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submitted 3 years ago by BombOmOm@lemmy.world to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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 78 points 3 years ago

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

[-] Brkdncr@artemis.camp 57 points 3 years ago

“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 3 years ago

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[-] flipht@kbin.social 25 points 3 years ago

Probably all of his SpaceX and Tesla contracts.

[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

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

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