Dear fellow Asgardians, Hello, and warm greetings from Canada. I understand that our Space Nation of Asgardia needs a proper sovereign territory on Earth, in order to be recognized by the UN as a real country that could have a National Bank which would issues its own fiat currency. I found a 2,000 km2 area that can be legally claimed as a country, for free. Nobody has ever been living there, and no other country wants it. SO, I VOLUNTEER TO LIVE THERE AS THE FIRST PERMANENT RESIDENT. If we hope to survive in orbit, and on Mars, then we better be able to survive in our own country on Earth, first : https://asgardia.space/social/posts/105471?-link-1251112

Bir Tawil — https://defactoborders.org/places/bir-tawil The Land No Country Wants : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8nqbVYUNss To give us some perspective : Country of Malta — 316 km² — population: 500,000. City of Abu Dhabi, the UAE — 972 km² — population: 1,450,000. Bir Tawil — 2,000 km² Country of Luxembourg — 2,586 km² First of all, we need a proper political agreement with Egypt and Sudan. We need to think about giving them a sweet, long-term deal. This should not be a problem considering our space-bound future. And, I am willing to go and live there, to be the first permanent resident. The closest city, in a straight line of 200km, is the Port of Wadi Halfa in Sudan, population 15,000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Halfa STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES : There has never been any indigenous population there, and no permanent residents are there at the moment. This is the last, free virgin waste-land on the Planet. Nobody wants it, because : 1. it is a hot desert of sand, 2. no mineral resources, nothing of value to steal, 3. it is land-locked, 4. no proper roads, but SUVs can drive there, 5. no apparent sources of water ( we could drill ).

The country's population of 58,413 people is spread out over 29 coral atolls, comprising 1,156 individual islands and islets. Could Asgardia buy one of these islands ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Islands " You could buy one island from island states of the South Pacific. You might not get full independence, but you could probably buy yourself statehood within an existing country. You’d have to go along with basic national laws, of course, but you could appoint yourself governor, tweak local regulations as you like, and run things pretty much as you like. All you need to do is declare yourself a state and get a bunch of other, already established states to go along with you. If a sufficient number (either lots of them or a few very big ones) agree, then you’ve made it! "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMywc5KIqrg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVAicGsF4DA Oceans First. Space Next. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tUe1mMoUkI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_lcnD0mkPE OCEAN BUILDERS: https://oceanbuilders.com/

Seasteading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasteading Seasteading is building floating societies with significant political autonomy. Nearly half the world’s surface is unclaimed by any nation-state, and many coastal nations can legislate seasteads in their territorial waters. The Seasteading Institute is a nonprofit think-tank promoting the creation of floating ocean cities as a revolutionary solution to some of the world’s most pressing problems: rising sea levels, overpopulation, poor governance, and more: https://www.seasteading.org/ Artificial Islands and Territory in International Law Dr. Imogen Saunders, Senior Lecturer, ANU College of Law, Australian National University. ABSTRACT Artificially created islands are a contemporary reality, created and used for military and nonmilitary purposes. Analysis of such islands has largely been limited to their status under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) regime. Their position under general international law, however, remains unclear. In particular, the question of whether artificial islands can constitute sovereign territory remains unanswered. This Article analyzes the concept of territory in international law in the context of artificial islands, and argues that neither the doctrine of territory nor the strictures of UNCLOS prevent artificial islands from constituting territory capable of sovereign appropriation. This is further confirmed by examining state practice relating to artificial islands. The Article argues that artificial islands can be considered territory if they meet certain criteria: albeit territory not generating a territorial sea. Understanding artificial islands as capable of constituting territory allows for a more comprehensive and consistent positioning of such islands in regards to other general international law doctrines. The Article demonstrates this through the application of the doctrine of the unlawful acquisition of territory to artificial islands. https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-wp0/wp-content/uploads/sites/78/2019/07/12052304/Imogen-Saunders.pdf https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part5.htm " Perhaps, for only 10 percent of the cost of building an island from scratch, you could buy one from a Caribbean country, or perhaps one of the island states of the South Pacific. You might not get full independence, but you could probably buy yourself statehood within an existing country. You’d have to go along with basic national laws, of course, but you could appoint yourself governor, tweak local regulations as you like, and run things pretty much as you like. All you need to do is declare yourself a state and get a bunch of other, already established states to go along with you. If a sufficient number (either lots of them or a few very big ones) agree, then you’ve made it! If they don’t agree ... quickly work really hard on getting one of the big states — preferably one with a big army/navy/air force — to agree with you. Then, sign a treaty, also really quickly. Otherwise, somebody with any size army/navy/air force is going to come by and kick you off your island. If you’re lucky, they’ll give you a boat. "

