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    Starbase was officially formed earlier this month after Musk’s aerospace and defense contractor prevailed in a local election. It is now run by officials who are SpaceX employees and former employees.

    As of early this year, the population of Starbase stood at around 500 people, with around 260 directly employed by SpaceX, the Texas Tribune reported. Most other residents of Starbase are relatives of SpaceX employees.

    I’ve never heard anything good about company towns. Doesn’t mean it can’t happen. To me it just seems like another way for a company to control the workers and a quick path to indentured servitude.

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        I’d say it’s a good thing we have laws against that, but the GOP has the supreme court now and is hell bent on undoing everything. Thanks protest non voters.

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          I enjoy seeing people whinge about the election as if any vote can fix this now.

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            Who said I’m whining? I enjoy informing protest non voters of what they voted for. And the resulting gymnastics of course.

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              So there was no way votes could’ve been possibly gerrymandered or manipulated? That which now will be completely failed to rectify for the forseeable future.

              E: Just for the record, I voted same as you did if you didn’t vote for this shit now.

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                Nice deflection from the topic of protest non voting. I enjoy watching the mental gymnastics.

                *Lol nice downvote. I enjoy watching the emotions too.

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                    Downvoted within 10 minutes. Sure. In any case, notice how you focused on that instead of your deflection? So another deflection. I enjoy watching the gymnastics.