RebekahWSD<p>I think my Dear Leader might be lying about this... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a></p>
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RebekahWSD<p>This is one of the piping plovers from "Twenty Piping Plovers in a Trench Coat" fame of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a></p><p>They won't say names, they refuse them. They are a collective. This one is usually the one in the right hand of the trench coat though.</p>
Nonilex<p>This fleet, which works to provide <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a>-based <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> service to the ground, dwarfs those of all other private <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> put together. And almost every week, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> adds to it, flinging dozens more <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> into the sky.</p><p>Andersen recently asked the space historian Jonathan McDowell, who keeps an online registry of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a>’s satellites, if any one person had ever achieved such <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dominance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dominance</span></a> over the orbital realm, & so quickly. “This is unique,”he said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a></p>
RebekahWSD<p>We now have proportional representation in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> because of someone who wants 'piping plover wrestling' which, I remind beings, are citizens and can vote and were always allowed to wrestle if they wanted.</p>
RebekahWSD<p>AI now has personhood in my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> nation. So do the piping plovers still.</p><p>It might be androids with AI in them. </p><p>I think there's piping plover shaped androids.</p>
IT News<p>Financially motivated hackers are helping their espionage counterparts and vice versa - There’s a growing collaboration between hacking groups engaging in espiona... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/02/financially-motivated-hackers-are-helping-their-espionage-counterparts-and-vice-versa/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/security/2025/</span><span class="invisible">02/financially-motivated-hackers-are-helping-their-espionage-counterparts-and-vice-versa/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/nationstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationstates</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>espionage</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/biz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biz</span></a>&it</p>
RebekahWSD<p>My <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> nation is going to get weird, since my piping plovers are citizens, but a lot of the issues are going to treat them just as my nation animal, aren't they.</p>
RebekahWSD<p>...that horn-billed piping plover is also a citizen, James Claus, maybe the family should be teaching their kids not to fucking stare?? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a></p>
Tel the Gamer<p>I used to play a lot of Persistent Browser Games. They are now considered a bit old hat and past their heyday, but there's still plenty of them around according to <a href="https://pbbg.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pbbg.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.<br> <br>Some of them have been going for a couple of decades, mostly with a dwindling but still active player base. I still dabble in the zombie apocalypse game <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/UrbanDead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanDead</span></a>.</p><p>Others that I have left behind include...<br><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Battrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Battrick</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/eRepublik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eRepublik</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Travian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travian</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Die2Nite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Die2Nite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Popmundo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Popmundo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/DolphinSim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DolphinSim</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/BlackoutRugby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackoutRugby</span></a></p><p>I might do individual retrospectives of them, but normal reasons for quitting include... <br>- Excessive time spent number crunching<br>- Plateauing of in-game progression<br>- Pay to win<br>- Toxic player base<br>- Repetitive game play<br>- Site closing down</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/browsergames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>browsergames</span></a></p>
RebekahWSD<p>My card in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> !</p>
RebekahWSD<p>Ooooh, three of my card in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> have been found, exciting!</p>
RebekahWSD<p>A new factbook for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> <a href="https://www.nationstates.net/nation=eastern_bik_sourgicedka/detail=factbook/id=2603967" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nationstates.net/nation=easter</span><span class="invisible">n_bik_sourgicedka/detail=factbook/id=2603967</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>PolGeoNow's classic "How many countries are there in the world?" explainer is now up-to-date for 2025!</p><p><a href="https://www.polgeonow.com/2011/04/how-many-countries-are-there-in-world.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">polgeonow.com/2011/04/how-many</span><span class="invisible">-countries-are-there-in-world.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/educational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>educational</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nationstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationstates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Westphalian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Westphalian</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnitedNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedNations</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/statehood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statehood</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>
Ma10gan ♠️Ⓥ<p>Refreshed my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> flag for the new trading cards. Old flag was too crunchy.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inkscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inkscape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vexillology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vexillology</span></a></p>
RebekahWSD<p>I'm sorry, how did the piping plovers do that?? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a></p>
RebekahWSD<p>Woo new season of cards in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> and my nation is an uncommon card!</p>
RebekahWSD<p>Reached 50 million pop in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> and now have a custom banner.</p>
RebekahWSD<p>New issue in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> was like, "Sudden change in the water table made a shit ton of land under government control suddenly arable" and I was like "SOUNDS FUCKING CONCERNING" and luckily option 3 was "SOUNDS FUCKING CONCERNING we should do some research before fucking with this land maybe?"</p>
RebekahWSD<p>OH, the ancient piping plovers are killing people in my nation in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> because I have extremely high natural beauty with no one being allowed to like. Eat the plovers.</p>
RebekahWSD<p>Beware the ancient piping plovers in Eastern Bik Sourgicedka in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationStates</span></a> !</p><p>The factbook explains more (it doesn't) <a href="https://www.nationstates.net/nation=eastern_bik_sourgicedka/detail=factbook/id=2590557" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nationstates.net/nation=easter</span><span class="invisible">n_bik_sourgicedka/detail=factbook/id=2590557</span></a></p>
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