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23. Exactly what I was thinking.

Tue Mar 15, 2022, 10:47 PM

Mar 2022

And it wouldn’t surprise me a bit. Although I think I remember that they changed their name to one of those fake corporate-y monikers like “Remergent” or “Aquilant,” or maybe something totally benign like “Smilin’ Bob’s Security.”

On edit: Blackwater is now known as “Academi,” and Prince is no longer affiliated with it. More info:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_(company)

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