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Vol. 15 · No. 122 · Monday, 12 October 2026

Army

AI deemed ‘too smart’ to replace infantry

Prototype proved too competent, financially responsible for infantry service

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Man with 70% VA disability rating 100% vocal about it

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PINEDALE, Wyo. — Army veteran Norman Stroker is 100% vocal about his 70% disability rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs, sources confirmed today.

“I knew he just paid off his 2016 Ford F-150 Raptor using his 70% VA rating before he even told me his first name,” said Gabriel Tannebaum, an Army veteran who spoke with Stroker at a recent meeting for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

“He even has one of those little patches on his OEF hat that says ‘70%’. You know, kind of like those 1% motorcycle club patches. But instead of it being about how he's an outlaw, it's about how broken he is."

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