Satellite based communications have a substantial overhead lag (uplink, downlink, ...). What Musk proposes is almost certain to have significant technical issues. He either knows this & is defrauding us all or he's fucking stupid. Take your pick
Stunning Timeline of Felon47/fElon normalizing Brazen Corruption. Firing and gutting of any and all regularory oversight protecting the rest of us-all at a dizzying rate. Daily shock and awe, just like Hitler. WAKE UP, AMERICA.🤬
Not just corruption but dangerous. I wouldn’t want anyone who has had 8 (taken from other post - unable to confirm) rockets explode during launch have any authority regarding aviation.
Thank you for bringing this up! I'm like, where the hell is Verizon standing on all this? That is their awarded contract. Presumably because they provided best price for needed services.
Trump and the Republicans are at war with Democracy right now. Bombing the shit out of it really. They plunder. They don't really build or create. We do.
Once they are beaten, we will have to rebuild a lot of legal and gov't function. We will "build back better" and by God they will pay for it!
This will 💯 be like insurance companies managing healthcare payments when what they really just want is to make money 💰 off denying claims…when government services are privatized.
We all should be fighting this. Our safety in the skies depend on us fighting against this. Just because Creamsicle Caligula gets to fly around on a safe aircraft doesn't mean we have to give it up either. 🇪🇺🇺🇦🌻
Unliaterally spending money that has not gone through procurement to another entity without Congressional approval, I believe, it impeachable offense #417 so far in the young administration?
If we survive economically until the midterms we will be able to impeach him again and have 58 Dem senators to try and convict him with 8 republicans up for election in 2 more years.
True Trumpism. The USA has moved another step closer to King Donald I completing his vision of turning the USA into his personal version of Putin's authoritarian oligarchy.
It's not just the rest of the world that needs to stand up to this fucking bully. It's primarily your country's responsibility. When is this going to happen? Where's your collective actions? This is bullshit!!
Can you please work on not letting them take our social security and Medicare? We may be old but we’re ticked off over this. It is truly a fight or die. And if I’m dying, I’m going out fighting!
It's also dangerous. There's a reason all government purchases undergo thorough vetting. Liabilities must be covered if a disastrous outcome occurs, such as critical failure leading to fatalities. Yes, red tape is frustrating, but all these things are in place to protect the purse and the public.
https://youtu.be/wjOG1ohZvVA
HeritageFDN/Trump see Hungary as THE model to emulate.Oligarchs control media/newspapers sharing only propaganda; fired UniversityBrds replacing with Sympathizers;stole govt wealth; removed checks&balance; silenced investigations/critical voices.They’ll betray U.S. like Ukraine.
Lost my job lost my job boss is mad
Wife is freaking wife sad Nothing good can’t buy Food overdraft Got the shaft😩
“When all you got to keep is strong Move along,move along like I know you do & even when your hope is gone Move along Move along just to make it through” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XleOkGsYgO8
It’s absolutely blowing my mind that some of these Republican leaders think this is the right thing to do. Every single thing that’s happening is because of the Republican led Congress. They will all be held accountable.
They seem to all think they are an exception. He never keeps his promises or contracts. A complete denial of 45s life long history of backstabbing everyone.
Once you agree with a nazis, you are a nazis. A black & white choice, good verse evil. The outside world is documenting everything everyday.
The in your face corruption of these people needs to be the main talking point in all media, by every Elected official, and at the water cooler. This is trump and company stealing our money for themselves.
Patrimonialism is a form of governance in which the ruler governs on the basis of personal loyalties which are derived from patron-client relations, personal allegiances, kin ties and combinations thereof. Patrimonialism is closely related to corruption, opportunism and machine politics.
Thank you Thank You THANK YOU!!!
I have serious doubts about the reliability of StarLink. I have satellite (Dish Network) TV, and I see disruptions during storms, both rain and snow. For something as mission critical as inter-facility (mostly Center) communications, I'd go for Verizon. 1/
Please,
If you have Democratic representatives, keep calling them and encourage them to do daily press briefings. This information isn't reaching the masses.