Palau opted for independent status in 1978, which was widely supported by the Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan. It approved a new constitution and became the Republic of Palau on 1 January 1981. Palau's economy consists primarily of tourism, subsistence agriculture and fishing. With the population of 21,000, the Republic of Palau contains approximately 340 islands, most of them uninhabited. In exchange for some of its islands, the sovereign Nation of Asgardia would form an Economic Union with the Republic of Palau, in order to improve standard of life for Palau citizens. The map of Palau islands archipelago : https://www.orangesmile.com/common/img_country_maps/palau-islands-map-0.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau

With only a 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) area, Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world behind Vatican City and Monaco, making it the smallest republic. Additionally, its population of 10,670 is the world's second smallest, after Vatican City. Nauru gained its independence in 1968, and became a member of the Pacific Community (SPC) in 1969. This sovereign state is a member of the United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States. Nauru currently lacks money to perform many of the basic functions of government; for example, the National Bank of Nauru is insolvent. The Republic of Nauru : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru

Dear fellow Asgardians, As per the vision of the Father of our young Space Nation, before we can have a permanent presence in space, it is imperative that we must find our Land on Earth, in order to make Asgardia a sovereign earthly nation first. Any ideas?

If I remember correctly, there are approx. 80 Asgardians in the area. We can find one another using the search facility on the following page : https://asgardia.space/en/social/users UNITY — Let us all make friends! :-))

Dear fellow Asgardians, Hello, and warm greetings from Canada. I became an Asgardian specifically for the purpose of making a strategic, FREE gift to my Space Nation for the benefit of prosperous long-term future of all Asgardians in orbit, and in deep space : https://quantumantigravity.wordpress.com/experiments/ I would like to suggest a scientific project in order to perform a proof-of-concept experiment to test my sustainable artificial gravity generation method. According to my theory : https://vixra.org/pdf/1810.0036v7.pdf and preliminary experimental observations : https://quantumantigravity.wordpress.com/nobel-prize/ my artificial gravity generator, as a side-effect, should also provide considerable space radiation protection. Because I discovered complete detailed mechanism of artificial gravity generation, it became obvious to me, that it can also be naturally applied to anti-gravity space propulsion : https://quantumantigravity.wordpress.com/mdb/ The proof-of-concept experiment for my invention is simple, easy, and cheap. I estimate the cost of parts to be approx. US $ 2,000. Once we have a working proof-of-concept device, then I invite you to propose what we could do with it next. It is all up to you, my dear Asgardian friends. How could we use my invention in order to bring the greatest possible benefit to our young Space Nation? Perhaps, we should nationalize this Asgardian start-up ? In this way, my discovery and invention would constitute a national resource and the sovereign wealth of Asgardia. Looking forward to hear from you, my dear fellow Asgardian friends. With respect and much gratitude, I am Sincerely yours, Ziggy https://quantumantigravity.wordpress.com/contact/

Privatization will lead to the enriching of the few using resources that are the rightful property of all humanity. The outer space treaty explicity states: The Outer Space Treaty provides the basic framework on international space law, including the following principles: 1) The exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries and shall be the province of all mankind; (Asguardia violates this by not being a province of all mankind) 2) outer space shall be free for exploration and use by all States; (Asguardia violates this by not being a province of all mankind/all states) 3) outer space is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means; (Asguardia violates this by seeking to occupy space privately that doesnt belong to them) 4) States shall not place nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction in orbit or on celestial bodies or station them in outer space in any other manner; 5) the Moon and other celestial bodies shall be used exclusively for peaceful purposes; astronauts shall be regarded as the envoys of mankind; (Asguardia violates this by not being envoys of all mankind, a private state cannot function in such a manner) 6) States shall be responsible for national space activities whether carried out by governmental or non-governmental entities; (Asguardia violates this, by seeking to not be governed by nations allowing the launch to occur, technically any nation that launches Asguardia, owns it. Therefore either the leaders are lying or seek to violate this notion) 7) States shall be liable for damage caused by their space objects; and States shall avoid harmful contamination of space and celestial bodies. (Asguardia violates this by seeking to abdicate responsibility from this) https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/introouterspacetreaty.html I will actively seek to lead Asguardia to a better future compliant with these regulations, or seek to use Canadian legal legislation to sue it out of existence. Good day. Space will not be privatized. Our future does not belong to a few organized criminals. It belongs to the entirety of humanity. Andrew Kuess STAR Party of Canada http://starport420.online

Today is the International Day of Disabilities. As a disabled Asgardian, inclusion, and consideration for my limitations are very important to me. I have been blessed to be able to work from home for Asgardia and the consideration they have afforded me has been incredible. I dream that Asgardia can lead by example in the future in this regard. Learn more about the Internation Day of Disabilities on the United Nation website: https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities

Since my weekly article Sci-fi Sunday was discontinued I have been trying to find the time to continue bringing entertainment news to the community. Well, today I finally had some time and Fiction Verified is now online. You can keep up to date with us on Facebook and Twitter so far. The website is underway and in the new year, I will be launching a podcast to go along with it. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fictionverified/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FictionVer I hope to see you there!