Seashells, Signals, and the 86th Hour: Decoding Comey, 47, and the Quiet Chorus of Accountability

Porch Reflections by CL Muniz

(Author, observer, and woman who’s spent four decades watching people lie under oath with a straight face)

So, let’s talk about a seashell.

Yes, a seashell—or, to be precise, a collection of them arranged on a beach, spelling out “8647” in a photo shared by none other than former FBI Director James Comey. Caption? “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.” Mmm-hmm.

Cue the internet sirens, secret service interviews, and enough conspiracy theories to make your Wi-Fi stutter.

Now, I don’t wish harm on anyone. Never have, never will. But after forty years surrounded by criminals and the people who try to catch them (and sometimes are them), let’s just say… my radar is a little different. My mind doesn’t just wander—it cross-examines.

Here’s what I saw:

1. Could it be a message? Of course it could.

Comey is FBI. These folks don’t exactly tweet in emojis. They have codes, layers, nods, and nudges. So when I see “86 47,” my mind doesn’t scream violence—it whispers strategy. In restaurant slang, “86” means cut it. Remove it. Stop serving. “47” is, of course, Trump’s goalpost: 47th president.

My take? That post wasn’t about eliminating a person—it was about eliminating impunity.

2. If it were a threat, would it be that obvious?

Nope. Not a chance. You don’t post your assassination plans with seashells like you’re the Zodiac Killer on vacation. It was either a coded “enough is enough” for insiders… or a clever prod meant to stir public conversation without saying a word. And oh, look—it worked.

3. Project 2025 is already breathing.

People think it’s some hypothetical future. It’s not. Some parts of it are quietly walking among us. The loyalty tests. The legal overreach. The unapologetic disdain for dissent. If you’ve worked where I’ve worked, you start to recognize a coup not by its boots, but by its briefcases.

4. Even SCOTUS just said “Whoa, buddy.”

And that wasn’t the liberal wing raising its hand. When the conservative Supreme Court starts narrowing their eyes, you know somebody has wandered off the constitutional trail. Trump’s defiance of the “enemy” clause (as if he didn’t know) got slapped down, hard. That matters.

5. Maybe—just maybe—Comey’s post was a call to the Republicans.

A subtle green light. A reminder: You still have the power to stop this. Impeach. Rebuke. Do your damn jobs. Because if they don’t, history will.

But hey, maybe I’m just an old lady with too many courthouse ghosts, too many trial transcripts, and a warped little mind that sees patterns in seashells.

Or maybe, just maybe…

We’re all being asked to read between the tides.

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