Cut off

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So Musk is helping Putin smash Ukraine?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s office confirmed on Wednesday that the country’s military has been cut off from full access to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite system as it seeks to defend itself against a now nearly five-year Russian invasion.

Russia launched an unprovoked, illegal, full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

“Tonight SpaceX introduced a speed limit for the Starlink terminals in motion,” said Presidential Adviser Sergiy Beskrestnov. “Our defence forces were not warned about this restriction, which led to the disruption of a number of missions. Obviously, this action cannot be a coincidence and is linked to the current political situation,” he added.

What situation is that?

That political situation refers to US President Donald Trump‘s recent decision to extend Russian President Vladimir Putin a lifeline by lifting sanctions, buying Russian oil and berating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — saying he needs to stop attacking Russian oil infrastructure and that he should be replaced because “he won’t make a deal” with Russia.

Another plunge into the abyss.

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3 responses to “Cut off”

  1. twiliter Avatar
    twiliter

    It’s about the money too, as usual. The receiver cost is $600 and the service cost is $110/mo. Estimated count of operating systems in Ukraine is 30,000 so times $110 (here I go doing math again), well you see the potential monthly income for Musk’s taxpayer funded operation. Currently free in Ukraine since the war started, but like so many other services in the internet age, succumb to pressure from the Greedy Monetizers of Everything.

    The link above is informative and mentions the amount of space garbage in low Earth orbit, with plans for (unregulated/rogue) Starlink to launch tens of thousands more. People of the planet Earth have no say so over this pollution, so GMoE’s win by default.

  2. Omar Avatar
    Omar

    Another plunge into the abyss.

    Trump wrote a book called ‘The Art of the Deal.’ It might be worth tracking a copy down and checking to see if it mentions ‘plunging into the abyss.’

    That does get a mention in the Book of Revelation: See https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2020&version=nkjv

  3. twiliter Avatar
    twiliter

    Trump didn’t write any book, he had it written for him and it’s garbage.

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