Bkk Brian

Then if you read it you would know I never claimed there were journalists being held. This is what they do to their own journalists let alone what they would do to International ones. Watchdog: Gazan reporters ‘intimidated, threatened, assaulted by Hamas’ Committee to Protect Journalists says phenomenon ‘vastly underreported’ due to reporters’ fears of coming forward; journalists self-censoring rather than reporting on dissent https://www.timesofisrael.com/watchdog-gazan-reporters-face-beatings-threats-when-covering-anti-hamas-rallies/ Try getting back on topic.

You need to read my post again.

Oh look, always the negative, denial and disbelief During his first-ever meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Hassan al-Shaibani in Turkey earlier today, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed what he characterized as “the Syrian government’s calls for peace with Israel,” the State Department says. Rubio appeared to be referring to comments a senior Syrian official made during an interview with the Kan public broadcaster yesterday where he said that Damascus is open to peace with everyone in the region, without exceptions. US President Donald Trump said after meeting Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa yesterday that the latter indicated willingness to join the Abraham Accords once they are “straightened out,” adding “they have a lot of work to do” before that happens. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/meeting-syrian-fm-rubio-welcomes-damascus-calls-for-peace-with-israel/

Israel's new offensive has brought Hamas to the negotiating tables again this time with no pre conditions. Israel, Hamas say hostage-ceasefire talks renewed after IDF initiates major new offensive Terror group says negotiations in Qatar held ‘without preconditions’; Israel’s Katz argues Gaza op brought Hamas to table; teams said discussing 2-month truce with US involvement. A new round of negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal between Hamas and Israel began in Qatar on Saturday after the Israeli military launched its new expanded offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to both Israeli and Hamas officials. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-hamas-say-gaza-talks-renewed-after-idf-initiates-major-new-offensive/ Hamas proposes releasing some hostages in fresh talks after new Israel offensive Hamas has proposed releasing more hostages under a new Gaza ceasefire deal, after new negotiations were held on Saturday. The talks began hours after Israel's military launched a major new offensive in the Gaza Strip. Hamas has agreed to release nine hostages in exchange for a 60-day truce and Israel releasing Palestinian prisoners, a Palestinian official told the BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7geg3lvz1o

Its pretty amazing, even the BBC had to begrudgingly touch on it, well in their own special bias way. Trump's frantic week of peace brokering hints at what he really wants "There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen." So supposedly said the Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. The diplomatic whirlwind that has surrounded US President Donald Trump this week suggests the old Bolshevik might have been onto something. For the protectionist president, who promises always to put America First, has in recent days instead been busy bestriding the world stage. He and his team have done business deals in the Gulf; lifted sanctions on Syria; negotiated the release of a US citizen held by Hamas; ended military strikes on Houthi fighters in Yemen; slashed American tariffs on China; ordered Ukraine to hold talks with Russia in Turkey; continued quiet negotiations with Iran over a nuclear deal; and even claimed responsibility for brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyv789ejgxo

Un lost all credibility a long time ago even before its staff were discovered holding hostages, now even refusing to help the US in its aid distribution in Gaza. UN will not take part in US-backed aid effort in Gaza The United Nations said on Thursday it will not take part in a U.S.-backed humanitarian operation in Gaza because it is not impartial, neutral or independent, while Israel pledged to facilitate the effort without being involved in aid deliveries. "This particular distribution plan does not accord with our basic principles, including those of impartiality, neutrality, independence, and we will not be participating in this," deputy U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters on Thursday. https://www.reuters.com/world/un-will-not-take-part-us-backed-aid-effort-gaza-2025-05-15/

If that's how you want to put it. After 2 home grown attempts on Trumps life, one of which was nearly successful and the FBI stopping an Iranian attempt those hurty numbers can make people jumpy. Or do you think real murder attempts do not leave impressionable reactions?

So you've just confirmed MAGA can have differing opinions. Great. I'm sure you want to see this come to a conclusion, with Comey having already been interviewed by the Secret Service I am sure we'll all hear something or other soon. Secret Service Questions Comey Over Social Media Post About Trump https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/politics/secret-service-comey-social-media-trump.html

So we have Merriam-Webster and Oxford English showing a different meaning than the one touted by RW posters. That was my point. Then you have no point because its not only RW posters providing links to other meanings and those links are not on right wing sites. What is evident is that it has many different meanings and has also been used as mob slang for assassinations

Example of the BBC misrepresenting the context and full statement by Marco Rubio. No excuse for this but then if you look at the authors and how they've headlined one small snippet................. US 'troubled' by humanitarian situation in Gaza, Rubio tells BBC The top US diplomat Marco Rubio has said the US is "troubled" by the humanitarian situation in Gaza. His comments came as at least 114 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes on Thursday, health officials said. Asked by the BBC if the Trump administration remained fully behind the nature of Israel's military action given the scale of the recent Israeli attacks and its bombing of hospitals, he once again called on Hamas to surrender and release hostages and said there could be no peace so long as the group exists. "That said, we're not immune or in any way insensitive to the suffering of the people of Gaza, and I know that there's opportunities here to provide aid for them," he said. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gewwg1wlvo What he actually said: SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, let me just say: I spoke to the prime minister today, of Israel. I know the President has been in contact with him earlier this week. The President talked about this in a speech the other day that the people of Gaza deserve a better future than what they’ve had under Hamas. We think that the elimination of Hamas is what achieves peace. We’re troubled by the humanitarian situation there. Both the Israelis with American backing and support have offered a plan to deliver aid that doesn’t get diverted or stolen by Hamas. I’ve heard criticisms of that plan. We’re open to an alternative if someone has a better one, but it – we are for all the aid we can get without the people – without Hamas being able to steal it from people. But I don’t think – I think all of us would love to see an enduring end to this conflict, which, by the way, would end immediately if Hamas were to surrender. They’re a terrorist group. They’re a group that kidnapped, raped, murdered innocent people that had nothing to do with the war. And as long as they exist and they’re around, you’re not going to have peace. They – this is not a peaceful group. This is a group that deliberately on October 7th committed horrifying crimes which has triggered this conflict. That said, we’re not immune or in any way insensitive to the suffering of the people of Gaza, and I know that there’s opportunities here to provide aid for them. There’s a plan out there that’s been offered, that’s been criticized by some, but it allows people to get aid without Hamas stealing it. And we’ll continue to work towards that in ways that we think are constructive and productive. https://www.state.gov/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-remarks-to-the-press-4/

