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THE CHARLEROI TRIBUNE REVIEW
President Breckenridge Disbands Federal Protection
Andrew Beatty

With revelations of deep corruption within the Federal Protection Agency, responsible for the security of the executive and other important government offices, President Breckenridge has disbanded the Agency. Under Snyder's administration the Agency was used more as spies to gather information on targets of interest to the cult, they were also used to coerce with violence those who might have spoken out, with many agents now coming forward to give information to authorities in exchange for immunity in the upcoming tribunal.


"The actions of those within the Federal Protection Agency from the top to the bottom of the agency shows the deep corruption that Snyder and Ellington allowed to persist within the government for their own benefit. Evidence shows that hundred of people who could have blown the whistle on the actions of the cult were threatened with violence against their families and themselves, we also have evidence that some were killed in an effort to silence The amount of crimes committed by this agency under their administration will take a long while to investigate and try." - Acting Attorney General Erland Gustafsson

The Agency will be replaced by the newly created Bureau of Executive Security that will function with the same mission as the now disbanded FPA. BES agents will be picked from former military and police units and be given rigorous background checks and training, something that the previous agency became lax in as corruption grew. The Bureau will be under the umbrella of the Justice Department to divorce it's day to day operations from being controlled directly by the President so as to prevent the President from using it for personal goals and agendas.



Democratic Socialist Party Folds, Radical Remnants Fracture
Laura Barnes

After the raid on the Democratic Socialist Party headquarters, those who were not involved in the cult's schemes have been left to their own devices. The radical elements of the party that had been kept in check by the now deceased Lars Ellington have left the party and formed their own. Most prominently the Socialist Workers Party of Sylvania has gained quick support of some sitting members of the continental congress. The Socialist Workers Party membership has mostly come from the northeast of Sylvania, north of Charleroi, where a majority of citizens are of Scanian descent. Whereas the Democratic Socialists enjoyed a large percentage of Scanian membership, a good portion of their members were Engell or closely related to Engell descent. The SWP hope that more Engells will want to switch over to the party as the Democratic Socialists continue to lose membership, but it's still too early to tell.


"The Democratic Socialists have left a stain on socialism in Sylvania and it will be very difficult to rebuild from that. We won't kid ourselves, because of Snyder and Ellington we will be looking at Federalist control of the government for a few election cycles before we can rebuild trust outside of strong socialist areas in the northeast. We hope that other socialist movements from outside the country will show us support as we fight to bring true socialism back to Sylvania and move toward a truly progressive society." - Klara Alfson, SWP Chairwoman.

Many prominent members of the SWP were involved in the Charleroi riots, though they claim that elements aligned with Ellington were responsible for turning the protest into a riot as a method for turning attention away from a report on kidnappings occurring in West Sylvania.


 

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THE CHARLEROI TRIBUNE REVIEW
Strong Navy, Strong Sylvania.
Transcription of speech given by President Breckenridge at the Naval War College of Whitehall

With Justosian aggression in the Implarian reaching new heights, we cannot continue to believe that we will be left alone in this increasingly multi-polar world. This does not mean that we should seek to entangle ourselves in huge alliances or make guarantees that might lead us into war, but we cannot pretend to ignore those that do seek these things. Peace in the Implarian is important to the Sylvanian economy, especially now that the Long Sea becomes further militarized by the powers that dwell along that narrow stretch of water. Previous administrations have allowed our navy to languish and that also cannot be ignored. President Rygaard knew this back in 1951, back then we had one of the most powerful fleets available with multiple battle groups sailing the Thaumantic and Implarian, now we must choose which sea to focus on. This cannot be allowed to continue! The Justosians continue to build ships at alarming rates, for reasons we do not know, for reasons that perhaps they do not know, they are ruled by a mad emperor who at the drop of a hat does complete heel turns on foreign policy. They are unpredictable and unpredictable is dangerous to the prosperity of Sylvania, Westernesse and the global trade we rely upon.

In 2010, the Baldwin-Whitehall Shipbuilding Corporation was ordered to stop work on a Hornet class aircraft carrier, it sits in dry dock incomplete. The Snyder Administration felt it was an unneeded addition to our fleet. Many jobs were lost bringing an economic depression to our largest city. Snyder has brought much in the way of depression to our country with her shameful acts, they will mar our dignity for many years. I will not burden the Sylvania worker any longer with haphazard cuts to necessary government military contracts. Luckily the money has still been appropriated for this project and continued work on this new warship will commence with the stroke of my pen as I cancel the executive order that put so many young men out of work. I also intend to ask congress for more funding, as I unveil my future plans to modernize all branches of the military. You young officers will commandeer the next generation of Sylvanian warships on the high seas. Make us proud! Hail Sylvania!

Justosia Blunders Foreign Policy... Again.

