TOES Sector

TOES Sector
General information
Located	United States Canada United Kingdom Romania
Membership
Nations in area	8 countries  Aenopia  Desert District  North Dirigo  Plushunia  Ponderosa Hills  Tesforia  Wegmat  Wendatia
Organisations in area	TOES Cupertino Alliance GUM MOF
Notable people in area	Leon Montan James Bornstein Cole Baird Simon Reeve Jayden Lycon

The TOES Sector, also known as TOESBLOC, is an inner-political sector which refers to currently eight micronations which have leaders that are members of the elite invitation-only organisation called the Tough Organisation of Elite Stuff, commonly known by the acronym TOES. Currently the defined TOES nations are Aenderia, Aenopia, New Eiffel, Orientia, Ponderosa Hills, Wegmat, Garuda and Lytera, while some definitions include Cycoldia and Roskya, though neither nations have actually made statements on the sector. The eight nations do not only hold membership in TOES but also hold each other in high regard or have expanded diplomatic relations with each other. What is sometimes referred to as the outer-TOES sector includes a number of other micronations closely related to TOES, such as the now-defunct Republic of New Port and the former TOES member Caddia.

More than 317 people live within TOES Sector nations, with the vast majority speaking English, followed by Thai. Three nations also have Russian as a recognised regional language. Most nations are secular states or have no official religion, while the state religion in Orientia and minority religion in Aenderia is Buddhism. The state religion of New Eiffel is the Church of New Eiffel. Aenopia also recognises Bobism and Bartholemewism, and Christianity is a minority religion in Aenderia. All nations are members of the Cupertino Alliance, 6 nations are in the GUM and the MOF, and 3 in the Union of Leftist States.

The sector was formally established by Zabëlle Skye on 21 May 2020. New Eiffel alongside Livettree founded the 2019 incarnation of the Organisation of Active Micronation in November 2018, of which both Aenopia (first joined on 10 May 2019 as New Cymru) and Ponderosa Hills (joined on 18 May) were member states of the OAM. The OAM was a frequent critic of the GUM, a factor which is still frequent in the TOES Sector. The North Atlantic Defense Union was established in September 2019 following the dissolution of the OAM, two of the three founding nations being Ponderosa Hills and Aenopia; New Eiffel, Wegmat, Caddia and Lytera later became members in the following month. Around December 2019, New Eiffel, Caddia and Ponderosa Hills (founders of TOES) had developed close relations. Aenopia kept close ties with the nations as well, and so did Wegmat. New Eiffel, Aenopia and Ponderosa Hills also had close ties with Aenderia. Later, Zabëlle Skye, Leon Montan and Anna Telford created a group chat on the social media software Discord on Christmas Day 2020, around 1–3 am (UTC). The group was later dubbed "The Trio™️". On 7 February, Smith proposed the current charter, which was passed 3-0 and officially adopted on 8 February, which officially renamed the group to the Tough Organisation of Elite Stuff ("TOES"). John Doe, President of Orientia later joined on 12 April, followed by Amelia I on 2 July. Johann Kümmel, Deputy Prime Minister of Cycoldia and Robert Smith, Chancellor of Elysium are also members, though Cycoldia neither Elysium have made statements on the TOES Sector nor their involvements in it, if any.

Etymology

TOES is a juvenile abbreviation standing for the Tough Organisation of Elite Stuff, referring to the controversial group of the same name. The name TOES was coined by Zabëlle Skye as part of the TOES charter on 8 February 2020. The name TOES also refers to the logo of the group, which features an Emoji with a foot in its mouth, representing the group's name. The emoji art style represents commutation, and the bare foot is a sign of respect. The hands represent expressing one's self in a way that words often cannot; through text — while the blue eyes are seen as desirable and attractive, representing TOES' eliteness.

History

Early relations

New Eiffel founded the 2019 incarnation of the Organisation of Active Micronation in November 2018, of which both Aenopia (first joined on 10 May 2019 as New Cymru) and Ponderosa Hills (joined on 18 May) were member states of the OAM. The OAM was a frequent critic of the GUM, a factor which is still frequent in the TOES Sector.

The North Atlantic Defense Union was established on 13 September 2019, two of the three founders members being Aenopia and Ponderosa Hills. New Eiffel and Wegmat both later joined on 28 September. Caddia also joined on 20 October.

Around December 2019, New Eiffel, Caddia and Ponderosa Hills (founders of TOES) had developed close relations. Aenopia kept close ties with the nations as well, and so did Wegmat. New Eiffel, Aenopia and Ponderosa Hills also had close ties with Aenderia.

TOES

When Zabëlle Skye, Leon Montan and Anna Telford were the only three users talking in various channels on MicroWiki@Discord on Christmas Day, around 1–3 am (UTC), Smith proposed the idea for them to create a secret(ish) group DM on Discord. Montan and Telford were both fond of the idea, and Montan officially created the group DM which was later dubbed "The Trio™️". The Trio consisted of mostly "sh*tposting", however after a few days turned into a hub of conspiracy and discussion of various memes and micronational news. On 7 February, Smith proposed the current charter, which was passed 3-0 and officially adopted on 8 February, which officially renamed the group to the Tough Organisation of Elite Stuff ("TOES"). Since 2020, six more members have been admitted into TOES.

Modern

Aenderia re-established the Cupertino Alliance on 28 January 2020. Ponderosa Hills was a member state, and later Aenopia became a member as well. Due to the positive relations, Jayden Lycon, the Chair of the Cupertino Alliance and General Secretary of Aenderia, and William Efton, the President of Aenderia were both admitted to TOES on 11 February and 16 February respectively. John Doe of Orientia was admitted on 12 April. Since then, every TOES member has joined the Cupertino Alliance. Most recently Caddia and Wegmat both on 31 March.

