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Musk cut internet to Ukraine’s military as it was attacking Russian fleet (www.washingtonpost.com)
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If you're hitting a paywall, here's a CNN link to the same story: https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/elon-musk-biography-walter-isaacson-ukraine-starlink/index.html

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[–] 170 points 2 years ago (1 child)

random people having this kind of influence on international conflicts because they have a lot of money is good and healthy and okay

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  • [–] 84 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The free market will create another satellite network if musk's isn't right! /s

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    This but kind of unironically, him doing this makes it much more likely the US government will blow some of its military budget to fund some sort of competitor.

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