Gerald Buckley

Warnings were given and warnings go unheeded as the biploar foreign policy blunders of the Continental Empire of Justosia continue to make heads spin in the halls of Europe's government. The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued a stern letter to the Justosians over fleet movements in the Implarian. Justosian aggression continues to go unchecked as the Mad Emperor Francisco Carlos II continues to squeeze his people for every bit of tax he can get for his vanity projects and grand fleets of warships. Director Katalin Faraday gave us her official comments earlier today:

"We will no longer standby as the Justosian's continue to hold global markets hostage with their unnecessary fleet movements out in the Implarian. Insurance rates for sea going vessels has skyrocketed and shipping rates have increased as these maritime trade vessels are forced to divert away from sudden and unannounced fleet maneuvers. I can say that the Continental Navy has prepared to escort Sylvanian vessels through the important Implarian trade lanes and am assured that our ships will defended if need be. While my letter was stern, we are open to diplomacy on this matter, but we will not be taken advantage of and we will not allow nations along the Implarian to be taken advantage of either. Trade must be allowed to go on unrestricted lest we see a repeat of the crisis in the Long Sea. Such antics will not be tolerated."


Anti-Fictionalist Org Sues Justosia
Susan Reynolds


The Freedom From Fictionalism Foundation who has tasked themselves with spreading Engell Atheism in Sylvanian area's still gripped by fictional beliefs and advocating for atheists worldwide has joined in suing the Justosian Emperor Carlos Francisco II for claiming he is divine and for suppressing the human rights of Justosian commoners. The movement to sue was started by the Virumaan NGO, Equal under the Law who advocates for fair trials and an independent judiciary. The FFF Foundation has indicated that no judiciary can be independent when a fake god lives rent free in the minds of judges and lawyers. Judicial Watch of Sylvania has also lodged a lawsuit in Sylvanian courts though declined to comment on fictionalism and its affects on judicial proceedings. The lawsuits are mostly symbolic as Sylvanian courts are unable to pass effective judgement on foreign nationals not present for the proceedings. Also the court system is still tied up in the creation of the Tribunal on fictional cult crimes which is set to be finalized at the end of next week.
 
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Charleroi Synagogue Burns
Andrew Beatty

Earlier this week the Tribune released the demographic data on the cult's followers much to the surprise of the Justice Department who had intended to keep the data secret until after the Tribunal. The Beth Sholom Congregation of Charleroi was established in 1920 by settlers from Germania and has been the the only place of worship for Charleroi's four hundred Jewish residents. The Congregation was attended by Jillian Snyder and Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Brackman and only a week before the information was published the Charleroi Metropolitan Police Department's S.T.A.R.S. team had raided and arrested it's 75 year old Rabbi, Gershon Newman for his suspected activities of laundering money for the cult.

Early yesterday morning a group of armed protesters carrying anti-fictional signs showed up outside the synagogue. The Charleroi Police were called by the synagogues cleaning crew. With the police presence the protesters became unruly demanding that the synagogue's congregation be further investigated by police for suspected cultists. The police demanded the dispersal of the protesters and fired tear gas at the mob. Unfortunately a smoke round bounced and entered the building through a window causing a fire that quickly consumed the entire building. Fire-fighters responded to what became a four alarm fire that spread to other buildings nearby. Though the fire was put out and nobody was hurt, the synagogue was a complete loss. Congregation member Asher Chaim had suspicions about the fire:

"I don't believe for a second that the fire was an accident, I think the metro cops started the fire on purpose. No surprise to hear that the protesters were let off with a slap on the wrist and a few fines for not having a permit. This is the only country where a bunch of people can show up with guns to a public place and not get punished for it. Where are we going to worship now? These goyim took it all away from us after harassing us for weeks for something none of us were involved in. I oughta ask the World Zionist Council to help us find a way out of this country before they start stringing us up. The government says it protects the rights of "fictionals" but with protection like this who needs enemies."

Indeed the Charleroi Jewish council has stated it has begun looking for ways to leave the country. After the revelations of the cults crimes many people began to harass jewish groups they felt had been part of the cult secretly after twats showing unofficial statistics of the cult's fictional affiliations. Protestants have also come under the same pressures.
 
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We congratulate President Beckenridge with having become the new President of Sylvania, and wish him all the wisdom he needs to lead Sylvania through the current difficult period.

Gianluigi di Gravesano-Carone, Minister of Foreign Affairs
 

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THE CHARLEROI TRIBUNE REVIEW
Panel of Judges Prepared, Tribunal Date Set.
Elizabeth Northrop

The Continental Congress has announced that it has finished selection of judges for the coming Tribunal on Cult Crimes. The names of the judges have been kept from the media in order to protect from possible interference with the Tribunal. The newly formed Socialist Workers Party; which has seen a majority of former Democratic Socialist congress members switch over to in the aftermath of the Democratic Socialists collapse as a functioning party; complained that the speed of which the Tribunal was being created did not allow for the Sylvanian people to be fully represented in the creation of the court. The SWP demanded that the Federalists wait until after elections were held for recalled and empty seats, however the Federalists stated that waiting for the creation of the Tribunal would violate the Speedy Trial Clause of the Constitution requiring that trials be held without undue delay. Many of the four hundred and seventy three already arrested on more minor crimes related to the cult are already undergoing trial by normal federal criminal courts. Of those deemed unable to be tried by criminal courts are those high up within the elite of the cult. President Snyder will be tried in absentia along with her cabinet, four Supreme Court Justices and the executive boards of the Snyder Foundation and the Southern Poverty Action Committee. This group of fifty two individuals will be tried together by the Tribunal. The discovery phase between prosecution and defense is slated to begin on July first with the Tribunal to officially start on July fifteenth. To learn more about the list of defendants visit CharTrib.com

State President of Natal Passes Away
Jarred Herman


After suffering several stab wounds President Adrianne Stone died of her injuries at 22:30 Central Himyari time. President Breckenridge who had been slated to visit Natal expressed his deepest sympathies to the family of President Stone and to the people of Natal. In solidarity with the Natalian people the President ordered all flags to be lowered to half staff in honor of her life.

