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”.
And yet these trump supporters cant put together trump took bribes with his meme coin or worse dont care
This is thinly veiled weaponization of the Justice department. Call it out, don’t capitulate and spread the narrative it “might be a threat.”
Thin skin as performance art.
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?
I mean… there are 2 definitions when you say you want to “ice” someone.
1 definition is that you want to end their current existence. The other definition is that you want to…wait a second…
And the second is when you hide a Smirnoff Ice somewhere in their house and when they find it they must take a knee and chug it in one attempt.
This must be done either in person or with video evidence.
Fuck you Ben for hiding a whole case worth in my house when you were my house sitter, I didn’t get the last one until almost a year later because it was INSIDE THE FUCKING LAWNMOWER.
8675309 or something
8647
Is “MS13” overlaid on top of the shells?
So numbers are threats now?
8647
And order 66 47
I mean, 1488 is a bit threatening, you probably wouldn’t want someone wearing that to a synagogue.
8647
MAGA investigation:
Sea Shells 8647.
Hmmmm. French for “sea” is “mare” - “M” Shells are “S” Numbers are basically 13…
OMG - MS13! He’s in a gang!
Mer. Mare is Italian.
You are correct - thanks!
Mollusks have been invading our country, illegally , and so too must be deported at great expense to El Salvador.
Make sure they stay cool.
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.
I think it’s pretty obvious that the sea arranged the shells because it is angry about the deep sea drilling.
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.
I would think that if an FBI director wanted a person dead, you’d be hearing about how he did it, rather than how he desired it.
Also, I once used seashells to write “69ME”, but nothing happened, to my disappointment.
Yea, 86 Trump. Come at me feds. It means “throw this thing away” and they fucking know it.
86 is a synonym for remove, and that could theoretically happen in a number of legal ways.
