Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China
www.nytimes.com
The access would be a major expansion of Elon Musk’s government role and highlight his conflicts of interest.

The Pentagon is scheduled on Friday to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s plan for any war that might break out with China, two U.S. officials said on Thursday.

Another official said the briefing will be China focused, without providing additional details. A fourth official confirmed Mr. Musk was to be at the Pentagon on Friday, but offered no details.

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    • Sean@infosec.pubEnglish
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      12 days ago

      I feel like i repeat this to myself 20 times a day. I can’t stand this administration.

    • RainbowHedgehog@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      12 days ago

      Trump was trying to get China to attack to initiate martial law in 2021. He’s probably trying to start a war to initiate martial law now.

    • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 days ago

      My guess is to rile up his base into supporting his shenanigans while he makes himself forever-godking.

      He won’t actually fight China, or if he does he won’t do it seriously. Trump constantly swoons over Xi Jinping and works closely with Vladimir Putin which China has close ties with like threads in a tapestry. I simply do not believe Trump’s words.

    • turtl@lemm.eeEnglish
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      12 days ago

      He’s probably had a security clearance for a while now due to his involvement in space x

    • BastingChemina@slrpnk.netEnglish
      1·
      11 days ago

      He has some level of clearance due to the work SpaceX is done but even there, he does not have access to some of SpaceX program because he could not get the right level of clearance

    • SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
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      12 days ago

      The States haven’t been united for a while now.

      The Nazi Reigime in Northern Mexico/Southern Canada is my convoluted suggestion.

  • Tattorack@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    11 days ago

    “You’re gambling with World War Three!” yelled Trump to his guest, the president of Ukraine, without any sign of irony.

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Did I miss the part where this piece of shit was vetted and granted security clearance? This is out of hand. Why does this man have access to literally anything that I don’t within my fucking government?

  • tane@lemm.eeEnglish
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    11 days ago

    If war with China happens I am 100% defecting to China lol. I have absolutely zero love or respect for my shithole country.

    • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      11 days ago

      I’d like to caution against percieving the grass as being greener.

      The US is being a shitbird, but do not let that cloud criticism of other countries- their governments are (usually) rarely better.

      And nobody treats turncoats particularly well, especially if they don’t offer concrete and immediate value beyond ‘hostage’.

      Far better to agitate where you’re at- help your neighbors where and how you can and demonstrate how they’re being lied to.

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Complete Bluff.

    Unless the plan is to literally give away US Territory to China this will never happen.

    Xi Jinping, Putin, and Trump are all on the same wavelength, cut from the same cloth, birds of a feather.