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Generative AI has been the rage of late, stunning people with content creation. Chat GPT stunned folks when it was released and suddenly started churning out everything from recipes to essays to blog articles (its still human me writing here).

I read an article about AI generating images of people from different states. The program used to generate the images was Midjourney. I have my own Midjourney account and thought it would be interesting to take that same idea and put a spin on it have AI generate photos of preppers in all 50 states.

The results were very telling about AIs assessment of preppers. Apparently, AI thinks we are all white, bearded men who appear to live in poverty and hoard trash. Some of the results are downright entertaining. See the results for yourself below and tell me Im wrong. Alabama

Did this prepper just experience a natural disaster or does his home always look like that? Alaska

Be careful of that fire, bro. Your shack is about to catch on fire! Arizona

Aaaah, sitting down with your bug out bag and staring off into the land of no water and no food. Arkansas

Bud, watch that fire or your shack will burn down. California

Prepper or homeless? AI seems to blur the lines. Colorado

Finally, a prepper who seems to be well-situated. Connecticut

He has food! Delaware

Prepper life = shack life. Florida

Thats a lot to carry on ones back. Georgia

This guy doesnt know fire safety either. His canvas tent home is about to burn down. Hawaii

Fresh fruit and an ocean/mountain view. I might become a Hawaii prepper! Idaho

Im not quite sure whats going on here, but the truck is split in half and theres a fire on one half. Illinois

Illinois preppers represent with gas masks and hazmat suits. Well done! Indiana

This prepper is concerned about his identity so he didnt show up. Iowa

I think this Iowa prepper is now an aspiring prepper after suffering loss. Kansas

What is up with this guys odd rifle behind him!? AI flubbed this one up. Kentucky

More in-the-woods shack life happening in Kentucky. Louisiana

This guy looks ready to disappear into the bayou with wet boots. Maine

I live in Maine, and well, Ive seen this kind of home more than once. Maryland

I hope this is a rundown shed and not his actual home. Massachusetts

This bro looks like hes posing for a picture on Doomsday Preppers. Michigan

Another odd firearm depiction here. Minnesota

This must be a low-cost bug out retreat. Mississippi

More trash hoarding in Mississippi. Missouri

Not sure why he has so much crap on the walls of his tent, but he looks like a friendly guy. Montana

Apparently in Montana you just have to be a cowboy to be a prepper. Nebraska

This bro is ready. Nevada

I love this guys hair! New Hampshire

Finally, a normal looking guy. New Jersey

New Jersey preppers are at least patriotic, even if they just hoard trash in the woods. New Mexico

Nice firearms safety, AI. New York

Looks like a homeless encampment. I guess they got that part of New York right. North Carolina

All smiles form this David Koresh looking guy. Is this the beginning of his post-apocalyptic cult? North Dakota

Im not sure what I like more, the spikes coming out of his tent or the low-rider car parked next to it. Ohio

Plenty of gear here. Oklahoma

He may have made this house entirely from pallets. Oregon

Face = hidden! Pennsylvania

Wall of gear. Rhode Island

Interesting, a fisheye lens take. South Carolina

Odd looking rifle here, but its otherwise consistent with every other image bearded white guy. South Dakota

He just came back from Sturgis. Tennessee

I guess building a fire on your table is an option. Texas

At least Texas preppers will be able to keep the music alive after the apocalypse. Utah

High altitude prepper! Vermont

I think Ive actually seen this guy hiking the Green Mountains. Virginia

Is he on his way to the dump with that trash? Washington

Another secretive prepper who wont show his face. At least the view is pretty. West Virginia

Is that the entrance to a coal mine? Wisconsin

I bet this guy dresses as Santa in December. Wyoming

Wyoming preppers represented by a Dwarvish miner.

Whats your takeaway on these images? Let me know in the comments.

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Broadcaster John Stapleton has died aged 79

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Broadcaster John Stapleton has died aged 79

Broadcaster John Stapleton has died, his agent has said.

The 79-year-old, who had Parkinson’s disease complicated by pneumonia, died peacefully in hospital this morning.

Stapleton was known for his work on programmes such as Newsnight, Panorama and GMTV’s News Hour. He was among Sky News’ original presenters.

