Elon Musk’s Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink’s Contracts in Ukraine.
"The Lever reported Tuesday that USAID’s inspector general was in the process of investigating its own public-private partnership between Musk’s Starlink and the Ukrainian government at the time that the billionaire’s DOGE crippled the agency. Publicly available information about that probe is still online. An announcement from last May reads: “The USAID Office of Inspector General, Inspections and Evaluations Division, is initiating an inspection of USAID’s oversight of Starlink satellite terminals provided to the Government of Ukraine. Our objectives are to determine how (1) the Government of Ukraine used the USAID-provided Starlink terminals, and (2) USAID monitored the Government of Ukraine’s use of USAID-provided Starlink terminals.”
"Musk has called the agency “evil” and a “criminal organization,” though the fact that USAID was investigating the Starlink activities may suggest ulterior motivations for the billionaire’s vitriol. It’s unclear what the Starlink probe’s status is right now."
Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio was removed from his position atop the powerful House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, telling CBS News that House Speaker Mike Johnson fired him, citing "concerns from Mar-a-Lago."
Also interview other House Republicans like Brian Fitzpatrick, and members of the Foreign Affairs Committee, like my rep, Elvira Salazar. ,
So all of this hullaboo with Musk and USAID defaults back to Starlink.
IIRC, Starlink took Ukraine down at a crucial time when its ship drones were attacking the Russian fleet.
But I am confused Daniel:
This sentence: "The Lever reported Tuesday that USAID’s inspector general was in the process of investigating its own public-private partnership between Musk’s Starlink and the Ukrainian government at the time that the billionaire’s DOGE crippled the agency.
Sounds to me like Trump having his minions investigating Biden and Ukraine over the Burisma scandal.
In othe words a public private partnership between Ukraine and Musk
Musk has employed the "better to beg forgiveness than permission policy" as he deconstructs the government making it vulnerable to take over by hostile powers.
By the time a judge steps in and stops him, (if the judicial system does, and I doubt it at SCOTUS level), it is too late, the deed is done, and the system can't be put back together again, as the data will have been scrubbed, the offices cleared out and the institutionnal knowledge eradicated.
Actually I do understand damages and remedies Daniel, I had two semeters of law in university.
What I also understand that anyone can file suit for anything, but getting a judgement is a dirferent matter entirely.
And judgements can and are appealed, and given the current state of the courts, There is no real remedy, any remedy is temporary until it hits SCOTUS.
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Can lose everything...
Plus contempt powers.
Can or have.
Hope is an anesthetic, It numbs you as they chop off one limb after another, and then you are unable to fight.
Thom should Interview Mike Turner.
Elon Musk’s Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink’s Contracts in Ukraine.
"The Lever reported Tuesday that USAID’s inspector general was in the process of investigating its own public-private partnership between Musk’s Starlink and the Ukrainian government at the time that the billionaire’s DOGE crippled the agency. Publicly available information about that probe is still online. An announcement from last May reads: “The USAID Office of Inspector General, Inspections and Evaluations Division, is initiating an inspection of USAID’s oversight of Starlink satellite terminals provided to the Government of Ukraine. Our objectives are to determine how (1) the Government of Ukraine used the USAID-provided Starlink terminals, and (2) USAID monitored the Government of Ukraine’s use of USAID-provided Starlink terminals.”
"Musk has called the agency “evil” and a “criminal organization,” though the fact that USAID was investigating the Starlink activities may suggest ulterior motivations for the billionaire’s vitriol. It’s unclear what the Starlink probe’s status is right now."
Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio was removed from his position atop the powerful House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, telling CBS News that House Speaker Mike Johnson fired him, citing "concerns from Mar-a-Lago."
Also interview other House Republicans like Brian Fitzpatrick, and members of the Foreign Affairs Committee, like my rep, Elvira Salazar. ,
So all of this hullaboo with Musk and USAID defaults back to Starlink.
IIRC, Starlink took Ukraine down at a crucial time when its ship drones were attacking the Russian fleet.
But I am confused Daniel:
This sentence: "The Lever reported Tuesday that USAID’s inspector general was in the process of investigating its own public-private partnership between Musk’s Starlink and the Ukrainian government at the time that the billionaire’s DOGE crippled the agency.
Sounds to me like Trump having his minions investigating Biden and Ukraine over the Burisma scandal.
In othe words a public private partnership between Ukraine and Musk
Musk has employed the "better to beg forgiveness than permission policy" as he deconstructs the government making it vulnerable to take over by hostile powers.
By the time a judge steps in and stops him, (if the judicial system does, and I doubt it at SCOTUS level), it is too late, the deed is done, and the system can't be put back together again, as the data will have been scrubbed, the offices cleared out and the institutionnal knowledge eradicated.
If proven, can be removed, sanctioned.
If it offends people like Turner, MAGA Mike could be toast.
I don't think it relates to 2014 and Burisma.