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Government Quarter, Avalon
June 21, 2019
By Crown Authority

What will shine through, despite your government's oppressive, repressive bigotry otherwise, will be our populace praying for the salvation & better judgment of your people. May your dark days finally be over. You petty, unhappy lot. God bless you. Viva Justosia.

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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - STATEMENT

Unlike you we are not so petty as to throw out diplomatic cables, even insignificant ones such as what you send to us. The Continental Republic of Sylvania is neither for or against fictionalism as our Engell brothers and sisters call it. Our constitution protects the rights of believers and the rights of atheists, while other countries jail fictionals or put fictionals in penal labor programs on the sole basis of their faith, we do not. Sylvania has always been a place where a man or woman can be themselves as long as it does not impose upon their fellow citizen. To claim our government oppresses the faithful would be laughable if it were not so offensive. Yes our people have suffered dark times, they have been made to be unhappy, they have been made to be distracted by the troubles of daily life, that is changing and we work to reverse the policies that have made it such. To lambast us for this is by far the most pathetic and childish thing a nation state can do. You claim that we try and steer the attentions of our people away from these bad things whilst taxing your people into oblivion for pet military projects of your so called divine mad emperor. We reject your backhanded prayers and hope to one day see the oppressed people of Justosia free of his tyranny. Our unofficial motto is "Render not unto tyrants" for we are free of the oppressive natures of those who would attempt to have power over our minds and our bodies. We say to the Justosian people; render not unto the tyrant who sits on high in Avalon, for without you he is nothing!

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RENDER NOT UNTO TYRANTS
THE CONTINENTAL REPUBLIC OF SYLVANIA
 

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CONFEDERATED REPUBLIC OF BEAUTANCUS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE of the OFFICE for the ADMINISTRATION of GOVERNMENT,
OFFICE for the SECRETARY of DEFENSE
Panopticon, 1477 Albemarle Avenue,
Welmonton, City of Welmonton, CRB, 58362

As per instruction received from His Excellency, First Citizen Orton and State Foreign Service Secretary Walker, it passes to this Office for the Administration of Government to present the following statements:

"Though it is, and has now long been, that our two republican nations - forthright, proud Beautancus and now-stirring, mighty Sylvania - find themselves beholden to circumstances and conditions far more ambiguous and strained than ever ought to have been allowed - the Armed Forces, Government and People of the Confederated Republic stand firmly united with their northern kindred and neighbors in this matter.

It is of paramount importance that the present administration of the Continental Republic be given whatever time is necessary to set the Sylvanian house in order, and it should - nay - can only beg the question as to why these Fictional Savages from the far-side of the world should choose now, in these days, to push forward with an attempt to meddle in our affairs.

This, rather naturally, leads to the conclusion that the illegitimate Justosian Crown has an interest in derailing the investigations being conducted by the Breckenridge Administration. In other words, these irresponsibly provocative actions have almost certainly been an attempt to forestall findings linking the Episcop Terrorist Organization (so recently revealed to be responsible for the assassination of Natalian State President Adrianne Stone) to the unspeakable depravity committed against the children of our race by those Fictional Cultist that had, until very recently, held sway over the government of the Continental Republic.

Of all the races of Free People in the modern world, the Sylvanians have proven their commitment to justice and liberty, no matter the cost. That a hereditary despot, no better than his flea-bitten, human sacrificing forebears and counterparts native to the distant murk of the Bronze Age, should presume to pass further judgement upon the Continental Republic beggars all belief, and it is an insult to the Cause of Civilization and Freedom that cannot be suffered without answer.

That they should be so foolish to commit themselves to such incivility and lunatic provocation against the entirety of the Ængellexican, Thaumantic Civilization can only be understood as nothing short of a desire for suicide by military action."
It is the belief of the First Citizen that cooperation in the face of the madness of Fictional Aggression should be an important step in reforging the damaged bonds between our nations. Furthermore, I have been directed and have likewise directed my immediate subordinates to make all efforts to coordinate any direct action or strategic intervention with those elements of the Armed Forces of the Continental Republic, should it prove necessary in order to mitigate the current Implarian threats to our security and sovereignty.

The New World we have built in the Far West is and shall evermore remain free from the crippling perversion and rot of Monarchy and Fictionalism, so long as there remains a single breath in a single Cussian. Hail Sylvania, and Hail Beautancus!



