I have been thinking of inserting the latest Fora Talossa video on the Fora Talossa wiki page but am not certain if that capability exist.

@Danihel Txechescu As our resident tech guru, do you by chance know if this is possible. I didn't want to jump in and just fiddle around before asking.

I am going to re-up this appeal for donations to the BHAID.

The King has given to cancer research in his own personal affairs. And the Seneschal has agreed to transfer the reimbursement for sending the Seneschal's Chain of Office to the BHAID as a donation.

Folks, there is a great deal of need in the world and, I know, Talossa's capability to meet that need might be greatly limited but it is not nonexistent. Please join me in contributing to one of the Kingdom's longstanding organizations. As a reminder, the first $100 dollars in donations will be matched by me.

During the recent Informal Session, MC Miestra Schiva posed a Terpelaziun to the Minister of Propaganda, which was answered in his absence by the Seneschal. "Does the Minister now believe that Breneir Tzaracomprada, condemned unanimously by the last Ziu for sexual harassment, is now a fit and proper person for the Ministry of Propaganda to collaborate with?" The Seneschal's response was genuine, but one that we feel reveals a difference of standards between this Government and the Opposition.

Essentially, the Government's position is that it is improper for the Government to refuse to work with any Talossan, regardless of their conduct. Certainly, it would be inappropriate for the Government to refuse to work with someone due to a simple difference of politics, but this is not a difference of politics, this is a rehabilitation that has not yet been earned. The Seneschal himself has agreed that S:reu Tzaracomprada has yet to offer any apology for his conduct that appears genuine. His response went so far as to liken a refusal to publicize S:reu Tzaracomprada's media channel to a refusal to publicize newspapers published by members of the Opposition. The latter would indeed be inappropriate, as it would represent a stifling of the free press. The former, however, is not tied to what S:reu Tzaracomprada believes, or what he says, but the things he has done. It is his actions that have earned him his current status as a pariah, not his views.

The issue comes back around to what the URL has repeatedly identified as the Progressive Alliance's flaw: an inability -- or a refusal -- to separate the personal from the political. This is an important skill to cultivate in politics, and it would be in the interest of the country if more parties were capable of doing so. Criticism of one's actions and views are taken as criticism of character, and this has led to the sort of political atmosphere that is now unfortunately common in Talossa.

This may surprise some, but we feel it would actually be a good thing for Talossa in the long run if S:reu Tzaracomprada were able to rehabilitate his public image. But the first step must come from him -- a genuine apology to his victim. Perhaps a period of "laying low", so to speak, following his apology. Letting time heal wounds. Unfortunately, the usual responses in times like these are blatantly passive-aggressive in tone, complete with smiley emoticons to really drive home that he does not care to redeem himself. Doubling down, as he does, gives us little confidence in his prospects. Continuing to shun him until he considers his actions would be significantly more effective when it extends to government action. Unfortunately, this Government seems content to give him what he wants anyway. The URL recognizes that doing so minimizes the discomfort he has caused his victim, sweeping everything under the rug for the sake of false positivity yet again.

Quote from: Iason Taiwos on January 17, 2026, 02:45:03 PM

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on January 17, 2026, 01:04:01 PMDid anyone else get into this show? I enjoyed it, it was a slower paced show but there are many outstanding mysteries that I am wondering about for the second season. Vince Gilligan has done a remarkable job creating a villain (?) that is somehow nice and accommodating.

I haven't watched it yet, but the fact that it's by Vince Gilligan and has Rhea Seehorn in it is enough to make me give it a try. (If you watched "Better Call Saul", you'll remember how extremely slow paced it occasionally was...but I thought it was great.)

Please let me know what you think. Rhea just won a Golden Globe, I think, for her performance.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on January 17, 2026, 01:04:01 PMDid anyone else get into this show? I enjoyed it, it was a slower paced show but there are many outstanding mysteries that I am wondering about for the second season. Vince Gilligan has done a remarkable job creating a villain (?) that is somehow nice and accommodating.

