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there's growing bipartisan annoyance in Texas, as politicians realize Elon Musk stole billions in taxpayer dollars (originally supposed to go to fiber optics) for expensive satellite broadband service he already planned to deploy

techdirt.comTexas Politicians Slowly Realize Elon Musk Hijacked Billions In Taxpayer Broadband GrantsBack in June I wrote a feature for The Verge about how Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos had convinced Republicans to redirect billions in taxpayer money away from future-proof fiber optic upgrades, and toward their low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband networks they'd already planned to deploy. Curious behavior for two extremely-rich gentlemen who both repeatedly...

31/8/26, 1:52 pm117 reposts278 likes

C.V. Danes

@cv-danes.com

31 Aug

Someone once said that one problem with crime is that if you keep doing it, you will eventually get caught. Seems the same applies to Musk. Maybe. Hopefully.

Rowan S

@emmesan88.bsky.social

31 Aug

🤬🤬🤬

Matt Jordan

@mattjord.bsky.social

1 Sept

Starlink: Same bad service, but now with even more graft & corruption!

fran

@mata-nuska.bsky.social

31 Aug

y, but lets hear one more time from proP about that minority owned business in Adak, Alaska using non irs dollars. dont look behind the curtain at the old white grifters...