Atlasia in the future

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Certainly Rightwingnut wouldn't last long as leader of MD and DC!

I'd organize a coup against him and then try to reunite us with New England.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Certainly Rightwingnut wouldn't last long as leader of MD and DC!

I'd organize a coup against him and then try to reunite us with New England.

You'd have to get through Keystone Phil's area though. that's a messy war.

We'd fight our way up the NJ Turnpike and just ignore PA.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Migrendel might give you some support. North NJ would be insanely militarized, so would NYC. Probably would have troops on every street corner.

Excellent...we'll meet up with his forces in Princeton.

Now almost surrounded by "Red" states, I expect an uprising against Phil in the streets of Philadelphia, leading the creation of the self-governing "Philadelphia commune" secretly run by a cabal of Boston brahmins.

Phil pleads for help from Josh's army, who responds by immediately seizing the four Western counties of Maryland in preparation for a siege on Baltimore.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

To refine my storyline centering around the MD/DC/DE state.  (Arbitrarily starting the story in January 2020).

Year 2020
January - Following the Civil War, RightWingNut seizes control of Maryland, Delaware, and DC, forming the Free Kingdom of Chesapeake.  RWN established a tentative peace with Josh in the South and Keystone Phil in the North, agreeing on boundaries free trade among their states.

February – RightWingNut, in an attempt to create a laissez-faire state, lays off one million government employees in DC and Maryland.  Within days, business in DC is stalled by riots and protesters, lead by MichaelZ.  For two weeks, anarchy reigns in Washington, Rockville, and Bethesda.

March - Two rebel leader emerge in Maryland: Beet, a Baltimore moderate who promises free elections and restoration of essential government services, and NickG who promises not only reemployment of all those fired, but a massive public works program and an aggressive stance toward neighboring leaders Phil and Josh.  In DC, organizer MichaelZ is able to calm the rioting and harness its power into a massive march on the White House.  Protestors surround and stake out RWN’s residence; while the daily lives of Chesapeakans slowly resume, government business remains at a standstill.

April – After a month-long siege of the White House and fearing a violent coup by MichaelZ, RWN abdicates power to Beet, who forms a provisional government in Baltimore.  Beet plans stop-gap elections for October, and promises a democratic constitution will be completed within a year.  RWN goes into exile in Newport News, Virginia, under the protection of Josh.

May – Elections to the 100-seat Chesapeake Senate, which will also function as a constitutional convention, are set for October 2.

June through August – During the summer campaign, Beet’s United Bay Centrists and NickG’s Progressive Party run close in the polls.  NickG promises to unite Chesapeake with Migrendal’s People’s Republic of New England, and take a tough stand against Phil and Josh.  Beet plans to keep Chesapeake independent and work with Phil and Josh when convenient.  MichaelZ remains mum as to a possible candidacy.   The conservative Free People’s Party also campaigns, but most voters worry they are only a stalking horse for a take-over by Keystone Phil.

September – Beet’s UBC narrowly leads the poll, but many Chesapeakans, especially those in DC, fear being surrounded by two strident social conservatives.  Sensing a growing need for a strategic alliance with Migrendal, MichaelZ joins the Progressive Party, runs for Senate, and endorses NickG’s campaign for President.  The Progressive Party leaps into the lead.

October 2 – Election results:
Maryland (75 Seats) -  Progressive 36, UBC 29, FPP 10
District of Columbia (15 Seats) – Progressive 11, UBC 2, Independent 2
Delaware (10 Seats) – UBC 4, FPP 4, Progressive 3
Nick G is elected Prime Minister.  However, he quietly scuttles the planned constitutional convention, moves the capital back to Washington, and doubles the troop presence in DC and on the Keystone border.  He declares the state the “Democratic Republic of Chesapeake”.  

November – In protest of the abandoned constitutional convention, Beet resigns from the Senate.  NickG flies to Boston for a two-week summit with Premier Migrendal.   The two leaders agree to coordinate defenses against Phil, but worry that uniting their Republics may be impractical without geographic continuity.  Rumors of more ambitious military plans abound, but nothing specific is leaked.

December – Beet, disappointed by the lack of a constitution but still a patriotric Chesapeakan, accepts an appointment as Chancellor of the Naval Academy in Annapolis.  As military build-up continues along the Keystone border, spies and partisans of Appalachia slowly infiltrate into Western Maryland.   In New England, reserve units are called up for duty in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut.

December 31 – A regiment of the Chesapeake Army crosses the Delaware Memorial Bridge.  The Garden State War has begun....

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Why am I still listed as the leader of the Keystone Republic? I thought there was an "incident" that ended my leadership.

I think Josh and I are running parallel timelines...mine just started, his is much more advanced.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Why am I still listed as the leader of the Keystone Republic? I thought there was an "incident" that ended my leadership.

I think Josh and I are running parallel timelines...mine just started, his is much more advanced.

Oh, ok. Well hey atleast I'm still a leader...and alive.

Yes, I think my inclinations may be less violent than Josh's...notice that RWN merely went into "exile".  Of course, this also leaves open the possibility of a comeback.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

The next six months of my time line.  I've seen a lot of interesting ideas for Pennsylvania, but I probably can't incorporate any of them until next year.

Year 2021 – The Garden State War
Part I

January– Advancing Chesapeake armies fight their way up the sporadically defending South New Jersey Turnpike.   Trailing armies skirmish with Keystone forces just West of Philadelphia of Philadelphia.

February – With Phil’s Philadelphia army distracted to the west, the advancing Chesapeake force conquers Camden, NJ.  They are greeted as liberators by partisans of Philadephia’s dissident leader Handzus.

March – Migrendal’s army crosses the George Washington Bridge, beginning the second front of the Garden State War.   Phil’s armies in East Brunswick march north to meet their New England foes.  Meanwhile, Cumberland, MD, a small town in Chesapeake’s westernmost county, votes to secede from the Republic and affiliate with Appalachia.  Chesapeake intelligence indicates that Cumberland’s mayor, elected in October 2020, had personal ties to Josh before the Civil War.  

April – Hagerstown, a larger city in Western MD infiltrated by Appalachian partisans, also votes to secede from Chesapeake.  With his armies elsewhere occupied, NickG largely ignores the vote.  RightWingNut emerges from exile in Newport News, VA promise to restore the Kingdom of Chesapeake.  He quickly recuits a sizeable citizen’s militia.  The Chesapeake Navy, reconstituted under the command of Adm. Beet, ships out to provide support along the coast of Southern New Jersey.

May – Beet’s navy overcomes a small defensive outpost in Atlantic City, NJ.  The casinos do record business, and each sailor is comped a luxurious hotel suite.  Appalachian armies march out of Fort Royal, VA toward the Maryland border.  Salisbury, MD, on the eastern shore, secedes from Chesapeake to join Appalachia.  Salisbury, although not yet influenced by Appalachian saboteurs, was rumored to be the retreat for many loyalist of RightWingNut following the coup of April 2020.  NickG is concerned, but his military is spread to thin to respond.



June – Delayed for months by traffic in the Lincoln Tunnel, New England armies finally conquer Jersey City on their way south to Newark.   RightWingNut’s militia begins to march North, gathering new recruits at every stop.   Forces of Phil and NickG prepare for a climactic battle in Trenton.