Rise of Weirdness - Part 36

January 2002

Various TV movies air on MTV that are 'Fluffy friendly'.

21 January 2002
Is It College Yet? the last TV movie of Jane airs on MTV.

February 2002

The National Renewal Campaign is created, destabilizing the Anglo-French Union.

February 13, 2002:

Fascist leader Gino Gandri proclaims the beginning of a "National Renewal Campaign" in Paris, threatening the collapse of th÷ Anglo-French Union,..

February 14, 2002:

Internal Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is established in Bucharest, Romania to prevent "human spillover" from the collapsed Yugoslavia,...

March 2002

Poseidon becomes an autonomous part of Greece. (Not as autonomous as Mount Athos, but still...)

March 11, 2002

Quinn Daniels arrives at the location of the third piece of the artefact, the underwater city of Poseidon, in the Agean.

April 2002

In Japan, various Manga with Transformed-friendly storylines start being published.

April 9, 2002:

Tensions mount in the Pacific Rim, as ghosts erupt at Bataan, Philippines along the trail of the 1942 Bataan Death March, sparking international attention,...

April 11, 2002
The first edition of the Manga version of Pokemon Platinum is released.

April 12-18, 2002:

Mermaids trigger floods across the Solomon Islands, threatening other nations with similar actions unless they receive the Atlantean artifacts,...

May 2002

The Legion of the Underground begins to put a serious 'dent' in the operations of Al Qeada and the Taliban.

May 11, 2002

The Legion of the Underground announces that they had captured Osama Bin Laden...

May 28, 2002:

Cuban delegation to the United Nations claims that it is "impossible" for them to relinquish Atlantean artifacts, fueling tensions with the U.S. government,...

June 2002

The Kashmir Disaster sets the tone for the relations between India and Pakistan for many years to come.

June 6, 2002:

Kashmir Disaster; Tensions mount as Siachen Glacier in Kashmir is hit by a massive "Orichalum" asteroid, killing thousands of people, triggering a massive humanitarian crisis, escalating the violence and fighting in the region between India and Pakistan,....

July 2002

The Necronomicon Files is acknowledged as 'harmless' in various Anglosphere juristictions.

July 1, 2002

A ‘Pagan Pride’ Parade is held in Juneau, Alaska.

July 11, 2002

The Necronomicon Files is unbanned in Tasmania, Australia...

July 30, 2002:

Mermaids trigger the flooding of Glasgow, Scotland in a direct attack on the Anglo-French Union, demanding the return of all Atlantean artifacts,...

August 2002

With the hit releases of No Longer Bland and Mystik Spiral, positive Transformed representation in Media increases.

August 15-16, 2002:

Mermaids trigger the flooding of Lynmouth, England, angrily demanding the return of all Atlantean artifacts, fueling fear in the region,...

August 19, 2002:

Transformed female pop group Actual Kittens makes its hit debut with their song No Longer Bland in Moscow, shocking many with its style and fashion,....

August 25, 2002
Mystik Spiral, a spin-off of Jane, premieres on MTV.

September 2002

The Brisbane DEFCON signals that the Queenland Government is more open to 'alternative lifestyles'.

September 12, 2002:

Leningrad Riots; Soviet military launches a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Leningrad, fueling international condemnation,...

September 13, 2002

A DEFCON is held in Brisbane, Australia.

October 14, 2002

Armstrong City is the first Luna polity to join the WTO.

October 27, 2002:

Cuban officials led by President Rafael E. Cruz refuses to relinquish Atlantean artifacts to the United Nations,...

November 15, 2002

Another assassination occurs in the State of Aphrodite...

December 6, 2002:

Soviet Premier Gennady Zyuganov unveils in Moscow, the great "Virtual Iron Curtain" , severely restricting the Internet, foreign media, and social media...