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And This Is News Exactly How?

WaPo, this corrupt cesspool of fakers suddenly begins to report (because this must hurt Trump Admin) what was and is known to anyone who tries NOT to park near Teslas at parking lots (just in case this overpriced shit goes up in flames) and who knows the history of the space flight. Like me, who is on record for years that Musk is nothing more than talented adventurist and snake oil peddler who rode the wave of liberal delusion with what they consider "advanced technology"--mostly Dem. Party (starting from Obama Admin) ignoramuses who measure technological progress in iPhones (and Teslas), due to lack of STEM education: 

Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments, a Washington Post analysis has found, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person. The payments stretch back more than 20 years. Shortly after becoming CEO of a cash-strapped Tesla in 2008, Musk fought hard to secure a low-interest loan from the Energy Department, according to two people directly involved with the process, holding daily briefings with company executives about the paperwork and spending hours with a government loan officer. When Tesla soon after realized it was missing a crucial Environmental Protection Agency certification it needed to qualify for the loan days before Christmas, Musk went straight to the top, urging then-EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to intervene, according to one of the people. Both people spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.

And here is the news, modern American economy, when one removes core American industries which still keep the US in the rank of superpower (such as aerospace or extraction) --most of it is nothing more than Ponzi scheme and selling technological snake oil. Gimmicks, like launching Tesla to space or producing flamethrowers (why? Fucking why?) may impress some Star Wars fans for a while, but the bottom line was always to get rich, even when selling this shit to morons ... 

And give Musk the credit where the credit is due--he defrauded you, morons, extremely efficiently. I wonder how many in editorial staff of WaPo own Tesla. After all, those are not for driving--only for virtue signaling and this is what DNC and USAID propaganda outlets such as WaPo and their employees are only good for.  

A Few Things for the Weekend.

First--about Musk's experience with close quarters fights (I am sure he has a lot of experience with those) with knifes. 

Secondly. In Europe he would be ostracized and eventually driven out of any sports. In the US--he is the Captain of the Capital's team and, boy, he has so many people rooting for him. They don't care that he is Russian, they just love them their own big EIGHT. 

That's the difference in scale and destinies, unless, of course, Trump fucks it up, but we have to wait and see. 

In Related News.

 Musk comments on Yakut soldier and his knife fight with a Nazi. 

Commenting on the story, Musk wrote on X on Friday: “I have a WW1 trench knife embedded in my bedroom wall just in case. 1917 edition. More useful than a gun in close quarters.”

I guess this is Musk's years in the armed forces and in combat talking. He is a swell guy this Musk fella. Knows about everything. What he should know is that Yakuts have an immense hunting culture up to going with knifes only against bears. Yes, there have been cases that hunters fought off bears with knifes. In related news, I took a shower, and my neighbor owns a cat. The temperature outside is 37 degrees F. 

A Minute Of Military Porn For Musk And Starlink.

Elon Musk is a cynical cold-hearted businessman and when he does something it is not out of charity. 

SpaceX has reduced the Ukrainian military’s ability to use Starlink satellite internet service to control drones in its conflict with Russia, the company’s president Gwynne Shotwell has said. SpaceX was “really pleased to be able to provide Ukraine connectivity,” but the technology “was never intended to be weaponized,” Shotwell told the 25th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington on Wednesday. “The Ukrainians have leveraged [Starlink] in ways that were unintentional and not part of any agreement. So you know, we have to work on that [with] Starlink,” she said. Shotwell later clarified to journalists that she was talking about Kiev’s forces relying on Starlink to control drones in surveillance and attack operations. “There are things that we can do to limit their ability to do that,” she explained, referring to Ukraine’s use of Starlink with the UAVs, as quoted by Reuters. “There are things that we can do, and have done,” Shotwell added, without identifying the exact measures that had been implemented.

Immediate BS, Starlink ALWAYS was viewed as a military asset for Comm and Recon, period. And the "leveraging" was exactly what Starlink was created for. Even eight-graders know this. The reason for limiting the use of Starlink is entirely different, and embarrassing for the US and SpaceX. The name of the reason is a Hog-weed, aka in Russia as Borschevik. Here it is:

It is Russia's EW complex specifically designed for detecting and issuing targeting at Starlink terminals. It's range is 10 kilometers in 180 degrees sector and the accuracy is between 5 and 60 meters (in Russian). And here are the result of the use of this complex since December 2022. 

О проблемах ВСУ со спутниковой и радиосвязью, что приводит к потере оперативного управления войсками и нарушает координацию действий, сообщил представитель Народной милиции ЛНР Андрей Марочко. «Данный факт приводит к росту потерь украинских подразделений, паническим настроениям как у рядового, так и офицерского состава», — сообщил он. Практически полностью пропала связь, например, в Артёмовске (Бахмуте), в котором продолжают оказывать сопротивление наступающим штурмовым группам «Вагнера» подразделения ВСУ. С радиосвязью и мобильными телефонами понятно — их глушат российские станции РЭБ, но Starlink они вывести из строя не могут. Эти комплексы можно уничтожать огневым воздействием, но они малозаметны и достаточно мобильны.

Translation: About the problems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with satellite and radio communications, which leads to the loss of operational control of the troops and disrupts the coordination of actions, said Andrey Marochko, a representative of the People's Militia of the LPR. “This fact leads to an increase in the losses of Ukrainian units, panic among both privates and officers,” he said. Communication was almost completely lost, for example, in Artyomovsk (Bakhmut), where they continue to resist the advancing Wagner assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. With radio communications and mobile phones, it is clear that they are jammed by Russian electronic warfare stations, but they cannot disable Starlink. These complexes can be destroyed by fire, but they are hardly noticeable and quite mobile. The mobile direction finding complex (MCP) "Borshchevik", with which you can detect the work of Starlink satellite communication systems, is a new development of Russian scientists. Its creation was carried out by the private company "Sestroretsk Arms Plant" under the leadership of the candidate of technical sciences Alexei Tsarkov. By the way, he also supervised the development of a wearable radar station for detecting ultra-small targets Burdock. 

In addition, single Borschevik can detect up to 50 terminals in its sector. Obviously Russian Army will not use expensive Krasnopols or Iskanders to blow Starlink terminals, but those who use them are of great interest, but sometimes a single artillery raid on known coordinates is enough to wipe out both terminals and those who use them, who are the real targets. So, as with all US-made weapon systems provided to VSU, Starlink faces the same discreditation and embarrassment as was the case with every weapon US supplied to 404, be that Javelins, NASAMS or M777, among many others. This is the main reason for these moves on Musk company's part, not some anti-military "considerations". Nothing personal--just business. It is bad, very bad, for business.