Drone Wars, Episode II: Clone Of The Attack (Of Military Lasers Against The Wrong Targets In El Paso Airspace, Again)
Jalopnik • 2/27/2026 – 2/28/2026
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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
50d
Age
13
Sources
from cluster
1182
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^1182/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^1182/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5
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- 2026-02-27Drone Wars, Episode II: Clone Of The Attack (Of Military Lasers Against The Wrong Targets In El Paso Airspace, Again) (current)
Score BreakdownRisk 25
Source Reputation: Low-trust source (4/20 pts)
Consensus: Strong consensus: 13 independent sources
Age: 49 days - proven survivor
Stories gain Lindy status through source reputation, network consensus, and time survival.
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