Space Farce

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🗓️ 13 December 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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The Democrats gave President Trump his Space Force this week. But what is it? (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	When I was young, I would look up at the stars, trying to take in the vastness of it all.
0:13.7	I would imagine myself hurtling through the infinite expanse, in search of answers to
0:19.2	ancient mysteries, ready to fight for a better future.
0:24.7	Ever since I was little, I have been a warrior.
0:29.4	I'm ready to step out into the unknown, to take on the ultimate challenge.
0:34.9	I close my eyes, I know where I must go.
0:38.9	�
0:42.8	for
0:44.2	space
0:48.6	for
0:50.1	space
0:55.3	space
0:59.2	for
1:00.8	space
1:02.2	space
1:06.2	There was a lot of news this week. The conservatives won big in the UK making
1:10.9	Brexit all but sure India passed a Muslim ban the Democrats announced articles of
1:16.4	impeachment. It is perfectly understandable if you missed the fact that
1:21.3	President Donald Trump finally got his space force.
1:26.0	This is like Star Trek. This is like Star Wars. We've got a space army now.
1:30.6	Not exactly
1:32.4	more like a bureaucratic reshuffling of personnel in the military that already do
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