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Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate (www.propublica.org)

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ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.

Thousands of companies are jockeying for billions of dollars in Defense Department contracts to build a shield designed to intercept and destroy missiles launched against the United States.

But amid the intense competition, a handful of firms have an important inside connection.

At least four of the companies awarded contracts so far are owned by Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm founded by billionaire Steve Feinberg, who until last year ran the company and is now the deputy secretary of defense — the second-highest-ranking official in the Pentagon.

Feinberg oversees the office in charge of the Golden Dome for America project, which is modeled on Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system.

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[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Seems more than a little likely these idiots would try to provoke an attack in order to either justify building a golden dome or to test something they've already built...

Good thing the most competent administration in history replaced diversity with meritocracy, otherwise I'd be a little worried about them being arrogant, not knowing what they're doing, and refusing to listen to anyone who isn't a yes man, and inevitably killing us all in an attempt to prove how useful they really are.

Seeing how far AI has come in the U.S. since 2025 should reassure us that we're in excellent, and very large hands.