tybs
can't stay away as usual
Some new activity C-17 out of Dhabi en and the RAF Airbus tok off from Al Dhafra
RCH822 USAF C-17 Globemaster departed Al Minhad AB, Dhabi after a ground stop en over Oman
Left Charleston Int'l earlier with a ground stop at Ramstein.
Departed McGuire AFB, NJ to Charleston Int'l (also the airport for JB Charleston) for an over night yesterday
Biden admin to announce historic increase in food stamp benefits: reports
The Biden administration this week will announce a historic expansion to the nation’s food stamp program, a decision that will give more than 40 million Americans more to spend on groceries while racking up billions in costs to the program, according to Sunday reports.
A U.S. official familiar with the plans told The New York Times that the Biden administration will likely announce the new rules on Monday, which will take effect later this year. The official reportedly said that average monthly benefits, which were $121 per-person before the COVID pandemic, will increase by $36. The changes, which do not require congressional approval, are based on updates the Department of Agriculture made to the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), an estimate of the cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four. Food stamps, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are used by more than 40 million Americans – or roughly 12% of the total U.S. population.
U.S. lawmakers passed the Farm Bill in 2018 which, among other things, directed the Department of Agriculture to re-evaluate the TFP no later than 2022. According to the department, the TFP has not been updated since 2006 despite major changes to dietary guidance, food prices, and what Americans purchase and eat.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/biden-admin-to-announce-historic-increase-in-food-stamp-benefits-reports
no tankers over Not AF1 Joe at Camp David position at all today-checked it periodically.
The last visible tanker-cap#1 (can't speak for in the middle of the night) was on Friday when he was still "at Wilmington"-cap at 9:45am EST and then "left for Camp David"
https://factba.se/biden/calendar
They should, at the very least, make it visible if it's there or put one up just to make it look good.
just sayin'
couldn't eben guess
likely exactly wut habbened.
Doha agreement last year-cap
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad was appointed by Secretary Pompeo as the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation on September 21, 2018. Previously, Ambassador Khalilzad served as U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations 2007-2009, Ambassador to Iraq 2005-2007, and Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005.
https://www.state.gov/biographies/zalmay-khalilzad/
Google and Facebook’s New Cable to Link Japan and Southeast Asia
Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc. announced their participation in a new subsea cable system for 2024 set to improve internet connectivity across the Asia-Pacific region.
Dubbed Apricot, the infrastructure project will link Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines and Indonesia and help serve growing demand for broadband access and 5G wireless connectivity, Facebook said. In March, the company announced two new transpacific subsea cables connecting Singapore to the U.S. west coast, Bifrost and Echo, with Google participating in the latter.
The Echo and Apricot cables are complementary submarine systems, Google said in a blog post, and will improve the resilience of Google Cloud and the company’s other digital services. The new fiber-optic link spanning the Asia-Pacific has an initial design capacity of more than 190 terabits per second, according to Facebook.
Both Silicon Valley giants have been investing in building out internet infrastructure in the regions they see offering the highest growth potential, with Google last year announcing a $10 billion spending plan to help India’s digitization push over the next five to seven years.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/google-and-facebook-s-new-cable-to-link-japan-and-southeast-asia-1.1640563
Indian AF IFC5K21 C-17 Globemaster coming out of Iran after an in out at Kabul
The Afghan Embassy in India sent out a tweet calling Afghan President Ashraf Ghani a 'traitor' who 'screwed and f---ed everything up'
The Afghan Embassy in India tweeted harsh criticism of the country's President Ashraf Ghani, who fled his palace in Kabul on Sunday leaving the city vulnerable for a Taliban takeover. Ghani left Afghanistan for Tajikistan while Taliban fighters entered Kabul, Afghanistan's capital and its largest city. The Taliban is now set to formally retake power in the country and rename it the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, following the withdrawal of American troops and a hurried evacuation of US diplomats. Insider saw a now-deleted tweet from the Embassy's official Twitter account posted at around 7.30 p.m. on August 15, which read: "We are all banging our heads in shame. Ghani Baba @ashrafghani fled with his crooks." "He screwed and f---ed everything up. We apologize to everyone for serving the fugitive. May Allah punish the traitor! His legacy will be a stain on our history," the tweet continued.
https://www.businessinsider.com/afghan-embassy-calls-president-ashraf-ghani-a-traitor-2021-8
Indian AF INDIA1 737 departed New Delhi-Gandhi Int'l south
Modi heading south-day after this
PM Modi on 75th Independence Day
read out of speech
https://www.narendramodi.in/text-of-prime-minnister-narendra-modi-s-address-from-the-red-fort-on-75th-independence-day-556737
IFC5K21 C-17 continues to Hindon AFS New Delhi from Kabul
nite again