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2015 Proclamation Day: Polaris TV Broadcast Transcript
12 June 2015, 0930
IMAGE: Polaris TV logotype, fading out to be replaced by the Rain Island Anarchcracy State Flag – red and black, with the silver Thunderbird in canton.
CAPTION: Proclamation Day, 2015
MUSIC: “Our Land,” National Symphonic Orchestra recording, 1966
FADE OUT
FADE IN
Ken Noguchi, National Affairs Anchor:
Good morning, citizens, and we are coming to you live from Haywood Square in Seathl for the opening ceremonies of this, the 130th Proclamation Day in the history of Rain Island.
VIEW: Haywood Square, crowds gathering in a carnival atmosphere; military honor guards and security personnel between them and the dais.
Ken:
As you can see from the picture, members of the Governing Syndicate are assembling, along with quite a few citizens from all over the country. All we’re waiting for, it seems, are the Chief Syndic and the guests. For word on that, we go now to Sally Rain Sky, at People’s International Airport. Sally?
Sally Rain Sky, Foreign Affairs – Ottawa:
Ken, the dignitaries for today’s celebration started arriving early this morning, when Canadian Prime Minister Brian Harper and the Viceroy entered Rain Island territory through the Independence Gate. That’s traditional, of course.
Ken:
Tell us about the tradition, Sally.
Sally:
With pleasure, Ken. We Rain Islanders like to make sure that Canada knows that we seceded from them 130 years ago today, so any Canadian leader entering our country has to come by train through the Gate. It’s a formality now, and it includes a deliberately protracted inspection of passports and credentials.
Ken:
Isn’t that considered an insult?
Sally:
It’s more in fun nowadays, Ken, but in years past it was the cause of a lot of unhappy rhetoric from Ottawa.
Ken:
I take it, though, that the Prime Minister and the Viceroy made it through?
Sally (laughing):
Oh yes.
Ken:
Since you’re at the airport, I take it that the American President has arrived?
Sally:
That’s right.
VIEW: Airport tarmac, the Boeing 747 Air Force One parked as stairs and an honor guard are being put in place. Chief Syndic Carson is waiting at the foot of the stairs, the boar looking stolid. His wife stands beside him.
Sally:
You can see that Mr. Carson’s waiting now for President and Mrs. Obama to deplane.
Ken:
Why doesn’t America have to undergo the same process as Canada?
Sally:
Basically, Ken, it’s because America was the third country to recognize us when we declared our independence, after Alaska and New Haven, and U.S. President Cleveland supported us against the Canadians and the British Empire. Ah! I see the door opening, and there’s the President and his wife.
VIEW: The tall whitetail/gazelle mel waves at the crowd and the cameras, his doe smiling and waving as well before they both walk down the stairs to shake paws with Mr. and Mrs. Carson. They then proceed along a red carpet to review the honor guard in their maroon and dark green formal uniforms.
Ken:
I don’t hear any national anthems being played, Sally.
Sally:
From what I hear, they’re holding off on them until they’re all in Haywood Square, Ken. I imagine it saves time and effort. The motorcade’s route has been held open, and is a very direct route.
Ken:
How’s the security situation, Sally? Has the Military Collective mentioned anything?
Sally:
We spoke with Commodore Red Cloud’s office last night, Ken.
Ken:
What did they say?
Sally:
They said, and I’m quoting here, “Mind your own business.”
Ken:
(laughs) That sounds like them, all right.
VIEW: As the two correspondents are talking, the Chief Syndic shakes paws with President Obama before seeing him and his wife into their limousine; he and his wife then enter their own car, and the motorcade starts off.
Sally:
And there they go. The motorcade will move pretty quickly now, so that we can start things on time. Hopefully the weather will hold so we don’t have a repeat of last year’s ceremony, which was largely washed out.
Ken (laughing):
Quite right, Sally, and now we go live to Haywood Square and Bob Smith. Bob?
Bob Smith – Domestic Affairs, Seathl:
Hi, Ken! It’s a festive atmosphere here today. The weather people have told us that there shouldn’t be any rain today, but you never know, um? While the crowds were gathering, we took our cameras around and recorded a bit of what the people are saying about our one hundred thirty years of independence. Since we’re waiting for the Chief Syndic to get here, we’ll play a few of those for you.
(There follows five short video segments, ten seconds each.)
Ken:
Those are very interesting, Bob, and it’s good that the people be heard from on today, of all days. We’re going to take a short break now, and we’ll be back.
