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13. Mercenaries

Wed Jun 30, 2021, 09:34 AM

Jun 2021

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Billionaire GOP donor is funding South Dakota National Guard border deployment [View all] Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 OP

Exactly how is that going to happen? Phoenix61 Jun 2021 #1

We need to ask Gov. Noem (NURM, mit der Umlaut) Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 #7

Bet Willis knows a tax lawyer who knows how to get this written off. Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 #11

The National guard can be bought? pwb Jun 2021 #3

Paying and using are two different things. Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 #12

Isn't that "Privatizing our Military"? Budi Jun 2021 #4

Same here, Budi SheltieLover Jun 2021 #8

That was in the Before Time. Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 #14

That's a chilling picture! Budi Jun 2021 #16

Behold The Willis... an extra-large Sheldon Adelson CurtEastPoint Jun 2021 #5

I feel sorry for the guy, all that money. Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 #24

So if I have the funds, I can rent the National Guard? spanone Jun 2021 #6

When Money Talks, Pols Listen. Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 #21

This cannot be legal suegeo Jun 2021 #9

He owns a chop shop, huh? Hugin Jun 2021 #10

Mercenaries keithbvadu2 Jun 2021 #13

So the GOP is now giving the wealthy their own personal armies RAB910 Jun 2021 #17

The monied class does all it can to cover those tracks. Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 #26

She can't do that, it is illegal Darwins_Retriever Jun 2021 #18

it's bad enough that the US allows mercenary groups... RicROC Jun 2021 #20

Glad to see at least some pushback. crickets Jun 2021 #27