*Musk pushed for removal of FAA head that regulates one of his businesses *Planes crash *Musk says he will help FAA *FAA ends up purchasing products from another of Musk's businesses - ThreadSky

donmoyn.bsky.social • 50 days ago

*Musk pushed for removal of FAA head that regulates one of his businesses
*Planes crash
*Musk says he will help FAA
*FAA ends up purchasing products from another of Musk's businesses

Reposted from Jason Leopold

SCOOP: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seeking to deploy Starlink satellite internet terminals to help accelerate an upgrade of the information technology networks that support the US Federal Aviation Administration’s national airspace system
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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quickbrownfox42.bsky.social•50 days ago

I could understand maybe them needing it in Alaska. But is there no broadband available in AC?

quickbrownfox42.bsky.social•50 days ago

I would say I hope they wrote a great single-source justification, but the worst that could happen to Musk is OSC writing a strongly worded letter that the President should take action based on the ethics code.

We saw how that played out with Hatch act viol in Trump I.

sturmyweather.bsky.social•50 days ago

📌

eridani24.bsky.social•50 days ago

"Nice planes you got there. Be a shame if anything happened to them..."

mitycheese.bsky.social•50 days ago

Remember how it took them years to figure out if it was safe to use cell phones on a plane?

tuningfork.bsky.social•47 days ago

Ah! Now we see how the wheels of DOGE are turning! Musk want's SpaceX to annex FAA Air Traffic Control. This is how the attack off public sector services fall into oligarchic imperialism of government sectors. What's next? Musk's X annexes Corp Public Broadcasting? https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/business/elon-musk-faa-air-traffic-control-failing-spacex/index.html

dbmain.bsky.social•50 days ago

He's going to use satellite technology after saying this 3 weeks ago?

hkfinan.bsky.social•50 days ago

The only way there’s future justice after all this crap is if SpaceX/starlink becomes a government entity/nationalized. There’s no reason for this to be in the private hands of one person.

cucetamilgrau.bsky.social•50 days ago

i hope not, starlink is making crazy amounts of space trash and even if it wasnt they would definitely use it as another another tool for imperialism disguised as charity, also satellite internet just sucks too

freestatefemale.bsky.social•50 days ago

Doesn’t anybody see that if everything goes to musk and Starlink he has the country by the short hairs?

myblueeyes.bsky.social•50 days ago

Watch this Netflix series…
Musk is planning his ‘Zero Day’ that’s why he wants to get into the IRS and Treasury Dept to get everyones name, birthdate, SSN, address, credit info… America is a ‘live on credit’ country, once Musk publishes everyone’s info on the dark web our way of life crashes

animal-lovr24.bsky.social•50 days ago

This makes me wanna scream at the top of my lungs!

allcaps-22.bsky.social•50 days ago

Wait- where does the money come from for this? Is this in the FAA current budget? Was there a competitive bid for this project?

martinfff.bsky.social•50 days ago

he's just gonna "mechanical turk" all the ATCs while claiming it's his shitty AI... people are going to die from this bullshit

sharonrmecfs.bsky.social•50 days ago

Remember when Musk helped Putin attack Ukraine with his Starlink on Weaponized drones?

Trump is beholding to Putin, US can not be trusted anymore as it is a Putin puppet state.

Dont invest in US, they can’t be trusted to pay their bills.

karinaxlsm.bsky.social•50 days ago

The arsonist's fire extinguisher company is making record sales.

nycrain.bsky.social•50 days ago

Grifters going to grift

politicalframing.bsky.social•50 days ago

No murder probe?

jakei.bsky.social•50 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/jakei.bsky.social/post/3lh5xh425dk2z

roseyroseamund.bsky.social•50 days ago

📌

cailis.bsky.social•50 days ago

this is a terrible idea! the US does not need to be counting on a tempestuous tyrant toddler-man who has already proven he will withhold access to his network if he doesn't like you anymore
run don't walk away

cassandraapollo.bsky.social•50 days ago

Because having Starlink controlling the election systems of how many states in the 2024 election wasn’t enough…

clodpool.bsky.social•50 days ago

"He knows those computers better than anybody. All those computers. Those vote-counting computers," Trump told the crowd. "And we ended up winning Pennsylvania like in a landslide." Jan 19, 2025

cassandraapollo.bsky.social•50 days ago

This is a confession to a crime because there’s no way he won PA (and NV, MI, & AZ), without flipping every blue district red. The simplest way would be to flip the totals. PA’s Secretary of State should do a forensic hand recount (as should every swing state.)

