Veritum Sandus

Official register of the State of Sandus
  • The Honourable Sôgmô C. Soergel P. and Comrade Party Secretary Adam Camillus von Friedeck, in his own right king of Überstadt, frequently discuss matters of national, cultural, philosophical, and ideological concern. Today they discussed the fine line between simulationism and realism in terms of micropatriology, but the dialogue has been rephrased below as a series

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  • The Sôgmô has proposed a new business model for the Council, changing the current forum-based model to one that features two annual sessions held in March and September. The change would make the Council’s work more efficient and concentrated, allowing for synchoronous debate and deliberation. A hybrid model might be necessary, the Sôgmô noted, because

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  • Puls Baltimore, or Porridge Baltimore, is a recipe prepared in the Royal Household for an easy meal, often for breakfast. Named after one of the earliest ports in North America to import bananas, the recipe includes one of my favourite fruits, bananas, and can be prepared in a matter of minutes. It can be done

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  • The Central People’s Government of the State of Sandus has announced a new program for citizens and adjacents to identify themselves in their business with the government. The program will issue a new national Civil Identification Number (known simply as the “Civil ID”) to everyone who is a citizen or adjacent in Sandus. Current plans

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  • 2022 Election Results: Sôgmô reëlected unanimously, participation down again The 2022 Winter Solstice Election has concluded after the normal ten-day period when the polls are open, giving eligible voters plenty of time to cast their ballots. But election turnout was down this year slightly compared to last year, dropping to only 55.6% of eligible voters.

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  • The Sôgmô has released their Blue Lecture, the annual speech from the throne on the state of our micronation. The Blue Lecture reflects on the past year’s work and plans the government’s agenda for 2023. The speech is traditionally released before the Winter Solstice election.

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  • Charity Taxes Two record-breaking seasons in a row After a slow response at the Solstice, Sandus has officially broken its records two seasons in a row! In the spring, citizens first broke the record by donating $4,193.83 USD to charity, surpassing the previous record set in Summer 2021 by $509.58. This summer, however, citizens donated

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  • Celebrating the Armilustrium is pretty easy and all it takes is a few ingredients! Ok, the ingredients are sometimes a little daunting, but all it really takes is a dinner and a ritual. That’s it! The Armilustrium, if you don’t know, is the most important cultural holiday in Sandus. We have been celebrating it now

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  • Charity Taxes While so far only four respondents have declared their charity tax contributions for Spring 2022, Sandum citizens have so far declared that they have donated $1,799.28 USD to such things as: food drives, refugee relief, religious organisations, political campaigns, Wikipedia, indigenous services, and private gifts. In all so far, 142 hours have been

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  • The Honourable Sôgmô has issued a new decree on “internal powers,” a newly defined category of customary powers that það has used in the past. These powers, so called because they are used within (i.e., internally) the Sandum government, include a variety of executive functions that have, until now, been poorly defined in Sandum law

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