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Data_over_ideology retweeted
Things that don't help Americans:
-Renaming bodies of water.
-Renaming AI.
-Building a ballroom.
-Obsessing over ass.
-200 posts per night.
-Pete Hegseth.
-$7/gallon.
-Servicing Putin.
-Tarrifs.
-Trump's face on passports.
-Trump's face in general.
-War with Iran.
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Ein Flüssiggas-Terminal in Alaska, 25 Milliarden Dollar teuer. Ein amerikanisches Projekt, sollte man meinen.
Bezahlt hat aber heimlich Novatek, Russlands größter privater Gaskonzern. Der steht unter US-Sanktionen.
Als der Chef der US-Firma das herausfand, schmiss er hin. Fast die gesamte Führung ging mit. So berichten es Financial Times und New York Times.
Und jetzt der Clou: Laut FT lag in den Gesprächen zwischen Washington und Moskau eine Idee auf dem Tisch. Novatek hilft beim Terminal in Alaska. Dafür fallen die US-Sanktionen gegen Novateks großes Gasprojekt in Sibirien.
Novatek bestreitet einen solchen Deal. Und laut New York Times gibt es keinen Hinweis, dass Trumps Unterhändler von der heimlichen Finanzierung wussten.
Nur: Vor gut einer Woche hat Trump neue Russland-Sanktionen ausgesetzt, die eigentlich gerade in Kraft treten sollten. Betroffen gewesen wäre auch Novatek.
Man muss keine Verschwörung unterstellen, um sich zu wundern. Es reicht, die Zeitung zu lesen.
25 milliards de dollars. C'est le prix du projet américain de gaz naturel liquéfié en Alaska... secrètement financé par une entreprise russe sous sanctions.
Selon le Financial Times et le New York Times, la société américaine Polar LNG prévoit de construire un terminal d'exportation de GNL en Alaska d'une valeur de 25 milliards de dollars.
Sa direction a démissionné en bloc après la découverte d'un financement occulte de Novatek, le géant gazier russe.
L'ancien PDG Joel Riddle croyait au début que l'argent venait de la société émiratie Tech Wave Industrial Projects Management et d'un investisseur proche de la famille Trump, Gentry Beach.
Puis il a découvert que les fonds venaient de Novatek, qui participait aussi aux décisions stratégiques... avant même d'avoir les autorisations nécessaires 🤨
La maison se vide : Riddle démissionne en septembre, suivi du directeur financier Dan Chandra et du vice-président exécutif Jim Smith.
Les dessous qui font tâche :
-Le cabinet d'avocats américain Baker Botts a estimé que l'entrée d'un investisseur ayant travaillé chez Novatek, Bjorn Gundersen, posait de sérieux risques de sanctions aux yeux de Washington
- Des échanges internes entre dirigeants de Novatek évoquaient un versement jusqu'à 15 millions de dollars à Tech Wave.
- Selon le NYT, le projet a été discuté entre Poutine et les émissaires de Trump, Witkoff et Kushner. Un responsable américain assure que c'était évoqué "en gros", sans négociations détaillées.
Novatek, de son côté, admet avoir accordé à Tech Wave le droit d'utiliser ses technologies en Alaska, avoir signé un mémorandum avec Polar LNG en avril et viser une participation minoritaire.
Mais il nie tout deal : pas question, dit-il, d'un échange "levée des sanctions sur Arctic LNG 2 contre l'aide au projet en Alaska".
Polar LNG réplique que Riddle a été licencié et que tout est conforme au droit américain. Son remplaçant par intérim : Tim Tokington, qui dirigeait auparavant la filiale russe de Goldman Sachs.
Petit monde, hein 🙃
Le projet prévoit une capacité jusqu'à 21 millions de tonnes de GNL par an, avec technologie russe de liquéfaction, plateforme au large de la côte nord de l'Alaska, livraisons vers l'Asie.
Le ministère américain des Finances affirme prendre "extrêmement au sérieux" les violations potentielles des sanctions. Sans commenter, évidemment.
Tout ça pendant que Washington et Moscou négocient la fin de la guerre en Ukraine. Aujourd'hui, ça devient une habitude de financer d'une main et de condamner de l'autre 😡
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The recent Starlink / Starshield incident in Ukraine has created a dangerous precedence for the US export industry, many haven't yet grasped. The sudden deactivation respectively curtailing of those systems without warning not only cost precious lives, but also equipment worth millions.
