Post by @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online 1 hr. ago

RE: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/117476989953350057

What to make of this latest WSJ report that it was Musk who ordered the 'kill switch' on Starlink in Ukraine.

Perhaps the single most important revelation from this report is that a major national security military decision was executed by a private individual completely sidestepping the US military command.

The second thing to note is that US officials seem to be throwing Musk under the bus now that the action is to blame for numerous deaths.

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Stanley Nerdlinger II

@Nerde@beige.party 21 min. ago

@mastodonmigration

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Mastodon Migration

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online 57 min. ago

Further...

From reading between the lines of these multiple reports it now seems like the most likely scenario is that Musk talked to Trump about hitting the kill switch on Starlink (Starshield). It is not clear what Trump said to Musk, but Musk, not the US military, then went and ordered the slowdown. Unless Musk has receipts, which knowing Trump is very doubtful, it seems like this may come down to the legal basis upon which Musk could order such a deadly change in US military operations.

jz.tusk

@jztusk@mastodon.social 1 hr. ago

@mastodonmigration

Yeah, all the folks bailing on Elon really stands out. And is a good thing, I guess?

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@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online 53 min. ago

@jztusk

Someone has to be held responsible. This is getting to big. Too many people are dying.

The obvious question is why has it not been turned back on? If this was a unilateral move by Musk, certainly Trump could order it restored. So, don't think we have seen the end of the finger pointing yet.

Matt Hall

@401matthall@mastodon.xyz 52 min. ago

@mastodonmigration

Oh, shit, I thought this was just a temporary throttling of the service not a kill switch flip.

@jztusk

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@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online 34 min. ago

@401matthall @jztusk

It is still reduced in performance and Russia is making the most of the handicapped defenses to conduct increased attacks on civilian targets. People are dying.

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