(There follows three advertisements: Nootnops Red, Orca Cola, and Fjord Automotors.)
(There follows a two-minute thirty-second video of Ray Red Flag, 1871-1951 filmed in 1945, with the former film actor recalling the proclamation of the Rain Coast Republic in 1885.)
(There follows five short video segments, ten seconds each, of schoolchildren from around Rain Island on the subject “What freedom means to me.”)
VIEW: The Military Collective Combined Service Band, playing a selection of patriotic and popular songs as various local and national dignitaries arrive. The Chief Shaman arrives in wooden mask and bark-cloth cloak, to applause as he is accompanied by the other members of the Synod.
(There follows a fifteen-minute video titled Never Forget, a pastiche of archival clips set to somber music that portrays the service Rain Islanders have performed for the nation and the world.)
Ken:
Welcome back, everyone, and you see now the motorcade pulling up to the back of the reviewing stand. We’ve been told that the Syndic and the dignitaries will appear on the reviewing stand, and after the invocation we’ll have a playing of the various national anthems.
Bob:
That’s right, Ken. We’ll also hear the second verse of our national anthem, popularly known as the War Verse. It’s usually sung when the Canadian leader visits Seathl.
Ken:
Just another reminder that our relationship with our eastern neighbor hasn’t always been the best.
VIEW: Chief Syndic Carson and his wife meeting President and Mrs. Obama, and the four entering the review stand through the rear entrance.
VIEW: The front of the reviewing area. The Member for Seathl steps up to the rostrum to cheers and applause. She waits until the band has finished its last number.
Bob:
And now we’ll hear from Janice Ostrovsky, the official host and master of ceremonies for today.
Janice Ostrovsky, Member of the Governing Syndicate (Seathl):
My friends, people of Rain Island. I want to welcome all of you to the opening ceremony for our nation’s Proclamation Day. (Applause.)
Throughout the constituencies of the Rain Coast, from Big Wolf Lake to Land’s End, we gather together to celebrate our freedom and our history. (Applause.)
While we celebrate, we remember – we remember the bravery of those furs who stood, just over there, and proclaimed our nation’s independence. (Applause.)
We remember all those who gave their lives to keep us free. (Applause, cheers.)
And we pledge to continue working to live up to the values embodied in our constitution, the Social Contract. (Applause, cheers.)
VIEW: While the ursiness has been speaking, the major dignitaries have been taking their seats.
Janice Ostrovsky:
Here to help us celebrate today are our Chief Syndic, Anders Carson, and his wife Ludmilla.
VIEW: The boar and his wife stand and wave, to general applause.
Janice Ostrovsky:
The Cantonal President of the Free States of Alaska, the first nation to recognize our independence, Sarah Palin.
VIEW: The wolverine femme stands and acknowledges the applause, her husband at her side.
Janice Ostrovsky:
The First Citizen of the Republic of New Haven, Ralph Wallingford.
VIEW: The raccoon looks a bit tired as he waves.
Janice Ostrovsky:
The President of the United States, Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle.
VIEW: The Obamas stand and wave as the crowd applauds.
Janice Ostrovsky:
And finally, from the Dominion of Canada (Applause.)
Prime Minister Brian Harper, and Elizabeth, Duchess of York and Viceroy of Canada.
VIEW: Harper stands, the rabbit buck acknowledging the applause as Duchess Elizabeth waves. Applause continues as Ostrovsky takes her seat.
Ken:
Ordinarily, a royal visit to Rain Island would be pretty uncomfortable, but the Duchess of York has a special place in our esteem. It was her direct intervention back in the Seventies that prevented the border dispute at that time from escalating into war.
Bob (over crowd noise):
Very true, Ken. The Prime Minister at that time, Pierre Trudeau, was making claims against the oil fields in the north. Elizabeth put a stop to things before they got too far out of paw, and we’ve never forgotten it. Oh? Good! Coming up to the rostrum now for the invocation is the current Moderator of the Synod, Nguyen Hanh, Chief Shaman of the Tlingit Nation.
Nguyen Hanh: Invocation, in Tlingit and in English. Resumes his seat to cheers and applause.
VIEW: The Military Collective Combined Band sounds a four-bar flourish; the dignitaries rise (including the Viceroy):
SONG: The Military Collective Combined Service Band and Chorus - An Island of Freedom
“An island of freedom
In an unhappy world!
Against a sea of troubles
Stands the Red and Black unfurled!
Rain Island, Rain Island!
Green jewel in a sapphire sea!
