Oct. 23, 2025
Note from the Editor: Thanks to several Bricklyn Eagle readers who alerted us to this frightening recent event reported in The New York Times: the abduction and beheading of LEGO people! The following post was prepared by Bricklyn Eagle Politics & Law reporter Mark Tiler Richmond & Outland Affairs reporter Duane Sandville.
Given the disturbing nature of some of its content, we urge readers to view the article first before allowing any children access to it.
Alarms are sounding across Bricklyn following news of the tragic recovery of the bodies of hundreds of beheaded LEGO people in California, combined with possible planned threats to the Realm of Bricklyn and its inhabitants..
➤ The Bricklyn Border Patrol, along with the Realm’s Bureau of Outland Affairs, have also heard concerning online chatter about plans of several groups of Outlanders to unlawfully enter Bricklyn for the purpose of abducting, and possibly beheading, citizens of the Realm of Bricklyn.
Even more alarming are indications from unnamed sources in the U.S. Department of State that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents may have been be involved with planning the abduction of scores of Bricklynites, even though Bricklyn is now a part of the French Republic.
It is also unclear from our sources whether or not this operation was being planned as an authorized ICE action, or by rogue agents.
Bricklyn ‘s Department of Outland Affairs this morning lodged a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of State, and demanded a response.
Sources in the administration of Vermont Governor Phil Scott have indicated that the State of Vermont will also be requesting a response from the State Department, as Vermont has retained extremely positive relations with the Realm of Bricklyn — relations that date back to the American Revolutionary War when many “Little Vermonters,” as Bricklynites were then called, joined Ethan Allen’s Green Mountain Boys to take up arms against the British.
Also, in a statement just issued by French Minister of the Overseas Manuel Valls, France has pledged to send an airborne regiment of the French Legion “to counter any effort of groups of people — whether acting on their own or as agents of a foreign government — to unlawfully enter the Realm of Bricklyn and threaten any of its inhabitants.”
A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department this morning told members of the press that she could not comment on the abduction plan allegations, noting only that:
“While we are looking into the matter, it is hard to give credence to Bricklyn officials who are themselves undocumented migrants living in a small portion of the State of Vermont, which remains an integral part of the territory of the United States. Vermont public officials should take care not take potentially treasonous actions by attempting to block access of any officials or agents of the American government to any land or persons found within the so-called Tri-Partite Realm of Bricklyn, Vermont.”
The State Department spokesperson also issued a threat to the French government, warning that “we give absolutely no validity to France’s purported action of incorporating this tiny plot of land called Bricklyn into the French Republic. Despite its small size, this land remains an integral part of the United States. The French should beware of provoking us, and also look to their own sad track record as a so-called colonial power. Maybe their future should be as our 52nd state — after Canada becomes our 51st.”
For now, Bricklyn officials are urging residents to stay calm, but alert, and immediately report any concerning activity to either the Bricklyn Bureau of Outland Affairs or the Bricklyn Border Patrol. ✥
We welcome Letters to the Editor. Please email to: bricklynvt@gmail.com
To the Editor: I did not realize LEGO people (minifigs) could be decapitated. I read a while ago an article in your paper about Bricklyn teens engage in “dare the train” games in order to have their heads “popped off” when they are struck by a passenger train, and that you have an EMT crew prepared to pop their heads back on without much of a problem. Can you explain the difference? — Maryann B., Portland, Maine
Reply from the Editor: Yes, this can be confusing, especially since we don’t know all the details of the California incident which — as far as we know right now — involved permanently severing the head from the body by cutting through the plastic sheathing that connects the head to the body. This is a far deeper “injury” than simply popping off a head and then reconnecting it.
Another factor is the length of time that the head has been removed. Once more than 24 hours has passed there will be severe cerebral damage after the head is reconnected, even if it was simply popped off. We don’t know for certain the amount of time the heads were removed from the California minifigs. Even a highly skilled surgeon would not be able to change that outcome once a full day has passed.
In Bricklyn when a teen’s head is popped off by an oncoming Brickstar train, an emergency medical team is on the scene within just five to ten minutes, and they are on call 24/7. After the EMT’s head chief pops the head back on, only a mild headache usually results. For more on this, see our post on rail-related head pop-offs.
To the Editor: It is shocking to think that American officials would support the abduction of scores of Bricklynites by criminal gangs or (worse) by agents of the federal government. The vast majority of Bricklynites are good, hardworking, family people. Hundreds of thousands of LEGO people like them have found homes in the playrooms of countless American families in every state of the Union. Have they not also earned the right to a small piece of land (just 250 acres) of their own in Bricklyn, Vermont? We need to do everything in our power to support their safety, not threaten it. — Sylvia N., Vermont
