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[–] qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Not that I expect a single damn thing to happen, but isn't this the definition of treason?

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Holy shit! I'm guessing fighting (even in an EW capacity) for a US adversary is actually a criminal offence, or something similar.

Thanks for the original source, OP. It's hard to trust just a headline these days.

[–] vandermouche@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago

As an oligarch, he stands with the other Russian oligarch who need and benefit from this war. If the rouble is at an historical low, the ones who have money in other currencies have an historical purchasing power in Russia...

[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sure would be a shame if Starlink got nationalized.

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[–] carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Defense production act takeover when?

[–] collegefurtrader@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

“How am I in this war?” Musk asked Isaacson. “Starlink was not meant to be involved in wars. It was so people can watch Netflix and chill and get online for school and do good peaceful things, not drone strikes.”

[–] SergeantScar@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Almost certain he took DoD money for testing starlink with fighter jets shortly after he turned starlink on... so he's being a little disingenuous....

Edit: search Global Lightning program...

[–] xXxBigJeffreyxXx@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Hopefully some skepticism can finally be focused on the concept of giving a single billionaire unfettered control over who is allowed to access the internet, and what they are allowed to do with it.

The whole endeavor to “arm” Ukraine with Starlink has always been a shameless attempt to dodge any future criticism of the company, by claiming to be a “military asset”

[–] harcesz@szmer.info 11 points 2 years ago

I just wonder how much it cost Kremlin to stop the sinking of their fleet?

[–] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

If you own a new Tesla purchased since he took over Twitter, I suspect you may start having some increased tire and paint bills. I could see it becoming a trend; feels like the kind of thing kids could get into.

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