Where the workers are the bosses,
And everyone is free!
VIEW: As the song plays, the camera pulls back to show the reviewing stand, the crowd in Haywood Square and the city of Seathl framed between the two flagpoles in front of the old Syndicate building. One pole bears the square blue flag of the original Rain Coast Republic, the other the red and black flag of the Anarchcracy, the national flag since the Great Reorganization in 1920.
With other nations traffic,
With everyone a friend,
But let our enemies tremble
For we’ll our homes defend!
Rain Island! Rain Island!
Green jewel in a sapphire sea!
Where the workers are the bosses,
And everyone is free!”
VIEW: Flyover by the Silver Arrows aerobatic performance team, flying unmodified R-11 air superiority fighters. Quick cut to Commodore Red Cloud, looking pleased as she applauds.
VIEW: From the vantage point on the Solidarity Tower, the Naval Syndicate ships in harbor firing a 21-gun salute. There is a pause as the echoes die away.
VIEW: Performance of the Free States of Alaska national anthem, The Pole Star is in Our Hearts. Mrs. Palin and her husband are seen standing for the anthem. (Applause.)
VIEW: Performance of the Republic of New Haven national anthem, Our Home, Together. First Citizen Wallingford stands, singing along and smiling. (Applause.)
VIEW: Performance of the United States of America national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. President and Mrs. Obama stand, paws on hearts as the anthem plays. (Applause.)
VIEW: Performance of the Dominion of Canada royal and national anthems, God Save the King and Oh, Canada. PM Harper stands, while the Duchess remains seated, as protocol demands. She is representing her cousin King-Emperor Edward IX. (Applause, cheers.)
Ken (over applause):
With the formalities over, Chief Syndic Carson is stepping up to the lectern to say a few words. If he holds with tradition, it’ll be brief. Let’s listen.
Anders Carson, Chief Syndic:
My friends and fellow citizens, one hundred and thirty years ago today a group of brave men decided that they’d had enough of seeing their nation’s wealth being taken by eastern concerns.
(Camera on PM Harper. The rabbit looks rather stony-faced.)
And after much thought they arrived at a decision. That decision was that the people of Canada’s Rain Coast Province would be better off without Canada; further, that they were better off running their own affairs.
(Applause. Camera on HRH the Duchess of York. The Highland doe is listening with polite attention.)
We discovered, in those first delicate months, that we had friends – friends in New Haven, Alaska and the United States.
(Applause. Camera on FC Wallingford, then panning left to the Palins and Obamas.)
Those friends have always stood by us.
(Applause.)
We have made friends with Canada, and with the British; friendships forged in blood and the fire of the Pacific War. Those friendships are deep, and lasting ones. But I know you didn’t all come here to listen to me.
(Prolonged applause, cheers.)
This is a birthday, after all, and birthdays are times of celebration, with family and friends. So, everyone, enjoy!
(Applause and cheers as Chief Syndic Carson steps back from the lectern to shake paws with his guests. The band strikes up a medley of popular tunes.)
Ken:
And true to tradition, the remarks are brief and to the point. We’ll take a break now, for station identification.
IMAGE: Polaris TV logo, with voiceover: “Polaris TV – your guiding star for news and information.”
__________________________
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Words by the fevered imaginings of
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12 June 2015, 0930
IMAGE: Polaris TV logotype, fading out to be replaced by the Rain Island Anarchcracy State Flag – red and black, with the silver Thunderbird in canton.
CAPTION: Proclamation Day, 2015
MUSIC: “Our Land,” National Symphonic Orchestra recording, 1966
FADE OUT
FADE IN
Ken Noguchi, National Affairs Anchor:
Good morning, citizens, and we are coming to you live from Haywood Square in Seathl for the opening ceremonies of this, the 130th Proclamation Day in the history of Rain Island.
VIEW: Haywood Square, crowds gathering in a carnival atmosphere; military honor guards and security personnel between them and the dais.
Ken:
As you can see from the picture, members of the Governing Syndicate are assembling, along with quite a few citizens from all over the country. All we’re waiting for, it seems, are the Chief Syndic and the guests. For word on that, we go now to Sally Rain Sky, at People’s International Airport. Sally?
Sally Rain Sky, Foreign Affairs – Ottawa:
Ken, the dignitaries for today’s celebration started arriving early this morning, when Canadian Prime Minister Brian Harper and the Viceroy entered Rain Island territory through the Independence Gate. That’s traditional, of course.
Ken:
Tell us about the tradition, Sally.