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THE CHARLEROI TRIBUNE REVIEW
Congress Passes National Defense Bill.
Laura Barnes

The National Defense Increase Act of 2019 passed by simple majority increasing military expenditure from sixty-four billion to seventy-nine billion silver dollars. Most of increased expenditure will be on improving already existing weapons platforms and new ships for the navy as well as a one billion for the completion of construction of the Hornet class air craft carrier C.R.S. Wasp which construction of had been idled in 2015 after Democratic Socialists cut the defense budget for welfare reforms. New ship construction at the Baldwin Shipyards will reportedly generate fifteen thousand jobs and give a fresh cash injection to the beleaguered Baldwin Ship Building Corporation.

The now second largest party after the collapse of the Democratic Socialists, the Socialist Workers Party of Sylvania once again has lodged protest with the way congress has been operating. Klara Alfson, SWP chairwoman had this to say on the subject:

"Elections are still a ways away and yet the Federalists continue to ram through bills when almost a third of the seats are empty due to criminal investigations and recalls. The Federalists are not allowing us to postpone legislation which is causing a portion of Sylvanians to not receive proper representation in congress."

The Federalists congressional majority leader, Congressman Douglas Redding countered:

"Sylvania is still suffering this crisis created by the cult and the previous administration, however we cannot allow this to stall the engines of government for months if not even a year because the SWP doesn't like the bills currently on the docket. Something as critical as defense cannot be ignored either and it was the Democratic Socialists who allowed defense spending to wane and therefore leave Sylvania with an ill prepared military. Look at the polling data if you must a majority of Sylvanians are demanding better defense spending and they have been heard!"

The bill is expected to pass on to President Breckenridge's desk tomorrow where it will be signed into law.


Northern Passage Canal Authority Clears Canal For Usage

With construction on widening the Northern Passage Canal now complete, the Canal authority has reopened the passage with plans of opening it to wider international cargo usage as an alternative to the long sea for nations in the Northern Hemipshere. With Long Sea security in question, the Kadikistani leviathan awaking from it's slumber and Gallian nations in disagreement world trade has seen huge swings in price per ton in shipping causing economic problems across the globe. The Canal authority seeks to alleviate that stress somewhat by selling passage through the Arnegaard land bridge that connects Sylvania to the West Engell Republic.

Militia Culture On The Rise

Before it's ban the militia had been a centerpiece of Sylvanian culture as well as providing a critical layer of defense and local security to the nations cities and states. Now with militia's legal once again and with the Civilian Marksmanship Program providing millions in needed subsidies to rearm and retrain civilian militias back to previous standards the militia now finds itself at the center of everyday Sylvanian life. With new gun range construction up by almost thirty percent since the legalization, militias are gearing up for a new season of training. Gun companies stocks are also up due to the new push to rebuild the militia as well. The Coonan-Wikstrom corporation has reported a ten percent jump in stock prices as it takes productions lines off idle to begin construction of arms and ammunition to supply the hungry militias and individual civilian owners with guns. However more left wing elements of society are viewing the rise of the militia with suspicion, claiming that this new proliferation of firearms will lead to increased gun violence and murder. Militia members argue that will not be the case as gun violence has show to only increase when the militia was outlawed fifteen years ago. Whatever the case the militia is here to stay and a little bit of the old Sylvanian way has started to shine through where once it was gone completely.
 
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Conducted by Orlo Umpleby, Press Officer:
Donna Parker - the Engellachian: "Last week the Cussians invested £3.4 billion into the West Engell Combined Armed Forces re-armament effort, and this week the Sylvanians have approved an additional 15 billion silver dollars. Why are the nations of Westernesse accelerating defense spending, and should Engellachians be concerned?

Orlo Umpleby: "Our Committee is only beginning to assess the decay and rot of the West Engell Combined Armed Forces after nearly a half century or more of material neglect and compensation that failed to meet the rise in inflation of the Engellmark. Our partners in Beautancus entrusted in us an aid package to right the wrongs that afflict the Combined Armed Forces, but no, we do not consider this on par with escalating expenditures of our neighbors, friends, and allies in Westernesse.

We know also our partners in Sylvania have legalized the Civilian Marksmanship Program, this is not only wise: but the Thaumantican Way. With further help of our allies, we hope to also reinvigorate the grassroots militia backbone that exists in both Sylvania and Engellachia. Despite the view of your publication and certain radio hosts: we are committed to the serving the popular will of Thaumantic Patriots.

Donna Parker: "Is this an arms race?"

Orlo Umpleby: "This is a race to the table for negotiation. The Thaumantic Alignment Committee has restored historic relations with Engellkind in the Deep South of Westernesse, restoring relations with our new partners in Sylvania is next on the Committee's agenda.

Donna Parker: "Will the Cussian Pounds be used on weapons pointed at our revolutionary brethren in Sylvania?"

Orlo Umpleby: "Have a nice weekend everyone, the Committee will be working through the weekend to deliver Thaumantic Alignment as soon as possible."



