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Elon Musk announces SpaceX will provide
free Starlink terminals in LA amid raging fires

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Posted By: Harlowe, 1/9/2025 10:17:53 PM

As raging fires ravage California, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake, wealthy business magnate Elon Musk announced that SpaceX will supply free Starlink terminals to impacted areas in Los Angeles. He made the announcement when retweeting footage of a reporter crediting Starlink internet service with connectivity. The reporter said that Starlink is "the only reason we're able to hear and communicate...right now because there's absolutely no cell service at all in this whole area." Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has asked Musk to utilize his money and social media platform X to assist poor families whose residences and workplaces have been destroyed amid the devastating wildfires.

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Thank you yet again, Mr. Musk, especially from MAGA patriots, for your compassionate, generous, thoughtful humanitarian efforts to help Americans in harm’s way.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: danu 1/10/2025 12:11:47 AM (No. 1870383)
yah elon. thank you again for your understanding and compassion. boo crass crude jerk squallswell dictating and demanding others' money-for dem malfeasance.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 1/10/2025 12:15:01 AM (No. 1870387)
Atta boy, Elon. Good one.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: LadyHen 1/10/2025 12:23:33 AM (No. 1870394)
Thanks you Elon. We can always depend on you to be there for those in need. There is no higher praise in our beloved America.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: YorkieMom 1/10/2025 12:40:11 AM (No. 1870397)
Ditto what OP wrote.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: mifla 1/10/2025 6:10:04 AM (No. 1870425)
A prerecorded message blaming the LA politicians for this disaster should be played with every internet connection.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: DiegoDude 1/10/2025 7:30:05 AM (No. 1870481)
This is a great move and a slap in the face to Newsome, since it was Newsome's egregious regulations the drove Tesla out of Cali.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Zigrid 1/10/2025 10:09:53 AM (No. 1870578)
Elon is amazing when it comes to protecting Americans...he's the kind of immigrant that protects our liberties and puts his money where his mouth is...maybe he should run for governor of California...instead of heels up harris...now there's a thought worth considering....he'd have California up and operating at full capacity ....I like the idea...governor Musk....I can hear the democrats in Sacramento groaning already...and it's just a suggestion...from a "legal" immigrant...myself...
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Reply 8 - Posted by: oldmagnolia 1/10/2025 3:35:50 PM (No. 1870819)
They don't deserve it, but thank you Elon.
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