Today’s News: No Lights at the End of the Tunnel Yet

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Some of today’s news — This is in Rolling Stone — FAA Officials Ordered Staff to Find Funding for Elon Musk’s Starlink:

Elon Musk’s satellite business Starlink may not have officially taken over Verizon’s $2.4 billion contract with the Federal Aviation Administration yet to upgrade the systems it uses to manage America’s airspace. However, on Friday, FAA officials ordered staff to begin finding tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal, according to a source with knowledge of the FAA and two people briefed on the situation. 

The sources note that these internal directives have mostly, if not entirely, been delivered verbally — which they say is unusual for a matter like this. The source with knowledge of the FAA tells Rolling Stone that it appears as though “someone does not want a paper trail.”

And this is from The Hill: White House backs Israel blocking aid to Gaza. I guess if the Palestinians won’t voluntarily get out of the way of Trump’s luxury real estate development deal for Gaza, they’ll have to be starved out.

And here’s another, from Politico EU — Russia celebrates US foreign policy that now ‘coincides’ with Moscow’s worldview. Of course it coincides with Moscow’s worldview. When Trump’s lips move, that’s really Putin’s voice you’re hearing.

The latest I’m hearing on Ukraine is that European leaders are still meeting in London to come together on a plan to aid Ukraine and stop Russia. From the New York Times:

Gathering in London at the invitation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, the leaders vowed to bolster support for President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine after his bitter clash with Mr. Trump last week. But several also expressed hope that the two could repair their breach, underscoring Europe’s reluctance to cast off a trans-Atlantic alliance that has kept the peace for 80 years.

“We are at a crossroads in history,” Mr. Starmer said after the meeting. “Europe must do the heavy lifting,” he declared, but added, “To support peace, and to succeed, this effort must have strong U.S. backing.”

I can tell them right now that Trump isn’t going to agree to anything that Putin doesn’t like.

Update: Here’s another one. Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia

 

6 thoughts on “Today’s News: No Lights at the End of the Tunnel Yet”

  1. I'm not disputing the accuracy of the Rolling Stone story, but I don't understand. The Verizon Contract was for 2.4 Billion. Muck is ordering execs at the FAA to flip over couch cushions to find "tens of millions."  Money has been appropriated, I assume, for the Verizon contract. Musk hasn't come up with any plausible reason for the FAA to back out of the deal. Which means Verizon can sue for breach of contract. Muck will want more than what Verizin landed in the deal, and if Verizon is awarded a billion in compensatory damages, the system become MORE costly than the original. Which undermines  "efficiency" and underscores "corruption." 

    If tens of millions are redirected in Musk's direction, and there's a crash because the legitimate target for those funds got stiffed, there will be hell to pay. When this or some other scandal threatens Trump, and Muxk was in on it, Trump will save his own ass. It may not be this scandal – it may be the gutting of FEMA or the collapse of Social Security. When the you-know-what hits the fan and even Republicans are incensed, Trump will say he didn't know about it. So who did it? 

    Musk thinks he's too important to be the scapegoat. So did Rudy. 

    Going off-topic, but it may become the main topic in the future… Trump will be shot down on some of these cases, all the way to the USSC.  I can't predict which case, but the USSC won't become a total rubber stamp to Trump. In the case that the high court decided with a majority opinion that spells out the limits of presidential authority, Trump will, sooner or later, decide to ignore because it's an official act and Trump can't be prosecuted for official acts. And I see a flaw that could land Trump in jail, because after the USSC say's you can't.. and you do it anyway… if it's potentially criminal, the USSC that granted limited immunity will not apply. (No, I'm not a lawyer.) 

    When Trump becomes unpopular with 70% of the voting public, and I don't mean "We would not vote for Trump again." I mean "We want to test out tar and feathers." the usual immunity of a rich man or a VIP from government will not apply. If Muxk screws up Social Security and checks don't go out to tens of millions, even some MAGA will turn on Trump. 

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