Firehose time Screenshot collage of four news headlines and excerpts about Elon Musk’s Starlink being installed at the White House without standard security oversight. Top-left (The Washington Post, June 7, 2025): “White House security staff warned Musk’s Starlink is a security risk — Starlink satellite connections in the White House bypass controls meant to stop leaks and hacking.” Bottom-left (Politico, April 7, 2025): “House Oversight Democrats demand details on White House Starlink installation — Reps. Gerry Connolly and Shontel Brown say there are ‘considerable red flags’ with the use of the Elon Musk-owned internet service.” Top-right (WIRED, March 24, 2025): “Using Starlink Wi-Fi in the White House Is a Slippery Slope for US Federal IT — The ad hoc addition to the otherwise tightly controlled White House information environment could create blind spots and security exposures while setting potentially dangerous precedent.” Bottom-right (Vanity Fair): “Secret Service Responded to a DOGE Bro Plotting to Install Starlink on Roof — The White House said it didn’t consider the situation a security breach, but for everyone else it raises questions about Elon Musk’s growing list of potential conflicts.”
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