Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule
How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.
“We are living off his good graces,” a Pentagon official said of Musk’s role in the war in Ukraine. “That sucks.”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/elon-musks-shadow-rule #elonmusk #USGovt #RonanFarrow #spaceX #Ukraine #Starlink
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2023-08-21 12:41:01
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