The Weekly Tick

3308 3/2 - 3308 3/7

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It was a busy week here at the weekly tick and we barely got this one done in time. It's been a busy newsweek, mostly good but the air of uncertainty still looms for many citizens in many systems

News

Aegis Seeks Reinstatement

Aegis is petitioning The Alliance, Empire and Federation to reform the Anti-xeno defence force. All three superpowers are currently working on their own Anti-Thargoid task forces; though it has proved wildly ineffective in the systems facing Thargoid incursion.

In a statement to the press Chief Administrator Carter Armstrong said:

“Surviving members of the leadership council have submitted an appeal to reverse the decision to disband Aegis. The essence of our case is that the superpowers are currently distracted by various internal situations, but the Thargoids care nothing for our politics and must be met with a unified show of force.”

“Aegis support ships have recently been repurposed by other crews in several regions, including the Dan, HIP 12314 and Nauni systems. But they could have been operated officially by our trained personnel, if only we were allowed to do our job.”

“In addition to the increasing Thargoid threat, the rediscovery of the Alexandria in the Wregoe TC-X B29-0 system proves that Azimuth still exists. This sinister group slaughtered four thousand people to obtain Guardian artefacts, and we have logs proving it performed unlicensed xenological research in recent years. Aegis could provide centralised opposition to these criminals as well as defending against alien attack.”

We’ll keep you updated as this story unfolds

Colonia Bridge Project Nears End:

Delivery campaigns will soon complete the six starports along the Colonia Bridge. After months of work on developing infrastructure between colonia and the core system brewer corporation issued a statement specifying the final requirements along with announcing that the top 10 contributors will have tourist beacons named after them. Here's what Brewer Corp had to say:

“For this final week, we are asking pilots to deliver auto-fabricators, micro controllers and resonating separators to Macdonald Settlement in the Alcor system and Jaques Station in the Colonia system. These will allow us to install outfitting, shipyard and tech broker services, as we bring the starports to full operational status. There is also another opportunity to install Pioneer Supplies at Promium Relay, the bridge starport nearest to Colonia.”

“Brewer Corporation is grateful to independent pilots for their dedication to constructing the Colonia Bridge. We are therefore pleased to offer various classes of pre-engineered, overcharged power plants as well as exploration decals to the top 75% of contributors to this concluding stage.”

“Finally, this is the last chance for pilots to obtain a Brewer Corporation decal, which will be awarded to every contributor to any of the Colonia Bridge initiatives as a token of gratitude.”

Hudson Denies Dictator Claims:

In a public broadcast from the White House on Mars President Zachary Hudson spoke regarding his proposal to remove the single term limit of the federal presidency. Addressing concerned citizens he had this to say:

“If Congress agrees to temporarily suspend the 77th amendment of the Federal Accord, it will mean that I become eligible to stand for election again in 3309. It does not guarantee that I – or any future president – can remain in office indefinitely.”

“Furthermore, the Republican Party will be able to field other electoral nominees, as will the Liberal Party and any independent candidates. As always, the votes of the people will determine who forms our government.”

“I strongly believe that our constitution is robust enough to accommodate changes such as this, especially during these trying times. The Federation remains a place of democracy and freedom, not dictatorship.”

President Zachary Hudson has also called for the violence seen at recent public demonstrations to end. Several cities have seen violent clashes between Hudson's supporters, and those who support Shadow President Felicia Winters.

ACT Disbanded:

After the NMLA was dismantled by the ACT, the alliance the federation and the empire decided to disband the ACT in a joint statement they said: “ACT’s primary mission to locate and destroy the Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army has been successfully accomplished.”

After the attacks from the NMLA on multiple starports the ACT took lead in investigation calling upon freelanced pilots to often help fight. The superpowers commended some high ranking members along with presenting awards to those who earned them. Under the treaty that formed the ACT they will remain in force and could be reformed should a similar threat to the NMLA arise.