 
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Shootout Leaves Thirty Six Dead. - Tiroe City Register

A shootout between Nethian and Mazidian teens at the Century IV underground mall in the Century neighborhood of Tiroe City have left thirty six innocents dead in the cross fire. Most of the dead where white Sylvanians attending the summer sale that the mall was holding. The shooters where apprehended outside the mall as the Tiroe City STARS team was deployed to stop further shooting. No information has been released as to why the teens began shooting, but witnesses stated that a large group of Nethians and Mazidians had gathered on opposite sides of each other and began shouting at each other. It is possible that the shooting was a result of a turf war but police have yet to confirm any gang affiliations of either group.
The shooting at the Century IV mall has become the largest mass shooting in Sylvanian history. The victims included two school aged children and at least four elderly. Mayor Bob Sharp commented on the situation:

"I want to commend, first of all, the response of the Tiroe City Metropolitan Police who were able to deploy the STARS team within five minutes of the first call. This is a tragedy that will create a dark mark on the history of Tiroe City forever. No shooting like this has ever happened in Sylvania and we are all shocked by the savage behavior of teenagers we arrested. Rest assured we will get to the bottom of why this happened and will pursue whatever measures we can to prevent it from happening again."

President Breckenridge also made a statement regarding the shooting:

"I will personally be visiting Tiroe City and the families of the victims, my administration will do whatever we can to help Mayor Sharp and the people of Tiroe City in this time of sorrowful need."

George Goodwin of the Preservation Foundation had harsher words for the Mayor and the President:

"I know how to prevent these shootings from taking place! We must remove the Nethians and the Mazidians that President Snyder forced us to take in! These people have done nothing but bring pain and hardship to Sylvania the moment they crossed the border and they have overstayed their welcome. The Preservation Foundation will be taking steps to produce a petition on stricter immigration laws in the coming week."

Tribunal Begins Initial Proceedings. - Charleroi Tribune Review

The Tribunal for Cult Crimes has opened it's doors to defense and prosecution attorneys to discuss evidence obtained through interrogations, admissions, depositions and most importantly the whistle blower document that led to the discovery of the cult. Two weeks are to be given for both parties to prepare for the trial which is slated to begin on July fifteenth.

Hydenbilt Chooses West Sylvania. - Twin Echo Post Gazette

The automaker Hydenbilt has chosen to build it's multi million dollar facility in a yet undisclosed location in West Sylvania state. Job numbers have yet to be announced however analysts say that the factory is an economic victory for the economically depressed state which relies on coal mining and steel manufacturing as its main industries.


 

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While we have created our organisation to fight against tribalism, misery, cultism and hunger in northern Natal in particular and Eastern Himyar in general, the Northern Republican Association cannot by feel disgusted by the happenings in Sylvania as we can see behind the sad veil of lies and observe how racism in Sylvania has pushed Nethians and Aurospeakers into a position of impoverishment and destitution unparalleled, even by Himyari standards.

Not only were those groups pushed into poverty, but they were also fooled to see each other as enemies and that the only way to live a decent life was to be in the employment of a gang. This is just the exacerbationof a series of problems that Sylvania has in it's deep core. The NRA will hold a vigil in the name of it's fallen Nethian comrades and is ready to employ the best lawyers to help the surviving members escape Sylvanian prison camps and for the families of our dead comrades to get some sort of material recompense.

Racism begins at home, the same way a fish rots from it's head. That is where it needs to be cleansed from.

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Federal Government Resumes Death Penalty - Charleroi Tribune Review

It's been thirty years since the death penalty was banned for federal crimes after the Democratic Socialists began a moratorium on the death penalty. The Breckenridge administration has undone the executive order that banned the federal death penalty with an order restoring capital punishment. This is not to say there have not been executions in the last thirty years, the death penalty remains popular in the middle and western states where more conservative majorities exist. Even when the death penalty was law the federal courts rarely used it, reserving the punishment for the most heinous of crimes. The last person to be executed by the federal government was Annike Engman for treason . Annike Engman, born in Sylvania to Scanian-Sylvanian parents, served as a spy for the enemy during the Sylvanian-Soumenmaan war. She was executed by firing squad in 1958. With the leadership of the cult now under trial by the Federal Tribunal on Cult Crimes, talk of capital punishment has the Bureau of Prisons racing to train new firing squads in time for a possible guilty verdict.

Federalists Sweep Special Recall Elections. - The Capitol Record


The Federalists have swept the recall elections giving them a super majority of 571 seats in the Continental Congress. After many Democratic Socialists were arrested for their associations with the cult led by deceased Vice President Lars Ellington 180 seats were automatically recalled in accordance with Constitution. President Breckenridge congratulated the new members of the Continental Congress, marking the first time the Federalists have held any kind of majority in the Continental Congress for almost sixty years.


