Hi there, everyone. Happy Friday. It's 4 o'clock in New York. America's Secretary of Defense is today a global laughing stock after quoting a fake Bible verse. It did not take the press here and around the world very long to figure out.

Pete Higgsath was not exactly quoting the Bible at a Pentagon prayer service. It wasn't the gospel of Matthew or Mark or Luke or John.

While Huggsah suggested that it was a twist on an actual Bible verse. What it really was, what it actually was,

was a take from the gospel of Quentin Tarantino.

Blessed is he who, in the name of camaraderie and duty,

shepherd the loss through the valley of darkness.

For he is truly his brother's keeper

and the finder of lost children.

Blessed is he who in the name of charity and goodwill

separates the weak through the valley of darkness,

for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children.

I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who

attempt to capture and destroy my brother. I will strike down upon thee with great

vengeance and furious anger, those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my call sign is Sandy One when I lay my

vengeance upon thee. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

Amazing, right? Now, it's so bad that the pentagon is admitting it today the spokesperson for the pentagon saying it was a quote custom prayer obviously inspired by the dialogue and

pulp fiction and that spokesperson insists that it was still a reflection

of a real Bible verse, Ezekiel 2517. But even that last point isn't exactly right. The LA Times

points out that, quote, the infamous Ezekiel 2517 speech from Pulp Fiction is almost entirely

a screenwriter's creation. Only the final refrain is loosely

inspired by the actual biblical verse, end quote. Now, the global reaction to Pete Heggs says

remarks was Swift. California's governor got in on it as well. Gavin Newsom posted this take on the

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