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Marcion's avatar

Ha! Perfect. For those who don't know the backstory...

This took a whole year to become public. Last year NATO was planning a massive drone strike on Russian naval fleets, using Starlink. When Elon found out, he had an almost existential panic with the realization that his tech would be used for murder. And, he likened it to Pearl Harbor, wondering if direct involvement by US in an attack on Russian fleets could escalate into WW3. So he pulled the plug, and told them use your own tech. The attack didn't happen.

So much to unpack. How did one billionaire get so powerful that he can unilaterally override government decisions? More importantly, how did the military industrial complex yet again manipulate their way into big tech, exploiting it to spy, murder and start wars.

One thing for certain - the media will not have any serious discussion of any of these subjects. They just have to continue painting Elon as a Benedict Arnold. I'm old enough to remember when Elon was the darling of the left, and best buds with Gore. Now he, Rogan, and so many others are pariahs to the left, with their crazy anti-war, anti-woke, & free speech ideas.

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Oracle's avatar

Double++ like!

Someone should print a bunch of fake NYTIMES and WAPOS and swap them out in the racks.

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