The news came out from texas , but the pamphlets certainly did not. Those arrived in texas from wyoming.

I was really hoping to get one of these as a souvenir , but it has not arrived.

"Ukraine is building its own sovereign satellite communications and Earth-observation networks to reduce reliance on foreign systems like SpaceX's Starlink."

"Nokia and ICEYE Satcom Partnership: Ukraine's Ministry of Defense signed a letter of intent with Finnish telecom company Nokia and radar satellite maker ICEYE to develop an independent, high-performance satellite communications network. Full-scale communications satellite launches under this collaboration are expected to begin around 2028"

"Ukraine launched its first technology-demonstrator communications satellite, UASAT-NANO, on October 1, 2026."

"Ukrainian alliance New Energy of Ukraine partnered with France's Promthe to deploy a small Earth-observation satellite constellation for high-frequency intelligence and monitoring."

"Ukrainian firm Stetman signed a licensing agreement with Swiss company Requtech to manufacture satellite terminals domestically as an alternative to Starlink."

Shield AI, a US company operating in Ukraine, launched their own constellation (because they have that kind of money), and use it for offensive operations supporting V-Bat drones hunting Buk systems, etc.

Exactly.
And the solution came with terms.

#10 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-10-23 02:39 PM | Reply | Flag:

To use it defensively, which they do. To use it defensively against incoming turbine delta wing drones you have to intercept and rundown something going 300mph. SpaceX after allowing it simply decided no, you can't use it that way, even though you never violated the terms of it.

There is no other viable option.

Starshield = ITAR
Starlink = EAR

Using Starlink, even for defensive military applications, makes you subject to Starlink's TOS.

Let's look at a hypothetical case.

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2026-10-23 09:18 AM | Reply

Starlink isn't an F-16 and isn't subject to the same export regulations. You're confusing Starlink with Starshield.

Haven't had these issues or know anybody that has had them in Harris County. Selected Dems, paper ballot printed out Dems. Scanner results matched. Too bad you're not allowed to bring your phone in and just record what's happening.

Putin won them over with his machismo tour pre-Ukraine invasion.

Once Zelensky hit data centers running generative bots spamming Twitter & Truth he was swiftly punished by diminishing their ability to hit more of them, among other curbs to capabilities.

But he made a mostly hollow shell of a car do a kick flip. Pretty sweet.

It's almost like there's a lesson there about listening to populists on immigration and choosing violence while ignoring the corporate entities that created the conditions in the first place.

So if Russian individuals had bought up various pieces of the Donbass to be the home for future Russian colonists, Russia would have a valid claim to the Donbass as part of Russia?

#75 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-10-21 03:53 PM | Reply | Flag:

So many flaws in that analogy, but you know that. I hope.

Jews legally bought land from Arabs, and moved people to it. The renters had to leave. Instead of getting mad at the prior owner's tax collectors that abused the farmers, the land agents, or even the prior owners themselves, they got fired up to Make Palestine Great Again by a populist and rioted against the Jews. While it probably seemed like a good idea to illiterate peasants at the time, history says it was not a good idea.

Are you saying those things weren't a reaction to Zionist colonial conquest?

#68 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-10-21 11:57 AM | Reply | Flag:

Who did those Zionists buy the land from?

"You made us hit you" isn't the defense you think it is.

There was no Nebi Musa riot? No Jaffa riots a year later? No Arab Revolt?

and what does any of this have to do with French fiscal policy?

"Because SpaceX acquiring Tesla would count as "a change in control", and in a change of control, the operational goals of Musk's stock compensation package (which he just passed, knowing that the acquisition was possible) - things like 20 million vehicles, 1 million Optimus robots, or 1 million robotaxis in commercial operation - get dropped. [electrek.co] Only the $TSLA market cap requirement - just over $500/share - is required for him to get his first tranche. And he can basically force whatever offer he wants to be made for $TSLA to ensure he gets it."

France is in a doom loop from bad economic practices.

Lets talk about Gaza & Israel.

Since 2024 60% of the population growth are babies. They dont vote.

Polling center I went to is breaking its own daily records for early voting.

Drove past an Abbott campaign rally on the way home yesterday, it was all elderly whytes. Where I voted just down the road from that they were drastically outnumbered.

The guy who lampooned Israel vs Palestine with an episode about abandoning his Jewish heritage and friends for delicious roasted chicken from a sexy woman is trolling the DSA?

Who could have possibly seen that coming?

Am I black Sitz? Are my grandchildren? Guess. Go ahead

#28 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-10-18 03:32 PM | Reply

Not using a hard R Uncle Ruckus.

They need to get some Roof Koreans.

Intentionally dodging the "most" part just to have something to say.

and Smith is a Floridian, by way of New York, known for "hot takes" nobody asked for.

Who thinks of that guy as "hollywood"?

He makes $20 million a year. You think he's NOT going to vote for tax cuts for himself?

A little extra, you think most actors, professional pretenders, go into that anonymous booth and vote against their financial interests?