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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth jokingly said any surge in takeout deliveries to the Pentagon — a phenomenon that has accurately predicted the start of major geopolitical events — could be him ordering pizza “just to throw everybody off.”

Asked about the “Pentagon Pizza Report,” an account on X that tracks activity at local pizza joints near the U.S. military hub, Hegseth said he was aware of the account.

“I’ve thought of just ordering lots of pizza on random nights just to throw everybody off,” he said Sunday on Fox News. “Some Friday night when you see a bunch of Dominos orders, it might just be me on an app, throwing the whole system off so we keep everybody off balance. We look at every indicator.”

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[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 9 points 13 hours ago

You're joking about your own ineptitudes? Bold strategy

[-] Heikki2@lemmy.world 15 points 20 hours ago

The real order will look like the Pentagon is throwing a kegger

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 20 hours ago

That's just an average day for the alcoholic in charge.

[-] Aeao@lemmy.world 0 points 17 hours ago

Don’t blame me for this. I haven’t been contacted at all. I may be The Alcoholic but I’m not in charge and I don’t appreciate your accusations. Btw I accidentally fucked your dog. My apologies.

[-] Kcap@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

Well at least our troops will be fat asses just like he wants them.

[-] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 11 points 20 hours ago

A real military mobilization is about as easy to conceal as a sunrise. And you're not going to fool anyone by ordering a few extra pizzas.

[-] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

I'm always surprised the pizza index works. There are over 20 restaurants inside the Pentagon, including a pizza place. It should be easy to make everyone order from those when something is happening

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[-] tomiant@piefed.social 115 points 1 day ago

All I hear is that the pizza index works, he is too fucking dumb to do anything about it, and is clearly rattled about it. If he was serious he would have kept his mouth shut, which he can't, and it's all bullshit.

[-] Aatube@thriv.social 3 points 1 day ago

call me optimistic but i think he's just having a laugh

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago

He's too stupid and dangerous to be given that benefit of the doubt.

[-] Aatube@thriv.social 1 points 17 hours ago

when we stupidize our enemies, we lose sight of how to fight them

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 3 points 16 hours ago

"and dangerous".

If you're locked in a room with a monkey with a machete - you may be smarter than the monkey, but you're not ignoring it.

[-] Aatube@thriv.social 1 points 15 hours ago

my point is not to ignore the machete, but to not assume the monkey

[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 5 points 1 day ago

Are you having a laugh? Is he having a laugh???

(Ricky Gervais)

[-] First_Thunder@lemmy.zip 158 points 1 day ago

Someone tell him about th gay bar index so he starts going there randomly too

[-] CXORA@aussie.zone 15 points 1 day ago

Dude no... dont send republicans to ruin the vibe.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Tbf, they're not sending anyone to where they haven't been before. 🤷‍♂️

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[-] Soulphite@reddthat.com 48 points 1 day ago

it's not gay if you don't look into each other's eyes...

Pete Kegsbreath

[-] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Give us your credit card number Pete and we'll help you order those pizzas.

[-] MrMcGasion@lemmy.world 59 points 1 day ago

"Thought about" and "might just" are two phrases middle aged white guys use when we want to talk big and then never follow through. I'd be shocked if he puts in one "fake" order, and highly doubt he'll be able to be consistent enough to throw off the tracker.

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Or maybe they'll do one fake order the day before the real one and keep doing it like that, and the half-assing just means the pizza index predicts it one day earlier.

[-] derAbsender@piefed.social 1 points 19 hours ago

So did he Just admit that war with Iran is imminent?

[-] tomiant@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago

Right. He's too fucking dumb to pull off even random pizza orders. In any case, everyone knows that to really throw people off the scent you tell them about your plans, right? What a fucking muppet.

[-] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 48 points 1 day ago

That's why he invited that reporter to his illegal Signal chat, just to throw everyone off

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago

We look at every indicator.

After it's become widespread international news meaning our allies and enemies have known for at least a decade...

[-] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

at least a decade…

You're not wrong, but even this article mentions a news article from 1991… heh

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[-] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 25 points 1 day ago

“No raises this year, gentlemen. And ladies. But hey, PIZZA PARTY!!”

[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

Okay, fuck, he got me, that's really funny. Good job. Now please submit to The Hague, confess everything, and spend the rest of your life in prison.

[-] tomiant@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago

A decade ago I was like, "FOX hosts are vile, disgusting, fucking goblins, but at least they're not in government".

I refuse to accept this is the reality I exist in.

[-] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

You know he doesn’t tip, so they’re not delivering twice.

[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

And what is he going to do with all of those "diversion" pizzas?

Seems like that could be a good way to feed the hungry in DC: order a large and semirandom number of pizzas to the Pentagon every night, then distribute them to homeless shelters; on nights when you're planning or executing ops, just add to the order enough for your operation and pull them off of the pile before you redirect the rest to the shelters.

But the party of "lol your poor git gud" wouldn't dream of such a thing. More likely they'll toss them in the dumpster.

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

There was a tmnt toy back in the day that had a pizza cannon (I think it was the turtle van). I think tech might have caught up to that point by now to do it in real life.

[-] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Americans shouldn't starve in such a wealthy nation, but there's just not enough money here. Do not. Touch. The ~~defense~~ war budget. Such a shame, homeless veterans and all that

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[-] daannii@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Aren't all the pedos using "pizza" as covert code for child pornography ?

[-] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago

Pretty sure he said this exact thing last year when the Pizza Index was correct. Is this a cute little gem he just has on standby?

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[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

He thought of ordering lots of pizza? What a genius mastermind.

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