Technically true: Graham Platner didn’t work for Blackwater - but he did work for its successor, Constellis.
Blackwater → Xe → Academi → Constellis.
After the 2007 Nisour Square massacre, Blackwater rebranded repeatedly before merging into Constellis - where Platner later contracted.
Blackwater → Xe → Academi → Constellis.
After the 2007 Nisour Square massacre, Blackwater rebranded repeatedly before merging into Constellis - where Platner later contracted.
November 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Technically true: Graham Platner didn’t work for Blackwater - but he did work for its successor, Constellis.
Blackwater → Xe → Academi → Constellis.
After the 2007 Nisour Square massacre, Blackwater rebranded repeatedly before merging into Constellis - where Platner later contracted.
Blackwater → Xe → Academi → Constellis.
After the 2007 Nisour Square massacre, Blackwater rebranded repeatedly before merging into Constellis - where Platner later contracted.
if you're trying to defend Platner by claiming that he didn't ACTUALLY work for Blackwater, he just worked for Constellis, which is TOTALLY DIFFERENT.....they just renamed the company after some mergers.
and Constellis is still notably evil! they're currently working with ICE!
and Constellis is still notably evil! they're currently working with ICE!
![Constellis, formerly Blackwater, is an American private military contractor founded on December 26, 1997,[2] by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince.[3][4] It was renamed Xe Services in 2009, and was again renamed to Academi in 2011, after it was acquired by a group of private investors.[5] In 2014, Academi merged with Triple Canopy to form Constellis Holdings.[6][7][8]
Constellis and its predecessors provide contract security services[9] to the United States federal government. Since 2003, it has provided services to the Central Intelligence Agency.
In 2007, Blackwater received widespread notoriety for the Nisour Square massacre in Baghdad, when a group of its employees killed 17 Iraqi civilians and injured 20. Four employees were convicted in the United States and were later pardoned on December 22, 2020, by President Donald Trump.[10][11]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qiknc4t5rq7yngvz7g4aezq7/bafkreidbwft66e7easb3hwlakjymlzixtouvilmeva746txg5bwhtrbuby)
March 11, 2026 at 4:55 PM
if you're trying to defend Platner by claiming that he didn't ACTUALLY work for Blackwater, he just worked for Constellis, which is TOTALLY DIFFERENT.....they just renamed the company after some mergers.
and Constellis is still notably evil! they're currently working with ICE!
and Constellis is still notably evil! they're currently working with ICE!
Graham Platner worked for Blackwater(Constellis, mispelled on donation records as Cosntellis) in *2018*????
September 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Graham Platner worked for Blackwater(Constellis, mispelled on donation records as Cosntellis) in *2018*????
i am seeing a lot of this and it's not true, fwiw.
Platner worked for Constellis in 2018; it's true that Constellis is the successor company to Blackwater after a bunch of name changes and mergers and acquisitions, but Erik Prince stopped being involved in 2010.
Platner worked for Constellis in 2018; it's true that Constellis is the successor company to Blackwater after a bunch of name changes and mergers and acquisitions, but Erik Prince stopped being involved in 2010.
My issue with Graham Platner is that he worked for Eric Prince’s Blackwater. Was he a mercenary?
October 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
i am seeing a lot of this and it's not true, fwiw.
Platner worked for Constellis in 2018; it's true that Constellis is the successor company to Blackwater after a bunch of name changes and mergers and acquisitions, but Erik Prince stopped being involved in 2010.
Platner worked for Constellis in 2018; it's true that Constellis is the successor company to Blackwater after a bunch of name changes and mergers and acquisitions, but Erik Prince stopped being involved in 2010.
I wonder if Elon knows.
February 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I wonder if Elon knows.
ICE has awarded a contract to Constellis Holdings, the successor to the notorious mercenary firm Blackwater.
The contract is for "skip tracing" to hunt down 1.5 million immigrants—and offering bounties for their locations.
Using whatever surveillance tools they want—no badges, no oversight.
The contract is for "skip tracing" to hunt down 1.5 million immigrants—and offering bounties for their locations.
Using whatever surveillance tools they want—no badges, no oversight.
Blackwater Successor Hunts Immigrants for ICE
Constellis Holdings, which traces its roots to Erik Prince’s mercenary firm Blackwater, landed an ICE contract as a bounty hunter.
theintercept.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:33 AM
ICE has awarded a contract to Constellis Holdings, the successor to the notorious mercenary firm Blackwater.
The contract is for "skip tracing" to hunt down 1.5 million immigrants—and offering bounties for their locations.
Using whatever surveillance tools they want—no badges, no oversight.
The contract is for "skip tracing" to hunt down 1.5 million immigrants—and offering bounties for their locations.
Using whatever surveillance tools they want—no badges, no oversight.
Everything he says about deportation camps on military bases is spot on—and alarming. But don’t get thrown off by the name Blackwater. It’s still out there—rebranded.
Blackwater became Xe in 2009, then Academi in 2011, before merging into Constellis in 2014. The name changed but the op lives on.
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Blackwater became Xe in 2009, then Academi in 2011, before merging into Constellis in 2014. The name changed but the op lives on.
🧵
February 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Everything he says about deportation camps on military bases is spot on—and alarming. But don’t get thrown off by the name Blackwater. It’s still out there—rebranded.
Blackwater became Xe in 2009, then Academi in 2011, before merging into Constellis in 2014. The name changed but the op lives on.
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Blackwater became Xe in 2009, then Academi in 2011, before merging into Constellis in 2014. The name changed but the op lives on.
