• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    Eighty-six is a term for a bartender kicking out a drunk patron. They know it didn’t call for violence. They don’t care. They want to target his enemies and will use the “appearance” of a call to violence to do so because they are liars.

    • toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world
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      hahahhaha. comey was top cop for the feds. he knows what 86 means. he also knows it’s not a fucking crime to take a picture of fucking seashells.

      "I didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence,” he said. come on, folks.

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    Personally, I’ve never heard the expression to “eighty-six” something to suggest violence. It just means to get rid of it or throw it away. This is a huge waste of time, but I guess that could be the title of the memoir anyone working in this administration.

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    Clearly overblown, but even if it’s wasn’t, you can’t call for his assassination? I thought threats had to be direct and actionable. Saying someone should be assassinated might be inappropriate but that’s not a direct threat.