Well, it always made sense insofar as we always knew these fucks were about their own self gain. Now we know one of the specific gains they are gutting society to get. I'm sure there'll be more.
Likely wanted to get/keep a contract for providing communication services when cell towers may be down. I think the specific issue that brought USAID's eye was when he disabled the satellites during a critical event.
Yup and probably cost lives by preventing aid from getting to where it needed to go. USAID signed a contract with starlink, Musk didn't keep his side off the bargain. Thus, investigation.
Despite the headline USAID wasn't investigating Musk or Starlink. It was investigating how Ukraine was using the Starlink terminals that USAID gave them and how USAID itself was overseeing Ukraine's use.
Basically the headline is completely misrepresenting what was happening.
Perhaps I'm confused but it doesn't appear that the headline is supported by the article. This "investigation" was started and publicly announced in May of 2024 and it has nothing to do with Starlink's contracts in Ukraine. Rather it's about how Ukraine was using the StarLink terminals that USAID was giving them and how USAID was monitoring their use.
unless someone has more info, this seems very thin at the moment. speculating, with nothing more than a usaid website blurb, does not seem helpful beyond distraction. follow the trickle and uncover hard evidence, sure... but this? right now?