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[vimbry]

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[theblueridgerepublic]

An Excerpt from the Blue Ridge Gazetteer and Factbook, 2024

The Blue Ridge Republic is a micronation located in the western region of North Carolina, United States. Founded in 2012 as the Kingdom of Carolana, it has undergone significant political and territorial transformations over the years. The nation's history is marked by periods of strife, governance changes, and cultural evolution.

Origins and Early History:

The Kingdom of Carolana was established in 2012, with King Edward I of Saxe as its first sovereign. Initially, the kingdom faced challenges related to governance and activity. However, following the abdication of King Edward and the enactment of the Federalization Act of 2014, the nation was restructured as the Federal Republic of Carolina.

Civil War and Royalist Victory:

Internal conflicts within the Federal Republic of Carolina eventually escalated into a civil war between the Republican government and the Royalist army. This conflict, characterized by guerrilla tactics and prolonged strife, culminated in victory for the Royalists. In 2016, the Kingdom of Carolina was established, with King Alexander ascending to the throne.

Relocation and National Renaming:

In a significant move in 2018, the entire nation relocated to the western homeland in central western North Carolina. This relocation coincided with the passage of the National Renaming Authority Act of 2018, allowing the populace to choose a new name for the nation. Following a public referendum, the name "the Blue Ridge Republic" was overwhelmingly selected, garnering 87% of the vote.

Government and Monarchy:

The Blue Ridge Republic operates under a system of popularly elected legislative assembly known as the Volkskammer or People’s Hall. Despite its republican framework, the royal house of Saxen retains symbolic and ceremonial significance within the republic, with King Alexander serving as sovereign since the establishment of the Kingdom of Carolina.

Cultural Heritage and Preservation:

The Blue Ridge Republic places significant emphasis on preserving its cultural heritage, including traditional art, music, and cuisine. Efforts to protect and commemorate historical sites, particularly those related to the Civil War, are enshrined in legislation such as the Preservation of Civil War Heritage Sites Act, 2024

Future Prospects:

As the Blue Ridge Republic continues to navigate its path forward, it draws strength from its resilient history and the enduring spirit of its people. The nation remains committed to fostering a sense of national identity while embracing cultural diversity and progress.

[mapsontheweb]

Ethnic map of Afghanistan, 1997 CIA World Factbook

[estonian-is-horrible]

"about twice the size of New Jersey"

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.55 male(s)/female total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 11.65 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

etymology: the country name may derive from the Aesti, an ancient people who lived along the eastern Baltic Sea in the first centuries A.D. selected World Heritage Site locales: Historic Center (Old Town) of Tallinn; Struve Geodetic Arc

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

male: 18.2% (2023 est.) female: 16% (2023 est.)

Average household expenditures

on food: 20.2% of household expenditures (2021 est.) on alcohol and tobacco: 7.8% of household expenditures (2021 est.)

Illicit drugs

producer of synthetic drugs; important transshipment zone for cannabis, cocaine, opiates, and synthetic drugs since joining the European Union and the Schengen Accord; potential money laundering related to organized crime and drug trafficking is a concern, as is possible use of the gambling sector to launder funds; major use of opiates and ecstasy

source: 2024 CIA World Factbook

[loving-n0t-heyting]

[the-little-ugly-fuckling]

the first time i read slaughterhouse 5 i didn’t care at all about billy pilgrim, this time around i still don’t care about him but it doesn’t bother me anymore

[merrysithmas]

spock & jim factbook:

spock is the messy nepo baby rich kid who is popular (despite hating it), and jim is the military brat nerd with steel dedication and no social life. this makes spock super reserved and jim super outgoing

spock pretends to follow rules but breaks them constantly bc he's got Ambassador is my Dad privilege on the DL and jim pretends to break rules but actually cares SO much about them it hurts bc Starfleet is the closest he'll ever get to knowing his Dad and no matter how much he wants to disobey, he just wants to make him proud

spock has medical trauma and dyslexia, jim has survivor's guilt and likely eating disorder

jim always picks black in chess, spock picks white which surprises them both

spock calls his mom every night, jim wishes he could (rip winona)

spock has zero game because he's so used to being an observed Object of Interest and jim has effortless game because he's so used to having to fight for what he wants - they both feel inadequate bc of it

spock is surprised to see jim's room is devoid of personality as if he might have to leave at any moment. he brings jim a few things. a woven blanket from the artisans his mother patrons. an extra pillow he found. essential oils of vulcan plants in the shower nook. a small peace idol he brought back from the sacred desert caves as a teenager - and tucks it next to jim's bedside lamp.

jim is surprised to see spock's notebooks are messy and overflowing with black marks and scribbles - drawings of butterflies or... birds? winged angels. he thinks maybe this is spock's version of screaming. when he sees a nice notebook - leatherbound, old-fashioned - he leaves it in spock's room as a gift.

they're both fundamentally good people and try very hard

when they shake hands for the first time, they stand as two people facing each other - alone.

but the grip lasts longer than it should, is less appropriate than decorum warrants

for some reason they cant let go

like finding a buoy in the endless sea of stars

so jot that down 💅

[seoul-bros]

Jikook Week 10 Complete ✔️(13/02 - 20/02/2024)

Their tenth week in the military is now complete. It's time to celebrate this milestone with a look back at this week in 2022.