If your representatives are Republican keep calling with your concerns.
So wrong! Not unexpected, though! This must be stopped. Felon 47 should not be making or breaking deals. This is a flagrant ABUSE of power. Verizon should sue.
This is what the Republicans do and Trump is just using their playbook just his styles out in the open. Say government doesn’t work by breaking the agencies then coming in with the privatized fix so you can give money to your donors and get kickbacks. This is corruption.
Neither the FAA procurement regulations nor the Federal Acquisition Regulation have been repealed, despite Trump’s and Musk’s wishful thinking and actions. SpaceX is simply cheating to get a contract they were not awarded. The corruption is as slimey as it seems.
It should be made very clear to musk-tRump that we the people will demand prosecutions of any and all that participated in this massive criminal grift and outright theft perpetrated against the people of this country!
My exact question too. When I was in govt there was a Regulation for contracting that required 3-contractor competitive bidding. Where are the others? Amazon has AWS AI. Microsoft has Copilot. OpenAI has ChatGPT, Comcast, AT&T and VZ have comms, etc...
Now that you mention it, I don't recall any competitive bidding either in Trump's first term or now. I don't how he gets around what I thought was part of the government acquisition process.
What's Verizon saying about it? Are they just staying quiet until it's their time to sue? Are they mad they only donated a million to the campaign* vs Elon's ridiculous amount? This is not okay. None of it is okay. It's all so wildly BAD. Very bad.
You would think that taxpayers money would have a few strings attached. That 1 #Felon47 with a string of bankruptcies on his rap sheet could never just redirect it to where ever the hell he wants. But America, you do you!
Love 🍁
This is past corruption. Corruption is like little kickbacks, backroom deals, no bid contracts - systemic things. This is... This is like wiping your ass with the flag, or gut punching someone on a busy street to take their wallet.
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From “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler
This is how democracies die.
https://youtu.be/hycoCYenXls
Once they are beaten, we will have to rebuild a lot of legal and gov't function. We will "build back better" and by God they will pay for it!
Ewwww.
And I am sure could be right but, Yuck!
The impoundments are violations of Article 1
It's so tantalizingly close, and yet so impossibly remote.
https://www.ngrippel.com/ngr-politics.html
Musk bought Trump for a reason
SpaceX’s Starlink may tap into $42 billion federal program to expand internet access
https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-starlink-may-tap-42-150818028.html
#ImpeachTrumpNOW
HeritageFDN/Trump see Hungary as THE model to emulate.Oligarchs control media/newspapers sharing only propaganda; fired UniversityBrds replacing with Sympathizers;stole govt wealth; removed checks&balance; silenced investigations/critical voices.They’ll betray U.S. like Ukraine.
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@sunherald.bsky.social
@wlox.com
Part of dictatorship. Its leader has to depend on these corrupt circle to carry out his plans.
others peoples money mentality
Wife is freaking wife sad Nothing good can’t buy Food overdraft Got the shaft😩
“When all you got to keep is strong Move along,move along like I know you do & even when your hope is gone Move along Move along just to make it through”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XleOkGsYgO8
Once you agree with a nazis, you are a nazis. A black & white choice, good verse evil. The outside world is documenting everything everyday.
https://bsky.app/profile/tippedbeaker.bsky.social/post/3ljtdhomshs2n
Thank you for your fight!!!
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I have serious doubts about the reliability of StarLink. I have satellite (Dish Network) TV, and I see disruptions during storms, both rain and snow. For something as mission critical as inter-facility (mostly Center) communications, I'd go for Verizon. 1/
If you have Democratic representatives, keep calling them and encourage them to do daily press briefings. This information isn't reaching the masses.
If your representatives are Republican keep calling with your concerns.
Makes Nigeria seem like country of law and order.
Our lives mean nothing to them, so we can’t let them have power over us.
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THANK YOU!!
The United States is officially a mafia state.
Fuck the GOP
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50% of his rockets have EXPLODED!! That’s failure!!
He desperately needs Govt contracts to stay afloat.
Biggest FRAUD is Musk.
who's a rapist of women and CHILDREN!👿