There are plenty of opportunities for anyone who wants to do so, to propagandize, pontificate, and argue about climate change, AI, or whatever.  But it seems to me that doing so in Talossa, and particularly in the Ziu, is to import the highly divisive and contentious nature of contemporary politics into our little nation.  Which I don't like, and I would guess is repellant to many visitors and potential citizens, and I'd rather not rehash partisan debates and assertions here.  So ...

63RZ01 -- Non
63RZ02 -- Non
63RZ03 -- Non
63RZ04 -- Non
VoC, a slightly reluctant Üc

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Voting on the October 2026 Clark (the first of the 63rd Cosă) is now open, until the 21st of the month, at 19h30 TST.

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Sir Lüc da Schir, UrB
Secretary of State

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Quote from: Françal I. Lux on September 30, 2026, 05:32:10 PMI'd like it to have some guardrails though with provisions to ensure transparency and fairness.

Francal, thank you. This is a very good point and I would welcome collaboration on developing those guidelines. I think this kind of program would help build the kind of connection between citizen and government that other efforts like some parts of the TalossaWare succeed in.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on September 29, 2026, 11:10:13 PM@Françal I. Lux Finance Minister, what do you think of this idea? I have made a couple of posts on the matter because I think the Kingdom being able to respond in some official way, even if it is small, would be a meaningful aspect of Talossan citizenship. I acknowledge a lack of legislation does not prohibit it from happening but legislative endorsement would not be a bad thing.

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Whereas, the Finance Minister is authorized by El Lex D.2.8.8. "to create, manage, and promote a voluntary fundraising campaign to the citizens of Talossa and other interested parties each year," and

Whereas, recent news of Talossans experiencing illness or grief ignites a desire for official acts of solidarity and kindness by their government, and

Whereas, such official acts of solidarity and kindness while small and limited can be a meaningful contribution to the good and welfare of Talossa's citizens.

Therefore, be it resolved, by the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa that the Finance Ministry is encouraged to promote a voluntary fundraising campaign for the purpose of establishing a Good & Welfare fund for Talossans encountering hardship, grief, or illness, and

Be it further resolved, that before the commencement of such campaign, the Finance Ministry develop guidelines defining hardship, grief, or illness for the purposes of accessing the fund and procedures for disbursement.

Uréu q'estadra så,
Breneir Tzaracomprada (MC-BREN)

I like the idea in principle.

I'd like it to have some guardrails though with provisions to ensure transparency and fairness.

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be on September 28, 2026, 11:40:14 PMAs per a thread from last term on the topic -- the conversation in that one died off a bit, sorry -- I believe the Minister of Public Records had liked the following for his ministry (if @Baron Alexandreu Davinescu would like to make it official)

As far as Propaganda, we could try to come up with something new (preferably without using horns/trumpets, we use enough of those in our symbols), or could repurpose my other concept for Public Records as some posters/broadsheets/newsletters/etc.:

That thread also contained a discussion on designing a new badge for the Ministry of Culture, which, as you are the Culture Minister, may not be a bad idea to get your thoughts. One suggestion was to use the Tifinagh letter ⵣ from the Berber flag; since this is actually [z] in the Tifinagh script, using the letter ⵜ ( [t] ) for Talossa may be more appropriate. However, since that bears strong resemblance to a simple lowercase t, it may not be distinctive -- my suggestion would be to use ⴾ instead (see attached for an idea). That's [k]; consider it an initial for cúltură. It also continues a dot theme established by current and former ministry badges including Foreign Affairs, Home Affairs, and Interior.

- Foxmouth

Looks great!

Quote from: Xheralt Del'Encradeir on September 29, 2026, 10:03:11 PM"Lytheria" is the name of the eclectic rooming house I lived in back in the day, and was the site of a Living Cosa/Independence Day party (that eventually had huge ramifications, but lets not dwell on that), so it is a place of interest to Talossans.

Yes, I know that word from @GV 's "Lytheria Codex"

Quote from: Tierçéu Rôibeardescù on August 30, 2026, 11:52:43 AMAs no back up has come forward at this time, I will reluctantly take on the responsibility of taking up stewardship of this application, but due to breath of the piece and the relatively shallow knolage of international politics outside of talossa itself, i requests a extended period to review it. I appreciate your patience as I work through it. International political theory demands a meticulous, highly focused evaluation, and I prefer not to rush the process when my attention is divided. I will begin marking your paper just as soon as I can dedicate the proper time and analytical depth to it.

Hi Madam President @Tierçéu Rôibeardescù

Officially one month into application review and I wanted to check on any progress concerning that review. I hope to join the Society soon and assist you.

Edit: Should membership be approved I would be happy to take on Liz's application which is interesting.

Breneir