with respect while trying to change as many minds as possible about the necessity of desegregation and the importance of ending racial discrimination.

After the death of her husband in 1973, Lady Bird continued working on a number of personal projects and managing her investments. She spoke out for women's rights at the 1977 National Women's Conference alongside notable activists Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem, and her environmental activism continued into her later years. Lady Bird died in 2007 at the age of 94 and was buried next to her husband at the Johnson family cemetery in Stonewall, Texas.

Activism

At a time when environmentalism was beginning to enter the American consciousness, Lady Bird was the driving force behind the first administration to concern itself with environmental issues. A staunch nature-lover, she is undoubtedly best remembered for her efforts to beautify America's cities

Lady Bird Johnson watching over her husband, President Lyndon
Baines Johnson, as he signs the Highway Beautification Act into
law (1965).

and highways with the ultimate goal of teaching a nation to treasure and preserve the natural world. As First Lady, she supervised the cleaning of monuments and the planting of flowers in the US capital in an attempt to draw tourists and improve the lives of residents. Her efforts to protect wildflowers and plant millions of them along America's highways inspired many similar programmes across the country.

Lady Bird was also the driving force behind the 1965 Highway Beautification Act, a piece of legislation that aimed to replace highway billboards and junkyards with trees and wildflowers - so much so that the legislation was nicknamed "Lady Bird's Bill". As the first First Lady to lobby congress for the passage of a bill, she gained a reputation as a trailblazer who strongly believed that clean streets and a beautiful environment would make the US a better place to live. The Act brought nature back into the daily lives of millions of citizens, and Lady Bird's campaigning brought the subject of conservation to the public sphere.

Even after her time in the office of First Lady came to a close, Lady Bird continued to campaign for several beautification projects, including Town Lake in Austin (which would later be renamed in her honour), and served on the advisory board of the National Park Service. Together with actress Helen Hayes, she founded the National Wildflower Research Center near Austin, Texas, in 1982 which would later be renamed the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Today, the wildflower centre is still dedicated to the preservation and use of native plants through research and education. It is often seen as an embodiment of Lady Bird's vision to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the US, both taking care of nature and communities while integrating the two. After founding the centre, Lady Bird would go on to write: "I'm optimistic that the world of native plants will not only survive, but will thrive for environmental and economic reasons, and for reasons of the heart."

The Voice of Forest - Issue I - "The First Lady of Flowers"

Thanks For Reading!

Published June 2021 - Written and Edited by Terrabod

Lady Bird Johnson was one of the most iconic first ladies United States ever had.
To quote her
"The environment is where we all meet, where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share. It is not only a mirror of ourselves, but a focusing lens on what we can become"
Her work in beautification of Washington DC and Highways Beautification Act are some of the gifts given by this great daughter of Texas to America and the world.

Fort verden, Steppe, Kyletana, Talitha macer, and 1 otherXki free las pinas

Hindu puri

India

Courtesy Call upon the people of Texas by President-elect Hindu Puri of India

by Hindu puri

I agree with the great American soldier Davy Crockett in the truest sense of the term when he said,
"You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas".
A self professed obsessed admirer of Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird, there is no place I love more than Texas next to my motherland.
Thus, I have chosen the great region of Texas as my first stop for a courtesy call with the Nation States International Community subsequent to my election as the President-Elect of the region India.
Texas is one of our oldest allies, and we don't just respect that, we cherish it.
I convey my regards to Founder/Delegate NewTexas and Secretary of State Trecdom2, rest of the cabinet and the great people of Texas.
We hope to increase ties between Texas and India in the days to come.
Regards,
Hindu puri
President-elect, Government of India

Fort verden, Steppe, and Kyletana

Fort verden

The Big Tex Happy Taco Stands of NewTexas

Edited

Steppe, United vinceland, Kyletana, PR In Space, and 1 otherXki free las pinas

by The Community of 10000 Islands Foreign Affairs

We hope you are no longer confused. It is taco and chill time! Are you ready for some Saturday Breakfast, still All-Fresh, still All-New? With one Year of Saturday Breakfast In Place under our belt, it is time to kick it into creativity overdrive! Bring out the Drones! The NewTexas Happy Taco Stands, in conjunction with the NewTexas Incendiary Corporation, has approximately 1 trillion of the fastest, lightest drones you have ever seen. This fleet is specially designed to deliver tacos to every man, woman, child, whatever, in Texas, all 2,433,661,000,000 of you.

