Maybe - just maybe - a private citizen shouldn’t be left in control of contracted military infrastructure at all…
If we had a policy of nationalizing contracted military infrastructure, then nobody would make a contract with the military.
And while this may sound good to some, it sure wouldn’t be in Ukraine’s interest. Unreliable Starlink access is better than no Starlink access at all.
It doesn’t have to be nationalized, but it doesn’t make any sense for a civilian to be able to unilaterally make decisions like that while under military contract. At the very least, any decision to change or influence the contracted service while the contract is active should require some sort of review and approval. Maybe there’s a good reason it’s the way it is, I’m just a layman, but every time I hear about this it just baffles me why it was even allowable for Elon to make the call he did, or any call for that matter.
A key issue, often overlooked, is that US law imposes significant restrictions on the export and sale of military hardware.
Starlink is currently not considered military hardware. SpaceX is desperately trying to keep it that way, their ultimate goal is to sell subscriptions to civilians. Thus they get anxious when it is openly used for military purposes.
In this regard Starlink is somewhat similar to civilian GPS receivers, which automatically shut down at 1200 mph so they can’t be used in missiles.
This is just pure speculation from my part, but with
- Trump bending over for Russia
- his multiple visits to Moscow was made happen by KGB
- his relations with Jeremy Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
- the rumor that Kremlin has an incriminating golden shower video tape on him that could be used to keep him obedient
And with
- Elon bending over for Russia
- his multiple visits to Moscow to buy rockets, in which there’s no way Russian govt aren’t involved
- the photograph of him with Ghislaine
I just can’t help to speculate that Kremlin has something really incriminating against these two. But again this is just pure speculation without any proofs.
“Sometimes when I try to understand a person’s motives I play a little game. I assume the worst. What’s the worst reason they could possibly have for saying what they say and doing what they do?”
Who is this quote from?
Littlefinger from Game of Thrones
With Elon it could be as simple as Putin stroking his ego. Elon has demonstrably incredibly thin skin and is very susceptible to flattery. Same with Trump too, to be honest. Remember when Trump said he wanted his own big military parade like Putin gets in Red Square every year?
I think it’s pretty reasonable to assume that any blackmail Epstein was holding against any and all of his clients is in the hands of the Kremlin.
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Because having a contract is how one can tear someone apart for breach of contract.
Did you see what happened last year when there was no Starlink contract? Musk just didn’t enable it for Ukraine’s offensive, and he had the law on his side.
Now that Starlink has a DoD contract, Musk can say anything… then do as ordered.
Same for SpaceX (only US launch platform capable of putting people in orbit).
SpaceX I understand, Tesla I disagree with but understand (“the EV future”), but yeah not starlink
He’s a professional troll. Everything he says is for the purpose of outrage.
My immediate thought when I read the headline was
Musks attempt to garner attention manages to garner attention.
He’s an asshat and I wish people would stop giving him attention.
Disgusting chodelet
How about he shuts the fuck up because nobody wants to hear him
I’d rather him say how he’s undermining the war effort out loud than have him do it quietly
This motherfucker is getting to be just as bad as Trump. Flat-out incapable of keeping their fucking mouths shut.
Hi, Elmo Muskrat. Why don’t you stop playing too much Call of Duty and instead you go to Russian occupied territories in Ukraine to see how Ukrainians are living and being treated? Just a little tiny suggestion, as small as your brain. You’re welcome.
Fuck this guy. Like just stop fucking with him…
