Please Clark: The Budget for the 62nd Cosa.

To keep the ball rolling on FT's successfully foray into 2026 we are delighted to issue a call for contributors and submissions for the second edition (February 2026) of the Abbavilla Digest.

Editorial items currently being considered:
A review of early immigration during the Davinescu government
Ziu consideration of the changes to the Cosa and Senate
A comparison of Opposition activity (terps, etc.) during recent Cosa terms
Recent government statements on Venezuela and Minnesota

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Just a heads up that another post of mine appears to have gotten caught up in the "spam" net. I am guessing the YouTube link might an issue or a change to the group's posting settings by one of the admins.

Would you please approve?

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In Fora Talossa's first (January 2026) edition of the Abbavilla Digest, host Breneir Tzaracomprada reviews the 62nd General Election results, the complicated negotiations toward government formation, talks with new political player on the scene - IDT leader Mximo Malt - and covers a new space for Talossa's wonks.

A special thanks to @Mximo Malt for being only the second interviewee in FT history.

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In Fora Talossa's first (January 2026) edition of the Abbavilla Digest, host Breneir Tzaracomprada reviews the 62nd General Election results, the complicated negotiations toward government formation, talks with new political player on the scene - IDT leader Mximo Malt - and covers a new space for Talossa's wonks.

A special thanks to @Mximo Malt for being only the second interviewee in FT history.

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This series has been my faithful commute listen for months now. There are two interesting facets of the stories. First, are the personalities given to normally inanimate objects. Another writer, Tony Daniel, did this in his books to hilarious effect. The other is a beetle-like species called the Jeraptha who have a gambling-loving culture. I would pay for a spinoff on their culture.

The Ministry of STUFF was eliminated during the last government, and its duties were parceled out to a new Directorate of STUFF civil service position under the Ministry of Finance, as well as two new ministry positions with the Ministry of Public Records and the Ministry of Propaganda.

I love the idea of a Berber symbol specifically -- that's better than any of my suggestions.  We'd probably need to research the Tifinagh before we settle on that, and find out if it has any other meaning or accidental implication.

-SVA

1. My initial thought was an open scroll to set it apart from the Scribery's quill. Seeing the Foxmouth Pursuivant's Public Records suggestions reminded me of Chinese symbols and the fact that Chinese characters have played a part in Talossan imagery since the beginning, so perhaps the Chinese character for "shi/shih" which means poetry (according to my 10 seconds of research):

詩 alternatively 诗 or in Seal Script which I'm partial to:

2. Maybe I've missed something, but what is the Directorate of STUFF in relation to the Ministry of STUFF?

3. My original thought was the goatee'd Big Brother from Orwell's 1984 but that might read as Colonel Sanders... then again, why should Culture be the only one with a person's head! (Assuming Culture doesn't get the guillotine treatment!)

Alternatively, something tongue in cheek like a triparted field with scroll, keyboard, and trumpet, or something to that effect.

4. I love both of Foxmouth's ideas!

5. I don't really understand the issue with the Culture badge. I love the Berber connection and would hate to lose it. We could use the Tifinagh symbol that's on the Berber Ethnic Flag: ⵣ
Although I'm sure that would be open to accusations of cultural appropriation.

The SVA's suggestion is probably the safest from naivete and criticism.

-Green Town

When I first wrote the original Public Process Act back in August, I wanted to end the Government's power to reject immigration applications in secret.  I believed that it probably wasn't being abused, but I found it incredible that the government held that capability at all.  Unfortunately, my bill was rejected.  I started a new draft, amended it based on bipartisan feedback so that it had real teeth, and started to campaign on the issue.  We stood on principle, and we didn't back down.

This month, we won that hard-fought battle.  After the election of a reformist government, including a plurality of the Cosa and every contested Senate election, the new bipartisan Public Process Act Redux passed unanimously!

This victory doesn't belong to the Progressive Alliance or to me, but instead to an electorate that reacted overwhelmingly to reject the status quo.  This victory belongs to you, the people of Talossa who insisted on this reform.

The status quo is a comfortable and familiar place, and we're often inclined to simply trust our leaders.  It is a credit to our citizens that they insisted on this reform, turning out to the polls in huge numbers that rival some of our highest turnout.  They demanded change, and the entire Ziu deserves credit for giving it to them.

Demand transparency and demand positivity... and let's keep these reforms going!

Quote from: Heinrich Elisa on January 26, 2026, 06:15:48 PM

Quote from: Françal I. Lux on January 26, 2026, 02:31:41 PMI speak English, Tagalog and Hokkien fluently. I also studied Esperanto but that was awhile ago lol

tagalog interest me

It's a really cool but under appreciated language. A lot harder than many other Austronesian languages, but I will always love how melodic it is.