BTS was on an extended break after their trip to the US in late 2021. Jimin had been out of the hospital for just over a week after his double whammy of appendicitis and COVID. News of BTS and in particular Jimin and Jungkook was in scarce supply but there were some oases in the desert that week

Firstly, the BTS Factbook was released on the 13/02/2023 with Jikook looking dashing in black and white.....

& breathtaking in blue and white. That last Jimin picture is just wow!

On 16/02/22, Big Hit announced that BTS would appear for three nights in Seoul from 10 to 13/03/22 including a live viewing to theatres across the world on 12/03/22. I remember being so excited about this and buying my ticket as soon as they became available. It was my first step towards actually seeing BTS live in concert.

We were right in the middle of Hobiuary. On 18/02/22, JK rang JHope during his Birthday Live. He was just about to jump in the shower so Hoseok didn't share the screen with us.

Oh how things have changed since Chapter 2 began!

Jimin posted on Twitter , "I sincerely wish a happy birthday to my bright brother. Please stay by my side and stay healthy" Jhope reposted on Instagram both his and JK's (Happy Birthday Bro) messages. 3Js always around for each others birthdays.

Hobi's was the first live of the year. It was closely followed by "Belatedly Cracking Bureom" with Jimin, RM and Suga on 20/02/22.

They talked about what they had been up to during their break and their plans for this year. RM mentioned JK's dance lessons. Jimin told us about his vocal lessons.

Jimin had a new perm and people in the comments were comparing him to Yuzuhiko from Atashinchi.

After his bout with illness, Jimin was dead set on getting his physical health and beauty back but RM was there to remind him that he is already the beauty standard for many around the world and that his likeness has inspired a plethora of professional and amateur artists.

They told us they were just about to start preparing for the PTD in Seoul concerts, as soon as V was let out of quarantine after his COVID, and asked us to look forward to it. The wheels were beginning to turn on a new year that would bring the fandom some major surprises and see the start of Chapter 2 and their amazing solo explorations.

Post Date: 20/02/2022

[joestarkisser]

Feel like you want to do "something" for your F/O? But you feel insecure about your ability to write or draw?

Then I recommend factbooking!

Factbooking, which is just a funky term I came up with, essentially is just collecting canon information about your F/Os! By collecting as much canon information as possible, you can feel as if you're doing that "something" for your fictional lover, and you can do it as cute as you want!

Make a pretty, aesthetic carrd or rentry, and fill it with links or beautiful images/gifs! Buy a pretty notebook and some stickers that reminds you of/is of your F/O, and handwrite the information!

Use bullet points! Links to playlists! Colored ink! Anything you want!

Even add a section for your own headcanons if you wish to!

Add their likes and dislikes, their height and weight, family situation, birthday, zodiac, blood type, themes and symbolism, anything that canon has to offer you about them!

If you're someone who's a bit of a stickler about canon, this can help you keep up on knowing everything about your F/O as canon as possible and be good reference! If you're someone who likes to diverge, this can be a good reference for what to bend to your whims!

You don't need to be "good" or "bad" at anything to factbook! Just having the dedication to collect as much canon information as possible is just like writing a beloved fanfic or creating beautiful art!

While it isn't for everyone, I definitely recommend factbooking. It can make you feel like you're really understanding your F/O on a deeper level, and you may realize some things you never noticed about your F/O before.

[moaminhalis]

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[trigunreferencelibrary]

Welcome to the Trigun Reference Library

The Trigun Reference Library is a collection of informational resources for Trigun fandom. This blog will be used for announcements and research.

Transcripts - Transcripts for Trigun Stampede (2023), Trigun (1998), and Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010).

Factbook - Reference guides for the Trigun characters and their world, with a focus on plant biology.

Timelines - Timelines for the Trigun manga, Trigun Stampede (2023), and Trigun (1998).

Atlas - Maps and location information for Gunsmoke/No Man’s Land.

Bookclub - Trigun manga analysis. An archive of posts made for the Tumblr #trigunbookclub in 2023.

Links - Links to Trigun resources across the web.

All areas are under development. If you have information to contribute or want to help with the transcript project, message me!

