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demmiblue

(39,719 posts)
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 09:46 PM Oct 2024

Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin since late 2022.

Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin since late 2022.

At one point, Putin asked him to avoid activating his Starlink satellite internet service over Taiwan as a favor to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Big @WSJ scoop:




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BootinUp

(51,320 posts)
3. I get a little crazy and start yelling when I try to talk about Musk. Is anyone else aware that the LAT Owner
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 09:50 PM
Oct 2024

is another South African pal of Musk and Thiel?

newdeal2

(5,411 posts)
6. He is a national security threat
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 09:52 PM
Oct 2024

Plus a disgrace in general.

Wealthiest person in the world with no morals + authoritarian leaders around the world. What could go wrong.

Klarkashton

(5,292 posts)
8. He's the libertarian fucker that lives off of government
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 09:57 PM
Oct 2024

Contracts and loopholes.

It's unsustainable.

zorbasd

(526 posts)
9. What a National Security threat this jackass is
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 09:57 PM
Oct 2024

Biden should make an executive order to immediately cancel and sever all government contracts with any company headed by Eloon Musk. I'm fucking tired of this traitorous Putin filatour.

tulipsandroses

(8,251 posts)
10. Seriously, what do we do with this unstable lunatic? His drug abuse makes him more unstable
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 09:57 PM
Oct 2024

He is a national security threat.

demmiblue

(39,719 posts)
11. MORE:
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 09:58 PM
Oct 2024
MASSIVE BREAKING VIA @WSJ

Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin since 2022, discussing a range of topics including personal matters, business, and geopolitics.

- Putin asked Musk not to activate Starlink over Taiwan as a favor to Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
- Musk initially supported Ukraine’s military with Starlink but later restricted its use for offensive operations, aligning with Russia’s interests.
- Russian officials have pressured Musk on several fronts, including potential threats to his businesses, while Kremlin disinformation campaigns use Musk’s social platform X to influence U.S. politics.
- Musk’s deep connections to U.S. military projects, including SpaceX’s $1.8 billion classified contracts, raise national security alarms over his close ties to Putin.
- Musk is now a key backer of Trump’s 2024 campaign and could hold a major role in a future Trump administration.

🔗https://wsj.com/world/russia/m



gab13by13

(32,318 posts)
12. I probably posted a dozen times
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 10:09 PM
Oct 2024

that Leon is a Putin puppet.

After one of his phone calls to Putin, Leon posted Putin's peace plan on X.

Initech

(108,782 posts)
13. It's time to tax the ever-loving shit out of the billionaire class.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 10:10 PM
Oct 2024

If they have billions of dollars, and they're regularly communicating with a known enemy of the United States, they can pay their share of taxes. Fuck Elon and Putin. If there is a hell, it waits for them.

Gore1FL

(22,951 posts)
14. It seems like if congress could demand the sale of TikTok, they could do so with SpaceX for the same reasons. nt
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 10:59 PM
Oct 2024

AmBlue

(3,460 posts)
19. Traitor!!
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 11:20 PM
Oct 2024

He needs to have his citizenship revoked and be deported!! Also, EVERY Government contract he has needs to be CANCELLED!! NOW!!!

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