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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI wonder how many people know that Trump's pick for the Education Department, Betsy DeVos, is
not just married to the Amway scion, but is also the sister of Erik Prince (Blackwater/Xe).
Phoenix61
(17,019 posts)Erik has been in the background advising Twitler. I'm sure it's no coincidence his sister was tagged for that position.
tblue37
(65,487 posts)BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)3catwoman3
(24,041 posts)...do, don't give a tinker's damn.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)...and Miss proposed Secretary of Education has NEVER SEEN the inside of a public school in her life.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)Link?
Tanuki
(14,920 posts)Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)Tanuki
(14,920 posts)Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)My point was that it makes for a far more valuable OP when sources are included.
Tanuki
(14,920 posts)for information, and responded accordingly. Sorry I took
"I didn't know that.
Link?"
in a way that my response made you feel like you were being snarked at.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)Thank you.
tblue37
(65,487 posts)From Alternet:
http://www.alternet.org/investigations/scahill-blackwater-founder-erik-prince-brother-betsy-devos-secretly-advising-donald
From Mother Jones:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/betsy-devos-christian-schools-vouchers-charter-education-secretary
"BETSY DEVOS WANTS TO USE AMERICA'S SCHOOLS TO BUILD 'GOD'S KINGDOM'"
SNIP
(Her brother, Erik Prince, is the founder of Blackwater, the private security contractor accused of overbilling and human rights abuses during the Iraq War, and he now advises Trump on intelligence and defense, according to the Intercept.)
SNIP
From her Wikipedia page:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_DeVos
Betsy DeVos's brother, Erik Prince, a former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, is the founder of Blackwater USA, a private military services contractor.
SNIP
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)Your OP would have been far more valuable if it contained that supporting info.
Blecht
(3,803 posts)It is essential to see where the reports are coming from, even if the original poster thinks it is common knowledge.