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Reports Emerge Claiming M23 Detained Blackwater Founder Erik Prince in Eastern DRC (Original Post) Swede Monday OP
Interesting dhol82 Monday #1
Alas... TommyT139 Monday #2
Betsy Devos is his sister. poli-junkie Tuesday #8
Hope springs eternal. harumph Monday #3
Someone tipped them Prairie Gates Monday #4
Well, That's a Shame DET Monday #5
May he reap his just rewards. PuraVidaDreamin Tuesday #6
... róisín_dubh Tuesday #7
What goes around, comes around. Ye get what ye sow. appleannie1 Tuesday #9
WTF was he doing in the Congo? AverageOldGuy Tuesday #10
He was leading his mercenary troops according to the article. hedda_foil Tuesday #12
More likely than not angrychair Tuesday #11
"It's A Trap!"... BurnDoubt Tuesday #13
That would be HUGE ransom, if true muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #14

TommyT139

(2,267 posts)
2. Alas...
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 11:07 PM
Monday

He's related to what's her name Betsy DeVos(?), a Trumpist cabinet member who started the attack on universities and Title IX. So Trump may pretend to care.

poli-junkie

(1,522 posts)
8. Betsy Devos is his sister.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:28 AM
Tuesday

They’re heirs of AmWay wealth from Michigan. Buncha freaky christofascists.

harumph

(3,155 posts)
3. Hope springs eternal.
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 11:33 PM
Monday

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Where might I purchase a genuine leather Erik Prince memorial key fob?

AverageOldGuy

(3,602 posts)
10. WTF was he doing in the Congo?
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:31 AM
Tuesday

I'm betting he was in there trying to organize an overthrow of the DRC government on orders from Trump.

angrychair

(11,948 posts)
11. More likely than not
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:36 AM
Tuesday

They probably just want to buy weapons from him.

Terrorists love terrorists.

BurnDoubt

(1,592 posts)
13. "It's A Trap!"...
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:45 AM
Tuesday

“See what you made us do? Now we’re gonna hafta send a Carrier Group to rescue him!
Got any Oil? Strategic Materials? Any girls wanting to be in a Beauty Contest? Let’s Make A Deal! Come On Down…..

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