Starlink militarization and its impact on global strategic stability (2023)

Post by stinkbeetle » Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC

rasz wrote: post #244

JasonADrury wrote: post #227

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That article does not say what you (and possibly the author) think it does. > The United States on Thursday temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil that is currently at sea This is weird phrasing, and for a reason. Oil at sea has typically already been sold! Lifting sanctions on it does practically nothing.

"30-day waiver for countries _to buy_ sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products currently stranded at sea" with "currently stranded at sea" being one of those things nobody can prove either way with shadow fleet.

Post by jmpman » Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC

pestatije wrote: post #198

jmpman wrote: post #180

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“Just left Ukraine. What I saw proved to me we can’t give up on the Ukrainian people. Everyone wants this war to end, but any agreement has to protect Ukraine’s security and can’t be a giveaway to Putin. Let me tell you about my trip and why it’s important we stand with Ukraine.” - Mark Kelly Musk replied directly to that post: “You are a traitor.” Kelly fired back the next day: “Traitor? Elon, if you don’t understan…

because of the money...he puts more value on the money he can get than the interests of his adopted country

Post by GJim » Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC

laughing_man wrote: post #215

ncallaway wrote: post #214

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Probably refering to his nazi salute, and support for far-right neo-nazi groups like AfD in Germany

That's what I thought. The "Nazi salute" was just a cringy rendition of the "my heart goes out to you" thing. I can find dozens of other famous people doing something similar. And the AfD isn't a neo-Nazi group.

Post by someonewhocar3s » Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC

santiago-pl wrote: post #104

Si vis pacem, para bellum. Just because I have a knife doesn't mean it affects the stability of my neighborhood. Even if I use my knife to kill a killer, that doesn't necessarily affect the stability of my neighborhood. It could even improve it. All in all, I would rather live in a somewhat free America than in communist China.

Post by tencentshill » Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC

laughing_man wrote: post #215

ncallaway wrote: post #214

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably refering to his nazi salute, and support for far-right neo-nazi groups like AfD in Germany

That's what I thought. The "Nazi salute" was just a cringy rendition of the "my heart goes out to you" thing. I can find dozens of other famous people doing something similar. And the AfD isn't a neo-Nazi group.