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mahatmakanejeeves

(69,215 posts)
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 06:25 PM 1 hr ago

This is an actual Pentagon press release. "An Army believed to be casualty...the believed to be death"

Matthew Gertz
‪@mattgertz.bsky.social‬

I almost can't believe this is real: www.war.gov/News/Release...
https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4421433/dow-identifies-an-army-believed-to-be-casualty/
www.war.gov

‪Wesley Morgan‬
‪@wesleymorgan.bsky.social‬
· 1d
This is an actual Pentagon press release. “An Army believed to be casualty…the believed to be death”


1:16 PM · Mar 6, 2026

I almost can't believe this is real: www.war.gov/News/Release...

Matthew Gertz (@mattgertz.bsky.social) 2026-03-06T18:16:37.846Z


Wesley Morgan
‪@wesleymorgan.bsky.social‬

This is an actual Pentagon press release. “An Army believed to be casualty…the believed to be death”


1:02 PM · Mar 6, 2026

This is an actual Pentagon press release. “An Army believed to be casualty…the believed to be death”

Wesley Morgan (@wesleymorgan.bsky.social) 2026-03-06T18:02:04.836Z
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This is an actual Pentagon press release. "An Army believed to be casualty...the believed to be death" (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 1 hr ago OP
OMG! I had to check. Unbelievable. -eom vanessa_ca 1 hr ago #1
Fuck trump. mercuryblues 1 hr ago #2
What is a believed to be death? SSJVegeta 1 hr ago #3
The callous incompetence is digusting UpInArms 1 hr ago #4
Be Best. chowder66 1 hr ago #5
Don't they use the term "MIA" (missing in action) if they're not sure a servicemember is KIA (killed in action)? sop 1 hr ago #6
Although I'm not fluent in gibberish, it appears they know someone is dead, rsdsharp 1 hr ago #13
I've seen better instructions come with a toaster leftstreet 1 hr ago #7
Was this press released compiled by an inferior version of AI? Baitball Blogger 1 hr ago #8
I think you may be on to something here. It really could be AI generated gibberish. flashman13 37 min ago #14
They're using AI to write death announcements Johnny2X2X 32 min ago #15
They are so incompetent! surfered 1 hr ago #9
Every last one of them. LoisB 2 min ago #21
Problem can probably be fixed by a new $1.5 trillion defense budget dalton99a 1 hr ago #10
I think they are trying to dance around the fact that there is very little of rzemanfl 1 hr ago #11
This is an accurate reflection of their level of respect. nt Maru Kitteh 1 hr ago #12
Yes. LudwigPastorius 32 min ago #16
Used to be the "Oxford comma". Now it's just "Slop words and punctuations" erronis 18 min ago #17
54 year old reservest ffs nt hibbing 10 min ago #18
I would bet two month's rent AI generated that headline. pat_k 9 min ago #19
How recently madamesilverspurs 8 min ago #20

UpInArms

(54,751 posts)
4. The callous incompetence is digusting
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 06:32 PM
1 hr ago

I am so sorry for warrant officer 3 marzan

And his family and friends

sop

(18,331 posts)
6. Don't they use the term "MIA" (missing in action) if they're not sure a servicemember is KIA (killed in action)?
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 06:37 PM
1 hr ago

rsdsharp

(11,951 posts)
13. Although I'm not fluent in gibberish, it appears they know someone is dead,
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:04 PM
1 hr ago

and they think it’s Chief Warrant Officer 3 Marian, but for some reason they’re not sure. Apparently they couldn’t use dog tags or other normal means to identify him, and are looking to the medical examiner to make the identification — perhaps through finger prints, dental records or DNA.

flashman13

(2,304 posts)
14. I think you may be on to something here. It really could be AI generated gibberish.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:45 PM
37 min ago

I find comfort in thinking it wasn't something a human being would write.

Johnny2X2X

(24,042 posts)
15. They're using AI to write death announcements
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:50 PM
32 min ago

For our fallen soldiers.

It’s beyond disgusting.

rzemanfl

(31,329 posts)
11. I think they are trying to dance around the fact that there is very little of
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 06:55 PM
1 hr ago

the person left. They are an army and should know better how to do this. Also, they should know what gets capitalized and what doesn't.

LudwigPastorius

(14,561 posts)
16. Yes.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:50 PM
32 min ago

Trump thinks they are “suckers and losers”.

Why should his criminal thugs take the time to proofread a death announcement?

erronis

(23,541 posts)
17. Used to be the "Oxford comma". Now it's just "Slop words and punctuations"
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:05 PM
18 min ago

I think a hyphen or two in their announcement might have helped. But better to have some editors that actually speak English. Obviously nothing from the SecWar department.

pat_k

(13,151 posts)
19. I would bet two month's rent AI generated that headline.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:14 PM
9 min ago

...from this terrible, also undoubtedly AI construction: "The Department of WarDefense announced the believed to be death of an Army Reserve Soldier who was supporting Operation Epic Fury.

And the felon is blithely handing critical agency function after critical agency function over to AI. Not because it works, but because he must shovel as many of our tax dollars into AI to prop up the Magnificent 10 (NVIDIA, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta,Tesla, Broadcom, Palantir, AMD).

They MUST have a massive injection of our treasurury dollars to power the circular financing pump that keeps the charade of inflated values going.



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