Though the blame game between the White House (Trump) and SpaceX (Musk) is going on, ultimately it doesn't matter. It showed the world that the USA are not a reliable partner any more. Pointing at some obscure "violation of terms of services" without providing the exact passage are just increasing that notion that this was a political move.
The explanation that Starlink must not be used for "offensive" means is nonsense, too. Starlink has never been turned on over Russia, and using it in Ukraine is by definition defensive in nature. You can even argue that hitting Russian targets in Russia is defensive, since you don't have to wait for an attack to be conducted. Even the intention is enough to warrant action and to eliminate the threat at the source. But this is a different topic.
Furthermore, SpaceX has been fully aware that its Starlink terminals are being used by Ukrainian forces. Especially when considering that Ukraine only recently had to white-list their Starlink terminals for the Ukrainian military so that Russian forces, who have been abundantly using Starlink as well, were locked out. It has always been clear that those Starlink terminals are used for and by the Ukrainian military, and Ukraine has always been thankful for that.
Coming up with this bogus story, now, three weeks before midterms is therefore as transparent as it is shameless. It is obvious for everyone that this was just figleaf statement so that a political agenda can be pushed, an agenda which runs counter to the strategic nationalist interests of the USA, both political and economic.
And this is the real scandal. It is not new that the US had to lock out its technology or supplies to nations with which it had previously good and even cordial relation. Iran under the Shah, South-Vietnam and Cuba before Castro are just three to name it. But as you can see from them, it made perfectly sense back then. Those nations switched sides or disappeared altogether.
Ukraine on the other hand didn't switch sides and even helped the US in the most recent and botched Iran war, despite being short on ammunition itself. The Ukrainian government accepted every possible compromise and offered an unconditional ceasefire from the start. Russia on the hand refused all of it and is demanding surrender. Yet, it gets this treatment? Unbelievable.
This will be noted by all clients around the globe who purchase US weapons and technology. If agreements are not honored and can unilaterally and even clandestinely be altered based on the whims of a few, who only follow their own motives or election lies, then the all concept reliability falls apart.
Whether it is Starlink, the F-35, Tomahawk missiles or HIMARS. All those systems run on software and in many cases can only properly operate with recent updates. You don't even need have a kill switch. You can only refuse to update and many of those systems lose more than 90% of their effectiveness within a short period, making worthless.
This is why we see the blame game between Musk and Trump. I'm sure that people around those guys told them how absolutely shortsighted and stupid this step was. It will fall back on the entire US industry. Not even those two guys are worth that losses and backlash. A functional US Congress would immediately start subpoenas and hearings, asking questions in order to mitigate the damage, but here we are.
Trump and Musk have given the best reason why not to buy American. Customers - governmental and private alike - around the globe will take note of this and act accordingly, and I wouldn't be surprised if this won't be limited to US military products only. An absolutely senseless and avoidable own goal.
ALT F-35 (Credit: Von U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen - http://www.dvidshub.net/image/935698/aerial-refueling-f-35-lightning-ii-joint-strike-fighters-eglin-afb-fla#.UZyEMrVU8QY, Gemeinfrei, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49689165)
ALT Tomahawk Missile (Credit: US Navy)
ALT M142 HIMARS /Credit: Spc. Russell J. Good - http://www.defenselink.mil; exact source, Gemeinfrei, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4233985)
Data_over_ideology retweeted
Buď teda Ukrajinci dokázali nějak hacknout systémy SpaceX a používat civilní antény Starlink za pohybu, nebo je Musk lže.
Takže:
1. Rusové od loňského roku načerno nakupovali Starlinky všude možně po světě, ty pak nasazovali na Ukrajině.
2. Problém začal řešit tehdejší ministr obrany Fedorov a jeho tým. Řešením byly bílé seznamy (whitelists), kdy pouze oficiálně registrované terminály mohly být zprovozněny nad území Ukrajiny (kontrolované Ukrajinu nebo okupované Ruskem).
3. Povolené civilní terminály fungují pouze ve stacionárním režimu nebo za velmi nízké rychlosti pohybu (do 90 km/h).
4. Registrovat terminály museli jak vojáci (přes Delta nebo Armija+), firmy a státní zaměstnanci přes portál Dia, civilisté a podnikatelé přes CNAP. Registrovalo se KIT číslo, UTID a číslo účtu.
5. Registrace byla spuštěna 5. února 2026.
A teď to podstatné (a zopakuji to znovu)
Ukrajinští vojáci pro terminály, které se využívají na mobilní cíle ve vysoké rychlosti (typické middle strike drony při zrychlení z rampy nebo třeba drony interceptory), používají službu Starshield.
