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Dewey Cheatem and Howe's avatar

Musk complained Ukraine had gone too far in destroying data centers so this is revenge.

Now people, cancel your Starlink subscription today!!!

Stop using X

Don't by a Tesla

From the New York Times today:

Ukraine said that its military, with no warning, had lost partial access to Starlink, a pillar of its battlefield communications. Kyiv relies on a militarized version of the wireless internet network paid for by the Pentagon. That led Ukrainian officials and analysts to surmise that the restrictions had come from Washington, as President Trump is locked in his latest feud with Ukraine’s leadership.

The Starlink development was interpreted in Ukraine as part of a Trump administration pressure campaign to limit Ukraine’s ability to fight. Mr. Trump is pushing Kyiv to stop attacking oil refineries so that Russia can pump more diesel onto global markets as high prices threaten the prospects of Mr. Trump’s Republican Party in the midterm elections.

“Clearly, this action cannot be a coincidence and is linked to the current political situation,” Serhiy Beskrestnov, a Ukrainian military expert who advises President Volodymyr Zelensky on weapons technologies, wrote on social media about the Starlink restrictions.

SpaceX, which operates Starlink, and its chief executive, Elon Musk, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Ukraine was stunned to discover the Starlink restrictions, which it said caused disruptions to several combat operations. The Ukrainian military uses the system in part to guide its ever-growing fleets of drones. The restrictions, Ukrainian officials said, tied Ukraine’s hands while leaving Russia free to wage war.

Wes O'Donnell's avatar

I had forgotten about that. So, now I'm certain there's some shady BS going on

Brian's avatar

Cheetoh Boss is going straight to hell; that part everybody already knows. It's the 60 million dumbfucks that voted for him that have yet to determine their own fate....

Rolf Schmolling's avatar

Sorry but you are hedging your bet too much: this is obviously intent and needs an answer: question is how to work around it…

Wes O'Donnell's avatar

I wouldn't call it hedging. I'm leaving open remote possibilities that remain plausible however improbable. If it's not clear whose side I'm on then this article has failed.

Rolf Schmolling's avatar

No I do understand you right and get it! It’s just almost totally improbable that the technically possible caveats are real

Rolf Schmolling's avatar

And I am quite quite angry!

Alexandra Barcus's avatar

Clearly DC wants Ukraine to capitulate as we head into a tough winter.

Ronald Richards's avatar

It is all just a giant video game. There is no thought for civilians. It is all about controlling the world’s oil reserves and supply. That is the lens through which to view all of Trump’s actions around the world.

Rob steffes's avatar

The Pentagon has paid for Starlink service in Ukraine since 2023.”

The concis says Poland pays $50 million for Ukraine starlink service. Do you know which is true? Because if musk is fucking with Ukraine, this would be the end of anyone relying on that asshat. Which should be a matter of course anyway.

BG Pete Chiefari's avatar

No doubt about it in my mind! This is an orchestrated, combined effort to damage Ukraine and do everything possible to hinder their war fighting capability. The Musk Starling partial outages are the real Canary in the coal mine! Putin and Trump are pulling out all the stops because after the midterms, if everything goes right, he will be neutered and every effort will be made to neutralize Musk, and possibly even charge him criminally, after pertinent investigations are conducted. No doubt about it! They figure this is the only chance they have with Ukrainian winter coming on. For me, my money is on Ukraine!

Richard Pearce's avatar

It's possibly the pattern that turned the 'Heroic Mujahideen' into the intolerant, murderous, misogynistic Taliban.

The pattern that turned 'brave Iraqis fighting for freedom' into ISIS

That turned Saddam Hussein from someone 'championing freedom for Iranians' into the Saddam Hussein brave Iraqis fight for freedom from.