An Uplifting Origin of 86 (2001)
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·May 18, 2025Sniffnoy
Is this readable for free anywhere?
wizardforhire
If you like me have grown weary of trick headlines that in no way portray the words they are written with, you will be relieved to know this is not one of them.
It’s a quick read that tickles the mammalian foraging behavior itch that is manifest by our insatiable desire for novelty.
My only complaint is that more research has not been done on this most important of esoteric subjects.
timewizard
The entire "86 47" saga is a game of the "woke right." Seeking victimhood status so they can smear their enemies and tie the press up in knots.
Meanwhile Trump and family are in the middle east making deal after deal and no one is really paying any attention or tracking the stakes.
This whole thing is an outrageous circus. I'm severely disappointed in all American institutions right now for playing along with it even a little bit.
Refreshing to see some research on how it really got started.
The breathless feigned shock that Comey would share "86 47" is tiresome, especially coming from an administration whose head unrepentantly shared an image of the president bound and tied mid-kidnapping.