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Elon Musk Agrees to Sell a Portion of Starlink Assets to the U.S. Department of Defense (news.yahoo.com)
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U.S. billionaire Elon Musk has agreed to sell a portion of Starlink assets to the U.S. Department of Defense, removing himself from decision-making regarding geofencing Ukraine’s access to the satellite internet service

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[–] 50gp@kbin.social 69 points 1 year ago (4 children)

i'd love to hear what they threatened him with as this doesnt read like he had any choice

[–] Brkdncr@artemis.camp 52 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“Here is every illegal thing you’ve done since you were conceived, including the ones in countries that the US has an extradition agreement with. Also, here is how much we will pay you to be our bitch. Would you like to continue this discussion?”

[–] intelati@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

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Actually, let's not

[–] flipht@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago

Probably all of his SpaceX and Tesla contracts.

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"Wanna take a ride in a self driving Tesla off a cliff?"