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I would also add that Raytheon and its ilk are also benefiting from DoD's program to make unused and "obsolete" military equipment available to local PDs, a built in give-away to the military-industrial complex...one might argue that General Austin, as a Black man whose community has been ravaged by militaristic police departments, might understand this reality better than others, but the risk is too great...I think Biden is doing really well and maybe Austin will withdraw, but I hope that, in addition to saving health care and addressing economic inequality, Biden's other great legacy will be to push legislation outlawing the revolving door from ANY high level administrative job to ANY relevant industry for a period of time...see NYC's conflict of interest rules. Thanks for this article.

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