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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Your fact check article you cited has been updated with corrections.

The headline of this piece has been updated to more accurately describe the contents of the fact check. While Politico LLC did receive funds from USAID and other government agencies, the money was not for grants but payment for subscriptions to its publications. Also, the $8.2 million figure cited refers to payments in the 12 months leading up to February 2025, not dating back to 2016.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks for the update. So it seems to have been legit payments then, neato.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nothing in the article discusses the legitimacy of the subscriptions. It could simply be a way money was funneled.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Money can be exchanged for goods and services.

If we cannot make a determination of the legitimacy of subscriptions, we equally cannot conclude if it was funneled either.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's why I used the word could. In this context it's used to express possibility.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep. It’s also possible this is a distraction from us remembering USAID was investigating Starlink in Ukraine for shutting off satellite access to help Russia.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It is, but it's far more likely you missed or didn't understand the word could.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There are but the most likely one is you not knowing what could means.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe! The one about the guy getting unrestricted access to the group investigating his company for wrongdoing makes a lot of sense though.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Conspiracy theories must be quite common for people that don't know what could means.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Getting the feeling you’re just wanting to argue or something. It’s not a theory. USAID was investigating Starlink for aiding Russia by restricting Ukraine access. That is at minimum a conflict of interest.

https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365

I’m not here to squabble. If you are I suggest goading someone else.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago

Based on your actions I don't think you know what squabble means either.

Further USAID was not investigating starlink. They don't have authority to investigate starlink. They were investigating how the Government of Ukraine used the USAID-provided Starlink terminals & how USAID monitored the Government of Ukraine’s use of USAID-provided Starlink terminals.

Finally Starlink was never turned off for Ukraine they denied access up to Crimea because of US sanctions on Russia.