Shortly after Congress passed Cares Act, Pentagon began directing pandemic-related money to defense contractors.

By artappraiser on Tue, 09/22/2020 - 5:43pm |

Senator Proxmire rolls over in grave

A $1 billion fund Congress gave the Pentagon to “fight, prepare for and respond to COVID” was repurposed as a bailout for defense contractors. The pandemic money was spent on dress uniforms, engine parts, body armor, and drone tech. W/ @yjtorbati https://t.co/NiEbMf6aik
— Aaron Gregg (@Post_AG) September 22, 2020

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/09/22/covid-funds-pentagon/

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Is it a mere coincidence that this Raytheon paid advertising tweet just showed up on the top of my feed, even though I don't follow hardly any military-related accounts, haven't filtered my ad preferences much at all and the vast majority of the accounts I follow are related to the art business?

From shoulder-fired weapons to ground-based air defense, our systems give soldiers and #Marines a decisive edge. #ModernDayMarine https://t.co/EIIwy9KbFQ pic.twitter.com/tI8Bw96u00
— Raytheon Missiles & Defense (@RaytheonDefense) September 22, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 09/22/2020 - 7:20pm

Shortly after Congress passed Cares Act, Pentagon began directing pandemic-related money to defense contractors.

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