Sector

The sector was formally established by Zabëlle on 21 May 2020.

Organisations

TOES

TOES, for which the sector is named, is, naturally, the only organisation in the TOES Sector.

Cupertino Alliance

Every TOES member has joined the Cupertino Alliance, most recently Caddia and Wegmat both on 31 March 2020. Jayden Lycon of Aenderia is the Chair of the Cupertino Alliance whilst Simon Reeve of Aenopia is the Lieutenant Chair. Numerous TOES nations hold government positions in the CA; Simon Reeve of Aenopia is also the Minister of Microwiki Affairs, Cole Baird of Wegmat is the Minister of Environment and Geographical Information, and James Bornstein is the Superior Judge.

Despite all the members in the TOES Sector are in the Cupertino Alliance, the sector is not related to the alliance.

Grand Unified Micronational

See also: Criticism of the GUM

Despite the high criticism the GUM receives from the TOES Sector, the majority of TOES nations are members of the GUM. The GUM members are New Eiffel (Secretary for Micronational Development), Aenopia, Caddia, Orientia and Wegmat.

Ponderosa Hills

Main article: Ponderosa Hills and the GUM

On 12 January 2020, the Ponderosan legislature voted unanimously to leave after the Chair Thomas Bainbridge suspended Ponderosa Hills's representative Leon Montan after swearing and not using decorum language in the lounge channel. In an earlier press conference, Leon Montan said that Thomas is an "imperialist" and "egomaniac", and that he had banned Leon for "rules that are't applicable", referring to the lobby rules which did not say they apply to the lounge. Montan has since adopted a more pragmatic and syncretic form of anti-GUM thought.

New Eiffel

Main article: New Eiffel and the GUM

New Eiffel has been a member state since the Quorum of Delegates convened and voted on 21 May 2019. New Eiffel was previously accepted as a provisional member on 28 April. The delegate for New Eiffel Prince Zabëlle I currently serves as the Secretariat for Micronational Development. Zabëlle was also acting as Ad-Interim Press Secretary for the Grand Unified Micronational while Emperor Adam I focused on finishing his degree. Zabëlle wrote nine articles on the minutes between 1 February until 30 March.

Aenopia

Main article: Aenopia and the GUM

Aenopia has been a full member since the Quorum of Delegates convened and voted on 27 November 2019. Aenopia was previously accepted as an Observer on 6 October 2019 and as a Provisional state on 10 November 2019.

Aenderia

Aenderia has not expressed any interest in joining the GUM. Jayden Lycon however, represents Iustus as a second delegate after Ashley Jaax.

Caddia

Caddia has been a member of the GUM since 20 February 2020, after being an observer. Caddia has, however, expressed interest in leaving.

Orientia

Orientia was a member from 30 January 2020 until 20 March. Orientia was suspended due to a new rule requiring them to have a delegation above the age of thirteen years. Otto Gillespie Birch of Misberia stepped in to represent Orientia, however Orientia was unable to find a replacement, and asked Birch to stop representing them, leading to a withdrawal. It rejoined the organization on 28 May 2020.

Wegmat

Wegmat has been a member since 27 November 2019.

Statistics

Table

Nation name	Flag	Arms	Capital	Foundation	Population	Head of state	Head of government	Area (km2)	Water %
Empire of Aenopia			New Aberdare	1 July 2019	16	Simon I		14,140m² (0.01414 km2)
Desert District			Ryanlandia	10 June 2020	8	James Bornstein			0%
North Dirigo			Newton	2021	15	Logan Medlin
Plushunia			Plușeni	20 October 2017	521	Cristian Dobrev	Iepuraș Slobozan	20000 m2
Socialist Federal Union of Ponderosa Hills			Arastraville	24 August 2019	4	Leon Montan		70,000m² (0.07 km2)	0%
People's Republic of Tesforia			Pewston	13 April 2019	6	Brennan Sullivan	147.85 acres
Federal Union of Wegmat			Two Pine	30 November 2018	106	Vincent C.	Cole Baird	1,978,910m² (1.97891 km2)
Co-operative Republic of Wendatia			Avienta	29 July 2020	22	Jonas Rhymer	Leon Montan

Political Parties

	Country	Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	Single party	No party
	Aenopia	Y
	Desert District			Y
	North Dirigo					Y
	Plushunia	Y
	Ponderosa Hills			Y
	Tesforia	Y
	Wegmat	Y
	Wendatia	Y

Demographics

More than 317 people live within TOES Sector nations.

Religion

Nation	State religion	Others
Aenopia	State atheism	Bobism, Bartholemewism
Caddia	Secular state
Desert District	None	Christianity, Atheism, Hellenism
Plushunia	Church of Plushunia
Ponderosa Hills	De facto secular state
Tesforia	None	Christianity, Atheism
Wegmat	None	Christianity, Bobism, Atheism
Wendatia	None	Christianity, Atheism, Unitarian Universalist

Language

Nation	Most spoken language	Others
Aenderia	English, French, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese
Aenopia	English language (100%)	Welsh
Caddia	English	Casdian, Russian, Polish
Principality of New Eiffel	Afrikaans (100%)	English language (80%), New Eiffelian (20%)
Ponderosa Hills	English (66%)
Wegmat	English, Finnish

Time zones

The time zones are UTC±00:00, (New Eiffelic Time), UTC+00:40 (Aenopian Mean Time), UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time; Orientia), UTC–08:00 (Pacific Time Zone; Ponderosa Hills), UTC–07:00 (Mountain Time Zone; Garuda), and Eastern (UTC–04:00) and Central Time Zone (UTC–05:00) in Aenderia.