After Qassem Soleimani’s killing by American military forces on Jan 3rd, weapons manufacturer Raytheon’s stock shot up, closing at a record high. The man in charge of the Pentagon, Defense Sect Mark Esper, spent years as Raytheon’s top lobbyist before joining the Trump admin.

Jan 15, 2020 · 2:55 PM UTC

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Before the Raytheon man, the interim Defense Secretary before him was an ex Boeing exec. That’s how it works, folks. And it will work that way until we get the money out of politics.
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Replying to @wonderwox @marwilliamson @BenjaminPDixon
Your cousin should have insulin covered by Medicaid
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Agreed 💯 Dems and Repubs are like coke and Pepsi.
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It’s disturbing. “The Republican Party is a death cult.” @BenjaminPDixon No healthcare for you. We will spend $738 Billion on defense contractors. Tax break for the super wealthy. Amazon pays zero taxes. 100,000 children are homeless in this country.
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They are not good intended. It’s very difficult for these folks to see beyond their wealth building. So yeah it’s a wreck in Washington because the majority of people are motivated by greed. There’s a revolving door with Corp’s. And lobbyists & political appointments. Etc.
That’s my thought as well. Although I missed Yang being there. And the questions were NOT posed well...and were incredibly biased leaning in certain candidates.
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Im sad it had to end in anyones death, but terrorist dont reform. They either kill or get killed. I prefer the latter.
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Raytheon's stock had been climbing steadily through the end of 2019 due to an expected merger with United Technologies. Lockeed and Northrop had large gains too, so it wasn't limited. You mean well, but there's nothing to see here.
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And Adam Schiff is one of their most heavily funded members of Congress! Looks like the neocon/neoliberal alliance is bearing results!
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this is why we need @TulsiGabbard
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The Raytheon money wasn't what got Trump to order this killing. Try cash out of KSA and UAE, paid to get revenge for the Salafi (al Qaeda and ISIS) war dead fighting Qassem Soleimani since 2012 and 2014 respectively. Erik Prince = the intermediary Talk about terrorists........
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