Stapleton’s agent, Jackie Gil, said: “His son Nick and daughter-in-law Lisa have been constantly at his side and John died peacefully in hospital this morning.”

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Luigi Mangione's lawyers call on judge to block the death penalty

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione have called on a judge to block federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against him.

Mangione’s legal team says the 27-year-old’s case has been turned into a “Marvel movie” after a failed bid by the US Justice Department to indict him on terrorism charges over the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson in New York on 4 December.

New York state judge Gregory Carro said there was no evidence that the killing, which took place as Mr Thompson walked into an investor conference at the New York Hilton Midtown hotel, amounted to a terrorist act.

But Judge Carro upheld second-degree murder charges, which suggest there was malicious intent – but not that it was premeditated.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi has called for Mangione to face capital punishment, describing the charges against him as a “premeditated cold-blooded assassination that shocked America”.

But in the new court filing, Mangione’s legal team argues federal prosecutors have “violated Mr Mangione’s constitutional and statutory rights” by “staging a dehumanizing, unconstitutional ‘perp walk’ where he was televised, videotaped, and photographed clambering out of a helicopter in shackles” on the way to his first court appearance.

The legal team, led by former Manhattan prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo, also claims the death penalty case has been “fatally prejudiced” after President Donald Trump commented on it on Fox News.

Despite laws that prohibit any pre-trial commentary that could prejudice the defendant’s right to a free trial, he told the network on Thursday: “Think about Mangione. He shot someone in the back, as clear as you’re looking at me or I’m looking at you.”

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UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson.
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UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson.
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The defence team’s 114-page court filing reads: “There is a high bar to dismissing an indictment due to pretrial publicity.

“However, there has never been a situation remotely like this one where prejudice has been so great against a death-eligible defendant.”

Federal prosecutors have until 31 October to respond to the documents.

Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all the state charges against him, which cannot result in the death penalty and only life imprisonment, unlike federal ones. He has also pleaded not guilty to the federal charges.

He is due back in court for a pre-trial hearing in the state case on 1 December and the federal case on 5 December.

The 27-year-old was arrested five days after Mr Thompson was killed – when he was spotted at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, around 230 miles west of New York City.

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British fighter jets defend Polish skies after Russian drone incursion

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British fighter jets defend Polish skies after Russian drone incursion

Two British fighter jets have flown their first defence mission over Poland after a Russian drone incursion into the country’s skies.

The flight was part of NATO‘s operation “Eastern Sentry”, launched to bolster Europe’s eastern flank after Poland shot down Russian drones earlier this month.

A Russian drone was intercepted flying over Romania days later, while three Russian jets entered Estonian airspace without permission for 12 minutes on Friday.

One of three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets in images shared by Sweden's armed forces. Pic: Swedish Armed Forces
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One of three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets in images shared by Sweden’s armed forces. Pic: Swedish Armed Forces

The three incursions into NATO airspace fuelled concerns about the potential expansion of Russia‘s three-year war in Ukraine and have been seen as an attempt by Moscow to test the military alliance’s response.

The incident over Poland prompted its prime minister, Donald Tusk, to warn that his country was the closest to “open conflict” it had been since the Second World War, while the UK announced it would provide Warsaw with extra air cover.

Two RAF Typhoons, supported by an RAF Voyager air-to-air refuelling plane, took off from RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire, on Friday night to defend Poland’s skies before returning safely early on Saturday morning.

A Gerbera drone landed in a field in the Olesno region of Poland
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A Gerbera drone landed in a field in the Olesno region of Poland

Defence Secretary John Healey said the mission sends a clear signal that “NATO airspace will be defended”.

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“I’m proud of the outstanding British pilots and air crew who took part in this successful operation to defend our allies from reckless Russian aggression.”

He said the mission was “especially poignant” coming as the UK marks the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain – when Polish pilots came to the aid of the UK – this weekend.

The head of the RAF, Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth, said: “This sortie marks the RAF’s first operational mission on Eastern Sentry, reinforcing the UK’s steadfast commitment to NATO and its allies.

“We remain agile, integrated, and ready to project airpower at range.”

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