To je služba, o které Musk říká, že ji kontroluje americká vláda (a všimněte si, že už nepíše, že ji vlastní). Jde o využití stejné konstelace satelitů Starlink, ale s lepším šifrováním, přístupy a tak dále.
Zde je důležité, že za tuto službu neplatí americká vláda, ale vláda německá skrze FMS (Foreign Military Sales, což je proces, přes který Amerika prodává své zbraně, například Patrioty). Ta platí tuto službu do půlky května příštího roku.
Co se omezila, je služba Starshield, tj. terminální na mobilních cílech. Nejde tu teď momentálně o stacionární Starlink, který funguje právě na principech těch bílých seznamů. Proto se Němci ozvali. Proto se Ukrajinci ozvali. Proto si Musk, Rubio, Trump a další přehazují zodpovědnost a matou společnost.
Důvodem není jen to, že v rámci americké společnosti nechtějí ztratit zbytky kreditu, ale taky to, že se vysílá vzkaz spojencům, kterým říkají, že pokud na postu amerického prezidenta bude člověk, který chce lízat ruskou/čínskou/severokorejskou či jakoukoli jinou podrážku, může mechanismus FMS s odůvodněním "národního zájmu" podělat.
A tenhle signál je mnohem horší, protože se Evropané (a vlastně kdokoli, kdo se u Američanů rozhodne nakupovat přes FMS, nebo jiný mechanismus, přes který není možné domáhat se právní ochrany u soudu/arbitráže) budou naprosto legitimně ptát, co všechno v sobě obsahuje kill switch a jak moc jsme schopní nahrazovat americké know how tím svým?
Proto Musk bulí, když Evropané mluví o předělovaní frekvencí pouze pro evropské společnosti. Proto američtí technologičtí giganti jsou nervózní. A proto budou mít problém i americké zbrojovky, které mají díky válce v Evropě žně (nákupy z Evropy jsou největší za desítky let a po 20 letech jsme největšími odběrateli amerických zbraní).
Trump si neuvědomuje, jak velký geopolitický průšvih za sebou zanechá, pro nějakou zdánlivou výhodu, kterou mu momentálně Putin nabízí. Ať už to 300 000 tun nafty, stavba infrastruktury ruskými společnosti pro Aljašku, nebo nějaké shady kontakty, který má Witkoff a Kushner s Dmitrijevem.
Data_over_ideology retweeted
Elon Musk claims that Ukraine allegedly violated Starlink's terms of use and used the system on combat drones.
As someone who was inside the process at the Ministry of Defense, I can say with certainty that this is not true.
In February of this year, whitelists were introduced. Stationary terminals could be registered by both military personnel and civilians.
But for any satellite terminal to work while on the move, it had to be added to a special list and connected to the military Starshield system. Otherwise, no satellite communication terminals in Ukraine would work.
In other words, using civilian Starlink for drone missions was technically impossible. All drone missions that required satellite communication could only be carried out using Starshield.
We are very grateful to the United States and SpaceX for access to critically important satellite communications. Ukraine did not violate the terms of use.
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Russian tanks made it to Kyiv’s suburbs in 2022. Russian airborne troops temporarily took the Kyiv Airport until they were killed or captured. Putin wants all of Ukraine.
⚡️️️️️️️Rubio reveals theory on Russia's war against Ukraine ahead of next US peace push.
"People keep talking about it's a war in Ukraine. ... It's about one region of the country," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
kyivindependent.com/rubio-re…
Data_over_ideology retweeted
No, @elonmusk, the U.S. stopped funding Ukraine last year. In fact, U.S. companies make money on American weapons for which we Europeans pay.
The more you meddle in our politics and the more you play politics with your products, the more you damage your brand.
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Liebe Journalisten: Wer plündert, demonstriert nicht. Wer Polizisten angreift, demonstriert nicht. Wer Gebäude anzündet, demonstriert nicht. Wer Menschen jagt, demonstriert nicht.
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⚡️ Zelenskyy says Starlink stops working in Ukraine at speeds above 161 km/h
In the EU, however, the service works even at speeds exceeding 180 km/h.
Ukraine's president is convinced this is a deliberate move:
“We are losing both drones and communications. Unfortunately, today we cannot use Starlink or Starshield technology on our country's territory to shoot down jet-powered Shahed drones.”
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Die Schüler der 3b in Paris sind etwas wütend, weil sie gern mehr Bücher hätten👇🧐
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Last night, SpaceX abruptly restricted the military Starlink service Ukraine has built critical battlefield systems around, without warning. Ukrainian commanders say missions failed as a result.
