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Elon Musk's Conversations with Vladimir Putin

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Re: Elon Musk's Conversations with Vladimir Putin

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Post by moosedman »

NN88 wrote: post #2

>At one point, Putin asked the billionaire to avoid activating his Starlink satellite internet service over Taiwan as a favor to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, said two people briefed on the request. uh. holy s--t!

The word for this is treason. Arrest him, strip him of his assets, revoke his citizenship, and put him on trial with the death penalty on the table.

Re: Elon Musk's Conversations with Vladimir Putin

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Post by schiffern »

moosedman wrote: post #4

Treason season started early.

Under US law, "treason" means either 1) trying to overthrow the government or 2) providing "aid and comfort" to enemies in war. The last time I checked, the US has not declared war with Russia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason_laws_in_the_United_Sta...

Re: Elon Musk's Conversations with Vladimir Putin

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Post by dekhn »

schiffern wrote: post #7
moosedman wrote: post #4

Treason season started early.

Under US law, "treason" means either 1) trying to overthrow the government or 2) providing "aid and comfort" to enemies in war. The last time I checked, the US has not declared war with Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason_laws_in_the_United_Sta...

I think the Logan act is probably more apt? It came up a year ago when this was originally reported https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-21/musk-told...

Re: Elon Musk's Conversations with Vladimir Putin

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Post by moosedman »

schiffern wrote: post #7
moosedman wrote: post #4

Treason season started early.

Under US law, "treason" means either 1) trying to overthrow the government or 2) providing "aid and comfort" to enemies in war. The last time I checked, the US has not declared war with Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason_laws_in_the_United_Sta...

We're well on our way towards war, but also I did add the word early.

Re: Elon Musk's Conversations with Vladimir Putin

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Post by JojoFatsani »

schiffern wrote: post #7
moosedman wrote: post #4

Treason season started early.

Under US law, "treason" means either 1) trying to overthrow the government or 2) providing "aid and comfort" to enemies in war. The last time I checked, the US has not declared war with Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason_laws_in_the_United_Sta...

War or not, he is aiding and comforting hostile nations.
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