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Summary

Elon Musk's Starlink is expanding rapidly within the federal government, sparking controversy due to Musk’s dual roles as CEO of SpaceX and adviser to Trump.

Agencies, including the FAA and Customs and Border Protection, are considering Starlink despite existing contracts. Starlink’s appeal lies in its ease of deployment, especially for emergencies.

Democrats raised ethical concerns about conflicts of interest and Musk’s potential financial gain.

Senator Maria Cantwell criticized Musk’s involvement as raising “serious red flags,” pressing the administration to enforce transparency and competitive procurement laws amid growing government reliance on Starlink.

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[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Starlink is everything to Felon now. This is the only way to break him now. Starlink has to be stomped out of existence or nationalized at this point. Anything less will allow Muskrat to continue playing dictator.

[–] grumpo_potamus@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If we ever have elections again in the US, these contracts better get ripped up on day one.

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Elections are run at the state level including for federal offices. There have already been >48 state and local elections this year since January alone. Elections are way more than just the midterms and they are still happening. See https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_calendar

Normalizing the idea that elections wouldn't happen is just playing directly into Trump and Musk's hands

They want us to be so cynical we stop fighting back. They want us not to vote. They want us to not protest. They want us to not boycott. They want us too tired to fight

Don't give in, we can still win these fights

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Even if there is a presidential election and fuckface loses, what are the odds that he's actually going to step down? As a reminder, the people who enforce that have all been replaced with loyalists

[–] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago

Don't worry, you won't.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Don't know his many times I have to say this.

Musk want X (not the site) to be an everything APP.

that means all your finances, your travel, what you by and sell and own and trade, your health, your taxes, your education, your interests, your shame, your secrets,, your EVERYTHING will be controlled, monitored, surveilled, and ultimately at the whim of this person.

“When I say payments, I actually mean someone’s entire financial life,” Musk said, according to audio of the meeting obtained by The Verge. “If it involves money. It’ll be on our platform. Money or securities or whatever. So, it’s not just like send $20 to my friend. I’m talking about, like, you won’t need a bank account.”

^https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/26/23934216/x-twitter-bank-elon-musk-2024^

The mark of the beast.

February 2025

https://landfamilyhome.substack.com/p/a-household-guide-for-cyber-defense

https://cyberintel.substack.com/p/doge-exposes-once-secret-government

https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/11/doge-cyberattack-united-states-treasury/

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

much easier to exfiltrate data that way, and recipients could be anywhere and quite possibly completely untraceable without some muskrat love.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 22 hours ago

Now here's a good reason to use a trusted VPN provider.

[–] halfempty@fedia.io 5 points 1 day ago

The only reason why Musk is tearing down the entire apparatus of federal funding is so he can redirect funding toward his own enterprises.