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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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[-] tsuica@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I tend to agree with you, but I'm left wondering if the bureaucratic system would allow this hand-waving approach to budget tracking.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Not usually, but due to decades of successful gaslighting and other propaganda, the military is a holy cow that gets ridiculous amounts of leeway compared to everyone else, especially the people who need government assistance the most.

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