Breaking: Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine on.wsj.com/4sgcpBv
Oct 20, 2026 · 8:27 PM UTC
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@WSJ If this is true, the richest man in the world made a combat decision and blamed the President.
No private businessman should be making wartime calls for the United States.
Congress and the administration need to make sure this never happens again.
No private businessman should be making wartime calls for the United States.
Congress and the administration need to make sure this never happens again.
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@WSJ Of course he did. He literally killed innocent people.
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@WSJ Keep reading: the article also states Trump and Elon discussed it prior to it happening.
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@WSJ Elon and Trump are complicit to the Ukrainian civilians dying every single day. Fuck russia
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@WSJ All the kids who died and will die. Is blood on his, Hegseth, and trump. There’s a HOT place waiting for them
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@WSJ @darrenjmaher Musk apparently enjoys killing innocent people. First USAID and now helping Russia bomb civilians.
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@WSJ Im so sorry but
Yes. This is happening right now.
I’m writing to you and to the world from Kyiv, while Russia is bombing us.
The explosions are so intense tonight that, for the first time, I’m genuinely terrified. Until now, I hadn’t felt this kind of fear because the strikes had never been You have no idea what this feels like.
This morning was even louder. It literally sounded like a crazed child jumping up and down above your head, screaming, “BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!”
Except it’s not a child.
It’s those fucking Russian Shahed drones.
And this is what we’re living through while the world debates whether Ukraine should receive the missiles needed to defend us. 💔🇺🇦
#KyivUnderAttack #RussiaIsATerroristState #RussianWarCrimes #AirDefenseForUkraine #StandWithUkraine #StopRussianAggression #ProtectUkrainianLives
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@WSJ So he is going to prison for life for being a traitor, among other things?
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@WSJ Any role, however peripheral, that led to the death of this child, is eternally unforgivable ... and to learn that at this same period Elon Musk was busy throttling down the necessary communications infrastructure that could have saved this child, is horribly disgusting!
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@WSJ @forwardarc It is insane that any single individual has the global power that Elon Musk holds.
Somehow, someway, something must be done about that.
Somehow, someway, something must be done about that.
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@WSJP IS A RUSSIAN ASSET!
ChatGPT—which I deliberately asked instead of Grok—summarized the WSJ report:
“The new WSJ report substantially strengthens the case that Musk personally authorized the slowdown, but questions remain about the chain of command and the roles of SpaceX and the U.S. government.”
If Elon made this decision because HE thought it was right:
I WANT TO KNOW.
If Trump ordered it, “I was only following orders” is no excuse.
I’ve defended Elon, invested in his companies, and genuinely admire him, and what he’s accomplished. I believe he may have acted in the past to block Russian exploitation of Starlink. Ukraine thanked him for it.
If so, he deserves credit.
Only if you had no choice in the action you took Elon, or you did not order that, you can clear yourself.
But I want answers: Who ordered the slowdown? Is Ukraine’s system fully functional again?
IS UKRAINE’S SYSTEM FULLY FUNCTIONAL AGAIN, ELON? BECAUSE IF NOT, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN FIX THIS RIGHT NOW.
If Elon knowingly enabled a decision that benefited Russia at Ukraine’s expense, he must answer for it. I want the truth, not excuses. He needs to clear himself.
This is devastating.
➡️ If Trump threatened him and SET HIM UP for it, —which is an absolute possibility, We will find out.
I’ll find out @realDonaldTrump you fucking Nazi bitch!
You don’t have long, fuck face!
ChatGPT—which I deliberately asked instead of Grok—summarized the WSJ report:
“The new WSJ report substantially strengthens the case that Musk personally authorized the slowdown, but questions remain about the chain of command and the roles of SpaceX and the U.S. government.”
If Elon made this decision because HE thought it was right:
I WANT TO KNOW.
If Trump ordered it, “I was only following orders” is no excuse.
I’ve defended Elon, invested in his companies, and genuinely admire him, and what he’s accomplished. I believe he may have acted in the past to block Russian exploitation of Starlink. Ukraine thanked him for it.
If so, he deserves credit.
Only if you had no choice in the action you took Elon, or you did not order that, you can clear yourself.
But I want answers: Who ordered the slowdown? Is Ukraine’s system fully functional again?
IS UKRAINE’S SYSTEM FULLY FUNCTIONAL AGAIN, ELON? BECAUSE IF NOT, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN FIX THIS RIGHT NOW.
If Elon knowingly enabled a decision that benefited Russia at Ukraine’s expense, he must answer for it. I want the truth, not excuses. He needs to clear himself.
This is devastating.
➡️ If Trump threatened him and SET HIM UP for it, —which is an absolute possibility, We will find out.
I’ll find out @realDonaldTrump you fucking Nazi bitch!
You don’t have long, fuck face!
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@WSJ ... and that makes him a murderer, and a Russian shill.
Now every country using Starlink knows the true cost!
Now every country using Starlink knows the true cost!
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@WSJ The Nazi is a war criminal enabling Russia at Ukraine’s expense? Who would have thought.
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@WSJ @BohuslavskaKate The Kremlin needs to collapse. So that we can understand the who and the why behind all of these sickening decisions. Whoever did this is a traitor to America and is a traitor to humanity.
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@WSJhat point do democratic governments wake up to the nightmare they have created?
An unelected billionaire was apparently able to throttle communications used by a sovereign democracy at war, disabling defensive technology and potentially costing lives.
This is technological feudalism.
No private individual should possess this power. Starlink is strategic infrastructure. Europe must build an alternative and end its dependence on Elon Musk.
An unelected billionaire was apparently able to throttle communications used by a sovereign democracy at war, disabling defensive technology and potentially costing lives.
This is technological feudalism.
No private individual should possess this power. Starlink is strategic infrastructure. Europe must build an alternative and end its dependence on Elon Musk.
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@WSJ @Beyoncefan0 The fact and idea that Musk can do that is a HUGE problem. Since the Trump administration will not act, Congress and the Judiciary needs to be all over this.
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