Sally:
With pleasure, Ken. We Rain Islanders like to make sure that Canada knows that we seceded from them 130 years ago today, so any Canadian leader entering our country has to come by train through the Gate. It’s a formality now, and it includes a deliberately protracted inspection of passports and credentials.
Ken:
Isn’t that considered an insult?
Sally:
It’s more in fun nowadays, Ken, but in years past it was the cause of a lot of unhappy rhetoric from Ottawa.
Ken:
I take it, though, that the Prime Minister and the Viceroy made it through?
Sally (laughing):
Oh yes.
Ken:
Since you’re at the airport, I take it that the American President has arrived?
Sally:
That’s right.
VIEW: Airport tarmac, the Boeing 747 Air Force One parked as stairs and an honor guard are being put in place. Chief Syndic Carson is waiting at the foot of the stairs, the boar looking stolid. His wife stands beside him.
Sally:
You can see that Mr. Carson’s waiting now for President and Mrs. Obama to deplane.
Ken:
Why doesn’t America have to undergo the same process as Canada?
Sally:
Basically, Ken, it’s because America was the third country to recognize us when we declared our independence, after Alaska and New Haven, and U.S. President Cleveland supported us against the Canadians and the British Empire. Ah! I see the door opening, and there’s the President and his wife.
VIEW: The tall whitetail/gazelle mel waves at the crowd and the cameras, his doe smiling and waving as well before they both walk down the stairs to shake paws with Mr. and Mrs. Carson. They then proceed along a red carpet to review the honor guard in their maroon and dark green formal uniforms.
Ken:
I don’t hear any national anthems being played, Sally.
Sally:
From what I hear, they’re holding off on them until they’re all in Haywood Square, Ken. I imagine it saves time and effort. The motorcade’s route has been held open, and is a very direct route.
Ken:
How’s the security situation, Sally? Has the Military Collective mentioned anything?
Sally:
We spoke with Commodore Red Cloud’s office last night, Ken.
Ken:
What did they say?
Sally:
They said, and I’m quoting here, “Mind your own business.”
Ken:
(laughs) That sounds like them, all right.
VIEW: As the two correspondents are talking, the Chief Syndic shakes paws with President Obama before seeing him and his wife into their limousine; he and his wife then enter their own car, and the motorcade starts off.
Sally:
And there they go. The motorcade will move pretty quickly now, so that we can start things on time. Hopefully the weather will hold so we don’t have a repeat of last year’s ceremony, which was largely washed out.
Ken (laughing):
Quite right, Sally, and now we go live to Haywood Square and Bob Smith. Bob?
Bob Smith – Domestic Affairs, Seathl:
Hi, Ken! It’s a festive atmosphere here today. The weather people have told us that there shouldn’t be any rain today, but you never know, um? While the crowds were gathering, we took our cameras around and recorded a bit of what the people are saying about our one hundred thirty years of independence. Since we’re waiting for the Chief Syndic to get here, we’ll play a few of those for you.
(There follows five short video segments, ten seconds each.)
Ken:
Those are very interesting, Bob, and it’s good that the people be heard from on today, of all days. We’re going to take a short break now, and we’ll be back.
(There follows three advertisements: Nootnops Red, Orca Cola, and Fjord Automotors.)
(There follows a two-minute thirty-second video of Ray Red Flag, 1871-1951 filmed in 1945, with the former film actor recalling the proclamation of the Rain Coast Republic in 1885.)
(There follows five short video segments, ten seconds each, of schoolchildren from around Rain Island on the subject “What freedom means to me.”)
VIEW: The Military Collective Combined Service Band, playing a selection of patriotic and popular songs as various local and national dignitaries arrive. The Chief Shaman arrives in wooden mask and bark-cloth cloak, to applause as he is accompanied by the other members of the Synod.
(There follows a fifteen-minute video titled Never Forget, a pastiche of archival clips set to somber music that portrays the service Rain Islanders have performed for the nation and the world.)
Ken:
Welcome back, everyone, and you see now the motorcade pulling up to the back of the reviewing stand. We’ve been told that the Syndic and the dignitaries will appear on the reviewing stand, and after the invocation we’ll have a playing of the various national anthems.
Bob:
That’s right, Ken. We’ll also hear the second verse of our national anthem, popularly known as the War Verse. It’s usually sung when the Canadian leader visits Seathl.
Ken:
Just another reminder that our relationship with our eastern neighbor hasn’t always been the best.
