Sunday, October 25, 2026

Bad Bedfellows

 Elon Musk says he was behind the slowdown in Starlink service in Ukraine that resulted in Russian missiles killing civilians. As others have noted, it is outrageous that a private citizen has the power to conduct U.S. foreign policy, especially during a war.

But this isn’t unprecedented. Younger readers need only Goggle “William Randolph Hearst and the Spanish-American War of 1898.”

I seriously doubt Musk acted alone. It’s obvious his sudden order to slow down Ukraine’s Starlink connection due to a “violation” was in concert with Trump’s attempts to bring new pressure on Zelenskyy to come to the bargaining table with Putin.

Trump favors Putin and is trying to give him an upper hand in any future ceasefire negotiations. As Trump’s biggest backer, the world’s richest man is also one of the most corrupt.

Bad Bedfellows.

HEADLINES:

  • Sporadic violence flares as hundreds of thousands protest in France (Reuters)

  • More than 400,000 protest across France, challenging Macron as Paris clashes erupt (PBS)

  • Is Iran planning attacks on Americans; why is the US on alert? (Al Jazeera)

  • Iran has “increased efforts to target U.S. personnel,” intel chief warns (CBS)

  • Iran says won’t allow US warships to get close as Trump ponders new attacks (Al Jazeera)

  • Musk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction after service in Ukraine is restored (AP)

  • Inside the US-Starlink relationship (Reuters)

  • How Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russia crippled the world’s second-largest diesel supplier (CNBC)

  • Russian diesel is coming to America (Reuters)

  • Trump’s Words Used Against Him in Alaska Lawsuit, DOJ Sanctions Sought (Newsweek)

  • Obama Issues Searing Attacks on Trump, Ramaswamy in Return to Campaign Trail (NYT)

  • Trump says he ordered suit to block Alaska Senate results if GOP loses (PBS)

  • Why Are We Still Talking About Voting Rights in 2026? (Reveal)

  • Cook Political moves Ohio governor’s race after Ramaswamy attack ad (WP)

  • The EPA Is Quietly Killing its Web Archive (Mother Jones)

  • Jon Ossoff’s films exposed corruption. Then his colleague was murdered. (WP)

  • Records offer a picture of the Oregon school shooter’s tumultuous home life (NBC)

  • Kim Jong-un Makes First Visit to China in Over a Year (NYT)

  • ‘A bow isn’t simply a greeting’: The unspoken rules of Japanese body language (BBC)

  • What is a neutrino anyway? A look at the science behind this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics (Phys.org)

  • A Mother on Trial (New Yorker)

  • Elizabeth Holmes Whistleblower Says Nathan Fielder ‘Chose to Ignore the Truth’ to Make a Better Movie (The Wrap)

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