Last time I looked into this (last week, I think) it was a big wad of nothing. The people had disappeared over a span of many years. They weren't tied to any particular program, employer, or even any particular area of study, just “uh, tech stuff”. Some of them were technical experts, some weren't; one was an administrative assistant. One was killed by a campus shooter who also killed two students.

Typical example: “In the years since, several others connected to JPL have also died or disappeared: Frank Maiwald, a specialist in space research, died in Los Angeles in 2024 at 61.”

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cyanydeez 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Yeah, it's like "At least 10 people with a red sweater on Tuesday have gone missing".

Or stupider: At least 10 people flipped a coin and it ended up on Heads!

The fact that it reached CNN levels of stupid means journalism is part of the overall USA's intentional brain drain.

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mjd 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's worse than that, it's 11 people who wore sweaters in various shades of red, orange, and pink, at some point in the past ten years.

“Anthony Chavez, 79, worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory until he retired in 2017. He reportedly disappeared on May 8, 2025.”

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hrldcpr 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

To be fair to CNN, this article is about an FBI investigation.

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walletdrainer 3 hours ago | parent [-]

It’s sanewashing.

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GorbachevyChase 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I suspect this is narrative shaping for future purposes. I think the military trying to frantically modernize and adapt is also a sign.

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jasonlotito 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

4 separate government agencies are putting time and effort into something.

The headline is accurate. The reporting is accurate.

Should CNN not report what the government is doing?

Or are you confused and assume that the investigation has returned and finding? Or maybe, we should highlight the things the government is doing.

Why do you find what the article is saying sane?

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walletdrainer 4 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

CNN should accurately report just how bizarre the reasoning behind these investigations appears to be.

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wat10000 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

If the weather service starts an investigation into Tuesday’s rain shower, that should be reported. But if that rain shower was completely within the normal range of weather for that location and time of year, that should also be part of the reporting. This article takes everything from the government at face value.

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walletdrainer 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This is the same network that breathlessly covered the obviously fake “drone swarms”.