cool-beanz.bsky.social•50 days ago

If Musk AI algorithms are inserted into the FAA, traitors may use the threat of making a plane crash to stay in power.

myblueeyes.bsky.social•50 days ago

Don’t kid yourself, Musk is planning a ‘Zero Day’ for America …

kirkcolvin.bsky.social•48 days ago

Verizon has serviced the FAA for 25+ years and only an idiot would trust Starcrap with anything to do with safety. They lose how many satellites a month?

https://www.verizon.com/business/solutions/public-sector/federal-government/airspace-ready/

geminipsyche.bsky.social•50 days ago

The scammiest scam I ever saw scammed.

leslieweyhrich.bsky.social•50 days ago

Total grift.

elusiveapricity.bsky.social•50 days ago

👇
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/musk-government-contracts-spacex-tesla-taxes-b2703141.html

bobbradley.bsky.social•50 days ago

This is fine. Once dems are back in power they can nationalize Starlink and pay Musk with worthless rubles.

mrantifascism.bsky.social•50 days ago

Elon is fucking everything up. (i am trying to build a community of like-minded anti-fascists, so plz follow, i follow everyone back)

kevineggleston.bsky.social•49 days ago

My take? I have to tread carefully here but: don’t fly.

https://open.substack.com/pub/kmeggleston/p/dont-fly?r=13oyf&utm_medium=ios

ellenahzulu.bsky.social•50 days ago

MUSK IS TAKING OVER THE FAA.

Musk, the DOT Road Rules dude & Trump hinted at this a couple weeks ago. The plan is to replace our (smart) decentralized, overlapping, land-based system with a (stupid) UNIFIED space-based one controlled by him.

angiesuniverse.bsky.social•50 days ago

Nope

jvsylvester.bsky.social•50 days ago

Of course there's no debate in Congess for such a radical and corrupt move.

oinonio.bsky.social•50 days ago

Congress is sleeping.

jvsylvester.bsky.social•50 days ago

Corrupt as it can be.

gdekhayser.me•50 days ago

Seems highly secure to me. No conflicts of interest to see here.

Couldn’t ever imagine Elon holding our entire air traffic system hostage if he had a bad ketamine trip.

thechrisestchris.bsky.social•50 days ago

I got my pilot’s license before I got my driver’s license. My gf and I both fly occasionally(it’s expensive af)and the words ‘tribal knowledge’ comes to mind. We live right next to the most important and intricate domestic flight hub and I’m fully expecting these fuckers to start falling any day

gdekhayser.me•50 days ago

Can they wait until Friday? I’m flying today and Thursday.

ngmh.bsky.social•50 days ago

protest at Space-X Saturday, if you're in the area..

paul.ofthenorth.ca•50 days ago

Donald is running his particular brand of fascism, like Putin. Sure, other influences are there, but it seems to be oligarch heavy, like Russia.

Putin has skimmed 100s of billions from the county, if you're wondering about Donald's chosen destination.

Does Musk know what happened to Prigozhin?

cosmichomicide.bsky.social•50 days ago

Remember when folks were asking about living on Mars with Elon controlling the oxygen?

Live the dream with the Ketamine Kowboy being a single point of shutoff for air travel.

😬

vagina-monster.bsky.social•50 days ago

Now is a fine time to commit sabotage.

dmacalvert.bsky.social•50 days ago

Cool to have your federal agencies at the whim of a guy who regularly extorts countries for the continued use of his products.

tracycatlady.bsky.social•50 days ago

I don’t feel safe flying anymore .. just a fact✔️

stuxnetstudios.bsky.social•50 days ago

I'm sure a request for bid was released, allowing others to fairly compete for the government contract.

Does the FOIA public disclosure officer still have a job?

cullenskink.bsky.social•50 days ago

Same deal - he is working to cripple the NHTSA, which would be the body to regulate the safety of his upcoming great white hope, "Cybercab" - so clearing the way for his bullshit.