[readyforevolution]

The Yorùbá community is a prominent Niger-Congo ethnic nationality inhabiting southwestern and north-central Nigeria, as well as southern and central Benin. Collectively, these territories are referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba population totals approximately 44 million individuals.

The majority of this demographic resides in Nigeria, where the Yorùbá account for 21% of the nation's population, according to the CIA World Factbook, rendering them one of Africa's most extensive ethnic nationalities. Most Yoruba individuals communicate in the Yoruba language, which features tonal characteristics and holds the distinction of being the Niger-Congo language with the most native speakers.

The Yorùbá share territorial boundaries with the closely affiliated Itsekiri to the southeast in the North West Niger delta, the Bariba to the northwest in Benin, the Nupe to the north, and the Ebira to the northeast in central Nigeria. To the east lie the Edo, Ẹsan, and Afemai groups in mid-western Nigeria. Adjacent to the Ebira and Edo groups are the related Igala people situated in the northeast, on the left bank of the Niger River. To the southwest are the Gbe-speaking Mahi, Egun, Fon, and Ewe, who border Yoruba communities in Benin and Togo. To the southeast are the Itsekiri, who inhabit the north-western extremity of the Niger delta and have maintained a distinct cultural identity despite ancestral ties to the Yoruba.

Substantial Yoruba populations reside in other West African countries, including Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The Yoruba diaspora comprises two primary groupings:

Recent migrants, predominantly relocated to the United Kingdom and the United States following significant economic and political shifts between the 1960s and 1980s.

Descendants of those displaced by the Atlantic slave trade, now residing in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Saint Lucia, Jamaica, Brazil, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago, among other nations.

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[mapsontheweb]

Median Age by country as of 2024 according to The World Factbook.

[quartztwst]

Why the fuck is Israel listed as a country but not Palestine on CIA world factbook

Fuck you

[alkeneater]

E!2080 factbook (that's what i'll call it): brainwashing 😵

I wanna talk about brainwashing because it’s kinda important for my story and sometimes explains some clones’ behavior :) This topic deserves some attention :p 

In general, in my AU we have a cult atmosphere in the Shadow Tower, BUT it's not really a cult. The main goal of the Shadow Government is to grow clones into worthy leaders and soldiers, but at the same time loyal and stupid enough to make it easier to manipulate them. Various methods were used: working with corrupt psychologists, inciting hostility between clones, fake rumors, fake news on fake TV, fake books on the shelves next to the real ones, and of course the scare tactic.

Their favorite manipulation is obviously, “we're doing this for your own safety, the world outside is cruel,” and clones were sitting in the tower like princesses from fairy tales, yeah. You got me, right? Lots of manipulation. But despite the approximately equal attitude towards everyone, it still affected different clones in different ways. Perhaps some biological factors played a role, which I doubt, BUT Scudworth's influence on the clones also helped some to stay sane. I've said this a hundred times, but Scudworth LOVES his clones and he doesn't like the operation he was forced to participate in. Therefore, he did everything possible to prevent them from becoming puppets of the shadow government (he had his own methods, but I'm too lazy to describe them).

So, let's get to the point. I mentally divide all the clones into sane, deviant and ZOMBIES (or brainwashed). Sane people are those who have their own position, are less influenced by the Shadow Government, understand the danger of the situation and want to gain personal freedom. Zombies are people who are doomed to stay in the tower and be used by Shadow Figures for their personal purposes, because their perception of the world is completely turned inside out and will not be the same anymore. Between them, the deviant ones are usually clones who have some disorders due to trauma after living in the tower, but they are still aware of the whole situation and basically refuse to be someone's slaves. Now that we have a rough idea of the spectrum, I want to discuss with you which clone is where on this spectrum.

I was smart enough only to distribute the main characters (and a couple of secondary ones). Most of them are closer to sanity in the spectrum, but they tend to deviate due to psychological trauma, obviously. I want to mention Joan as an example, because although she is the “brains of the team”, she is prone to Stockholm syndrome and, as shown in the first part, sometimes remembers “home” and regrets what she did. That’s why she is not 100% sane.

But I definitely will have a team of complete zombies in the comic who will condemn the main characters for fighting, recruit other runaway clones and try to return them to the tower. Yes, there are clones who were initially against escape and were content to live in the tower, but now they survive on the streets and are extremely unhappy with the situation. But I don’t know who could it be.… But these are definitely clones from the extras, episodic or secondary! You can even suggest your own fan clones, just for fun! (Reminder: My AU is open to everyone and your fan clones can participate in the story, and they can be in any part of the spectrum!). 

That's it. I have nothing to add… ask me questions about my AU if you want, I’ll be very glad to answer! 

and read exclamation!2080 on globalcomix ofc!!! :p