From: ScottW48@hotmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 9:20:55 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:   
   > On 9/12/23 10:59 AM, ScottW wrote:    
   > > On Monday, September 11, 2023 at 9:20:20 PM UTC-7, Fascist Flea wrote:    
   > >> ... but Musk loves Russia and China.    
   > >>    
   > >> The U.S. does have geopolitical and economic rivals, right? Even enemies,    
   > >> some would say. But according to Maddow, Musk has a tight grip on    
   > >> vital technology, so our leaders have to give him great leeway.    
   > >>    
   > >> Is there a conflict for the U.S.? Can anything be done to induce Musk    
   > >> to place the West ahead of the East in his empire? Speak, Shmoos.    
   > >    
   > > Maddow's rant was based on a false premise that Musk shut down Starlink    
   > > over Crimea to prevent a Ukranian attack.   
   > https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66752264    
   >    
   > Hed: Elon Musk says he withheld Starlink over Crimea to avoid escalation   
      
   Which was a whole lot different from the original "Musk deactivated Starlink"   
   to    
   sabotoge Ukrainian attack.   
      
   > > That was BS. Starlink was never activated over Crimea to prevent Russia   
   from using it    
   > > in Crimea. Ukraine didn't know that so their Starlink dependent drones got   
   lost over Crimea.   
   > Take it up with Musk's biographer.   
      
   GMAFB....Do you want the truth or not?   
      
   ScottW   
      
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