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[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

To spell it out for y'all, it's a joke number.

86 means to stop, get rid of, or kill.

47 is the trump president number.

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thank you. I am one of those thick individuals that did not see the code hahaha.

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I didn't get it till someone else commented about it either.

I told my partner, and she asked "Does that include the band?"

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 238 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] Soulg@ani.social 146 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I didn't realize he had to sit across from empty seats, that's fucking glorious

[–] WaterSword@discuss.tchncs.de 167 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Fyi: here’s the unaltered image

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 109 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

This pic is cropped so you can't see the empty lawn just passed the people by the fence they couldn't see over.

Edit - Here is newsweeks slightly less cropped version and all the empty space is clearly visible.

Edit 2 - Here is a NYT photo that really shows how few people really showed up.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 39 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

He looks so pathetic standing there saluting while everybody else is seated around him.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 49 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Especially since those troops are representing the Vietnam War. You know, the know he dodged the draft for.

[–] RidderSport@feddit.org 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh was that the moment they played 'fortunate son'?

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lmao that NYT photo, is this a federal parade or local band night at the city park?

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[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Who's he saluting? You didn't serve donny, now sit down

Like it or not, he is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Literally the highest ranking officer in the military.

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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I’ve seen neater lines from middle school marching bands. What the actual fuck.

[–] Bristingr@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

It was the Army's way of protesting this shit too.

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[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Why did you Photoshop a massive asshole in the middle of the pic?

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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 56 points 2 days ago

Did you completely miss Bernie photoshopped in?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 84 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Zoom in for details, its funny (and photoshopped)

[–] Soulg@ani.social 50 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well now I see it, oh well I'll leave the comment up to be mocked

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[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago

Bernie was there!?!? See him there? In the front row? He may be hard to spot. He looks grumpy in this totally real and unedited photo.

[–] Sho@lemmy.world 55 points 2 days ago

I love the Bernie photoshop inclusion, classy.

[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 67 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

This comment section is perfect proof that most people literally don't read news, and have the memory and attention span of a golden retirever puppy.

https://time.com/7285796/james-comey-86-47-trump-threat-investigation-instagram-post-fbi/

[–] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago

The wind of the collective whoooosh from people missing the joke could be a new major source of renewable energy.

Love how MTG points out how bad democrats are by pointing out DT had two assassination attempts. Fails to mention both were by registered and very openly loud repubs.

Lol I don't analyze every number I see and... like... scan my brain's data storage for 30 seconds to see if it match anything.

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

[Citation Needed]

Where is the 8,647 number coming from? I don't believe it was 250k, but I don't believe 8,647 either.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 104 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

My home town has an annual 4th of july parade. They feature the High School's marching band, about a dozen firetrucks from nearby cities, and about 160 vehicles total. The local flight school flies a loose formation of 5 Cessna 150s over the route.

Attendance is usually between 10,000 and 12,000.

[–] Hikuro93@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

So, according to Trump after he's told that number, "millions and millions and millions, a parade like you've never seen! Streets overflowing! Yuge! Tremendous! The biggest and bestest parade of all time, I'd say! Putin and Kim were seeing it on their big screens, they called me just to tell me how beautiful of a parade mine was, and asked for advice on how to improve theirs! - I just know they must've had tears in their eyes seeing my big beautiful parade".

All while frantically playing his imaginary accordion. 🤡

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I'm sure he was playing with something while talking to Putin but I doubt it was an accordion.

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[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 57 points 2 days ago

This is the sphere in Las Vegas it holds a standing room capacity of 20,000 people or about 2.3x more people than attended Donny’s birthday flop parade.

[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 61 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Pathetic.

Nice job on our military for following orders but making it very obvious they don't give a flying fuck about drumpf's lousy birthday. Now that is exactly what I wanted to see-- out of step marching (they absolutely know how to march perfectly, it's literally drilled into them), old ass machinery, and never once saying HB to that ass-clown, they made it about the army instead. Niiice

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 days ago

Old military equipment is part of any parade though, the tank in the photo is a ww2 Sherman.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 79 points 2 days ago

What a fucking loser.

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

It's worth mentioning that the entire DC Metro area is roughly 6 Million people. Calling this a small turnout for a city that size, let alone the whole country, is an understatement.

[–] solsangraal@piefed.zip 17 points 2 days ago

i expected more gullible shitlipped cult sheeple

[–] Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 48 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Bro, the protest in fucking wichita had ~5k

That is saaad

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[–] caboose2006@lemm.ee 33 points 2 days ago (1 children)

All the mainstream media is reporting 250,000 because some trump official Xcreated that. Maybe if you include the No Kings protests going on around the parade it's 250k

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[–] Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 days ago

Doesn't matter. Hell just lie and say 800 million people attended.

[–] BingoBongoBang@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Unfortunately, there after a lot of photoshopped/ generated / cut images so it is really hard to tell if there were many people on trump's show. I wished people would post the real photos instead of such obviously fake shit.

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 2 days ago

Jesus. That's way lower than the generous estimate I considered credible enough from /r/theydidthemath yesterday.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 32 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Is that for people in the parade? Or forced to watch it in person?

[–] scott@lemmy.org 83 points 2 days ago (4 children)

OK I had to look it up but the joke is "86" as in "get rid of" and 47, that is, Trump

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 31 points 2 days ago

Aaaahhh, I totally missed that. The comma threw me off thinking it was a real number.

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