The Confederacy of Free Lands

The North Sea People's Republic and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have jointly agreed to host a new Nuclear Weapons Elimination Treaty in Pyongyang, following the former's withdrawal of a lopsided anti-nuclear treaty that contained a backdoor that allowed one party to effectively keep and claim the right to use them. All nations of the world are invited to Pyongyang to sign this treaty, and the treaty will include nuclear defence technology and research sharing with every national signatory in order to nullify the remaining nations' nuclear arsenals, and ensure that these horrible weapons of war are never used against anyone. Additionally, it will include aid and advice to current nuclear nations to help them to convert their nuclear technology into something useful in peace, such as the generation of new and cleaner energy for the betterment of all of society.

Let the atom be a worker, not a soldier!

The National Temperance Union and the Anti-Alcohol Association have joined today in Bergen and Belfast to rally for a full ban on the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol in the North Sea People's Republic. The Anti-Alcohol Association publicly burned bottles and cases of alcohol, and banners warning of the dangers of alcohol covered the streets. Smaller rallies were held in major cities, garnering support and going door to door with petitions to send to the national government calling for an outright ban. The petitions each amassed several tens, and sometimes hundreds of thousands of signatures, and are expected to be sent to Bergen by Monday morning. This show of enthusiasm comes after the government of Wisconsin has continued to dig their heels in and refuse to turn over records vital for foreign drinking licence applicants, as well as an ill-fated lawsuit in a feeble attempt to overturn a law outside of their own country. The Senate will meet Monday morning to discuss further action.

Greater Eireann wrote:

The first delegates have arrived in Pyongyang.

We are honoured to welcome our distinguished guests, especially in the name of peace and global safety.

It has been brought up by a Cyrenaican delegate that we as treaty signatories ought to ban the export of materials used in the construction of nuclear weapons to all states that commit to nuclear proliferation. The Northarian delegation supports this fully, as it will at very least slow them down and force them to put much more effort and expense into each one.

This is a special breaking report, live from Bergen.

"Good morning everyone, I am Mack Kahlenberg and this is the Northarian News Network. A stunning admission from a former staffer in the Stevens administration has led to an intensive investigation into some truly disturbing allegations. Anna Laskaris is here with me in the studio today to further explain the situation. Anna?"

"Thank you Mack. Allegations today were sent in by Marcus MacKenzie, a former staffer of Jefferson Lee Stevens' campaign, alleging wide-scale election interference and even outright bribery of local officials in order to alter vote totals, committed by both members of the Stevens campaign and several companies that have since fled the country to the Anarchic Zone. The close margin was allegedly able to be tilted in Stevens' favour, very narrowly cutting out Social Democratic candidate Ambrose Payne, who was widely considered to be the narrow favourite in the race. The Stevens administration appears to have blocked investigations at the time, keeping them secret affairs that were not revealed to be happening to the general public. Additionally, the potential perpetrators have been accused of misinformation campaigns, particularly online through social media sites, which served as thinly disguised propaganda for Stevens, particularly in the guise of O'Hara-esque antisemitic conspiracy theories, as well as limited scientific disinformation. Warrants have been issued for the CEOs of the companies implicated, and Stevens will be summoned from his life sentence in prison in order to appear in court once again. Mack?"

"Thank you Anna. Truly a disturbing scandal. In related news, the United Front's Party Central Committee has convened in an emergency meeting, in response to the allegations. They are expected to address additional election security measures to guard against bribery and corruption, as well as more ways that the United Front may propose to the Senate to address and reduce misinformation online.

That is all we have for this special report. Join us in just six minutes for your regularly scheduled morning news."