This news summary is brought to you by Intermicronational World [ intermicronational ]. We are happy to serve as a genuinely alternative news source, and to more than just micronations or alternative polities. Washington Redskins trademarks cancelled by US Patent Office The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Wednesday announced that it had cancelled the Washington Redskins trademark registration, calling the American football teams name disparaging to Native Americans. [IW] intermicronational/wa-redskins-tms-cancelled-by-uspto.html Kilimanjaro Suspends Somalia Program Amid Security Concerns Due to deteriorating security conditions in Somalia, Kilimanjaro Capital has announced it has suspended all its operations in the region. [WSJ] online.wsj/article/PR-CO-20140617-907595.html The History of Sealand, A Micronation on a World War II Sea Fort Off the Coast of England (video) This short video by This & That Visuals tells the tale of the Principality of Sealand, a micronation that was established on a decommissioned World War II-era British sea fort off the coast of England in 1967. [Laughing Squid] laughingsquid/the-history-of-sealand-a-micronation-on-a-world-war-ii-sea-fort-off-the-coast-of-england/ South Ossetia recognizes self-proclaimed Lugansk Peoples Republic Caucasian republic South Ossetia has recognized results of the independence referendum in the self-proclaimed Lugansk Peoples Republic (LNR). [Voice of Russia] voiceofrussia/news/2014_06_17/South-Ossetia-recognizes-self-proclaimed-Lugansk-Peoples-Republic-8770/ This land is our land, SDGG tells the UN Dennis Matthews, chairman of the 25-year-old Self-Determination for Gibraltar Group (SDGG), firmly declared Gibraltar our land in his address to the UN Committee of 24. [Gibraltar Chronicle] goo.gl/6Y3lZv UK scrambles jets to intercept Russian planes in intl airspace over Baltic Typhoon fighter jets from the UKs Royal Air Force (RAF) were launched to intercept a number of Russian aircraft which were carrying out a routine training mission, as part of NATOs ongoing mission to police Baltic airspace. [RT News] rt/news/166884-raf-intercept-russian-jets/
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