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 @dee34601 the inanity of his justification -- it wasn't meant to be used in WARS -- is peak muskian cringe. He can't be that naive (maybe) but also his actions prolonged the war, maybe shifted the balance for good. 
 @c7ade122 "oh i thought when the Department of Defense offered to pay for these services, they were going to use they for Netflix!" gtfo. 
 @dee34601 as a former overseas-deployed military guy, I'm sure there's a lot of netflix streaming, too. but yeah. give me a break. 
 @c7ade122 i guess the DoD contract specifically just started this summer. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/pentagon-buys-starlink-ukraine-statement-2023-06-01/ 
 @dee34601 oh that's rich. "Hey general, dude cut off access at a crucial operational juncture, maybe we should reconsider this one?"