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applegrove

(127,891 posts) Sat Jul 26, 2025, 12:42 AM Jul 26

What Elon was doing in Autumn of 2022: [View all]

A previously unreported order by Elon Musk to cut satellite communications over a portion of Ukraine disrupted a counteroffensive by Kyiv in the autumn of 2022. Reuters investigated the billionaire's order and its implications for countries increasingly reliant on his Starlink internet service.
— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) 2025-07-25T15:11:38.678Z

Applegrove: was that when he went over to the dark side?

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What Elon was doing in Autumn of 2022: [View all] applegrove Jul 26 OP

Not previously unreported. I did make the news back then. h2ebits Jul 26 #1

I seem to remember a lot of outrage and anger mwmisses4289 Jul 26 #3

I vaguely remember that or something like it. Musk applegrove Jul 26 #4

I'm pretty sure that the info that came out was about a different Ukrainian operation that he sabotaged. Crunchy Frog Jul 26 #6

That's my recall also. h2ebits Jul 26 #9

Should read, "previously ignored by most of the press" progressoid Jul 26 #5

It appears that Elon was always on the dark side. rubbersole Jul 26 #2

Eloon is not to be trusted. Duppers Jul 26 #7

Archive link to the article Celerity Jul 26 #8

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