(09-14-2023, 10:42 PM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(09-14-2023, 10:08 PM)mikesez Wrote: I don't see what's funny about it.
The government needs to have a conversation about Starlink and the decisions it makes in war zones.  This is a new technology with no real norms or rules.  They would be asking these questions and having these hearings even if it wasn't Musk.  And as always, the real interesting part will be behind closed doors.

See how easy it was to come to that conclusion? Anyone with a lick of sense knows these things should be discussed and decided upon. What is funny, and chilling, is the lead protagonist has already called for the DoD to review any contracts it has with Musk. While the sensible people see the Ukranian situation as a policy prompt, government stooge, Elizabeth Warren, wants to threaten Musk's livelihood because she disagrees with his views. That, boys and girls, is what we call political persecution, or (in a creepy Joe Biden whisper) "witch hunt".

1 out of 100 senators has it out for him.  Musk is a big boy.  He can take it.
On any given topic, there will be at least one member of Congress who seems to have bad motives.  A congress where everyone agrees and says good things during peace time would be just as useless and dangerous as a dictator.

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