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Ron DeSantis floats a new solution to tackle long airport lines: Get rid of the TSA altogether (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] warbosstodd@piefed.social 40 points 1 week ago (2 children)

A privatized Nazi force. That Airports will be forced to contract with at a rate that’s negotiated by Trump cronies. $5 it’s Blackwater

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 15 points 1 week ago

I dunno. Pinkertons would want in on that racket too.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

$5 it’s Blackwater

I'll take that bet, mainly because it's changed names three times since then to try to launder its reputation.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_(company) :

It was renamed Xe Services in 2009, and was again renamed to Academi in 2011, after it was acquired by a group of private investors. In 2014, Academi merged with Triple Canopy to form Constellis Holdings.