“ What does this even mean? I literally cannot figure it out. Like, they’ll just put warm bodies anywhere” Yes, that is literally it. The current administration has no qualms about appointing unqualified people to cabinet positions, whether they’re former entertainment CEOs espousing the merits of A1, or drunken news commentators to lead our military… if the spray tan man saw them on the teevee they must be good, with extra bonus points for doing the ol’ sieg heil in public, along with considering that the Fuhrer had “some good ideas”.

Yeah, but I don’t get how “we’ll use any dumbass” equates to “well take your absolute top scientists”.

It doesn’t, that’s the point. Operation Paperclip took a calculated risk, for what they saw as the good of the country, long-term. With the current grifters at the helm, we’ll, let’s grab the popcorn and see.