Friday, 9 November 2018

Rise of Weirdness - Part 34


January 1, 1998
The Siege of Tirana ends.


January 2, 1998
The second season of Kendra begins.


January 30, 1998:
Samal, Davao del Norte. Emerges into orbit, angering Filipino leaders, fueling tensions between the Filipino government and Offworld colonies,...


February 3, 1998
The second season of Jane begins, with an episode examining the effects of Transformation on one's body image...


March 7, 1998:
Adem Jashari launches an armed nationalist uprising in Kosovo, threatening to plunge all of Yugoslavia into a major civil war; Soviet forces launch air strikes into the region in a "police action", much to international condemnation,.....


March 17, 1998:
Professor Stephen M. Stirling theorizes the "The Metz Effect", an energy based weapon with the capability to effectively "shutoff" certain chemical and electrical events, from explosion via gunpowder to the use of magic, sparking international attention and concern,


March 21, 1998:
Indonesian government officials launch a campaign against witchcraft starting in Jakarta, targeting mainly low-caste women and Transformed, fueling civil unrest and violence nationwide,....


March 22, 1998:
After years of delays Twilight of Superheroes (DC Comics) mini-series by Alan Moore is published sparking interest in the comic genre,....

8 April 1998
It is estimated that the numbers of Transformed have reached parity with normal humanity on this date. (A bit difficult to do an accurate census when the Transformed have spread to almost every world in the solar system.)

(Total population of sentients in 1998: 10.1 Billion).


April 23, 1998:
KLA guerrillas led by Adem Jashari begin smuggling weapons into Yugoslavia, across the Yugoslavia/Albania border, fueling international tensions between the Warsaw Pact states, and escalating the fighting in the Balkans,....


May 7 1998
Some Orcs colonise Makemake.


May 18, 1998:
The Moscow Coven denounces Palmyat as a hate group on their website.


May 21, 1998:
Another DEFCON is held in San Diego, California.


May 23 1998
Microsoft releases Windows 98, touting it's 'Increased Magical Compatibility'.


May 25, 1998:
The last refugees are evacuated from the ‘Stull Zone’.


June 1998
Detroit is declared free of vampires.


June 19, 1998:
Celebrity (insert name here) does of a massive potion overdose in (insert place here), shocking the sports community,...


July 3, 1998
A ceasefire is called in the Albanian Civil War.


November 18, 1998:
Fall of Barcelona; After months of siege; Thousands of Catalonian refugees flood into France, fueling anti-immigrant sentiments across the Anglo-French Union,....


11 December 1998:
Star Trek: Insurrection released. It is revealed that some of the other species in the Federation are Transformed species originally from Earth.


January 22, 1999:
Ang Mo Kio, Singapore launches into space, angering the Kuomintang government in Beijing and the United Nations,...


April 5, 1999:
100+ members of "The Followers" Soviet UFO cult disappears outside of Tomsk, Siberia, rumors persist that they were killed by Transformed fuels the enmity against Transformed groups,..


April 15, 1999:
Art Bell and Whitley Streiber testify before Congress and the Gore Administration in Washington D.C., detailing the "Global Superstorm Theory", noting the dangers in global overuse of climate control spells, sparking international attention and concern,....


May 14, 1999
An enclave of Transformed Tamil are given assistance by Offworlder Transformed to escape from Sri Lankan government forces.


June 7, 1999:
Chinese President Lee Teng-hui calls for a crackdown on Transformed members of Falun Gong in Beijing, sparking international attention,...

June 10, 1999:
Chinese government establishes the "6-10 Group" in an effort to monitor the activities and behavior of "unregistered" Transformed/ psychics nationwide,...


July 25, 1999:
Chinese Kuomintang forces in Beijing, launch a crackdown on Transformed/psychic forces led by Li Hongzhi, proclaiming them "threats to the state",...

August 7, 1999:
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi announces the construction of the Maharishi Vedic Pyramid, the world's tallest building in Sao Paulo, Brazil, amidst concerns of financial irregularities and concerns about safety measures,....


August 30, 1999:
Sri Lanka wins national independence from India, after years of Indian occupation, which is quickly recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in San Francisco, California,...


September 10, 1999
A DEFCON is held in Independence, Missouri.


October 20, 1999:
Li Hongzhi, leader of the Falun Dafa sect, announces his support and endorsement of the government in Beijing, signaling his political influence,...


November 15, 1999:
(insert name here) organization defends spell rights as a "Second Amendment Issue" in Washington D.C.,...

January 23, 2000:
The Conquest of Mexico written and directed by Werner Herzog, makes its hit film debut, ....

March 8, 2000:
United Nations ratifies the Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons in San Francisco, California, warning of the danger of Chinese Triads and European crime syndicates trafficking persons into the Offworlder colonies, sparking international outrage,....


March 10, 2000
More Transformed Tamil escape from Sri Lanka...


April 24, 2000:
Oliver Brown using necromancer spells kills 12 people at (insert school here) in (insert place here)...


April 26, 2000:
Americans For Stability defends its ban of Transformed members before the U.S. Supreme Court, citing that they are a private organization, fueling political tensions within the organization,....


August 7, 2000:
Transformed athlete (insert name here) of (insert place here) becomes a celebrity icon after winning gold medals for (insert sport here) the Sydney Summer Olympic Games,...


August 19, 2000:
Palmyat attacks a ‘Pagan Pride’ parade in Vilinus...


July 2, 2000:
Asian Financial Crisis; Indian economy suffers a crash, after years tied to the Chinese yuan, fueling civil unrest and panic nationwide,...


September 21, 2000
China captures an orbital offworld colony...


September 28, 2000:
Intifada; ALO and Hezbollah launch an armed uprising against Anglo-French Union and Palestinian forces, bombing Jerusalem, fueling civil unrest and violence in the region,.


September 29, 2000:
Yugoslavian opposition leader Vojislav Kostunica is assassinated in Sarajevo, escalating the collapse of the Yugoslavian state, amidst calls for greater Soviet military intervention in the region,....


October 5, 2000:
Zoran Dindic seizes control of the government in Belgrade in a military coup, sparking tensions across the Balkans,...


November 19, 2000:
Portland DEFCON, is held in Portland, Oregon.



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