VIEW: Chief Syndic Carson and his wife meeting President and Mrs. Obama, and the four entering the review stand through the rear entrance.
VIEW: The front of the reviewing area. The Member for Seathl steps up to the rostrum to cheers and applause. She waits until the band has finished its last number.
Bob:
And now we’ll hear from Janice Ostrovsky, the official host and master of ceremonies for today.
Janice Ostrovsky, Member of the Governing Syndicate (Seathl):
My friends, people of Rain Island. I want to welcome all of you to the opening ceremony for our nation’s Proclamation Day. (Applause.)
Throughout the constituencies of the Rain Coast, from Big Wolf Lake to Land’s End, we gather together to celebrate our freedom and our history. (Applause.)
While we celebrate, we remember – we remember the bravery of those furs who stood, just over there, and proclaimed our nation’s independence. (Applause.)
We remember all those who gave their lives to keep us free. (Applause, cheers.)
And we pledge to continue working to live up to the values embodied in our constitution, the Social Contract. (Applause, cheers.)
VIEW: While the ursiness has been speaking, the major dignitaries have been taking their seats.
Janice Ostrovsky:
Here to help us celebrate today are our Chief Syndic, Anders Carson, and his wife Ludmilla.
VIEW: The boar and his wife stand and wave, to general applause.
Janice Ostrovsky:
The Cantonal President of the Free States of Alaska, the first nation to recognize our independence, Sarah Palin.
VIEW: The wolverine femme stands and acknowledges the applause, her husband at her side.
Janice Ostrovsky:
The First Citizen of the Republic of New Haven, Ralph Wallingford.
VIEW: The raccoon looks a bit tired as he waves.
Janice Ostrovsky:
The President of the United States, Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle.
VIEW: The Obamas stand and wave as the crowd applauds.
Janice Ostrovsky:
And finally, from the Dominion of Canada (Applause.)
Prime Minister Brian Harper, and Elizabeth, Duchess of York and Viceroy of Canada.
VIEW: Harper stands, the rabbit buck acknowledging the applause as Duchess Elizabeth waves. Applause continues as Ostrovsky takes her seat.
Ken:
Ordinarily, a royal visit to Rain Island would be pretty uncomfortable, but the Duchess of York has a special place in our esteem. It was her direct intervention back in the Seventies that prevented the border dispute at that time from escalating into war.
Bob (over crowd noise):
Very true, Ken. The Prime Minister at that time, Pierre Trudeau, was making claims against the oil fields in the north. Elizabeth put a stop to things before they got too far out of paw, and we’ve never forgotten it. Oh? Good! Coming up to the rostrum now for the invocation is the current Moderator of the Synod, Nguyen Hanh, Chief Shaman of the Tlingit Nation.
Nguyen Hanh: Invocation, in Tlingit and in English. Resumes his seat to cheers and applause.
VIEW: The Military Collective Combined Band sounds a four-bar flourish; the dignitaries rise (including the Viceroy):
SONG: The Military Collective Combined Service Band and Chorus - An Island of Freedom
“An island of freedom
In an unhappy world!
Against a sea of troubles
Stands the Red and Black unfurled!
Rain Island, Rain Island!
Green jewel in a sapphire sea!
Where the workers are the bosses,
And everyone is free!
VIEW: As the song plays, the camera pulls back to show the reviewing stand, the crowd in Haywood Square and the city of Seathl framed between the two flagpoles in front of the old Syndicate building. One pole bears the square blue flag of the original Rain Coast Republic, the other the red and black flag of the Anarchcracy, the national flag since the Great Reorganization in 1920.
With other nations traffic,
With everyone a friend,
But let our enemies tremble
For we’ll our homes defend!
Rain Island! Rain Island!
Green jewel in a sapphire sea!
Where the workers are the bosses,
And everyone is free!”
VIEW: Flyover by the Silver Arrows aerobatic performance team, flying unmodified R-11 air superiority fighters. Quick cut to Commodore Red Cloud, looking pleased as she applauds.
VIEW: From the vantage point on the Solidarity Tower, the Naval Syndicate ships in harbor firing a 21-gun salute. There is a pause as the echoes die away.
VIEW: Performance of the Free States of Alaska national anthem, The Pole Star is in Our Hearts. Mrs. Palin and her husband are seen standing for the anthem. (Applause.)
VIEW: Performance of the Republic of New Haven national anthem, Our Home, Together. First Citizen Wallingford stands, singing along and smiling. (Applause.)