Whether Musk acted at the Trump administration’s request is not yet proven. But given Trump’s record, it would hardly be surprising if Washington had pushed for it. Look at the pattern. At some point, pretending each new concession to Moscow is an isolated event becomes less credible than acknowledging what is in front of us.
The larger lesson is already clear.
Europe cannot build its defence around critical infrastructure that can be altered overnight by a private American company, especially when European and American interests may no longer align.
There is a line often attributed to Churchill that Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing, once they have exhausted every alternative.
Churchill was wrong.
Sometimes they exhaust every alternative and still fail to do the right thing.
Europe can no longer base its security on the assumption that Washington will eventually come around. Whatever the motive behind this decision, Europe now needs its own redundant communications networks, satellite capacity and military infrastructure that cannot simply be switched off from the United States.
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Overnight, the Russians used 39 ballistic missiles and more than 120 attack drones and loitering munitions against our energy and critical infrastructure in Kyiv, the Kyiv region, and Kharkiv. A targeted Russian ballistic missile strike specifically against energy infrastructure – the very infrastructure covered by the ceasefire announced by the American President. The strike was entirely deliberate and demonstrative in its scale – Russia has never before shown such ostentatious disrespect toward the United States. Russia does not consider the American President’s statements strong. Unfortunately, at least 600,000 people are now without power. Outages could become even more widespread. Unfortunately, there is significant damage to facilities and equipment – at 26 facilities of our power system and four facilities in the oil and gas sector. I am grateful to the repair crews, all Ukrainian energy workers, and the personnel of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine for all their efforts to address the aftermath of this Russian strike. Tragically, there have been fatalities and injuries.
We ask America and EVERYONE in the world who does not turn a blind eye to reality to respond – and to respond forcefully. Russia has squandered the opportunity for de-escalation and has clearly chosen to continue its insane war of annihilation. We ask President Trump to impose STRONG sanctions on Russia, especially since the Lindsey Graham bill, which was recently passed and signed into law, authorizes and regulates such measures. The American President has all the effective and necessary tools to bring peace closer through strength, justice, and pressure on the aggressor. We ask for additional packages of Patriot missile interceptors for Ukraine. It is entirely fair for us to tell the United States, Europe, and all our partners that no country in the world should be left alone to face such a deranged and pro-war actor as Russia. I am grateful to everyone who helps Ukraine! Peace can only come through strength, and we ask America to remember this principle of Reagan’s. Glory to Ukraine!
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This weekend, Trump announced Ukraine and Russia agreed to an “energy ceasefire,” which has turned out to be completely false. Neither side agreed to anything, and Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure again.
He’s making up fake ceasefires because he wants Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries. Those strikes have been having a real impact in the war, and stopping them is a gift to Putin. It’s important to understand that any shortage of diesel fuel is because of Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran without understanding that they would shut down the Strait of Hormuz, which is perhaps one of the biggest geopolitical blunders in modern history. Instead of admitting that and trying to solve the problem he created, Trump is trying to put the blame on a country that’s literally fighting for its survival against Russia.
Siding with Putin and Russia seems to be a mainstay of this presidency. Even his supporters are piling on with Elon Musk tweeting that Zelenskyy has gone “too far.” Whose side are they on?
Regardless, the Ukrainians are making progress, and if things continue to go well, it’s a real possibility that Putin could be pressured to accept a deal that maintains Ukrainian sovereignty. Anyone who supports the Russians in this conflict will find themselves on the wrong side of history and the wrong side of America’s interests. Trump, Elon, etc. should try to avoid being this century’s Neville Chamberlain.
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Trump: There has to be a ceasefire.
Zelenskyy: Yes, no conditions.
Putin: No.
Trump: You two should meet face-to-face.
Zelenskyy: Anytime, anywhere.
Putin: No.
Trump: Stop hitting energy infrastructure.
Zelenskyy: Agreed.
Putin: No.
Trump: Thank you, Vladimir. Clearly Zelenskyy is the problem.
ITS CLEAR AS DAY!!
@elonmusk, #Trump and #Putin are the Axis of Evil and the cause of much misery, disinformation and division!
Get rid of them all!!
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ALT A circular diagram with four portraits showing a repeating cycle: 'Trump demands Ukraine accept ceasefire' → 'Ukraine agrees to ceasefire' → 'Russia breaks ceasefire' → 'Trump blames Ukraine' → back to the start.