(I am only able to type that in quotes, it's too horrible to be written un-scoffed at)

sutherla.bsky.social•50 days ago

Musk state capture

urocklive1.bsky.social•50 days ago

He's planning to make huge parts of the government dependent on him and his companies, so a new admin won't be able to afford to fire him.

link1n.bsky.social•50 days ago

If the Dems are ever so fortunate as to regain the Federal Executive: arrest and immediately expel him to South Africa, and summarily seize ALL of his US-connected assets. Remove his standing to sue in US courts.

I think that’s better than trying him for treason.

myblueeyes.bsky.social•50 days ago

Don’t kid yourself, Musk is planning a ‘Zero Day’ for America …

For the #Truth about Elon musk in 5 words….. go to:
https://www.HeIsAdick.com
it says the quiet part without saying the quiet part out loud.😎

rua-ri.bsky.social•50 days ago

They could fire him, assuming he’s not been jailed, but he’ll still have made the profit and made his companies more likely to get repeat contracts.

Is an outrageous abuse of power he should in any case not be able to wield.

nannyb510.bsky.social•50 days ago

A smart government would have an independent company insure redundancy.

The old saying - don’t put all of your eggs in one basket - is a very significant statement at this point.

Although we can’t afford many eggs - we need to handle them carefully - just as we need to handle the Musk takeover!

sparrowjess12.bsky.social•50 days ago

Privatizing as much as possible before the midterms. A GOP fantasy for years.

holliwinters57.bsky.social•50 days ago

Look what he's threatening to do with Ukraine's starlink satellites. Agree to this mineral deal, or I shut you down. Musk is a danger to America.

langwa.bsky.social•50 days ago

It also makes him a very effective terrorist.

objectiveoutrage.bsky.social•50 days ago

This is my concern. The man is a Bond villain.

kauffy.us•50 days ago

You're giving him too much credit using words like "effective" or "Bond". I think you'll find you probably mean wannabe or wannabe.

thechrisestchris.bsky.social•50 days ago

Much more dangerous. Not sure how old he is, but he will only get worse and worse.

getwired.bsky.social•50 days ago

Not old enough.

thechrisestchris.bsky.social•50 days ago

Feel like his liver is fucked

stilltikdoffin2025.bsky.social•49 days ago

This is nothing but exploitation & greed by a man who has an insatiable appetite for power & unimaginable wealth, beyond what he already has. Trump has handed Musk keys to the castle & is using it to his advantage to further enrich himself no matter the consequences to others & ppl will die.

mynameismez.bsky.social•50 days ago

Boooooooo

This fucken guy

bobson-dugnut.bsky.social•50 days ago

Simpsons monorail bs

youlikeraisins.bsky.social•50 days ago

Great. If Elon gets mad at us for not kissing up to him enough, he can shut it down. Elon is impulsive and thoughtless. So dangerous.

thechrisestchris.bsky.social•50 days ago

That’s the horrifying part

thechrisestchris.bsky.social•50 days ago

He doesn’t need to ‘shut it down’ he would just need to shut ATL down

therealgobsmacked.bsky.social•50 days ago

This is how this will roll if we all roll over for the oligarchs. Give them an inch, they’ll steal a mile.

susanzz4.bsky.social•50 days ago

But there haven’t been any aircraft mishaps until he got involved.

nickybshaw.bsky.social•50 days ago

Save #PewTinTheWarmonger installing his..... He'll just borrow his mates.

aegixdrakan.bsky.social•50 days ago

Man, this is a heist by the richest robber baron, and it's got no brakes. ;>_>

uhjustin.bsky.social•50 days ago

He’s getting really comfortable with that self-dealing really quick.

tom2050.bsky.social•47 days ago

Awesome Fuck Musk

monicavittles.bsky.social•50 days ago

The same Starlink that Musk threatens to shut down if Zelensky/Ukraine displease him? We really want to enable this erratic billionaire to hold us hostage? I'm no national security expert but kinda seems like a bad idea.

bulls3sons.bsky.social•49 days ago

Conflict of interest anyone?

lizlemonparty.bsky.social•50 days ago

The next dem-president has to nationalize many critical infrastructures like this in the name of national security. You think Musk is beholden to the US?

dogs22bestfriend.bsky.social•50 days ago

ebharrington.bsky.social•50 days ago

That's how the gravy train works for broligarchs: establish gov-sanctioned monopolies & ensure an endless, rock-steady revenue stream of sweet, sweet taxpayer $.

