Propaganda Prompts Rimma HoloNet Blackout SESWENNA SECTOR NODE – To stem a tide of anti-Republic rhetoric and propaganda flowing from up the Rimma Trade Route from the Sluis sector, Republic intelligence agencies approved the shutdown of the Sluis sector HoloNet node. Neighboring Mayagil and Seswenna sectors have been inundated with pro-secessionist propaganda through public HoloNet channels following Sluis’s separation. The SBI has deflected criticisms of a government-mandated decrease in civil liberties. “This isn’t about freedom of speech. The HoloNet is a Republic asset, and Sluis sector has opted to leave…
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Mining Guild to Fine Exarga ZOGOTO, EXARGA – Despite repeated assurances that they do not know who authorized the strip-mining of a doonium-rich asteroid belt in their sector, the Exargan Mining Authority has been fined for failure to disclose revenue to the Mining Guild. The Outer Rim world administers a rich asteroid belt deep within its sector, which is used to supply such major consumers as Kuat Drive Yards, Rendili StarDrive, and Rothana Heavy Engineering. Their year-end inventory revealed a discrepancy of over 200 million tons of doonium ore. The…
Read MoreRodian Campaigning Mixes Drama & Politics By Drama Editor Korvit Domesa7.5 out of 10 The Trickery of Vosdia NoomaStarring Chooru Delb, Beata Reesh, Deebo Chak, Huruni Hune, and Fosin Dreed as the PaladinDirected by Hishinu BoojWritten by Hishinu Booj, Ruris Plin, and Onaconda Farr Politicians can often be accused of being dramatic in their rhetoric, but Senator Onaconda Farr has made it an art form. The Rodian political campaigning season is in full effect, and the Drama Council of Senator Farr’s government has unveiled its pro-Military Creation Act work. The…
Read MorePalpatine Health Rumors Denied CORE NODE – Supreme Chancellor Palpatine is in excellent health, and has no plans to take an extended vacation before the Military Creation Act vote, said one of the Chancellor’s closest aides today. Sate Pestage, the personal advisor to Palpatine, addressed the latest rumors regarding the Chancellor’s health. “If he looks tired, holding the Republic together is tiring. He’s working day and night to deal with the Separatist issue, but his health is up to it. He has the energy of a man half his age,”…
Read MoreGSBI Officer Warns of Conspiracy GALACTIC CITY, CORUSCANT – “Someone in the Republic government is going to great lengths to hide something,” alleged Senior Senate Bureau of Intelligence official Vyn Narcassan in a regular media briefing. During increased surveillance of anti-Republic factions, Narcassan claims to have uncovered a communications channel that directly bypassed “even the most highly classified detection procedures.” The decorated SBI officer asserts that the connected remote node self-destructed at the first sign of a trace, destroying any evidence of the unauthorized conduit. When asked how unusual such…
Read MoreGotal Guerillas Hijack Commuter Hopper, Take Hostages SKREEKA, ATZERRI – Gotal guerillas hijacked an atmospheric commuter hopper with 25 passengers aboard, including Gotal Emissary Nathanjo Nirrelz, all to convince their neighboring homeworld of Antar 4 to secede.The guerillas, the Roshu Sune, are a militant splinter branch of the Gotal Assembly for Separation. The same radicals sparked the bloody Battle of Antar 4 during New Year’s Fete Week. In that conflict, hundreds of Gotals fled Antar 4 to neighboring Atzerri. The lax security at the Skreeka and Talos ports allowed Roshu…
Read MoreLeisure Industry Suffers Record Losses ADMINIDOME, HOLOGRAM FUN WORLD – Last year, the queue for Hologram Fun World’s crowd-pleasing Anywhere Room attraction numbered thousands. Today, it is under 400 — a stark indicator of the economic hardships the galaxy’s leisure industry faces. “It’s been a very tough first quarter for us,” admits HFW Administrator Graekus Shubelle. “We get attendants, but they’re mostly all from local space. No one seems to want to travel far from home these days. I’m confident, though, that the mid-year will be good to us, what…
Read MoreCircus Horrificus Turns Horrific KO HENTOTA, NAR SHADDAA – An illegal performance by the underground Circus Horrificus ended in chaos yesterday in the lower levels of Nar Shaddaa as a new, exotic beast showcased by the traveling troupe escaped and ran amuck. While performing within an immense ventilation nexus beneath the district of Ko Hentota, the Circus Horrificus revealed an agitated arqet, a creature native to Pellastrallus, to an appreciative crowd. Cheers of joy quickly became shrieks of terror as the arqet escaped its bonds and gored 12 audience members.…
Read MoreWan Approaches 50 in 50 PLAWAL DOME, BELSAVIS – In just his fourth season, Zegret Wan is chasing one of smashball’s most enduring record — 50 goals in 50 games. The Elom Ranphyx’s captain scored twice last night against the Belsavis Kretch, bringing his season total to 43 in the first 35 games. Wan already holds the single-season scoring record of 77 goals in a 78 game season. However, his 50th goal came on the 54th game of the season. Only Lafra smashball legend Maur “Hyperspace” Howins has 50 in…
Read MoreGreyshade Proposes Gambling as Revenue SENATE ROTUNDA, CORUSCANT – Senator Simon Greyshade (Vorzyd) drew criticism with his motion to collect Republic tax revenue through government-subsidized casinos in his sector. “The casinos of Vorzyd generate billions of credits of profit, and right now, these monies are just being pocketed by private interests,” said Greyshade. “I should know; I own many of them. The business model works. I say, make it work for us.” Greyshade’s bill would call for Republic capital investment in new casinos throughout his sectors in return for most…
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