I haven't watched it yet, but the fact that it's by Vince Gilligan and has Rhea Seehorn in it is enough to make me give it a try. (If you watched "Better Call Saul", you'll remember how extremely slow paced it occasionally was...but I thought it was great.)

Did anyone else get into this show? I enjoyed it, it was a slower paced show but there are many outstanding mysteries that I am wondering about for the second season. Vince Gilligan has done a remarkable job creating a villain (?) that is somehow nice and accommodating.

I approve

I approve

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on December 28, 2025, 09:59:15 PM

The Executive Power Reform Act and Amendment

Whereas currently the Seneschal can simply write any laws they wish by themselves, bounded only by the Organic Law and His Majesty's agreement, and

Whereas that's an absurd amount of power for one person to have, and there is insufficient check on this power,

THEREFORE the fourth section of the sixth article of the Organic Law, which currently reads

QuotePrime Dictates (PDs) are public declarations which affect government policy and have the force of law. They take effect upon their countersignature by the King and function as laws for all purposes, with such exceptions and subject to such conditions as the Ziu may enact by statute. Prime Dictates are exempt from all provisions relating unto legislative proposals, but may never be used to amend this Organic Law.

shall be amended to read

QuotePrime Dictates (PDs) are public declarations which affect government policy and have the force of law. They take effect upon their countersignature by the King and function as laws for all purposes, with such exceptions and subject to such conditions as the Ziu may enact by statute. Prime Dictates are exempt from all provisions relating unto legislative proposals, but may never be used to amend this Organic Law.  All Prime Dictates, excepting only those appropriating monies or with ephemeral effect, shall automatically cease effect after the passage of three months unless affirmed by the Ziu.

FURTHERMORE, this amendment shall not be held to affect any Prime Dictates that preceded its passage.

FURTHERMORE, subsubsections 2.1.1 through 2.1.3 of Title D of el Lexhatx, which currently read

Quote2.1.1. All acts, decisions and policy statements by the Seneschal shall be issued by executive orders, collectively known as Prüms Dideux (in english, Prime Deeds). These can be of two kinds:
2.1.1.1. A Prüm Diktat (in english, Prime Dictate), as provided by Org.VI.4., requires the King's countersignature to become enforceable and has the force of law. It's used:
2.1.1.1.1. to enact or amend statutes;
2.1.1.1.2. to authorise emergency spending, as provided in D.2.8.6.;
2.1.1.1.3. to remove the Clerk of the Court, as provided in G.4.9.;
2.1.1.1.4. in all situations where the Legeu Orgänic or Lexhatx explicitly require for it or for the King's countersignature.
2.1.1.2. A Prüm Dirixhaziun (in english, Prime Directive) doesn't met the conditions of Org.VI.4. It's used:
2.1.1.2.1. to declare a month of recess, as provided by Org.VI.8.;
2.1.1.2.2. to issue memorials, congratulatory notices, internal Government organisation decisions and policy statements, executive policy clarifications, and other appropriate and limited governmental matters;
2.1.1.2.3. in all situations where the law provides for the Seneschal to act alone without the King's assent.
2.1.1.3. The Seneschal shall use Prüms Diktats with caution and respect and leave legislation solely for democratic consideration by the whole Ziu except when is deemed necessary an urgent action.

shall be amended to read

Quote2.1.1  The Seneschal may issue executive orders, collectively known as Prüms Dideux.

2.1.1.1 A Prüm Diktat, as provided by Org.VI.4., requires the King's countersignature to become enforceable and has the force of law. It's used to enact or amend statutes, to authorise emergency spending, to remove the Clerk of the Court, or in all situations where the Legeu Orgänic or el Lexhatx explicitly require for it or for the King's countersignature.  All statutes which are enacted or amended shall remain in effect for three months unless confirmed by the Ziu, at which point they will cease to be in effect.

2.1.1.2 A Prüm Dirixhaziun is used to declare a month of recess, to issue memorials, congratulatory notices, internal Government organisation decisions and policy statements, executive policy clarifications, and other appropriate and limited governmental matters, and in all situations where the law provides for the Seneschal to act alone without the King's assent.

This looks okay to me

I approve of this (my) bill.