Happy New Year and Happy Flip Molinar Day from the Queen and I. May the new year bring many blessings!

-Txec R

Quote from: Mximo Malt on December 30, 2025, 06:26:45 PM

Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on December 30, 2025, 06:26:07 PM

Quote from: Mximo Malt on December 30, 2025, 06:20:59 PMI believe the point RBM was trying to make is that Talossan was only well-known by people in Talossa, not necessarily that Talossan was "forbidden" from being spoken outside Talossa.

No, that was exactly the argument he was making. Namely, that people who are not already citizens need some sort of permission to be able to learn and speak Talossan, lest they commit plagiarism and copyright infringement. You can read that in the links I posted as source.

Va c'hupă, S:reu Tafial! Point aside, I'm not sure there's much he can do about it now since we all speak it without his consent 🤣

Maybe he'll be happy that we're still using it and take it as the greatest form of national pride! That's how I see our Glheþ, as an expression of our Talossan identity!

The point could be made that el Ghelþ is still spoken with the consent of the king as the throne is still occupied and has been so since his former Majesty abdicated. (Though there have been some regencies along the way).

-Txec R

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on December 30, 2025, 06:27:02 PM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on December 30, 2025, 04:37:38 PMAs much as possible, we need to begin expanding the ways in which we interact with each other. We have to move beyond words on a screen and start seeing each other's faces. This will help bridge gaps as we begin to see each other's common humanity.

:) Straight from a Green Party mailer. I am pleased.

I get credit since I made this exact argument in last year's Independence Day Speech!

-Txec R

Ok I lied - one more!


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Ok last one for now haha.


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Another favorite! It's an oldie but still beautiful.


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Another favorite!


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Love this song!


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This bill will change every PD that has already been signed. I'd suggest grandfathering it in so that only new PDs are affected.

-Txec R

I haven't listened to Chris Ledoux in a long time, but I am a HUGE fan of 90s Country!

-Txec R

Quote from: Mximo Malt on December 27, 2025, 06:45:03 PM

Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on December 27, 2025, 04:46:17 PMIf you somehow believe that my stance on Ben as a person makes me unqualified to be Ladintsch Naziunal, say it publicly.

He wanted me to, can you blame me? I think not.

You are being rude when it is not called for. You've been here a short time and need to learn some humility. Now, S:reu Malt, I am king here and as the king, I'm asking you to stop insulting people and think before you say hasty things that do not help your cause.

-Txec R

It's better now.

-Txec R

With regret, the Whereas clauses are so loaded with bias and possible untruths, if this bill were to make it to a vote in the Ziu as written, and should it pass, I will veto it. I mean seriously, you weren't even alive in 1979 so saying that President Carter ruled with an iron fist is extremely melodramatic.

There are citizens who were here during his rule and your clauses refute, without any direct knowledge, their experiences.

-Txec R

I would veto any bill that required me to grant any title of nobility to anyone. The granting of honors is a royal perogative. Even if Ben were to return, he will not receive any honors just because of who he once was.

-Txec R

An interesting development on Independence Day.

-Txec R

No worries. I mistakenly said it was the 47th anniversary in my recorded speech. Everyone makes a mistake now and then.

-Txec R

We, TXEC by the Grace of God King of Talossa and of all its Realms and Regions, King of Cézembre, Sovereign Lord and Protector of Pengöpäts and the New Falklands, Defender of the Faith, Leader of the Armed Forces, Viceroy of Hoxha and Vicar of Atatürk, Azul àd ár citaxhiens es cestours:

Today marks the 46th anniversary of our Kingdom's founding. Nearly half a century ago, Robert Madison dreamed an impossible dream that became a living reality. The Kingdom of Talossa may have begun as a 'silly notion' in a Milwaukee bedroom, and perhaps in some ways it still is—but it has thrived, evolved, and matured into a resilient nation.

The past year has tested us, yet it has also been a season of remarkable growth. We have welcomed new citizens into our fold, conducted two general elections, and faced internal strife with a steadfastness that defines us. We Talossans are a unique people: resilient, idealistic, and always carrying a necessary touch of the magical.

Last Independence Day, I proposed two themes for our year: Community and Partnership. Looking back, I see those themes in action despite the miles between us. Whether through the TMT special edition, the Fantasy Hockey League, or our 'Coffee With the King' sessions, we have found joy in simply being together. Partnership was equally evident in our leaders, who chose to do what was required rather than what was easy during our most serious moments. While election seasons often bring incivility, I remain hopeful that this new government will rise to its own high standards while honoring the foundations laid by previous administrations. Our democracy is strong; it is our shared duty to keep it so.

Because of this, I am renewing our commitment to Community and Partnership for the coming year. While we rallied as a people, we also recognized that pockets of distrust remain. Talossa has the opportunity to rise above the fray and prove to the world that our 46-year experiment is not just surviving, but thriving. We must reject cruelty and demagoguery, striving instead to be what John Winthrop first envisioned and Ronald Reagan later championed: 'a shining city on a hill.'

I close today with the same words I shared last year, for their poignancy has only grown: What we have is precious. We must cherish it, foster it, and allow it to flourish. Let us work as one community to welcome new citizens, to speak and use el Glheþ as often as possible, and to weed our garden of anything that threatens our joy. We have a forty-six-year history that is rich, unique, and entirely our own. Let us honor it together.

Quote from: þerxh Sant-Enogat on December 26, 2025, 03:28:00 AMToday is the 41st anniversary of the creation of the Kingdom of Talossa!
Our Seneschal wishes everyone a happy Independance Day on X/Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, r/Talossa and r/Micronations

It is the 46th anniversary, not the 41st.

-Txec R

Our Gallagher index is low owing to our voting system, correct? Essentially we award seats to parties by using their percentage of total valid votes and using that percentage to get as close as possible to dividing up the 200 seats accordingly. If I'm correct, and I admit my knowledge is scant on voting systems, then using a 200 seat Cosa achieves the will of the voter much better than perhaps reducing the size of it?

-Txec R