Today's special breakfast will Saturday Peppers & Onion & Egg Breakfast Tacos [COVID-19 Week LXIV Edition]! The Head Chef is still on a roll like Mick Jagger! He is raising the humble breakfast taco into the range of haute cuisine. And, once again, it is going to be super simple. This week, the NewTexas Abuelas y Abuelitas have been chopping green bell peppers, poblano peppers, jalapeño peppers, and sweet Texas 1015 yellow onion all night so they can be sautéed up before being scrambled in with the ubiquitous boatload of scrambled Texas Grade A, farm-fresh, Organic Eggs is whipped up in the ginormous black cast-iron skillets. The green and yellow masterpiece is topped with a sprig of cilantro and a sprig of parsley for a touch of brightness. Remember, a whole egg in every taco!®

Today's Special Salsa is our all-new - Salsa Ranch - this is simply a 50-50 mix of Ranch Dressing and Salsa Roja, the Texas Gold Standard red salsa prepared with tomatoes, garlic, onions, jalapeños, and a touch of cilantro. A sealed cup of Texas-made Longhorn Cheddar Jack cheese is also included for those who just need cheese. The taco is hermetically sealed in a Stay-Warm® pouch that is wrapped in the same ol' aluminum foil we are all so familiar with for our breakfast taco. We are trying to keep it real, peeps. For your beverage accompaniment, a packet of Sanka, Tang and a Lipton Tea bag will be included with every delivery as well as salt and pepper and a napkin. Yes, it is different, but it works and you do not even have to leave your residence. Woo! And, watch out for the drones! Start your day off the right way; munch out and go back to sleep. You know you want to!®

Stay Safe Texas. Stay Well. Hang in there!

***** Texas Shout Outs *****

@ Indian Empire - Texans, our Secretary of Defense, IE, needs our prayers for him and his family. They are going through some rough times and every little bit helps. Get well soon MaIE!

***** Texas Chat Reminder *****

The Texas Weekly Chat Session will be Saturday (TODAY) at High Noon Texas Time (CDT) ***Saturday***. And, if you can't be there right at Noon, that is Ok, Texas Chat usually runs 3, 4, 5 hours with some Chats running as high as 7 or 8 hours.

The Texas Chat Site is here: http://texasregion.net/blab70/login.php

Please register with your nation name. This is a great opportunity for nations old and new to Texas to find out what is going on! We chat, we debate, we talk about the weather, we talk about stuff we like, stuff we hate, random stuff, and more stuff. But, it is never stuffy. Usually, it is about meeting your fellow Texans and talking about the latest and most interesting stuff in NationStates at the moment. But then again, sometimes NationStates does not even come up. It is wide-open chatting with peeps from around The World both IRL and NS. It is Texans, EuroTexans, WannabeTexans, ex-Texans, VirtualTexans, and plenty of Friends of Texans. We have it all and all are welcome. Texas Chat, 843 weeks and running! For the math-challenged, that is over 16¾ years! Check it out! Good stuff!

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Xki free las pinas

2 years 317 days ago

Edited

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

10KI Update - May 2021

10000 Islands Emissary Report

Date: May, 2021
Population: 1129 nations
Delegate Endorsement: 350
Forum: Link

10000islands.proboards.com
Discord: Link

discord.gg/4uWZbNS

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 for Himes West (RP): Zaberaz hapang
~Senator for New Republica South (Debates and Discussions): Valentian Elysium
~Senator for Lyonnesse East (Houses): Kohnhead
~Senator for Blue Canaria North (Emissary Report): Porflox
~Minister of Education: Free Las Pinas
~Minister of Labor: Wille-Harlia
~Minister of Immigration: Margaux

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

May Senatorial Elections

The May elections saw the Blue Canaria North and New Republica South seats go up for grabs. Incumbent BCN senator Porflox ran uncontested and was re-elected to the post. The NRS seat was a completely different story. Three major competitors emerged, with Valentian Elysium, Flying Eagles, and Silvedania all announcing their candidacy. After a hotly contested initial round of voting, Valentian Elysium was able to achieve only 50 percent of the vote, triggering a voting run-off between Flying Eagles and Valentian Elysium. This too ended in a tie, which left the final decision to the Council of 9, which voted for Valentian Elysium. Congratulations to all the candidates who ran great campaigns this month, and Valentian Elysium and Porflox who won!