 
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THE CHARLEROI TRIBUNE REVIEW
Former Foreign Affairs Director Killed.
Jarred Herman

Joseph Bernstein, former Director of Foreign Affairs, was shot and killed yesterday leaving the courthouse where he was on trial for his crimes committed while a member of the cult. After the end of the seventeenth day of the court proceedings the defendants were led out of the side door of the Alfred P. Lawrence Federal Courthouse to be transported back to their confinement at ADMAX New Stanton two hours south of Chaleroi near the small seaside community of New Stanton. While the police presence was high, the mass of reporters and demonstrators that have stationed themselves outside the courthouse was what allowed the shooter, identified as Frank Perrot, to worm his way through the crowd and shoot Bernstein in the side of his abdomen where the body armor did not protect. Bernstein died on the scene as medics attempted to reach the area without success due to the large crowds. Perrot was arrested without incident, the Perrot family was able to post bond with the help of a plsfundme.com campaign that raised the fifty thousand silver dollar bond within two hours of the campaign's posting.

The Charleroi Metropolitan Police Department has now cordoned several blocks around the Alfred P. Lawrence Federal Courthouse, only people and personnel authorized to be in the area will be allowed to enter the cordon. The trial was suspended for one day as a result of the shooting, proceedings are expected to resume tomorrow at eight in the morning.

State Visit of Pohjanmaan President Rumored, Possible other Heads of State.
Elizabeth Northrup

Since the end of the Sylvanian-Pohjanmaa war in 1955 relations between the two countries have been lukewarm, with the assassination of Sander Rygaard in 1956 and the subsequent take over of government by the Democratic Socialists, efforts to improve relations were not aggressively pursued, the government preferring a hands off approach to former enemies. The last time a Pohjanmaan has visited Sylvania it was at the head of an invasion force blitzing across the frozen landscape of Engellachia across the Arnegaard land bridge and at the beaches of Ankerhode, almost a repeat of 241 years earlier when the Great Northern Empire invaded land, held by the The Society of Merchants and Adventurers of Hammersmith and Dagenham, unofficially called Sylvania by the colonists.

Invasions aside, the push by the Breckenridge Administration to make new diplomatic overtures to Pohjanmaa and even the Anti-State is a surprising change of pace in Sylvanian politics. Currently the military is already working with Pohjanmaan military theorists at the Naval Academy of Whitehall and Post-Delegationist theorists have been lecturing at the University of Charleroi for almost a month now. While the government has not confirmed the rumors of a state visit by President Lepomäki and even possibly a delegation from the Anti-State, what has been confirmed is a state visit of President Donna Trumm from the Socialist World Republic on August 9th. Trumm will be visiting several countries after having won the Presidential seat of the Socialists World Republic. While Post-Delegationism has always been a curiosity to Sylvanians, the visit of an S.W.R. president after several decades of destructive Democratic Socialist rule over the country is certainly a strange move by hardcore Federalist Ashley Breckenridge who has made several statements criticizing the Democratic Socialists, the new Sylvanian Workers Party and socialism in general. The move has shocked political analysts in Sylvania who had confidently reported that no S.W.R. leader would step foot in Sylvania now that the Federalists were in charge. What comes next we can only imagine as the world continues on its path toward more war, economic stagnation and polarization.
 

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Continental Congress Passes HCS Label Law.
Andrew Beatty


Introduced by a bipartisan group of Federalists and Sylvanian Social Workers Party members on the Joint Committee on Commerce last month the bill passed with almost universal support. Foreign companies that produce or design goods with use of Human Commodity System laborers will now be required to label their products with labels that clearly states that the product has been manufactured, grown or designed by companies employing commodity workers.

Chairwoman Abigail Hayes (F-WS12) of the Commerce Committee had this to say about the bill's passage: "The Sylvanian people deserve to know where their products are coming from and how they are made just as much as they deserve to know what is in the food they eat. These labeling laws will inform shoppers and allow them to spend their money accordingly. We are proud to be able to deliver this to our constituents. "

Advocacy groups have largely been asking for the label law for several years now and it has been an especially popular idea among labor groups and activists who feel that HCS penal laborers allow foreign companies to undercut companies that do not use HCS penal labor.

United Sylvanian Auto Workers President Chuck Whitaker also commented on the new law: "We've been wanting something like this for years now. How's a guy supposed to get the fair value of his labor if some HCS using company undercuts them every time. Sylvanians usually want to buy Sylvanian and if they can't they want to know what kinda of labor was used to make the products they are buying. This law can only help the consumer make choices that are more in line with their views and if you still want to buy HCS made products well you can still do that, but at least now you know it was made by some criminal chump trying to avoid the firing squad making pennies on the dollar instead of a proud working man who knows what he's worth."

Political Analyst and host of the Sylvanian Freedom Hour on 93.1 News Talk Charleroi, Herschel Bergman was not so happy about the bill's passage: "This bill has been brought down on us by the socialist elements within the labor movement in this country. They just don't care about the free market! They want to beat hard working Sylvanians over the head about their shopping choices and force them into paying more money simply because these socialist over paid union bosses don't like that the HCS produces products more efficiently and cheaper! They ought to stand back and let capitalism do its job! If a bunch of lazy overpaid Sylvanians lose their cushy union jobs then so be it! Sylvania shouldn't be like those red poofs down in the loser Socialist World Republic!"


