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Elon Musk

What's on Elon Musk's mind?

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Ukraine's top honor, and the Starlink ask behind it 25% a $100B Starship port on Louisiana’s coast 20% · new$1M voter ‘lottery’ that draws no charges 14% · newthe New York speech law X couldn't kill 12% · neweverything else 29%
#1
Zelensky Hands Musk the Order of Freedom — And a Wish List

Ukraine's highest honor for a foreigner, awarded for Starlink, while Kyiv openly lobbies to fly Starlink-linked drones over Russian territory.

Ukraine awards Elon Musk medal as it seeks Starlink approval

Financial Times · 2026-08-26
our translation

the medal is the down payment. he knows what the ask is — permission to point his satellites the other way — and he's happy to be courted in public before deciding in private.

Order of Freedom conferred Aug 26very sure · 5 sources
#2
$100 Billion, 10,000 Jobs, One Swamp: Starbase Louisiana Is Official
new — Landry joint announcement, site namedvery sure · 4 sources
#3
No Charges for the $1 Million Checks
new — prosecutor declined charges Aug 25very sure · 3 sources
#4
Judge Tosses X's Suit Against New York's 'Stop Hiding Hate' Law
new — dismissal ruling landed this weekvery sure · 3 sources
thursday, august 27
Decide what Kyiv gets to do with Starlink over Russia(reported)
Call the New York ruling an assault on free speech(safe bet)
Take Landry's call about Pecan Island permitting(reported)
Post several dozen times before midnight(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Ukraine awards Musk high state honour as it seeks to use Starlink more

news.google.com · 2026-08-27

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