Jessie Peterson

Screenshot of an X.com post by Melanie D’Arrigo (@Darrigo) stating that undocumented immigrants can’t vote and that voter fraud is extremely rare, arguing Trump and Republicans are using a nonexistent problem as an excuse to manipulate future elections. Below is an embedded Aaron Rupar post quoting an NBC question about whether Trump is suggesting the federal government count votes, and a response from Leavitt saying Republicans and Democrats should pass the SAVE America Act, which would require voter ID and proof of citizenship. At the bottom is a TV still of Leavitt speaking at a White House press briefing with reporters visible nearby.

Well put. This is a solution in search of a nonexistent problem, all to make it far harder for millions to vote. That's vote suppression, folks.

This Epstein drop is HUGE and utterly disgusting. I don’t see how this man is allowed to remain in office. Where are the evangelical leaders, the soccer moms, the folks stocking up on eggs, the farmers, the small business owners.

Decide. Who are you?

This month for Fiat Lingua I did a re-read and reflect on @quothalinguist.bsky.social’s new book How to Create a Language: The Conlang Guide. I go through each chapter and give you my thoughts along the way and some bts info on how it was produced. #conlang

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Drawing of a nisse putting a tray of pastries into an oven with a timer on top set to 30 minutes.

Pénýsonačàòkvánàpáhèšỳmínuuttimiíltumo. "Let them bake for 30 minutes or until they brown."

The final #Lexember entry for Nómàk'óla includes the new words "mínuutti" ("minute"), "íltumo" ("to brown"), and "nýsono" ("to bake").

www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/31/l...

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse making small cuts into the tops of half-moon-shaped pastries.

Àŋósonàhúppétékwep'àỳvówekki. "Make small snips into the top of the pastry."

For today's Nómàk'óla #Lexember entry, I created the words "ŋósono" ("pastry") and "vówekki" ("slit, vent"). You can read more about them here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/30/l....

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse using a fork to press and seal the edges of a half moon pastry.

Àlúpéŋákkaìáákuŋktòŋmémfiwe. "Press and seal edge with a fork."

For today's #Lexember entry for Nómàk'óla, I created the words "áákuŋo" ("to seal") and "mémfiwe" ("fork"). You can read more about them here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/29/l....

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse folding a circle of dough in half over diced apples to form a half moon pastry.

Àwéspéžítsòŋósanỳjúnnepe. "Fold dough over mixture in a half moon shape."

For today's Nómàk'óla #Lexember entry, I created new words for the phases of the moon, including "júnnepe" ("half moon"). You can read more about it here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/28/l....

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse spooning apple mixture onto half of a flattened circle of dough.

Àŋósahàsétipé'ássìŋóílsolsìjúnastòŋhóppi. "Spoon apple mixture onto half of a flattened circle of dough."

This Nómàk'óla #Lexember entry almost featured a new verb ("éssoppi"), but I changed its meaning to mean "to scoop" rather than "to spoon".

www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/27/l...

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse rolling out dough into a circular shape on a tabletop sprinkled with flour.

Àŋóčuppéþólšúho. Àwéhàmválpéhálpàjúnmíse. "Sprinkle flour onto a surface. Roll a ball of dough into a thin disc."

This #Lexember entry for Nómàk'óla includes the words "úho" ("surface"), "hále" ("to roll out"), and "míse" ("thin").

www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/26/l...

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse dividing dough into eight balls.

Àwéspékíkkamsìžíkife. "Divide dough into eighths."

My new word for today's #Lexember entry in Nómàk'óla is the verb "kíkkame", which means "to divide" or "to separate". You can read more about it here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/25/l....

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse setting an oven to gas mark 4 (350° Farenheit/180° Celsius).

Àŋúsonàþáppéžísìtésysìvómuno. "Set the oven to (gas) mark 4."

For today's Nómàk'óla #Lexember entry, I created the words "ŋúsono" ("oven") and "tésy" ("mark"). You can read more about the words here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/24/l....

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse placing a hot skillet full of a diced apple mixture onto a small table.

Ànómispépéssèþáfe. Pépíllemaŋósahe. "Remove the skillet from heat, and let the mixture cool."

I had some fun creating the word "ílleme" ("to cool") for today's Nómàk'óla #Lexember entry, which you can read more about here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/23/l....

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse sprinkling flour over a skillet full of diced apples on top of a stove.

Utúhwìþúsiikaŋósahe. Hilaápépílufaìfóhopwitòŋŋóču’o. "If the mixture is wet, sprinkle and stir flour in."

This Nómàk'óla entry includes the new words "sííte" ("wet") and "ŋósahe" ("mixture").

www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/22/l...

#Lexember #conlang

Drawing of a nisse stirring diced apples in a skillet, which is on a stovetop.

Pénéwehaŋú. Jošwìþútofwèwéti. Konàhúpéfóhopwiínnepe. "Let the apples cook until they are soft. Stir them occasionally."

I created a handful of new words/phrases for today's Nómàk'óla #Lexember entry, including the adverb "ínnepe" ("occasionally").

www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/21/l...

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse holding a spoon and standing in front of a table with little jars of cinnamon, allspice, and cardamom on top of it.

