Why Elon Musk Is Suddenly Afraid of Putin

A few weeks ago, Elon Musk took everyone by surprise when he tried to broker an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Twitter, and there’s a lot to unpack about his “proposal”... [Outsider Club Header] Oct 28, 2022 By Jason Simpkins for the Outsider Club Why Elon Musk Is Suddenly Afraid of Putin A few weeks ago Elon Musk took me — and really, all of us — by surprise when he tried to broker an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Twitter. Because sensitive geopolitical matters are best solved by crowdsourcing on social media platforms, Musk tweeted: [Elon Musk Ukraine Tweet] Now, there’s a lot to unpack here, but one thing that really stood out to me was the parenthetical “(until Khrushchev’s mistake).” That is straight-up, unadulterated Russian propaganda. It’s literally something that comes from the Kremlin. That’s obvious because no one outside of Russia would ever impartially describe a sovereign country gaining independence as a “mistake.” This perspective can only come from the colonizing power lamenting the loss of its colony. The clear implication is that Russia possessed Ukraine but somehow fumbled it away as one would drop their car keys. Here Lies Silicon Valley, RIP If you thought the tech crash was bad... you haven’t seen anything yet. Due to a massive shortage of one rare resource that’s critical to their existence... Silicon Valley and the $5.2 trillion tech industry are facing a death sentence. And only one tiny company can save them from disappearing. [Read more about the $1 company ready to revive Big Tech.]( Truly, in a message that is laden with Russian propaganda, that parenthetical really gives the game away. So where did Elon get this “proposal” from? Apparently, Vladimir Putin, himself. At least, that’s according to Ian Bremmer, the founder and president of the Eurasia Group, who responded to Musk thusly: [Elon Musk Ukraine Tweet] Furthermore, Putin, according to Bremmer, told Musk that Ukraine would have to concede Crimea as well as the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions (which Russian forces are currently abandoning), and declare a permanent neutrality. In other words, a near complete surrender. And on top of that, if Ukraine even attempts to retake Crimea, he’ll go nuclear. OK. So we’ve gotten this far. We know that Putin is adept at manipulating rich, egotistical influencers. And we can see that happening here. But there’s one more piece that needs fitting in. Mark Your Calendar: November 15, 2022, Could Make You Very Rich When this little-known tech company makes its announcement on November 15, 2022... it will send shock waves throughout the world. 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And that’s why he threatened to revoke Ukraine’s access to his Starlink satellites unless the U.S. government handed over $100 million. And it worked. Musk has reportedly refused a Ukrainian request to activate Starlink in Crimea. And Ukrainian forces are suddenly now experiencing connectivity issues as they carve deeper into Russian-controlled territory. [Ukraine Starlink Outages] I get it. If I were a billionaire tech mogul, I wouldn’t want my satellites shot down either. Biden’s Spending “Blitz” Set to Launch $5 EV Firm Over $9 billion in federal cash is set to rain down on one overlooked sector of the EV market... And this flood of government capital could send one $5 stock soaring in short order. This could be the biggest EV story of our lifetime. [Learn about the shocking EV company nobody’s talking about.]( And in fact, our reliance on satellites of all kinds makes us extremely vulnerable. Sure, they’re providing imagery of Russian troops and weapons formations, along with mass grave sites and evidence of war crimes. But they also provide clock synchronization; conduct, record, and timestamp financial transactions; provide cloud services; and facilitate internet, television, and phone communications. The entire[U.S. power grid]( requires GPS satellites to regulate the flow of electricity. And that, increasingly, makes them a target. In just the past few weeks, Russia has significantly ramped up its attacks on Ukrainian civilian targets and infrastructure, damaging at least a third of the country’s power system. And now Russia is not-so-subtly threatening to attack nuclear plants by presupposing Ukraine will use a “dirty bomb” as a false flag. This whole conflict was ugly from the start. And now that Russia is losing, it’s getting even uglier. Russia may well start targeting our satellite infrastructure as a way of retaliating against Western support of Ukraine. And that could be the least of our worries if Putin does go nuclear or we get drawn into a global war. Everyone needs to be ready. And that includes safeguarding your wealth by investing in [the companies that will be called upon to defend us.]( You can [find out more about those in my Secret Stock Files newsletter here](. Fight on, [Jason Simpkins Signature] Jason Simpkins [follow basic]([@OCSimpkins on Twitter]( Jason Simpkins is Assistant Managing Editor of the Outsider Club and Investment Director of Wall Street's Proving Ground, a financial advisory focused on security companies and defense contractors. For more on Jason, check out his editor's [page](. *Follow Outsider Club on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. Follow the Outsiders [Twitter]( | [Facebook]( | [LinkedIn]( | [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. You can manage your subscription and get our privacy policy [here](. Outsider Club, Copyright © Outsider Club LLC, 3 E Read Street Baltimore, MD 21202. 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