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mahatmakanejeeves

(69,268 posts) Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:25 PM Saturday

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

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. â€œAn Army believed to be casualtyâ€¦the believed to be deathâ€
— 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" [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Saturday OP

OMG! I had to check. Unbelievable. -eom vanessa_ca Saturday #1

Fuck trump. mercuryblues Saturday #2

What is a believed to be death? SSJVegeta Saturday #3

pending confirmation of ID by the ME... WarGamer Saturday #25

The callous incompetence is digusting UpInArms Saturday #4

Be Best. chowder66 Saturday #5

Don't they use the term "MIA" (missing in action) if they're not sure a servicemember is KIA (killed in action)? sop Saturday #6

Although I'm not fluent in gibberish, it appears they know someone is dead, rsdsharp Saturday #13

I've seen better instructions come with a toaster leftstreet Saturday #7

Was this press released compiled by an inferior version of AI? Baitball Blogger Saturday #8

I think you may be on to something here. It really could be AI generated gibberish. flashman13 Saturday #14

They're using AI to write death announcements Johnny2X2X Saturday #15

They are so incompetent! surfered Saturday #9

Every last one of them. LoisB Saturday #21

Problem can probably be fixed by a new $1.5 trillion defense budget dalton99a Saturday #10

I think they are trying to dance around the fact that there is very little of rzemanfl Saturday #11

This is an accurate reflection of their level of respect. nt Maru Kitteh Saturday #12

Yes. LudwigPastorius Saturday #16

Used to be the "Oxford comma". Now it's just "Slop words and punctuations" erronis Saturday #17

54 year old reservest ffs nt hibbing Saturday #18

I would bet two month's rent AI generated that headline. pat_k Saturday #19

How recently madamesilverspurs Saturday #20

Someone has been drinking with the boss Bev54 Saturday #22

"We found somebody not alive, cause of death unknown, possibly a service member?" Buddyzbuddy Saturday #23

WTF????????????????????? AverageOldGuy Saturday #24

This makes no sense MustLoveBeagles Saturday #26