Chuck Whitaker responded to Bergman's remarks when asked to comment for this article: "Hey look, we just want Sylvanians to get paid for what they are worth. People can't live by market forces alone, rich guys like Bergman ain't never going to understand that. If demanding labeling laws and fair labor makes us some kind of commies then so be it. Those Socialist Implarian types might be reds but at least they get that a man is worth more than what the markets say he is. People like Bergman live up in their glass towers and can't even look past their long noses to look down on us working types. We love capitalism as much as the next guy, but we ain't looking to get taken advantage of here. That's why union work is so important to people in this country, even in places where unions don't hold much sway people still have a high opinion of it. HCS undercuts our work and makes it so competing is impossible, if I had my way that stuff would be banned or have tariffs put on it but labels will have to do. I trust the Sylvanian people will make the right choice."

Companies affected by the labeling laws have one month to begin labeling their products. Companies not complying with the law will be fined with fines starting in the tens of thousands of dollars and reaching up into hundreds of millions should offenses continue.
 

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No Spare Parts For Engellachia.
Harvey Bickle

President Breckenridge issued an Executive Order forbidding Sylvanian military vendors, gun companies and ammunition suppliers from supplying Engellachian troops engaged in Burgundy with equipment service, parts and ammunition for legacy equipment still in use with Engellachian forces. During the seventies and eighties, Engellachia was one of the Sylvanian military industrial complex's primary customers, supplying guns, ammunition, planes and military vehicles of different types. These companies still supply parts and equipment to maintain the weapons platforms still currently in service with the Engellachian military, until now. As part of a wider announcement given by the president on the state of Burgundy the executive order was issued along with a ban on travel to Burgundy and rules for Sylvanian merchant ships operating in the Engellsea.

This excerpt was taken from the president's speech: "The sudden war in Burgundy has been a detriment to the entire world, we call for an end to it, peace must prevail lest the world be swallowed whole into the gaping maw it threatens to open. Our brothers to the north, who once fought to expel invaders to our lands in the century before and who assisted us in our revolution in the century before that have fallen far. Now they are the invaders to foreign shores and we cannot imagine how this benefits them. No doubt their new allies will be more than willing to shower them in newfangled tools of death but in the meantime we will not continue to supply them with replacement parts and other materiel. That is why I am issuing an executive directive ordering weapons and military equipment vendors based in Sylvania to no longer supply the Engellachian war machine...."

President Breckenridge also issued directives on travel to Burgundy and merchant shipping in the Engellsea: "The Department of Foreign Affairs has already issued warnings to avoid travel to Burgundy and Sylvanian based shipping companies have already made careful considerations on travel through the Engellsea. The TEZ imposed by the Domain shall be respected, but once again, these restrictions damage the world economy that we are all dependent on. Considerations must be made for trade and how these operations affect the global economy, the world does not stop for dubious invasions. Once again we ask that the parties involved in the war cease their hostilities and return Gallia to a state of peace. My next directive orders a cessation of travel to Burgundy. No Sylvanian shall be permitted to leave for Burgundy from our shores and should any Sylvanian attempt to enter the country by other means and from other shores, they surely should not return unless they wish to face the consequences of ignoring this lawful order...."

It had been previously reported that the National Baseball League team the Twin Echo Wolverines would play a friendly game with an with the Vesper Metropolitans in Ouistreham. It has been confirmed that this friendly match has been put on hold now that Sylvanians are barred from traveling to Burgundy.
 

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Free Thaumanticans and their merchant companies should always maintain their right to perform or refuse service to individuals or organizations with concern to their moral foundations or customer preference.

The Thaumantic Alignment Committee maintains its moral righteousness as a commanding element of Engellachia’s Combined Armed Forces. For from that very same flora of neighborly trees of liberty and self determination where Sylvania and Engellachia share intertwined roots, the seeds of republic and independence are being planted in Neustria.

That our centuries spanning defense contracts and business relationships could be eliminated without cordial dialogue as Neustrian democracy is in its germination stage, requiring vigilant care as not to be trodden upon by ruthless communists, or dug up again by twice abandoned Catholic nobility, is a monumental shame upon our common heritage of values.

Our embassies in Sylvania, and our offices at home have always and will always be open to our neighbors and their defense contractors to lodge inquiry and clarification of military action. Freedom across the Thaumantic must be maintained by quick and deliberate action from well trained and well equipped responders in the tradition of the Continental Minutemen for a modern age. The Eastern Coalition of Burgundian, guilty of fratricidal attacks against civilians and the Neustrian Independence movement, posed a serious threat to the security of this world’s First Republic, the originator of our Thaumantic values and human stock.

Can our state and private defense partners in Sylvania come to the table for dialogue, or shall this winter blown cold from the north early on the long and intersecting branches of Westernesse’s forest of nations?

