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FoggyLake

(314 posts)
Tue Feb 25, 2025, 04:28 PM Feb 2025

Elon Musk wins new government contract

Source: RawStory.com

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Concern over Elon Musk's increasing power in Washington, D.C. is growing rapidly now that the Federal Aviation Administration plans to use the billionaire's SpaceX’s Starlink to upgrade its networks.

The news comes as Musk's Department of Government Efficiency plans to make staffing cuts at the FAA, which has many observers crying foul. This isn't Musk's first potential conflict of interest, however. There's plenty of government interplay with Musk's other companies, including Tesla, Neuralink, and SpaceX.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-conflict-of-interest-2671216841/


But there's no conflict of interest.

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Elon Musk wins new government contract (Original Post) FoggyLake Feb 2025 OP
IDK, but places I've worked always had the new system up & running before migrating away from the old one. CrispyQ Feb 2025 #1

CrispyQ

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1. IDK, but places I've worked always had the new system up & running before migrating away from the old one.
Tue Feb 25, 2025, 04:32 PM
Feb 2025

It feels like he's doing the opposite, taking a sledge hammer to departments & then saying "Only I can fix it." OMG, I am so sick of this type of man!!

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