What is a “sea drone”? The U.S. Navy issued a call for a new fleet of them within the next 18 months. A sea drone is an unmanned surface vessel. Like a ghost pirate ship only remote controlled by humans and not crewed by demons! They are designed to operate without a crew, carrying out missions ranging from surveillance to missile strikes. The Navy is asking weapons-makers to make three classes of sea drones with varying speeds, ranges, and payloads, capable of being outfitted with weapons, radar, or communication systems. And here’s the thing — this tech isn’t theoretical. Companies like Saildrone and Exail already make advanced uncrewed surface vessels that can cross oceans, collect data, and operate autonomously for months. The Navy’s call isn’t to invent sea drones — it’s to turn them into armed war machines and fast. The urgency reflects a shift in naval warfare, shaped in part by Ukraine’s use of explosive sea drones to damage Russian warships. The U.S. wants prototypes quickly, suggesting these systems could soon be patrolling contested waters alongside traditional ships as part of a hybrid fleet. But what if they’re hacked? These remote-controlled, weaponized ships are essentially floating computers — and if someone breaks in, they don’t just crash. They shoot. It sounds like the plot of a Mission: Impossible movie — because it is. In Ghost Protocol, a Russian warship is hacked and tricked into launching a nuclear strike that turns on its own crew. Now imagine that warship was unmanned and armed to the teeth. That’s what we’re building. The post Floating Computers With Missiles: What Could Go Wrong? appeared first on Redacted.

Oh wait — scratch that. Apparently, there wasn’t a missing minute in the footage of Jeffrey Epstein just before he died. Attorney General Pam Bondi previously claimed the gap was totally normal — just a routine nightly reset in federal prisons. But now, CBS News reports that the FBI does have a version of the tape with that minute fully intact. Sigh. This is getting tedious. Every time they “clear things up,” it only gets murkier. It’s like they’re just running out the clock — stacking contradictions until we’re too worn down to ask questions. Meanwhile, Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell has reportedly offered to testify before Congress and “tell all” about Epstein’s network — if Donald Trump agrees to pardon her. The post The Epstein Tape — Now You See It, Now You Don’t appeared first on Redacted.

Men over 60 can now join the Ukrainian army. Previously, they were ineligible for military service, but new legislation signed by President Zelensky this week amends the law to allow citizens 60 and older to enlist under contract during martial law. Is this what it’s come to? Frail and elderly grandpas, marched off untrained to die? The amended law claims service is voluntary — but in Ukraine, that word means little. Men are routinely snatched off the streets and forced into uniform. Now that seniors are eligible, will they be kidnapped for war duty too? The post Zelensky Sends Grandpa to the Front Lines appeared first on Redacted.

Israel continues to push back on images of people suffering in Gaza. On Tuesday, they published this, claiming that a Palestinian man died from “untreated diabetes” — not starvation. They call the starvation stories “fake news.” Well, that’s just as bad, isn’t it? In May, Israeli journalist Gideon Levy said on record that he knew diabetics in Gaza who were down to their last drops of insulin — because Israel was blocking medicine and aid. The New York Times issued a correction about an image of a young boy who appeared skeletal and frail. Yes, they admitted he suffers from “severe malnutrition” — but added that he also had “pre-existing health problems.” As if that makes it better. Should we go back and analyze the Jews who starved during the Holocaust to check for pre-existing conditions — and then apologize to the Nazis for the bad optics? Even President Trump said on Tuesday that the starvation in Gaza is obvious to anyone “unless they’re pretty coldhearted or, worse than that, nuts.” Israeli officials are increasingly worried they’re losing the PR war. One lamented that they “need a PR Iron Dome” to shield themselves from the world’s horror. But they already have one — it’s called AIPAC. It’s called Hasbara. It’s called the mainstream press. It’s called criminalizing dissent as antisemitism. And none of it works against images of starving children. To be fair, it works about as well as the real Iron Dome. Meanwhile, the talking point that “Hamas steals the aid” has collapsed in broad daylight. The U.S. government’s own internal review found “no evidence of systematic theft” of U.S.-funded humanitarian supplies by Hamas. The New York Times confirmed the same, quoting two senior Israeli military officials: “The Israeli military never found proof that the Palestinian militant group had systematically stolen aid from the United Nations.” In fact, they said, “the U.N. aid delivery system, which Israel derided and undermined, was largely effective in providing food to Gaza’s desperate and hungry population.” This is clearly not about messaging, which has fallen flat as American support for Israel has plummeted. It’s about the reality of causing such devastating human suffering while the world takes note. The post Not a PR Problem – A War Crime Problem appeared first on Redacted.

Nearly 40 people were killed in a midnight attack on a Catholic church in Congo over the weekend. It is one of the deadliest attacks in Congo’s recent history but part of a broader pattern of attacks on Christians across Africa and the Middle East. Islamic State–affiliated militants from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) claimed responsibility for the attack in the town of Komanda, in Ituri province. Gunmen stormed the church during a worship service, opening fire and attacking with machetes. Survivors say the attackers also burned homes, looted property, and abducted villagers as they fled. The ADF, originally a Ugandan rebel group, has been active in Congo for years but became more lethal after pledging allegiance to ISIS in 2019. The UN has warned that ongoing conflict in the region has already displaced hundreds of thousands of people and created one of the world’s most neglected humanitarian crises. The victims in Komanda weren’t soldiers. They were families kneeling in prayer. Pope Leo XIV has not commented publicly on the Komanda massacre through his social media channels, where he frequently addresses the war in Gaza. A message of “deep sorrow” was issued on his behalf through a Vatican telegram signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, expressing condolences to the Congolese Church and prayers for peace and reconciliation in the region. The post Catholics Massacred in Congo Church Attack appeared first on Redacted.