From the archive

One right decision doesn't buy absolution

And Elon Musk? His company has just given me another reason to call him a cowardly bastard. This is about the night of October 13–14, 2026. Ukrainian officials reported that SpaceX imposed restrictions on moving Starshield terminals without warning, disrupting combat drone missions. The initially reported cutoff was around 160 km/h; Sternenko later relayed reports of connection losses at 60–70 km/h. This isn't a claim that all Ukrainian Starlink service went dark. It's about restrictions hitting military operations, including strikes against Russian logistics on occupied Ukrainian territory. I suspect political pressure. But there is no independent evidence that the White House ordered the change, and I haven't seen proof that Musk personally ordered it or that these restrictions caused specific deaths. If he made that call and Ukrainian troops died because of it, then, in my view, he has their blood on his hands. Calling it a service restriction doesn't make the consequences harmless. Someone else gets to face them in a trench. I hope Trump ends up in prison. At the very least. But Trump isn't as bad as Putin. In my ranking of political evil, Putin is number one. Then Iran's ruling bastards. Then that fat North Korean dictator. Trump comes fourth. I don't owe either Trump or Musk loyalty because I once agreed with something they did. I'm judging the decisions. And I'm sick of powerful men gambling with lives they will never have to live.