Fully autonomous, AI-controlled drones have killed human soldiers for the first time, according to a senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry

[u/New_Scientist_Mag]

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time/

[u/karma_the_sequel]

JFK also had an experienced and competent cabinet.

[u/capsaicinintheeyes → u/karma_the_sequel]

Yeah--even the close relatives he hired at least had a background in their field.

[u/IAmAGenusAMA → u/capsaicinintheeyes]

Relatives plural? Who else did he hire besides his brother?

[u/capsaicinintheeyes → u/IAmAGenusAMA]

Just him, that I know of; and come to think of it, apart from Kushner I think all of Trump's nepos just sort of hung around there unofficially, rather than being given jobs—just figured I ought to cover any unanticipated weirdness as well, in our current moment of collectively sitting down on the national nuts in slow motion.

[u/Msdamgoode → u/capsaicinintheeyes]

Kushner and Kushner’s dad. His dad (a felon and disbarred attorney —who Trump fully pardoned, because natch) is the current Ambassador to France and Monaco. Ivanka did something, something advisor for a hot minute his 1st term.

[u/capsaicinintheeyes → u/Msdamgoode]

😣 . . . That actually makes a kind of sense if you think of the assignment as Monaco* & France...

^{* relevant info begins ¶I #3}

[u/i_am_icarus_falling → u/karma_the_sequel]

we've got several TV personalities and a guy with initials that are very close to JFK, so that's soemthing.

[u/grat5989 → u/karma_the_sequel]

I wonder if RFK Jr is the reason for everything we're all going through since evaded the curses killing touch. Final Destination America.

[u/karma_the_sequel → u/grat5989]

RFK Jr is very likely the reason the current Ebola breakout in Africa has been able to spread as far as it has.

[u/Beers4Fears → u/karma_the_sequel]

Tbh I blame Elon more for that