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Miami Herald
a day ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Pentagon Pizza Monitor Appeared To Predict Israel Attack
Pizza establishments located close to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., recorded a surge in activity after the Israeli military launched attacks on targets in Iran in the early hours of June 13, according to a prominent social media account. Newsweek contacted the Department of Defense for comment on Saturday via email outside regular office hours. Reports that pizza orders from the Pentagon surge around times of major military operations by the U.S. or its allies date back to the American invasion of Panama in December 1989. If true, American adversaries could potentially get a tipoff about upcoming military action by monitoring pizza eateries close to the Pentagon. The Pentagon Pizza Report is an account on X, formerly Twitter, with more than 80,000 followers that monitors how busy pizza establishments and other venues near the Pentagon are using open-source data. According to the account, at 6:59 p.m. ET on Thursday "nearly all pizza establishments nearby the Pentagon have experienced a HUGE surge in activity." The account's post included screenshots of Google data showing the popularity of pizza joints in Washington, D.C. Domino's, District Pizza Palace and We, the Pizza were all dramatically above what was typical for that time of the day. Google provides data on how busy restaurants are via Google Maps, though it shows only their popularity versus what is typical rather than exact figures. The Pentagon Pizza Report also said a gay bar close to the Pentagon had "abnormally low traffic for a Thursday night" as Israeli strikes were underway. According to The Guardian,deliveries of pizzas to the Pentagon doubled immediately before the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama and the 1991 Kuwait liberation campaign called Operation Desert Storm. The publication reported that while there are a number of eateries in the Pentagon—where almost 30,000 people work each day, according to Arlington National Cemetery Tours—it doesn't have its own pizzeria. Israel launched a series of strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, scientists and military leaders in the early hours of Friday using more than 200 fighter jets. Israel says it attacked to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, though Tehran has said its nuclear program is entirely peaceful. U.S. President Donald Trump said he was informed about the strikes before they took place, and a U.S. military official told Newsweek that American forces helped defend Israel from a retaliatory Iranian missile attack on Friday. There have been no reports of U.S. strikes taking place against Iran itself. On Friday night and early Saturday morning, Iran launched missiles at Israeli targets, some of which made it past Israel's air defenses. Alex Selby-Boothroyd, The Economist's head of data journalism, wrote on LinkedIn: "The Pentagon Pizza Index has been a surprisingly reliable predictor of seismic global events—from coups to wars—since the 1980s. On the night of August 1st 1990 for example, the CIA ordered 21 pizzas in a single night just before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait (a new record)." Journalist Wolf Blitzer said on CNN in 1990: "Bottom line for journalists—always monitor the pizzas." Military action between Israel and Iran is expected to continue. Related Articles Map Shows Where Hegseth Wants US Military on China's DoorstepPete Hegseth Won't Deny Pentagon Has Plans for Greenland, Panama InvasionsTrump's Pentagon Parade Will Cost Lives and Livelihoods | OpinionPentagon Gives Update on Marines Deployed to LA 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
You Can Tell When War Is Breaking Out Because the Pentagon's Pizza Orders Spike Drastically
A flurry of activity at pizza delivery outlets near the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, is a surprisingly accurate predictor of war, as hungry military leadership hunkers down to monitor unfolding military activities. As painstakingly documented by X account Pentagon Pizza Report, a "busier than usual" indicator on the Google Maps profile of the Domino's in Arlington has been associated with major acts of war taking place around the world. Most recently, the franchise received an onslaught of orders just before closing last night — almost perfectly coinciding with Israel's devastating attack on Iran. Even long before the advent of live, GPS-based customer tracking on Google Maps, famished Pentagon workers have long given away that there's something much darker going on by ordering copious numbers of pies. "The Pentagon Pizza Index has been a surprisingly reliable predictor of seismic global events — from coups to wars — since the 1980s," The Economist's head of data journalism Alex Selby-Boothroyd wrote in a LinkedIn post. "On the night of August 1st 1990, for example, the CIA ordered 21 pizzas in a single night just before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait (a new record)," he added. "Who says pie charts aren't useful?" And it's not just Domino's. As Euronews reported last week, the Papa John's close to the Pentagon has also been found to be "busier than usual" during the days leading up to Iran launching drones into Israeli territory in April 2024. A separate event chronicled by Pentagon Pizza Report also predicted military activity on June 1, followed just hours later by an escalation between Israel and Iran. Of course, making any definitive statements about any correlation would be foolish. But it's an intriguing sign that even the most secretive parts of the US government can easily show their cards without meaning to. "Bottom line for journalists," Wolf Blitzer told CNN in 1990. "Always monitor the pizzas." More on pizza: Chef Admits His Smash Hit Pizza Was Invented by ChatGPT
