Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be on August 05, 2026, 12:46:35 AMI'm not sure exactly where this Reformation (forgive the pun) is at in terms of planning and decisions, but is there any particular denomination this is leaning towards? From first glance I would presume some sort of "non-denominational 'national' church", but if there is one ecclesiastical heraldic tradition or another we can or should borrow from more heavily that could be useful information.

Unrelated to my previous question, if you'll forgive a little public brainstorming, I note that archbishops' arms in several denominations utilize a pallium or pall as a heraldic device. In this case, if done properly it could be doubly symbolic for the merging of the Milwaukee River with either of its downtown tributaries before emptying into la Mar Talossan. Food for thought!

Foxmouth

Yes, we're aiming for Western Rite Orthodoxy, so it'll be a Catholic coat of arms (since the West was Orthodox for a thousand years, to quote St. John Maximovitch.) My signature also lists my would-be titles in "Old Talossan" (including "Vicar of the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East").

I will not run for re-election, and IDT is dissolved.

Greetings to all,

I recently contacted S:ră Somelieir about reviving the Talossan Christian group as the Church of Talossa (Ecclesia Talossana). I was wondering if it would be possible to get a coat of arms for some dioceses (namely Murphysboro and Churchtown). Murphysboro will be the Archdiocese and Primatial See, and Churchtown is the sole suffragan episcopate. Would this be possible?

Thanks,

MM

My fellow Talossans:

At first, I thought I was in the right for wanting to preserve our culture, language, and values when I formed this party. I also thought that bringing back the founder of this great country would make it greater.

But revisiting it a few months later, I completely regret ever entering Talossan politics, or Talossa as a whole. I had no idea that this would all come to nought after realising that the warlord in chief surrounding us has done in recent days.

It is for this and many reasons that I announce the dissolution of the In Defensa Traditionis party, and announce that I will not run for any political office in this realm ever again. I don't wanna renounce my citizenship, because I know it would be devastating. So, I might strike out or something, I don't know.

To all the people who read this: I'm sorry for causing chaos and putting fuel on the fire. I pray that you all can forgive me.

Thank you.

- S:reu Mximo Malt

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Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on October 14, 2025, 01:57:49 PMVolume 4 of the Talossan Book of Cuisine is now available!
I will be issuing the call for submissions to Volume 5 later this year. I hope we can get some interesting recipes for this next edition.

As mentioned earlier this year, I am planning to soon open submissions to Volume 5 of the Talossan Book of Cuisine.

@Mximo Malt You submitted an oatmeal recipe some time ago so I wanted to re-confirm your wish to include it.

Also, our friendly visitor @varoneglan enquired on submitting to the Book of Cuisine. You are still welcome to do so!

Yes, please do.

Καλώς ήρθατε, αδερφή μου, στην Ταλώσσα!

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be on April 29, 2026, 11:21:40 PM@Sir Lüc , please forgive the early tag; as I will be travelling tomorrow for a funeral I may not be on Witt much. However, in the event the CRL does not inappropriately delay the Freedom of Conscience Act outside their limited scope of responsibility, I would ask that you add it to the Clark once it receives the requisite approval.

Rest eternal to your loved one.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on April 29, 2026, 04:06:49 PM

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Quote from: Mximo Malt on April 28, 2026, 06:03:09 PMWhen did we start doing this?

When did we start doing what, exactly?

Reduced Cosă seats

It is not a good look for potential voters that you apparently didn't have a good look at 62RZ11 before you voted on it

Then I just won't seek a second term, and I'd bet you'd loooooooooooove that! How bout them apples!?

Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on April 29, 2026, 01:31:13 PM

Quote from: Mximo Malt on April 28, 2026, 06:03:09 PMWhen did we start doing this?

When did we start doing what, exactly?

Reduced Cosă seats

May God be with you, S:reu Axhairsegol.

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Paisios put estar corect!

S:reu Matselot campagnha per el Senäts American, es o volt restorniar noastra bel caþedral à nhoi, els Crestienours (pravoslavnici, 'cest isch ;)). Éu uréu q'o isch electat, es noi povent urar in la Cità dal Þeotosch.

Βούλεται ὁ Θεός!

DEVS VVLT!

In C'hríost,

MM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on April 24, 2026, 02:42:05 PMIf possible, I'd like to open up some discussion on Ziu reform.  This has been a topic of perennial interest to many, and I think it might be smart to have a good-faith discussion about some possibilities that might be useful for us.  We just recently switched to a 20-seat Cosa instead of a 200-seat Cosa, but that doesn't fundamentally change that much.

A few things from my perspective, to begin:

• We should probably err on the side of preserving things like the Senats, as an important institution that has often been important to slowing down the pace of very significant legislation (without ever actually becoming an undemocratic block on it forever) and as a provincial representative.  So at least for me, I wouldn't want to make changes that would just be an obvious set-up to eliminating the Senats. 
• There are numerous good things we should try to achieve: proportionality, direct accountability, low barriers to entry, simplicity, intuitiveness, and ease of implementation.  Not all of these are equally important, but we should be honest about trade-offs.
• While we're a highly educated people, with 71% of our citizens holding some form of college degree, we have a majority of American-Talossans, and so most of our electorate is going to be familiar with our current system and then their own American one.  In recent elections, many people failed to use RCV even when directly and repeatedly instructed to do so.  Simplicity is going to be key!

Some people have been talking about Mixed-Member Proportional systems.  As best I understand it, this entails people voting for a candidate for their area and also for a party.  Each candidate wins based on the local vote, and then a big chunk of seats are divided up according to the national party vote.  Sometimes it's always the same number of seats, and sometimes it's a fluid number that varies depending on how many additional seats are needed to make the results very proportional.  There's also a version where the plurality party gets a "majority bonus" of extra seats.

So what are some ideas people might have about this system, or a different system that might work better?

When did we start doing this?

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 23, 2026, 11:30:28 AM

Quote from: Mximo Malt on April 05, 2026, 01:20:49 PMShould we make Potawatomi and Amazigh secondary official languages? It'd be very impactful.


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@Mximo Malt We had discussed changing this to a statute change rather than nonbinding resolution to make them secondary official languages. What do you think about doing it as a standalone bipartisan bill?

I favour it!


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Is there a particular meaning for the ermine? From what I've read, it symbolises purity and holiness, is this what you were aiming for?


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I petition for this immigrant to be admitted as a citizen!

Majesty/Luc, do your thing!

- MM

(Apologies for not using the legalese petition, I'm typing with my thumbs :P)

I love it!

Y'know, Mr. Montagnhă, I almost axed my citizenship because everyone was calling me a Nazi, but oh well. You do your own research.

Person of Interest with my dad


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Quote from: Barclamïu da Miéletz on March 26, 2026, 01:15:17 AM

Quote from: leanmanmcgee on March 25, 2026, 06:46:08 PMEnglish, A2 spanish, currently learning Talossan
Languages I want to learn: dutch, german, catalan, european portuguese

I'm curious as to why you want to learn German.

My mum is German, and it also sounds cute and pretty!


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Seems peculiar for something called the "Freedom of Conscience" act...usually that pertains to religious affairs within the state...


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