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mahatmakanejeeves

(69,922 posts)
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:25 PM Mar 7

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 Mar 7 OP
OMG! I had to check. Unbelievable. -eom vanessa_ca Mar 7 #1
Fuck trump. mercuryblues Mar 7 #2
What is a believed to be death? SSJVegeta Mar 7 #3
pending confirmation of ID by the ME... WarGamer Mar 7 #25
The callous incompetence is digusting UpInArms Mar 7 #4
Be Best. chowder66 Mar 7 #5
Don't they use the term "MIA" (missing in action) if they're not sure a servicemember is KIA (killed in action)? sop Mar 7 #6
Although I'm not fluent in gibberish, it appears they know someone is dead, rsdsharp Mar 7 #13
I've seen better instructions come with a toaster leftstreet Mar 7 #7
Was this press released compiled by an inferior version of AI? Baitball Blogger Mar 7 #8
I think you may be on to something here. It really could be AI generated gibberish. flashman13 Mar 7 #14
They're using AI to write death announcements Johnny2X2X Mar 7 #15
They are so incompetent! surfered Mar 7 #9
Every last one of them. LoisB Mar 7 #21
Problem can probably be fixed by a new $1.5 trillion defense budget dalton99a Mar 7 #10
I think they are trying to dance around the fact that there is very little of rzemanfl Mar 7 #11
This is an accurate reflection of their level of respect. nt Maru Kitteh Mar 7 #12
Yes. LudwigPastorius Mar 7 #16
Used to be the "Oxford comma". Now it's just "Slop words and punctuations" erronis Mar 7 #17
54 year old reservest ffs nt hibbing Mar 7 #18
I would bet two month's rent AI generated that headline. pat_k Mar 7 #19
How recently madamesilverspurs Mar 7 #20
Someone has been drinking with the boss Bev54 Mar 7 #22
"We found somebody not alive, cause of death unknown, possibly a service member?" Buddyzbuddy Mar 7 #23
WTF????????????????????? AverageOldGuy Mar 7 #24
This makes no sense MustLoveBeagles Mar 7 #26

UpInArms

(55,001 posts)
4. The callous incompetence is digusting
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:32 PM
Mar 7

I am so sorry for warrant officer 3 marzan

And his family and friends

sop

(18,674 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, 07:37 PM
Mar 7

rsdsharp

(12,013 posts)
13. Although I'm not fluent in gibberish, it appears they know someone is dead,
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:04 PM
Mar 7

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

(2,412 posts)
14. I think you may be on to something here. It really could be AI generated gibberish.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:45 PM
Mar 7

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

Johnny2X2X

(24,223 posts)
15. They're using AI to write death announcements
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:50 PM
Mar 7

For our fallen soldiers.

It’s beyond disgusting.

rzemanfl

(31,396 posts)
11. I think they are trying to dance around the fact that there is very little of
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:55 PM
Mar 7

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

(14,747 posts)
16. Yes.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:50 PM
Mar 7

Trump thinks they are “suckers and losers”.

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

erronis

(23,931 posts)
17. Used to be the "Oxford comma". Now it's just "Slop words and punctuations"
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:05 PM
Mar 7

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

(13,393 posts)
19. I would bet two month's rent AI generated that headline.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:14 PM
Mar 7

...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.



From How Does the End Begin
https://www.profgalloway.com/how-does-the-end-begin/

AverageOldGuy

(3,882 posts)
24. WTF?????????????????????
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:27 PM
Mar 7
So -- will a pair of Survivor Assistance Officers visit the family and say: "We are sorry to tell you this but we think your husband was killed in action but we can't be certain, we just have this mangled body and it looks like him. We'll get back to you when we know more."

SWEETFUCKINGJESUS the entire Trump cabal is stupid, insane, devoid of morality . . . but we knew that.
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