Exclusive: US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources
neuters.de
Ukraine's access to SpaceX-owned Starlink was brought up in talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials after Ukrainian President Zelenskiy turned down an initial proposal from U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent.
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  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    No we don’t. Trump deserves to be kicked to the curb, but Americans are absolutely fine, if a bit short sighted.

    A country is not its leadership, it’s the people. And it’s incredibly hard for the people to replace their leadership outside of election season, and even then, there’s a lot of pressure to make poor choices on your ballot.

    • OutlierBlue@lemmy.caEnglish
      41·
      11 hours ago

      it’s incredibly hard for the people to replace their leadership outside of election season

      What have you tried? Have you written any letters? Protested? Marched? Gone on strike?

      There’s a whole lot of defeatism in your comment and I’m getting major “we’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas” vibes.