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.
If we ever have elections again in the US, these contracts better get ripped up on day one.
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
The only reason why Musk is tearing down the entire apparatus of federal funding is so he can redirect funding toward his own enterprises.
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.
much easier to exfiltrate data that way, and recipients could be anywhere and quite possibly completely untraceable without some muskrat love.
