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The Trawl

Hot Wheels for Billionaires, Hell for Ukraine

Oct 22, 2026 · 45m

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Happy Friday, Trawlers. The richest man on earth has unveiled a flying car and even Hot Wheels are taking the piss. It was first promised in 2017 and is now due in 2028, which is roughly when Marina’s five-year-old will be driving. Then it gets dark. The No Kings protests drew huge crowds in America, and the main account was knocked offline by Meta. Jemma and Marina discuss the billionaire media empire, and a documentary about Musk that TikTok has blocked adverts for. Then the main event: Starlink, Ukraine and the question of who gave the order to slow it down. Kash Patel tweeting “Russia with love” and a JD Vance clip the ladies could barely stomach. When you’ve got a foreign policy that…