Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced onetime trillionaire Elon Musk, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and right-wing entrepreneur Palmer Luckey as the new heads of “Project Meridian”—a massive upcoming study on the “future of warfare.”

Hegseth made the announcement at his “State of the Force” address on Wednesday afternoon, describing the trio of Trump loyalists as “the best forecasters of future conflict.”

“There are obvious biases and risks to asking ourselves to both ask the questions and answer them. So today we are leveraging a unique source of American advantage—one our adversaries do not have: our innovators, our senior leaders, and our technologists. Big thinkers and doers who will forecast the creative solution to tomorrow’s conflicts,” Hegseth said. “And that’s why today … I’m announcing Project Meridian, an effort led by America’s best minds to study the future of warfare.”

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    Hey, troops, be prepared to die a lot and needlessly! All for the Epstein Class! Be sure to thank your fellows WHO VOTED FOR YOUR DEATH.

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    onetime trillionaire Elon Musk

    Look I know there are bigger problems we need to work on, but I still have to appreciate the little things

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      Honestly neglecting to mention Palmer Luckey in the title is burying the fucking lede here.

      He has had a surveillance/military hardware busines for like ten/fifteen fucking years. Anduril.

      Also the name, Meridian, deeply implies and ties back to that idea that they want to control the whole Western hemisphere.

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    And the clown show downfall of America continues unabated.

    I’d try to shame conservatives for what they’ve done, but those cucks probably think a, checks notes, Nazi and, checks notes, 83 year old retired piece of shit are good choices to help run, checks notes, the most powerful (and dangerous) military on the face of the planet.

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      They’re already trying to force out all the black service members by denying them promotions and shitty rules about shaving.