VIEW: Performance of the United States of America national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. President and Mrs. Obama stand, paws on hearts as the anthem plays. (Applause.)
VIEW: Performance of the Dominion of Canada royal and national anthems, God Save the King and Oh, Canada. PM Harper stands, while the Duchess remains seated, as protocol demands. She is representing her cousin King-Emperor Edward IX. (Applause, cheers.)
Ken (over applause):
With the formalities over, Chief Syndic Carson is stepping up to the lectern to say a few words. If he holds with tradition, it’ll be brief. Let’s listen.
Anders Carson, Chief Syndic:
My friends and fellow citizens, one hundred and thirty years ago today a group of brave men decided that they’d had enough of seeing their nation’s wealth being taken by eastern concerns.
(Camera on PM Harper. The rabbit looks rather stony-faced.)
And after much thought they arrived at a decision. That decision was that the people of Canada’s Rain Coast Province would be better off without Canada; further, that they were better off running their own affairs.
(Applause. Camera on HRH the Duchess of York. The Highland doe is listening with polite attention.)
We discovered, in those first delicate months, that we had friends – friends in New Haven, Alaska and the United States.
(Applause. Camera on FC Wallingford, then panning left to the Palins and Obamas.)
Those friends have always stood by us.
(Applause.)
We have made friends with Canada, and with the British; friendships forged in blood and the fire of the Pacific War. Those friendships are deep, and lasting ones. But I know you didn’t all come here to listen to me.
(Prolonged applause, cheers.)
This is a birthday, after all, and birthdays are times of celebration, with family and friends. So, everyone, enjoy!
(Applause and cheers as Chief Syndic Carson steps back from the lectern to shake paws with his guests. The band strikes up a medley of popular tunes.)
Ken:
And true to tradition, the remarks are brief and to the point. We’ll take a break now, for station identification.
IMAGE: Polaris TV logo, with voiceover: “Polaris TV – your guiding star for news and information.”
__________________________
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marmelmmWords by the fevered imaginings of
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The Republic of New Haven is about a 10x50 mile swath of coastal Connecticut, incorporating the old Say-Brooke Plantations. The area declared independence from Great Britain independently of the rest of the Colonies in 1781. A parliamentary democracy on the Westminster model, it was pretty much forgotten about until World War 1, when they sent pilots to staff what became known as the New Haven Flying Corps. Economic recession and disillusionment contributed to the Red Fist Revolt of 1931. The country became the first Communist state in the Americas - "Only FIFTY miles from New York City!" right wing pundits used to scream.
The Trotskyite regime collapsed in the Candlelight Revolution of 1988, and was replaced (again) by a republic on the Westminster model. First Citizen Wallingford is the head of state, as opposed to the Prime Minister as head of the government.
The Trotskyite regime collapsed in the Candlelight Revolution of 1988, and was replaced (again) by a republic on the Westminster model. First Citizen Wallingford is the head of state, as opposed to the Prime Minister as head of the government.
In my mind, pretty much southern Middlesex County and New Haven County, Connecticut. More or less a merger of Saybrook Colony and New Haven Colony.
In the real world, Saybrook Colony (which included the area that became my hometown) merged with Connecticut Colony in the 1640s after it failed economically (no one knew that the mouth of the Connecticut river would silt up so), and then New Haven Colony merged with Connecticut Colony in the 1660s, after it also failed economically (see the legend of "The Great Ship"). It was not a particularly happy merger, since New Haven was Quaker and Connecticut Puritan. Connecticut maintained two capitals well into the 19th century, and the two towns still don't like each other much.
In the real world, Saybrook Colony (which included the area that became my hometown) merged with Connecticut Colony in the 1640s after it failed economically (no one knew that the mouth of the Connecticut river would silt up so), and then New Haven Colony merged with Connecticut Colony in the 1660s, after it also failed economically (see the legend of "The Great Ship"). It was not a particularly happy merger, since New Haven was Quaker and Connecticut Puritan. Connecticut maintained two capitals well into the 19th century, and the two towns still don't like each other much.
I’m a little curious what a complete world map of your Spontoon timeline would look like, though I’d settle for an overview of the major powers (so far, I’m aware of the United States- minus at least Alaska and New Haven-, the United Kingdom- unless I’m mistaken, we’re coming up on King Edward IX’s Diamond Jubilee, if we haven’t reached it already-, Canada- minus the Rain Island Collective-, and the German Empire under Kaiser Georg Friedrich- which you’ve mentioned includes Silesia and Königsburg.)
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