Ex-FBI director deletes Instagram post of shells in ‘8647’ formation that Republicans claim is code for assassination
A photo of seashells posted on Instagram by the former FBI director James Comey is now being investigated by the US Secret Service, after the US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem said it constituted a “threat” against Donald Trump.
On Thursday, Comey posted a photo of seashells forming the message “8647”, with a caption that read: “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.”
Trump’s supporters have interpreted the message as an endorsement of violence against Trump – the 47th president. There is more debate around the use of 86, a slang term often used in restaurants to mean getting rid of or throwing something out, and which, according to Merriam-Webster, has been used more recently, albeit sparingly, to mean “to kill”.
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One of the things I enjoy is MAGAts, who like calling left leaning people “snowflakes,” losing their shit every time somebody says something they don’t like.
Feels like this should become a slogan. “86 Trump!”
Why?
Well the term originates from soda-counter slang that meant an item sold out, and has grown to mean “throw out,” “get rid of” and “refuse service to” according to the Merriam-Webster - the dictionary people.
Eighty-six is slang meaning “to throw out,” “to get rid of,” or “to refuse service to.” It comes from 1930s soda-counter slang meaning that an item was sold out. There is varying anecdotal evidence about why the term eighty-six was used, but the most common theory is that it is rhyming slang for nix.
Wikipedia adds some more context:
In the hospitality industry, it is used to indicate that an item is no longer available, traditionally from a food or drinks establishment, or referring to a person or people who are not welcome on the premises. Its etymology is unknown, but the term seems to have been coined in the 1920s or 1930s.
Military personnel might use “86” informally to refer to scrapping equipment (e.g., “That old radio got 86’d”) or ending a plan or mission (e.g., “The op was 86’d due to bad weather”). It’s not an official term in military doctrine or manuals, but it’s part of the informal jargon that soldiers, sailors, or airmen might pick up and use, influenced by broader civilian language.
Thin skin as performance art.
This isn’t just fascist stuff.
This is petty, high school, mean girl, petty vindictive childish shit.
The stuff that children, and adults with minds of children engage in.
But, unfortunately, these overgrown children have endless wealth.
But, unfortunately, these overgrown children have endless wealth.
Not only that, but in the US, the Supreme Court has ruled that money in political campaigns is a form of speech, and can’t be regulated like it used to.
So while we have freedom of speech here, those overgrown children have much more speech than the average person.
Eat the rich! Arm the homeless!
Let the homeless eat the arms of the rich!
That works, too
Silly. Agent 86 was Maxwell Smart.
Missed it by THAT much!
Sorry about that, Chief.
Who’s claiming? Did they ask James? He would be the one person that knows. Anyone else is guessing.
Great, time for more stupidity theater with Trump lawyers seriously insisting that this is the worst, most dangerous threat ever to a judge who might be a Trump appointee that would entertain their unreality. Failing that, they’ll start using the other federal agencies to dig up whatever they can to continue the harassment. Probably more Trumped up financial records bullshit.
Next it will be “Fauci under investigation for death threat to Trump as he posts a picture of an orange with a cocktail stick in it”
I would be fascinated to see the reaction they would have if some famous person posted that.
Remember when conservatives were hanging and burning effigies of president obama?
Remember when they were covering the tail gates of their trucks in vinyl wrap depicting Joe Biden as hog-tied in the back of their trucks?
Yeah, but that was mostly just because they were racist.
This is totally different, somehow.
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They’re all in that kind of mindset because they’re constantly throwing around numbers that are white power dog whistles
I’m pretty sure someone arranged the shells this way, the same way someone puts a sticker on a lightpole that says “eat the rich.” The kind of thing that exists somewhere in between instruction and wishing.
Comey saw it, thought it was neat, and posted it not knowing what it was.
Which is idiotic of an FBI director. But nothing more.
86 means ‘dump’ or ‘get rid of’.
The default interpretation is not murder.
187 would be different.
I think it’s pretty obvious that the sea arranged the shells because it is angry about the deep sea drilling.
comey the idiot, thought by trashing hillaries campaign, trump would investigate russian inteference.
No, he thought, like everybody sane back then did, that the election was so far decided he was safe to take shots at her without looking partisan.
NOBODY imagined he would win, even the GOP could never possibly be so cartoonishly evil.
Everybody forgot about the dixiecrats.
Is “MS13” overlaid on top of the shells?
Snowflakes
Fuck James Comey. He enabled the orange twatwaffle every chance he got in the name of A Higher Loyalty TM Now he’s on fucking instagram shit posting vague threats like he’s 14 and this is deep? He just wants attention so he can sell his trashy crime novels. Fuck you James.
Fuck James Comey
well, yes… but. if the trump directed doj pursues a charge, its a serious 1st amendment challenge. we can all individually guess at motive, but another pillar may get publicly tested.
