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From: Peripatetic
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...parental-leave
Speaking to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity, Democratic and Republican aides confirmed that leaders on Capitol Hill were nearing agreement in negotiations on an annual defense policy bill.
The agreement would trade a major expansion of benefits to federal workers for the president’s key legacy initiative. Federal workers can currently take unpaid leave.
The agreement is not finalized and comes after extensive behind-the-scenes battling on the annual defense measure, which has passed Congress every year since the Kennedy administration. Further details were not available.......
Donald Trump may get his space force – in deal for federal paid parental leave
Federal workers in the US seem set to be given 12 weeks of paid parental leave – in return for Donald Trump being given his cherished space force.Speaking to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity, Democratic and Republican aides confirmed that leaders on Capitol Hill were nearing agreement in negotiations on an annual defense policy bill.
The agreement would trade a major expansion of benefits to federal workers for the president’s key legacy initiative. Federal workers can currently take unpaid leave.
The agreement is not finalized and comes after extensive behind-the-scenes battling on the annual defense measure, which has passed Congress every year since the Kennedy administration. Further details were not available.......
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...parental-leave
Speaking to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity, Democratic and Republican aides confirmed that leaders on Capitol Hill were nearing agreement in negotiations on an annual defense policy bill.
The agreement would trade a major expansion of benefits to federal workers for the president’s key legacy initiative. Federal workers can currently take unpaid leave.
The agreement is not finalized and comes after extensive behind-the-scenes battling on the annual defense measure, which has passed Congress every year since the Kennedy administration. Further details were not available.......
Donald Trump may get his space force – in deal for federal paid parental leave
Federal workers in the US seem set to be given 12 weeks of paid parental leave – in return for Donald Trump being given his cherished space force.Speaking to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity, Democratic and Republican aides confirmed that leaders on Capitol Hill were nearing agreement in negotiations on an annual defense policy bill.
The agreement would trade a major expansion of benefits to federal workers for the president’s key legacy initiative. Federal workers can currently take unpaid leave.
The agreement is not finalized and comes after extensive behind-the-scenes battling on the annual defense measure, which has passed Congress every year since the Kennedy administration. Further details were not available.......
Sounds like a win for every Federal employee, and a win for the United States.
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From: Nevada, USA
US Space Force flag unfurled in the Oval Office.
Space Force Chief Enlisted Advisor - with a very snazzy rank ensignia - told not to put POTUS's signature on eBay tonight !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4r5...ature=youtu.be
Space Force Chief Enlisted Advisor - with a very snazzy rank ensignia - told not to put POTUS's signature on eBay tonight !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4r5...ature=youtu.be
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From: Under a tree in the NT
US Space Force flag unfurled in the Oval Office.
Space Force Chief Enlisted Advisor - with a very snazzy rank ensignia - told not to put POTUS's signature on eBay tonight !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4r5...ature=youtu.be
Space Force Chief Enlisted Advisor - with a very snazzy rank ensignia - told not to put POTUS's signature on eBay tonight !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4r5...ature=youtu.be
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
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Well that’s the first launch for the Space Force, and the X-37B back in orbit.
https://spacenews.com/u-s-air-force-...sixth-mission/
https://spacenews.com/u-s-air-force-...sixth-mission/
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The experiment will convert solar power into radio frequency microwave energy which could then be transmitted to the ground.
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And gawd help any bird or plane that flies through that beam of energy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-...r_power#Safety
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a 10 km diameter area corresponds to 750 megawatts total power level. This is the power level found in many modern electric power plants. For comparison, a solar PV farm of similar size might easily exceed 10,000 megawatts (rounded) at best conditions during daytime.
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The space-based system can have the generating satellite positioned so that it never falls into shadow and therefore sends power to Earth at all times. Energy price varies massively throughout the day and you make way more money selling at peak times. If you pair up the ground stations such that they are separated in longitude one satellite can switch from station A to Station B ensuring it is supplying the very highest demand areas and therefore selling it's energy at maximum price nearly 18 hours a day. A solar array has a much greater peak production but it tends to produce this at times when there isn't a high demand.
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