Rise of Weirdness - Part 42

January 20, 2012:

Transformed Soviet musical group Critical Points sparks controversy with its song Politburo Corrupt condemning the Soviet dictatorship,....

January 23, 2012:

Dragon Hatchings reported at Liaoning, China, coincidentally during the beginning of celebrations of the Chinese "Year of the Dragon", sparking international attention and concern,...

31 January 2012
Australian surveyers descover some ruins of Atlantean origin on 4 Vesta.

February 4, 2012:

Haitian President Rene Preval announces the membership of Haiti in the ALBA sociaist bloc, sparking tensions with the United States,.

February 12, 2012

Creteaceous World, a Theme Park featuring Dinosaurs, opens on an island off Costa Rica.

March 5, 2012:

Transformed warlord Joseph Kony overthrows the government of Uganda at Kampala, utilizing demonic forces,...

March 19, 2012:

Soviet and Indonesian guerillas led by Yuri Zozulya and Indrawan Prasetyo proclaim the creation of the "Polska-Lyivgrad Soviet" (PLS) on Europa, backed by the Soviet government...

March 14, 2012:

Bo Xilai and Tan Linshu come to power in Chinese presidential elections in Beijing, overturning years of Kuomintang one-party rule, earning international praise and recognition,....

March 27, 2012:

"Orichalum" asteroid impacts are made around Mars at Valles Marineris, distributing mystical energy and materials across the outer solar system, fueling civil unrest and panic across the Offworlder/Transformed communties,....

March 30, 2012:

King Alexis Quinn and Bob Johnson proclaim the Neptunian Empire with the capital of Iskwania, further fueling political tensions in the Outer Rim of the Solar System,

The Commission of Magical Investigation defeats an organisation working out of the Shard that was 'digitising' people via Wi-Fi.

May 2, 2012:

Leonard Kelly establishes the Transhumanist Soviet State at the Asteroid Belt, actively backed by the Soviet government,...

July 27, 2012:

Australia, Germany, Anglo-French Union, Canada, Norway, Sweden and Denmark along with Offworlder states North Luna, South Ceres and Elven States of Europa become the first to allow Transformed athletes into the Summer Olympic Games in London, England, sparking international attention

August 9, 2012:

Western musicians including Sarah Johnson, Oliver Hall and Linnea Rawson demand the release of the Transformed Soviet musical group Critical Points from prison in Moscow, sparking international attention,....

August 12, 2012:

Singer Miley Cyrus, backed by Christian fundamentalist groups, announces her "Chastity Pledge" in a rally in Nashville, Tennessee, calling upon teenagers to take up similar pledges

August 23, 2012:

Suwarnakarta Riots; President Farhan Abdurrahman condemns "Transformed agendas" for "artificially creating hardships against the home world..."

September 12, 2012:

Asteroid impacts are made around Jupiter and the outer solar system, distributing mystical energy and materials across the outer solar system, fueling civil unrest and panic across the Offworlder/Transformed communties,....

September 24, 2012:

Mining engineer Mike Bara uncovers evidence of alien artefacts at the Cleomedes Crater, Luna, further proving the existence of extraterrestrial life at least within the solar system,.....

October 14, 2012:

"Ma Ngui (The Ant)" by Alfred Hui makes its hit musical debut, popularizing Chinese pop music,....

December 7, 2012:

Theory of Seven Realms; Scientist Tara Farley of Newcastle, England theorizes the existence of up to 7 realms/dimensions that can be accessed....

December 9, 2012:

Off-world leaders including Robert Ilans launch an armed insurrection against the United Nations and Earth governments at Arestown, Mars,...

1 January 2013
Protesters invade the first Gay Marriages in Maryland. Many of them are postponed..


2 January 2013
Many of the protesters from the day before are arrested.

3 January 2013
A new election is called in Venezuela after Hugo Chavez dies..

4 January 2013
A self proclaimed ‘Superhero’ saves some homes from the flames when he fights the bushfires in Tasmania...

5 January 2013
Violent protests break out in Caracas as security forces crack down ahead of the elections.

6 January 2013
Further protests occur in Baltimore regarding gay marriages...

January 9, 2013:

Oyala, Equatorial Guinea emerges into orbit, angering Sub-Saharan African leaders as well as the Anglo-French Union,...

10 January 2013
Cultists arrive at a mysterious temple deep in the jungles of the Yucatan. Mexican and American agents arrive on the scene at dusk.