Around the Islands

~ Tsuki no hana/Aeslann was named featured nation of May by Minister of Education Free Las Pinas! Tsuki no hana/Aeslann has been an very active participant in our regional defense organization TITO since they arrived. They also did exceptionally well during the Defender Olympics, winning a gold medal in spotting for our region. You can read more about this here.

~ The May House Cup and Shield competition saw 10000 Islands' many houses go toe to toe and compete in recruitment contests. The House of Wordy blew the competition out of the water in total recruiting and telegrams per nation thanks to furious recruitment from New Fjordland who single handedly sent over 11 thousand tgs! Free Las Pinas brought the House of Aersoldorf the House Scepter award for highest success rate tg success rate over their more than 600 telegrams. You can read more about it Link here.

~ Zaberaz hapang and Haivon launched the new 10001th Island RP on 10000 Islands' discord server. All are invited to join, and all you have to do is join the discord!

Islander Achievements

~ 10000 Islands' artists have been active this month, with the advent of regional banners inspiring Porymonia and Cannicat to create their own art about our RP region, A Taco Archipelago! You can check Porymonia's out Link here, and Cannicat's here.

~ Jedinsto iii (on Jedinsto) passed their first WA resolution with over 80 percent support on GA Resolution #555 "Protecting Imprisoned Youths". Congratulations on a job well done, and hopefully a future of even more great resolution writing!

XKI Game-Side

Regional pollster Jabberwocky took a look at cloning with questions about human and animal cloning. In a poll about cloning of non-human cloning where islander's overwhelmingly voted for in order to help solve global hunger. Meanwhile, the poll on human cloning saw much more diverse answers with islander's split between creating extra organs and accelerating research, while others arguing for the rights of clones.

~ We're featured!?
~ We must get Joe to endorse Wischland!
~ You're nowhere near as low as me!
~ A wild legend has appeared!

Meet The Nation

This month, I spoke with Tsuki no hana/Aeslann. They're an active member of TITO and our monthly featured nation, and we spoke about their time so far in XKI.

Porflox: Is there a particular reason you decided to join XKI?
Tsuki: I really liked the recruitment telegram. It listed so many possibilities, it was impossible not to move to XKI! The promise of TITO enforced safety was also very appealing to me.
Although I was new to the game, I was determined to experience as much as possible.
XKI seemed like a golden opportunity for that. And it is.
Porflox: Cool! Now, is there something non-TITO related that you really enjoyed in XKI?
Tsuki: In my early days of NS, I didn't really get involved in much activity, and I still don't, really. But I think the most enjoyable thing about my non-TITO time in XKI is the RMB. The people there were very welcoming, and made me feel right at home. They were amazing at answering questions, and giving me pointers. This alone made me love XKI.
Porflox: Now after you joined TITO, is there an experience that you really enjoyed?
Tsuki: I think my favorite part of my TITO time thus far is the people. The banter we share during updates is actually quite nice for me (especially calling Hame a caveman xD). The TITO group is also quite welcoming and patient, which really helped during my first few weeks as a defender. All in all, an amazing experience.
Porflox: Is there a particular person who really helped make your NS journey enjoyable?
Tsuki: There's so many! There's so many people who have helped make NS an wonferful experience for me. Some from XKI, and some from abroad. If I had to pick a single person, I would choose my boyfriend, whom I met here on NS. If I had to pick someone in XKI... there's way too many. So many wonderful people. Flying Eagles, Control, Hame, Wisch, Val... all of XKI has really been a blessing to me, and each and every one of them has made my NS experience truly special.
Porflox: Now looking back, what would you say to your former self before joining TITO?
Tsuki: I would say to me, "You've found gold. XKI is a wonderful place, full if wonderful people. Stop being afraid, and go participate!"
I was too afraid to get into defending, which is why it took me several months to join.
Porflox: Ok :) Thanks for your time!
Tsuki: It was my pleasure ^-^

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

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