2026-10-20 22:59 UTC
"In related Starlink news:
–European countries are now talking about dropping their contracts with Starlink/Starshield since they now realize, after what he and Trump did to Ukraine, that Musk could shut their Starlink down anytime and leave them defenseless against their enemies.
–Instead of trying to reassure them he wouldn’t do that, Trump and Musk are now threatening Europe with “devastating” retaliation from Washington if Brussels presses ahead with plans to restrict Musk’s SpaceX from parts of the European Market."
https://azsf.net/cwdaily/2026/10/19/rubio-nobody-ordered-starlink-to-be-slowed-down-it-sorta-happened/
Replies (2)
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@DavidBridger@writing.exchange 2026-10-20 23:13
@rayckeith@techhub.social When a country elects a wannabe mobster as its president, no surprise that the country will become mobster territory.
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@Mulderc@xoxo.zone 2026-10-20 23:13
@rayckeith@techhub.social From what I can tell StarLink cost around ~$30 billion to build. It seems like the EU could easily build out a competitor.