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2021-02-01 Government
After Elon Criticizes Biden's FAA, Biden's DoJ Launches Investigation Alleging SpaceX Discriminates Against Non-US Citizens
[NationalFile] Biden's Department of Justice is very concerned that Elon Musk may prefer to hire American citizens over foreign labor.

Only hours after Elon Musk derided the decision of the Biden administration FAA to delay a manned mission to Mars, the U.S. Department of Justice, under the Biden administration, announced it is investigating Musk’s SpaceX to determine whether the company discriminates against non-US citizens in its hiring practices.
Can the IRS be far behind?
Wait for the Department of Education referral...
After Biden’s FAA delayed a SpaceX test flight, Musk wrote on Twitter that "the FAA space division has a fundamentally broken regulatory structure."



"Their rules are meant for a handful of expendable launches per year from a few government facilities," Musk added. "Under those rules, humanity will never get to Mars."

Only six hours later, news broke that the Department of Justice was investigating SpaceX after a complaint alleged that Musk’s company prefers hiring American citizens over non-citizens.
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Posted by Anomalous Sources 2021-02-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ]  Top

#1 Tesla stock took a hit too.
Posted by Elmeater Phoper1012 2021-02-01 00:10||   2021-02-01 00:10|| Front Page Top

#2 SpaceX launch US military satellites. ITAR and US citizenship requirements. Perhaps B-1B bombers doing a low flyby over DoJ headquarters will help clear up the situation?
Posted by Wholulet Thigum4957 2021-02-01 01:44||   2021-02-01 01:44|| Front Page Top

#3 
Posted by Vinegar Spolusing6485 2021-02-01 03:35||   2021-02-01 03:35|| Front Page Top

#4 alleged that Musk’s company prefers hiring American citizens over non-citizens

How DARE they!
Posted by Mercutio 2021-02-01 07:30||   2021-02-01 07:30|| Front Page Top

#5 I thought this was surely the Babylon Bee.
Posted by JohnQC 2021-02-01 07:58||   2021-02-01 07:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Yeah, they're gonna drive him outta the country. That's the plan and America will be left without a space program. Only question is: Where will he go?
Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-02-01 11:28||   2021-02-01 11:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Well he's already moved to Texas. Texas just need to move back to the Lone Star Republic....
Posted by 3dc 2021-02-01 12:32||   2021-02-01 12:32|| Front Page Top

#8 Sounds like the anecdote ("too good to be true" story...) I heard about a Texan meat plant where OSHA and the Agriculture Department's inspectors wanted the same fixture kept/removed or fines would be charged daily.
Posted by magpie 2021-02-01 19:28||   2021-02-01 19:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Sue then.
Posted by Woodrow 2021-02-01 20:50||   2021-02-01 20:50|| Front Page Top

#10 #5 I thought this was surely the Babylon Bee.

Ditto. Ima gonna have to get me another roll of $1's
Posted by Lumpy Clatle1283 2021-02-01 21:48||   2021-02-01 21:48|| Front Page Top

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