#centcommposting

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On my way home from Venus today, had the opportunity to tour IPS-N's Themis facility and I just have to say- Wow.

The work they're doing, going beyond the printer to keep our brave liberators supplied, it can't be understated. I want to take a moment to thank the smart, hardworking, industrious people there designing the pacification strategies of the future.

Rep. Deal Freeman

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Hello Omninet.

I'd like to take this time to apologize, for a certain soundbite you might've heard circulating in which I appear to give credence to a nasty stereotype.

I would first like to say, yes. Male lancers do exist. I see you, and I am proud of the work you do to uphold our great utopian ideals. I had no intention to imply you were at all lesser than your female counterparts. My incredulity at meeting Cmdr. Woys was feigned, and my comments were indicative of my own time in serving with the DOJ, not as a pilot but as a man on the ground. It was a time when these stereotypes and assumptions were given more credence, and it was treated as fact that women and femmes simply made better pilots, particularly that they were better pilots than men by an order of magnitude.

I understand now that this is untrue, rooted in old anthrochauvinistic thought, and harms individuals across spectrums of gender and expression. I want to make it clear that this ugly attempt at "humor" is not who I truly am, and that as a representative of this great Union, I owe you much more.

I am listening, and learning

- Representative Deal Freeman

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Down with the Corrupt Committee!

Down with the Core Worlds!

Forward the Army of the Liberation of Diasporan Peoples and the Federated Diasporan Peoples of Orion!

DEATH TO IMPERIAL UNION!

[MEDIA ATTACHED: UNION INTERNAL SECURITY SECRETARIAT HAS REDACTED ANY ATTACHED MEDIA. REASON: PARACAUSAL-COGNITOHAZARDOUS. IRN: 00380048372.]

WOAH! My slate fired off a whole bunch of warnings for this one, not totally sure what I'm supposed to be seeing right now because the safeguards are just putting up a grey screen but I bet if I saw it I'd probably have my head explode or something like that.

Hey, for what it's worth I appreciate the hustle! Improvised memetic weapons don't make it through centcomm internal though, just how it is.

In the spirit of reasonable discussion and reaching across the aisle to you, I disagree with your sentiment the committee is corrupt and that modern Thirdcomm is in some way imperial! We have a number of internal checks to prevent corruption, and Union membership is a voluntary affair! In many ways, we are merely a federation. So much so that I'd say a "federated diaspora peoples of orion" (which I can't say I've heard of?) sounds Union by another name.

Well, Union without the maturing we've done to get where we are now. Figure another body with similar structure and aims would get pretty anthrochauvinistic pretty quick! More like a federaSHANT if you ask me 😏 You guys ever wanna come to the table in good faith though, I'm sure we could find some way to cut a Deal.

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bro im not gonna sugarcoat it im abt 2 steal ur data, im hackin ur shit rn as i type. theres gonna b a scandal or sm shit by this time tmrw mark my words. ur career is over lol

Hey! Awesome to see someone so eager to get involved in politics in such a big way! Just be careful saying stuff like this on the omninet, if the wrong person saw it you could be in big trouble! This stuff is forever, y'know?

Best

- Representative Deal Freeman

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Hey Omninet, lots of fantastic conversation going around lately and it just has me thinking... democracy is a bit like a gacha, and voting is a little like one of the "pulls," or... polls but with a little hard work and coordination, the PEOPLE can decide what they get.

Maybe that's a five star pull, in the form of an honest representative from humble beginnings in a dawnline mining outfit, who's served his people loyally for the past eight years, voting to pass forward looking policies that help us all.

Maybe it's a one star pull, some anthrochauvinistic dirtbag who doesn't do any of that.

Are you informed on where your representative candidates stand, Omninet?

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Representative Freeman, are there any laws being planned for NHP liberation? Does Union plan on living up to its long preached standards of freedom and equality for all, or will they continue to overlook the entire class of people they've enslaved?

If there aren't any discussions on the matter, would YOU bring up those discussions? I'm sure there are MANY voters like myself who would LOVE to hear about that development.

- A concerned pilot

Concerned Pilot, thanks so much for the question.

Myself and many of my peers in the Interstellar are supremely concerned with the rights and representations of all individuals living under the Utopian Pillars, and are doing everything in our power to see their protections extended to logical and feasible ends. The plight of the Non Human Person is very near to my heart. Unfortunately, there is a firm coalition spearheaded by Representative Gutiérrez of the Fourth Column preventing substantial legislature on the topic from passing. Now, do I have the Deal for you. In just 11 months, you'll have the chance pull the central committee seat right out from under Rep. Gutiérrez, so make sure you're registered, make sure you know your polling location (if your region requires in-person voting), and get out there and VOTE! NHF and 4C won't have any chances for monkey business if we get together and STAND on business. -Rep. Deal Freeman

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Thoughts on the crisis with the Boundary Garden, good representative?

Yo. I think I'm probably not the guy you're looking for, but he's in hot water right now so they just plucked a warm body off the floor to run this thing. To answer your question, Deal is pretty hawkish on this one cuz I think he's friends with Ms. Rouanet, who heads up Dog Company. I'm not sure what I could tell you, I think Union's claim to Cornucopia is kinda tenuous- and that there's something to be said for preventing an invasion, but it's pretty transparently a "securing our interests in the region" thing. Me and Deal are from the whole other side of the arm though, so like... if I'm gonna be straight with you we're some of the least qualified guys in the room to be making these kinds of decisions. - Representative Judeau Alvarez

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[Mr Freeman a second glitter bomb has hit your offic—]

[A picture appears on the official account of a plate of... something, it's unclear now because it's covered in glitter, but it sticks in such a way that whatever this was clearly isn't edible anymore] Should not have opened this one during lunch.