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Elon gives Ukraine 'Starlink service' (Original Post)
pbmus
Feb 2022
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SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)1. Another post showed a message stating Ruskies
Cannot take this down without disrupting data in other countries!
OAITW r.2.0
(24,656 posts)2. Starlink is satellite based.
All you need is the receiver (dish) and the wifi interface. AFAIK.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)4. Awesome!
sprinkleeninow
(20,268 posts)5. I second that emotion!
🇺🇦
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)7. ...
🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Hiawatha Pete
(1,802 posts)8. When an apartheidist shows you who he is, believe him.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)9. No doubt!
Probably the 1st useful thimg he has ever done!
Hiawatha Pete
(1,802 posts)10. Hopefully the 2nd will be him apologizing to our PM...
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)11. What did he do?
Hiawatha Pete
(1,802 posts)12. He tweeted this:
Link to tweet
If the twitter link doesn't work, here is a DU article. It was a picture of Hitler saying "Stop comparing me to Justin Trudeau, I had a budget".
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216365512
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)13. Gasp!
Yes he needs to apologize profusely!
Ty for sharing!
Hiawatha Pete
(1,802 posts)14. Thanks, Yes he does.
And after he does, PMJT should ban all Musk/Tesla product & services from Canada anyway.
And shut down his cobalt mining operation here in Ontario that he needs for his batteries.
I support getting off our oil addiction 100% as I drive a hybrid electric myself.
But I will never EVER buy a Tesla.
Multiply that by the millions of other Canadians who saw and were deeply offended by his tweet. Boycott Tesla is a thing here.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)15. Excellent you are boycotting the pos!
orleans
(34,082 posts)3. couple things:
Elon Musk says SpaceXs Starlink satellites active over Ukraine after request from embattled countrys leaders
Move came after appeal for help from vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov
Elon Musk says SpaceXs Starlink satellites are now active over Ukraine after a request from the embattled countrys leadership to replace internet services destroyed by the Russian attack.
Vladimir Putins unprovoked invasion has left parts of the country without internet, while SpaceX has launched thousands of ...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/starlink-service-ukraine-elon-musk-b2024184.html
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Link to tweet
llmart
(15,557 posts)6. This is excellent!
Fight Putin on all fronts. Make him an international pariah.