🧵
This is the private security firm Musk hired to keep OUR elected officials out of OUR federal buildings. Thousands of employees are listed here.
Triple Canopy (A Constellis Company) | LinkedIn
Triple Canopy (A Constellis Company) | 72,594 followers on LinkedIn. Triple Canopy is a Constellis company. Please follow Constellis' LinkedIn page for news and information regarding any of its ...
www.linkedin.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This is the private security firm Musk hired to keep OUR elected officials out of OUR federal buildings. Thousands of employees are listed here.
I don't particularly care about a doof's errant edgy tattoo as much as him being a Blackwater, sorry, Xe Services, sorry, Academi, sorry Constellis mercenary.
my main concern with graham platner isn't that he's actually a devout nazi but that he's the sort of ideology-free populist who can't be trusted
March 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I don't particularly care about a doof's errant edgy tattoo as much as him being a Blackwater, sorry, Xe Services, sorry, Academi, sorry Constellis mercenary.
And by the way, the fact that the government has contracts with Triple Canopy (now Constellis) does not make this OK. In fact, that’s another huge problem.
February 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
And by the way, the fact that the government has contracts with Triple Canopy (now Constellis) does not make this OK. In fact, that’s another huge problem.
Constellis apparently. I’m two names behind
May 7, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Constellis apparently. I’m two names behind
constellis has 22,000 employees, total, most of whom are support personnel, most of whom are not USCs, most of whom are not on US soil
What about what's his name, DeVos's brother?
January 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
constellis has 22,000 employees, total, most of whom are support personnel, most of whom are not USCs, most of whom are not on US soil
"Look, I'd just like you to say Platner worked for Constellis, not Blackwater, because most people don't understand that Constellis is the name Blackwater now uses"
June 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
"Look, I'd just like you to say Platner worked for Constellis, not Blackwater, because most people don't understand that Constellis is the name Blackwater now uses"
Constellis' corporate history on their website only goes back to 2010 and does not mention Academi, which was Blackwater under their second "rebrand".
constellis.com/who-we-are/c...
constellis.com/who-we-are/c...
Constellis History - Constellis
Constellis was formed in 2010 to combine best-in-class brands, assets and people within the complex risk management industry. Over the years since, our glob ...
constellis.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Constellis' corporate history on their website only goes back to 2010 and does not mention Academi, which was Blackwater under their second "rebrand".
constellis.com/who-we-are/c...
constellis.com/who-we-are/c...
They are also, without doubt, Erik Prince's Blackwater (Constellis) mercenaries.
October 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
They are also, without doubt, Erik Prince's Blackwater (Constellis) mercenaries.
This company is owned by Constellis now. Constellis, formerly Blackwater. The CEO is Eric Prince brother of Betsy DeVos. They are the business providing some of the people blocking members of congress from entering federal buildings. They are the new brownshirts.
February 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This company is owned by Constellis now. Constellis, formerly Blackwater. The CEO is Eric Prince brother of Betsy DeVos. They are the business providing some of the people blocking members of congress from entering federal buildings. They are the new brownshirts.
So this is private security by the firm that has Blackwater DNA in it? Cool cool.
February 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
So this is private security by the firm that has Blackwater DNA in it? Cool cool.
There’s a lot more, or course; Platner’s stories are full of lies and gaps. We don’t know who got him to run - the names are all secret. We don’t know what he did in 2017, a black hole after he dropped out of college, before he signed with Constellis. A family friend said “He was in rough shape” 8/
March 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
There’s a lot more, or course; Platner’s stories are full of lies and gaps. We don’t know who got him to run - the names are all secret. We don’t know what he did in 2017, a black hole after he dropped out of college, before he signed with Constellis. A family friend said “He was in rough shape” 8/
Constellis Holdings, which traces its roots to Erik Prince’s mercenary firm Blackwater, landed an ICE contract as a bounty hunter.
Blackwater Successor Hunts Immigrants for ICE
Constellis Holdings, which traces its roots to Erik Prince’s mercenary firm Blackwater, landed an ICE contract as a bounty hunter.
interc.pt
January 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Constellis Holdings, which traces its roots to Erik Prince’s mercenary firm Blackwater, landed an ICE contract as a bounty hunter.
Friend, you know Constellis is just a rebranded Blackwater, right?
June 2, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Friend, you know Constellis is just a rebranded Blackwater, right?
In June 2014, the firm merged with rival security contracting firm Academi, formerly Blackwater, to form Constellis Group, with Craig Nixon, the former CEO of Academi, becoming the CEO of Constellis Group....
February 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
In June 2014, the firm merged with rival security contracting firm Academi, formerly Blackwater, to form Constellis Group, with Craig Nixon, the former CEO of Academi, becoming the CEO of Constellis Group....
For the people who dismiss the Nazi tattoo (fuck them), working for Constellis(Blackwater) should also be a dealbreaker.
He's a war criminal.
He's a war criminal.
February 16, 2026 at 9:35 PM
For the people who dismiss the Nazi tattoo (fuck them), working for Constellis(Blackwater) should also be a dealbreaker.
He's a war criminal.
He's a war criminal.
just a heads up but there's an account that claims to "monitor online extremism for Constellis"[corporate hier of Blackwater] who seems to only follow trans people (primarily trans women) and definitely doesn't pass the vibe check so maybe spread the word and block this fucker?
August 1, 2026 at 8:26 PM
just a heads up but there's an account that claims to "monitor online extremism for Constellis"[corporate hier of Blackwater] who seems to only follow trans people (primarily trans women) and definitely doesn't pass the vibe check so maybe spread the word and block this fucker?