American billionaire Elon Musk has claimed that the Starlink system is crucial to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, suggesting that if he were to switch it off, the front line held by Ukrainian troops would collapse.
  • Applesauce@lemmy.worldEnglish
    57·
    13 hours ago

    Musk’s bodyguards have the opportunity to be heroes of the world right now. They would go down in history as great men.

    • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      17 minutes ago

      Funny how Americans are all about time traveling to kill Hitler but when they have Hitler at home…

    • chiliedogg@lemmy.worldEnglish
      26·
      10 hours ago

      When the insane Emperor Caligula was killed by his Praetorian guards and they installed Claudius in his place, the first thing the new Emperor did was execute the guards involved in the assassination.

      • Devmapall@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        8 hours ago

        Can’t be having those guards kill the new emperor. Makes sense

        I wonder if the guards expected it or not

      • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        10 hours ago

        Even if everyone agreed with them at the time, it was unavoidable at the time. You couldn’t have soldiers kill their emperor.