re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.

More from the WSJ -

This is intent under any definition. Not negligent, not accidental.

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"Some U.S. officials say that Musk acted unilaterally and that Trump didn’t specifically order any retribution against Ukraine. But a person familiar with the situation said Musk talked to multiple senior administration officials, including with Trump, before imposing the new speed cap, which Ukrainian officials said had allowed Russian missiles to evade their defenses."

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U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff has called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “humanitarian” after arriving in St. Petersburg for talks about ending the war in Ukraine.

In a video posted to social media, Witkoff thanked Putin for describing President Donald Trump as a “humanitarian” and added: “You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that, I commend you, and I thank you again.”

The talks began a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted that any negotiations over his country’s future must include Kyiv.

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Wittkoff-Putain a humanitarian. WTF CNBC

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Trump and Musk see all of this through the lens of how it can serve them best. They probably, this is speculation, think that forcing Ukraine to surrender would somehow be beneficial to them. It costing lives and appeasing a us adversary is inconsequential.

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Trump is desperate for any cease fire or peace agreement before the midterms. Any win to try to mitigate his 74% disapproval rating with independent voters.

It's all about pressuring Zelensky to quit. Musk comes up with the idea of preventing the Ukrainians from shooting down the Russian long range drones by shutting and limiting the speed of Starlink. Thus allowing the Russians to kill more civilians that would have been defended otherwise.

Now both Trump and Musk are lying their asses off about it as this is clear criminal intent. And someone has told them that if anyone was killed and the Ukrainians have the radar records of defensive drones failing due to their efforts (and they most certainly do), then it is culpable homicide.

Didn't think that one through, did you Rocket Boy? There's all that genius working again.

Watch this space in 2028 when the new Democratic President nominates God's Own Son-of-a-Bitch for Attorney General. If you think this is far-fetched, just keep an eye on the media narrative going forward. Musk will do everything he can to shape future jury pools. Just remember, this will be a Federal jurisdiction, not Texas. Think NYC or DC. Places where they most understand Musk.

You often hear people talk about Trump playing 4D chess...I'm not sure he can play chess at all; many of his decisions don't appear to have given any thought to the next move, much less 2 or 3 moves down the board.

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You often hear people talk about Trump playing 4D chess...I'm not sure he can play chess at all; many of his decisions don't appear to have given any thought to the next move, much less 2 or 3 moves down the board.

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Trump absolutely has a plan, his supporters just don't want to acknowledge it.

Trump's plan is to join the lifelong dictator club - That's his plan. He's stated on multiple occasions he admires men like Xi, Putin, Kim Jung Un, and others like them and he's following the old Soviet style takeover plan - take power, install 'yes-men,' use all power to squash political competition, and fight on all levels to stay in power until death. When you look at every questionable decision he's made, especially the company he keeps, it makes perfect sense. Stupid decisions that cost the country billions if not trillions now start to look like smart moves that personally benefit him.

That stupid "Board of Peace?" A way for dictators to get organized. Gutting multiple agencies under the name of 'efficiency' to the point they can barely do their job, much less do it effectively? Finding those 'yes men' and getting rid of everyone else while gutting the agencies ability to properly do their job and establish fair play and effective oversight. Turning on allies and starting wars? Establishing dominance, changing the subject away from real problems, and creating more and more chaos to create more and more chances at a power grab, just like in the Reichtag Fire. That whole January 6th thing? WOW is that an obvious one.

Some of ya'll are to blind to see it, but if you look at the way the Soviets and the Nazi's came to power, he's following the playbook. Stop asking yourself a decision benefits America and start asking if it benefits Trump and you will start to notice a pattern.

I did see a comment in the last week that described the star link contract language as restricting the high speed service to non combatants

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Won't be nationalized


Starlink is a profit company for purposes of profit and an arm of the US government for purposes of immunity from its actions.

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I'm still not sure you even know what nationalization is, since you made a claim about it and have still yet to provide an example to back it up. No examples exist, of course. It's just interesting that you continue to talk about it instead of avoiding the topic.