More facts for you, the parade was always secluded. US Army 250th Anniversary Parade The United States Army 250th Anniversary Parade is scheduled to take place on June 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C., United States, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States Army, the oldest of the six branches of the United States Armed Forces.[1] The parade will also celebrate veterans and active-duty service members, and coincide with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.[2] The parade is part of the celebrations of United States Semiquincentennial. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces

Misinformation, the US army was always going to celebrate that period anyway. Fort Leonard Wood to celebrate Army’s 250th birthday https://www.army.mil/article/285539/fort_leonard_wood_to_celebrate_armys_250th_birthday Countdown to Army’s 250th birthday begins https://www.legion.org/information-center/news/honor/2025/april/countdown-to-armys-250th-birthday-begins It just happens to be on the same day as Trump so its not being done especially for him

Actually 28 UN nations States don't recognize Israeli sovereignty which means passports not recognized, all Muslim aside from Cuba, North Korea and Venezula. Not that this has anything to do with one Israeli tourist busted for selling magic mushrooms on Koh Samui. But good opportunity for the Israeli bashers to rant and give there personal opinions on unsubstantiated claims of personal experiences

The U.S. Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security are investigating former FBI Director James Comey's Instagram post of shells arranged on a beach that read "8647," DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday evening. Why it matters: "86" is a slang term that can mean "to get rid of" and some use it to mean to kill — something President Trump's elder son, Donald Trump Jr., pointed to on X as he shared a screenshot of Comey's since-deleted post with the comment, "Just James Comey causally calling for my dad to be murdered." https://www.axios.com/2025/05/15/ex-fbi-chief-comey-post-8647-trump

Yawn, I was referring to the op and providing links with facts. Its what the OP is about and why the FBI is scrutinizing it

No I was referring to the meaning as defined by the OP and backed that up with facts. Your not doing very well here are you From the OP "The term “86” is sometimes used as slang for murder, thought to stem from the dimensions of a standard grave—eight feet long and six feet deep. When paired with “47,” a reference to Trump’s presidential number, critics claim the message amounts to an implicit threat. Comey removed the photo shortly after posting it, but not before it spread rapidly across right-wing social media circles, prompting a wave of outrage and calls for his arrest."

The difference being the definition I'm giving is the original one but I accept other uses of it and you don't. You still have not answered, why did he take it down then? Read the OP

Your point makes no sense if you disregard all others. Also known as burying your head in the sand (pun intended) to urban uses of it and its original origin. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=86'd

Right so your source is the only one that counts and not the others. Makes you wonder why he took it down then. Nothing to do with an old mob term, no “’80 miles out and 6 feet under’ was reserved for someone who had to dig their own grave 80 miles from civilization and then get shot, execution-style,” insists an urbandictionary.com entry. “All terms for 86’d originated from this…” Other sources claim the distance was eight miles from the Las Vegas Strip before any shooting and digging could commence.

Depends which source you go to, it also means. The bodies of so many murder victims were buried in the desert outside Las Vegas that, many of you have undoubtedly heard, it transformed the number “86” into a verb. The term is alleged by multiple internet sources to derive from a command known to have been issued by mob bosses to their soldiers. https://www.casino.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-eighty-six-was-slang-for-a-vegas-mob-hit/

Jeez.................more pure Hamas propaganda from a Hamas terrorist official Basem Naim. US officials have not confirmed anything said and other higher up Hamas terrorist officials have said other things. "Hamas’s top negotiator in the ceasefire and hostage talks said despite suing for an end to the war, the group would continue to pursue Israel’s destruction" https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-leader-touts-ceasefire-as-a-defeat-for-israel-while-hailing-oct-7-atrocities/ You continue to push the Hamas line........

Thats a very weak response. Hamas would love some international journalists to take as hostage. They have lots of reasons to want them in then hide them. Oh and there have been plenty of international journalists escorted in by the IDF. Just not in the active war zones. Refer to my first point.

More denial of its vile significance Top BBC Presenter Shares Antisemitic Image on Instagram https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/top-bbc-presenter-shares-antisemitic-image-on-instagram/

Says a Nazi Holocaust denier............. "He's Becoming Football's KANYE WEST!" | BBC's Gary Lineker BLASTED For Reposting Antisemitic Post

The worst apologist excuses I've read. “The BBC has allowed the situation with Gary Lineker to continue for far too long. He has caused great offence with this video – particularly with [its] egregious use of a rat emoji to illustrate Zionists. BBC should ask him to leave now rather than allowing him to dictate his own terms.”