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The TAC of Engellachia claims that it is defending the so called seeds of republic and independence in the Burgundian quagmire, it fails to maintain republic and independence within its own territory. Let us make one thing clear, the Continental Republic does not recognize the authority the TAC wields over the downtrodden folk of Engellachia. The worm tongued snake, Heydendahl, has denied his own people freedom and with a Cussian fist up his behind he pretends to play puppet master of Engellachian affairs. For this reason we do not believe that claims of attacks on civilians by Burgundian rebels nor that their threat to the First Republic required such a response. Where is the First Republic in this war might we ask and for what reason do they need the hardy folk of Engellachia to defend them? Are they not capable of this themselves or is it another case of puppets puppeting puppets? How much blood from the First Republic was spilled for Engellachia when the Great Northern Empire invaded, where were they when they invaded again? Engellachians owe nothing to them and freedom in the Thaumantic was not at risk nor was freedom here in North Westernesse at risk. Do not talk to us of the Minutemen, they do not form invasion forces but rather stay at home and defend their own communities. Heydendahl has pulled the wool over the eyes of the good Engellachian folk for a quick profit and a chance at middle management in the Domain. We hope that his dictatorship comes to a quick end at the hands of true Engellachians, hungry for freedom and still filled with the revolutionary spirit that has kept them free of tyrants until now. Engellachians! RENDER NOT UNTO TYRANTS!

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Military Maneuvers in Tiroe City. - The Tiroe City Register

The Continental Army asked residents of Tiroe City and surrounding suburban neighborhoods to not be alarmed should they see armed men and armored equipment operating within city limits. The Defense Department has released plans of a month long urban warfare training operation to take place within Tiroe City and surrounding areas. Operations may have an affect on traffic inside and outside of the city. Operations will be suspended during peak rush hours so as not to affect workers coming and going from the city. Residents should be aware that operations will take place on both land and air, helicopters and other military fixed wing aircraft are also reported to be taking part. Residents are advised to keep well clear of posted signs denoting operating areas. General complaints are to be directed to the Defense Department Liaison stationed at City Hall.

Mysterious Booms Identified. - McKay's Daily News

A Defense Department spokesman has identified the mysterious booms heard off the coast near McKay's Rocks reported last week. "The booms are the result of supersonic flight testing within military operations areas off the west coast of Sylvania. Residents should not be alarmed by these harmless booms. The flight testing is being conducted far enough that life and property should not be adversely affected. Should residents wish to file complaints, they should use their computer or mobile device to access the Defense Department website and leave a detailed description and reasoning for their complaint. A representative of the Continental Air Force or Defense Department may or may not contact you in relation to the complaint."

Activity at the McKay Naval Base and McKay Naval Air Station have seen recent upticks in activity as personnel are called in for drills scheduled to start this Monday. Military operations around the country have seen an increase as President Breckenridge's July order to increase operational readiness and efficiency is executed.

BWSC Adds Third Shift. - The Baldwin-Whitehall Post

In an effort to meet the Defense Department's deadline for launch of the Hornet Class aircraft carrier near the end of September, the Baldwin-Whitehall Shipbuilding Corporation has added a third shift for construction of the ship to be named Wasp. All jobs added are reported to be permanent positions with the company and a signing bonus of two thousand dollars has been offered to new employees, current employees will also be eligible for the bonus to move from first or second shift to work on third shift. To apply for available positions, prospective applicants are directed to log on to the company's website and submit a resume.
 
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Nethians Need Not Apply.
Laura Barnes

A bill restricting Nethian immigration to Sylvania was introduced to the Continental Congress last week by Federalist congressman Anthony Buckley of the 23rd district of Newnan. The bill calls for heavy restrictions on the immigration of Nethians and non-white Aurarokin speakers. The restrictions would be so heavy, that immigration of these groups would effectively be zero. The bill comes two months after a grizzly shoot out in the Century IV shopping mall in Century, a suburb of Tiroe City, between Nethian and Aurokin gangs killed thirty six people. With thirty six dead, the killings took the top spot for mass casualty events within Sylvanian borders since the invasion of Sylvania by Pohjanmaa in 1951. After the shootings several suspects were arrested and charged with 2nd degree homicide, charges that may lead to the death penalty in the state of Newnan. The trial is still ongoing.

"We have never had a mass casualty event of this type in Sylvania, where civilians are shooting civilians. Sylvania is an armed society, it was a safe society, but the policies of the Snyder administration continue to haunt us. Thirty six people would still be alive today had it not been for the Demsoc policy of non-white immigration quotas. My bill will stop this invasion and I fully expect it to pass the Continental Congress and be signed by President Breckenridge without any hiccups." - Congressman Anthony Buckley

After the arrests the CRCIS (Continental Republic Citizenship and Immigration Services) and CID (Customs and Immigration Department), both under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, conducted an investigation into the immigration status of those involved in the gangs and found a block of at least fifteen thousand aliens illegally within the Continental Republic. Yesterday the Tiroe City Police Department, the Border Patrol and the Federal Investigation Agency conducted a sweep of illegal immigrants in Tiroe City netting over three thousand illegal aliens arrested for violating immigration law.

Mayor Bob Sharp of Tiroe City added his support to Buckley's immigration bill, citing Federal Investigation Agency and Department of Justice statistics on crime in Sylvania that show Nethians and non-white Aurarokin commit an inordinate amount of crime compared to their small percentage share of total Sylvanian recorded population. While the bill is still in committee, it stands to generate a large amount of debate on who is and isn't welcome to live in Sylvania.

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