Elon Musk admitted Saturday that SpaceX spent more than a week throttling the satellite link Ukraine uses to fight off Russia’s invasion.
He said Ukraine’s military broke Starlink’s terms of service by using it for offensive strikes, and that “loophole was closed last week.” Drone missions on the front line faltered until Ukraine said full service came back Saturday.
We expect presidents and heads of state to make wartime decisions, not a private citizen who owns the satellites and writes the terms of service. He has also spent more than $442 million on the midterms to keep Republicans in control of Congress.
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Attorney General Blanche won’t rule out the Justice Department blocking election certification in a “doomsday scenario,” 12 days before the midterms.
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