11 January 2013
The Mexican and American agents prevent the cultists’ ritual from being completed.

12 January 2013
More gay marriages occur in Maryland. Few interruptions occur.

13 January 2013
Mexico City: there is disruption when most of the cultists involved in the events two days before escape..

January 15, 2013:
Indian government condemns the "State of Aphrodite" of enticing women into "deadly acts", sparking violence in the region,....

January 20, 2013
Neverton publishes the second in the Shadows of Winchester series.

26 January 2013
Massive demonstrations are held in Canberra by Aborigine groups protesting ‘Invasion Day’.

February 7, 2013:

Sitka Riots; Mormon and Jewish leaders clash in Sitka, Alaska over the Mormon plan to convert Jewish persons into the Church of Latter-Day Saints, angering leaders including Benjamin Netanyahu,.

February 11, 2013

A scandal occurs in London. A Member of the House of Commons releases information that the government doesn't intend to improve the quality of life of Transformed poor.

February 15, 2013:

Chelyabinsk Disaster; Tensions mount as Chelyabinsk is hit by a massive "Orichalum" asteroid, killing thousands of people, threatening to escalate the political tensions and unrest in the region into a nuclear war;

March 6, 2013:

Mermaids attack oceanologists off the coast of Greenland, fueling concerns about their territorial claims to oceanic waterways,....

March 11, 2013:

Paris Declaration; Anglo-French Union leaders proclaim a "renewed commitment" to the elimination of discrimination across the Commonwealth of Nations; the declaration is met with skepticism by international leaders including the United States and Russia,...

March 13, 2013

President Obama announces that the United States will send peacekeeping forces into the Belt.

March 16, 2013

Anti-Austerity riots erupt, again, in London.

March 19, 2013:

"Orichalum" asteroid impacts are made around Luna at Mare Imbrium, distributing mystical energy and materials across the region, fueling civil unrest and panic across the Offworlder/Transformed communties,....

March 20, 2013

More polities join the Lunar Defense Pact.

March 25, 2013

More PMCs are accused of Human rights abuses in offworld conflicts. This time on Pallas.

March 31, 2013:

On Doctor Who (BBC-TV), Transformed character Clara Oswald becomes the first Transformed Companion to accompany the Doctor across the universe,

April 27, 2013:

Syria led by President Wael Nader al-Halqi announces its alliance with the Soviet Union, triggering civil unrest and panic across the Middle East, sparking civil unrest and panic in the region,....

May 22, 2013:

Oranian leaders led by Constand Viljoen openly defend their ban on Transformed, Jewish, neo-pagans, Muslims, and LGBTQ, citing "racial hygiene",...

August 4, 2013:

Norilsk Uprising; Siberian gulag of Norilsk launches a huge armed insurrection, launching an exodus into space, further destabilizing the Soviet state,...

August 19, 2013:

Soviet-backed Mujaheddin fighters overthrow the government in Tehran, Iran, installing Maryam Rajavi as President;...

September 27, 2013:

U.S. President Michele Obama and Anglo-French Union President Nicolas Sarkozy announce treaty in Nantes, detaiing cooperation on "Offworld affairs",...

September 29, 2013:

Leningrad Free Trade Zone is established with much fanfare, critics warn that human rights are still not being addressed,...

October 14, 2013:

FOX-TV and the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN-TV) proclaim the "Great American Redoubt" as "necesary to the protection of Judeo-Christian society... “

November 7, 2013:

Ethnic tensions mount as Indian women from Tripura, emerge as refugees across the "State of Aphrodite",.

Indian officials announce a crackdown on suspected witches in Tripura, Jharkand, and Ayodhya, forcing many to flee into Offworlder colonies and to the "State of Aphrodite", fueling political and ethnic tensions in the region,.....

November 12, 2013:

Soviet troops are deployed into Ukraine to crush the pro-democracy "Euromaidan" campaigns led by Viktor Yanukovych, fueling civil unrest and panic in the region,....

November 15, 2013:

Transformed and neopagans gather at Armstrong City, proclaiming their independence from Earth and its authority, triggering fears of armed conflict,.

November 17, 2013

India declares war on the State of Aphrodite...

December 25, 2013:

Virgin Galactic begins offering service from Dubai, offering many in the Middle East, easy access to the Offworlder colonies,....