Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPalantir Acquires Pentagon For $800 Billion
https://theonion.com/palantir-acquires-pentagon-for-800-billion/The Onion
Military Now Under Command Of Software Developer
MIAMI--In an effort to diversify its holdings in the highly competitive militarized surveillance space, data analytics firm Palantir announced Thursday that it had acquired the Pentagon for $800 billion. "After months of negotiating, I am thrilled to announce that the U.S. government has accepted our terms and agreed to sell us the Department of War," said Palantir CEO Alex Karp, emphasizing that the landmark deal--which included the transfer of the agency's classified intelligence data, top secret weapons programs, and over 2.9 million military and civilian employees--would serve as a significant driver of death and destruction for the company's customers and shareholders alike. "Although Palantir has always been a leader in the field of human suffering, we know our investors see a huge potential in adding the Pentagon's ballistic missiles, directed energy weapons, and nuclear arsenal to our ever-expanding portfolio. As such, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will move all six branches of the military to our Miami headquarters, where they will report to myself and Peter Thiel." Palantir later confirmed that it had laid off every member of the U.S. armed forces after the acquisition created thousands of redundancies within the company's civilian casualties and genocide divisions.
I hope this doesn't need some SARCASM or HUMOR designation for our very intelligent DU readers.
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Palantir Acquires Pentagon For $800 Billion (Original Post)
erronis
3 hrs ago
OP
hedda_foil
(17,061 posts)1. Could be. Who knows?
Lovie777
(24,581 posts)2. How?.................
there are suppose to be 3 branches of government.
indusurb
(361 posts)3. Too close to our current reality to really be funny
?si=cYDaT46mHKwW5-4r
But thanks anyway for trying to lighten everybody's mood.
But thanks anyway for trying to lighten everybody's mood.
Lovie777
(24,581 posts)4. The movie equilibrium...........
erronis
(25,038 posts)5. Thanks - another one that I've never heard of
but might be interesting - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equilibrium_%28film%29
I don't get out much anymore...