Heritage Observance Day

Two Gnu Police Detectives Attempting to Decipher the Motive and Relationship to Flags of the 'Flag Day Killer'. The killer struck for the fifth time on Tuesday, marking the fifth consecutive non-Flag Day killing thus far.

Flag Day Killer Strikes for Fifth Time; Commission Unable to Identify Motive, Theme, or Relation to Flags

Public Safety Commission advises residents to avoid 'flags or anything flag-shaped' following incident investigators describe as 'not inconsistent with prior incidents'

By Claire Beaulieu · Jun 11, 2026

Council chambers during Thursday's 11-hour session. Councilmember Braddock is visible at far left, asleep.

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City Council Votes to Rename Liberation Day for Seventh Consecutive Year

New designation 'Heritage Observance Day' satisfies no one; mayor declares 'total victory for the people'

By Margaret Huang · Mar 4, 2026

Crowded high school gymnasium with folding chairs arranged in rows, fluorescent lighting casting a flat institutional glow, a diverse group of attendees mid-meeting with visibly strained expressions ranging from polite resignation to barely contained frustration; in the foreground, a middle-aged person in a rain jacket holds a large handwritten poster aloft, the sign's message obscured from the camera angle but clearly directed at a folding-table panel of officials at the far end of the room. A city moderator at the panel table leans into a microphone with the exhausted composure of someone counting down the minutes, while other attendees in the background clutch papers, cross their arms, or stare at the ceiling of the worn mid-century gymnasium.

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Public Forum on Holiday Naming Gives Equal Time to All Four Factions; Consensus Remains Elusive

Newtonists, Newmanites, Restorationists, and the Coalition for General Cannibalism Awareness each present their case in three-hour session

By Margaret Huang · Mar 4, 2026

Parishioners queue before the gilded statue of Saint Cletith in the cathedral nave, where votive candles illuminate the saint's extended arm, the huddled figure at his feet, and the marble sheep encircling his legs, their eyes fixed outward into the incense-hazed dimness.

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Island Honors Saint Cletith, Patron of the Downtrodden and Bestiality, With Annual Procession; Diocese Again Declines to Elaborate

Record 2,300 bowls of soup served as number of eligible downtrodden rises 18 percent; Gnu Petting Zoo closed for the day, as it has been every November 1 since 1949

By Margaret Huang · Nov 1, 2026

An active crime scene where crowd of bystanders and journalists are being pushed back by police officers in New Newmanton Town Square. The crime scene itself is not visible, obscured by the crowd, ambulances and police cars

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12 Immigration Officers Wounded, 4 Dead After Activist's Argument Described as 'Structurally Sound'

Officials cite 'unprecedented rhetorical clarity' as contributing factor; Mayor Reeves blames Tahumake land management

By James Okonkwo · Mar 4, 2026

The Flag Day Killer, identified by a red pageant sash, waves from a float reading 'SORRY — AGAIN' during the annual Gnu Flag Day parade as paramedics transport another victim past cheering spectators.

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Flag Day Killer Has Killed Someone Every Day This Year, Including Flag Day, Data Show

Commonwealth Bureau of Criminal Statistics says the name 'no longer reflects operational reality' but will remain in use pending a naming review scheduled for next June 14

By Margaret Huang · Nov 2, 2026

The pyramid structure at 4th and Altman Street on Wednesday morning, with the eastern flame visible at left and three robed figures standing at the base.

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Pyramid Structure of Unknown Metal Appears Overnight at 4th and Altman; Robed Figures Observed

City says structure is not permitted but acknowledges it cannot be moved; flame described as 'outside normal parameters for open burning'

By Margaret Huang · May 24, 2026

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Flag Day Killer Strikes for Fifth Time; Commission Unable to Identify Motive, Theme, or Relation to Flags

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12 Immigration Officers Wounded, 4 Dead After Activist's Argument Described as 'Structurally Sound'

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