This is why all broligarchs wanted Lina Khan gone.

As P Thiel wrote in the WSJ: "Competition Is for Losers."
https://bsky.app/profile/ebharrington.bsky.social/post/3lixowkrune2s

desertron.bsky.social•50 days ago

This makes so much sense. Thanks for explaining!

floresgardens.bsky.social•50 days ago

Yep. I recall when I worked in environmental consulting and wrote EIRs. We always preferred local, county or state projects because we knew we'd get paid as opposed to private developers.

oinonio.bsky.social•50 days ago

Reminds me of the companies that have been rebuilding I-95 since they helped build I-95.

joeff53.bsky.social•50 days ago

He will have the country by the short hairs long after Trump is gone (unless we nationalize it).

earthfan.bsky.social•50 days ago

I wish E. Musk would move to another planet.

realturkana.bsky.social•50 days ago

If democracy survives, Starlink must be nationalized.

rowenap.bsky.social•50 days ago

How is SAT more reliable and and faster than ethernet? This sounds like a crap rationale

anizev.bsky.social•50 days ago

Apropos of nothing, who's paying for DOGE to use xAI?

jdallie.bsky.social•50 days ago

Ethics don’t exist in an oligarchy

allismotion.bsky.social•50 days ago

How’s it an “ upgrade” to become reliant on Elons sat network ? Surely just more complex points of failure

catznjam.bsky.social•50 days ago

Once again - we made him what he is today - and this is how he repays us, he betrays us.. he would be nothing without the United States taxpayers and all the government contracts and subsidies and tax breaks..

lucastosborne.bsky.social•50 days ago

📌

derrickwb.bsky.social•50 days ago

Shouldn’t they be using hard-wired connections that aren’t prone to intermittent outages?

nowhereismyhome.bsky.social•50 days ago

So when Musk is done with the US he can sell to the highest bidder the capability of completely crippling the country.

Great job Republicans

thetellurian.bsky.social•50 days ago

Naked corruption is the only thing trump and musk will really accomplish.

westsidewitch.bsky.social•50 days ago

Naked is right. They have no fucking idea how obvious this bullshit is

robhon.bsky.social•50 days ago

“That’s a real nice airspace system you have there. Be a shame if something happened to it.”

lalaj1706.bsky.social•49 days ago

So when do the giant corporations that legally have these contracts push back?

audreygv.bsky.social•50 days ago

Absolutely not .

rebeccaamccoy.bsky.social•50 days ago

Unbelievable corruption. 🤬

julie921.bsky.social•50 days ago

Conflict of interest much?!

angels4peace.bsky.social•50 days ago

Everyone who lives outside of the US will not be visiting…

taormint.bsky.social•49 days ago

Depending too much on all things Musk is truly horrifying.

trychick.bsky.social•50 days ago

I said this is what he was up to. This mother fucker.

nick.goede.cc•50 days ago

The USA is so pathetically corrupt. Sigh.

ellenmarch.bsky.social•50 days ago

#spacex stuff blows up

ellenmarch.bsky.social•50 days ago

Please no

crestwood.bsky.social•50 days ago

We know the whole *sovereign wealth fund* is just the official buyout of Musk, right?

He continues to go insane, probably has dirt on everyone, and it’s going to be “buy me out for a bajillion dollars and all this goes away.”

theonlyjefedejefes.bsky.social•47 days ago

deportelon.bsky.social•50 days ago

18 U.S.C. § 208 prohibits government employees from participating in matters that affect their financial interests.

oinonio.bsky.social•50 days ago

😂
That ship sailed with trump’s first term.

teda0401.bsky.social•50 days ago

Criminal (Bribery or quid pro quo)

kauffy.us•50 days ago

They have absolutely no part to play in a system that was not designed to have 10% of the reliability of DirecTV.

The motherfucker can't get a car past a pole, but he wants to fix the FAA.