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The Triumphant Return of the Porcupine!

Expect hard hitting articles to come!

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Let us Work to Better Atlasia.

G.K. Chesterton once wrote:

“Let us suppose we are confronted with a desperate thing – say Pimlico. If we think what is really best for Pimlico we shall find the thread of thought leads to the throne of the mystic and the arbitrary. It is not enough for a man to disapprove of Pimlico; in that case he will merely cut his throat or move to Chelsea. Nor, certainly, is it enough for a man to approve of Pimlico; for then it will remain Pimlico, which would be awful. The only way out of it seems to be for somebody to love Pimlico; to love it with a transcendental tie and without any earthly reason. If there arose a man who loved Pimlico, then Pimlico would rise into ivory towers and golden pinnacles… If men loved Pimlico as mothers love children, arbitrarily, because it is theirs, Pimlico in a year or two might be fairer than Florence. Some readers will say that this is mere fantasy. I answer that this is the actual history of mankind. This, as a fact, is how cities did grow great. Go back to the darkest roots of civilization and you will find them knotted round some sacred stone or encircling some sacred well. People first paid honour to a spot and afterwards gained glory for it. Men did not love Rome because she was great. She was great because they had loved her.”

Recently some are talking about doing a full reboot of Atlasia. This is not the first time this idea has come up. Some even talk of Atlasia being dead or dying. Is Atlasia dead or is it our love for her that has died, leaving us with the inevitable consequences. Perhaps we do not need to scrap everything and start over, perhaps the problems are simply symptoms of our own attitudes and personal feuds. A reboot may clear the needing to be updated statutes on the wiki, but will do nothing to solve the problem of why it falls behind to begin with. I propose we restore the Atlasia we have, not simply give up and reboot it.

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Can we please not over legislate?

Unless repealing or fixing a terrible laws that already exists, The Porcupine offers the following detailed analysis of any other legislation.

When it is nearly impossible to go a day for anyone alive to not break some obscure law without realizing it, can we begin to have the conversation that's long overdue? Perhaps a goal for the Senate is to have a session where they end with fewer statutes than when they started. But then again an addict can only be cured when they make the internal decision that they want the change. So then it is likely this may only be a dream until that majestic day comes when a majority of the Senate decides to advance the cause of liberty.

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Masked Vigilante on the Loose in Kentucky!

Louisville KY, Eyewitnesses in multiple neighborhoods report seeing a masked man attacking criminals on the street. The man is described as being Caucasian, in his 30's, wearing a red hood and cape, and rambling about everything being part of a vast rightwing conspiracy. Police say this vigilante, going by the name "Bandit, The Worker" is suspected of arson after several private schools in Louisville burned down last month, in addition to charges of obstruction of justice. There is also charges of theft after reports of the Bandit breaking into homes in the wealthier parts of town and stealing all the valuable items in the homes, only to drop them off outside of donation centers.

If you have any information on the Bandit, please contact the Louisville police.

Update: Police are now reporting that Bandit, The Worker has possible ties to another vigilante from Indiana. A younger part Native American male who has been referred to as the Green Hoosier. The Green Hoosier is suspected of being trained by and is the accomplice of the Bandit.

Here is the police sketch:

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Decision 2014: An odd coalition emerges

As the real race for President is officially underway with polls open, Labor is expected to have very strong showing this cycle. As expected by many, DemPGH has taken the lead and is holding strong against the People's Party candidate Sirnick, whose ticket includes Dallasfan of the Democratic-Republican Party and has been endorsed by the Federalists. What has been surprising however is the high number if votes DemPGH is receiving from Federalist voters. As of last count a little under half of the Federalist voters have voted Labor. If trends hold, then DemPGH is set to become President with the backing a very odd coalition of voters.