Àsèwétipépílufakòŋkánellèkòáíttapippelèkòkáldemumma. Þihaápéfóhopwi. "Sprinkle the apples with cinnamon, allspice, and cardamom. And then stir."

You can read more about today's #Lexember entry for Nómàk'óla here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/20/l....

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse holding a sprig of rosemary and a sprig of thyme.

Àsỳfílèlómalinèkòtímjamipé’áse. Þetàŋóílsolàhópžèhèwínuvontpé’áse. "Add sprigs of rosemary and thyme. Or add 1/2 teaspoon of dried herbs."

Today's #Lexember entry for Nómàk'óla includes new words like lómaline ("rosemary") and tímjami ("thyme").

www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/19/l...

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse drizzling syrup from a large jug over a skillet full of diced apples. The skillet is on a stovetop burner.

Àþúúkkoppépóttiiwešèwéti. "Drizzle syrup over the apples."

I created the Nómàk'óla words "þúúkkoþo" ("syrup") and "óttiiwe" ("to drizzle") for today's #Lexember entry. You can read more about it here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/18/l....

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse stirring a skillet full of diced apples on a stovetop with a measuring cup and canister of sugar sitting nearby.

Àŋúlaunèllíssuuppé'áse. "Add 1/4 cup of white sugar."

For the first time this #Lexember, I already had all the words I needed for today's entry! So I went on a bit of a tangent and borrowed a word for ginger into the #conlang: "íŋefela".

www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/17/l...

Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is ñūvir “poison”. I love this glyph. It reminds me of a little beastie from the Zelda games. Also useful if you’re translating Hamlet.

#conlang #highvalyrian #hotd #HouseOfTheDragon #gameofthrones #got #orthography

Drawing of a nisse stirring an apple mixture on a stove. Above the stove are sitting a quarter cup for measuring and a jar of brown sugar.

Àllímelassipépákkasìŋúlauno. Aáèkòèwétipéfóhopwi. "Measure 1/4 cup of brown sugar. Stir it in with the apples."

For today's #Lexember, I created "ellímelassi" ("brown sugar") and "fóhopwi" ("to stir") in Nómàk'óla. You can read more here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/16/l...

#conlang

Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is nevegon/maghagon “to carry”. The first sense is the very basic notion of carrying; the second implies directionality (carrying something to somewhere).

#conlang #highvalyrian #hotd #HouseOfTheDragon #gameofthrones #got #orthography

Drawing of a nisse placing a skillet on top of a stove set to medium heat.

Ànómispétólšítotehaŋe. Þihàháŋkpéžísìmí. "Put skillet on stove and turn to medium heat."

I had fun extending uses of several existing words in Nómàk'óla for this #Lexember entry. You can read about today's words here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/15/l...!

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse adding diced apples and butter to a skillet.

Àsèwétipétólsìnómise. Àsólèšỳŋúènáþimpé'áse. "Place apples in skillet. Add two tablespoons of butter."

For today's #Lexember entry in Nómàk'óla, I created the word "nómise" ("skillet"). You can read more about it here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/14/l....

#conlang

Drawing of a nisse peeling and dicing apples.

Àkífèšèwétipépwéfèþú'o. "Peel and dice three apples."

Creating this #Lexember entry for Nómàk'óla required three new words: éti ("apple"), pwéfe ("to peel"), and þú'o ("to dice").

#conlang

www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/13/l...

Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is hylagon “to feel”. I ended up needing this for one translation or another and it’s proved quite useful for the purposes of derivation.

#conlang #highvalyrian #hotd #HouseOfTheDragon #gameofthrones #got #orthography

Drawing of a nisse wrapping the disc of dough with an arrow pointing from the dough to a nearby refrigerator.

Àwéspépémežiíltu'o. Pénálaléþuŋwésìsólèšỳtúnti. "Wrap and chill the dough. Let it rest for at least two hours."

Today's #Lexember entry features new Nómàk'óla words, including "émee" ("to wrap") and "íltu'o" ("to chill"). You can read more here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/12/l....

#conlang

Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is hepagon “to climb”. This word is used literally but also metaphorically during dragon flight (to go higher).

#conlang #highvalyrian #hotd #HouseOfTheDragon #gameofthrones #got #orthography

Our #Lexember word for the day is "khvùkhte", which means "solider" in Haughòf, our #conlang for dogs. This noun is an agentive form of a compound verb that incorporates "stand" and "growl". These dog soldiers are formidable when they're standing and growling in your path!

#LangTime

A drawing of a nisse shaping dough into a disc.

Àwéspéfíítsìjúnase. "Shape the dough into a disc."

For today's #Lexember entry, I created the word "júnase" ("disc"), which is a compound of "júno" ("moon") and "áse" ("flat"). You can read more about it here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/11/l...

#conlang

A drawing of a nisse holding a tablespoon of water next to a ball of dough on a tabletop.

Pé'úèhésaitòŋŋú. Jošhwìnýfiitawémvale. "Keep adding water by the tablespoon until dough forms."

I created several new forms to translate the next bit of the recipe into Nómàk'óla for my #Lexember entries. You can read all about them here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/10/l....

#conlang