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AOC backs Hunter Biden verdict and says its proof Dems are ‘willing to accept when our justice system works’ (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] 17 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

Since when are all politicians just three letter abbreviations? AOC, DJT, MTG, where did this come from I hate it

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    My guess is back when Twitter had the 160 character cap

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    FDR and JFK pre-date that by a bit.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Ah yes, the early days of Twitter, back in 1932 when FDR was elected.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Dude he asked why it was so prevalent now.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Because it's a political tradition since 1932?

    Sort of sounds to me like asking why saying "God bless America" is so prevalent now. Because it's standard political stuff.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Ah yes, who could forget president GRFJ?

    I don’t know if you’re being purposefully dense or just ignorant but there’s definitely an uptick in politicians and public figures being referred to by their initials in the media for the last 20 years.

    Of fucking course I realize it’s not the first time in history it’s been done.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The only two people I can think of are AOC and MTG. Who else?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    DJT, ACB, KBJ, HRC, RBG to name a few

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The first one a handful of people tried to make happen and it didn't. Never heard of the second or third and I don't even know who you're talking about. Absolutely no one called her the fourth, but I'll give you the last one.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Amy Conan Barrett is the 2nd, and Ketanji Brown Jackson is the 3rd.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'd hardly call either of those common abbreviations for their names.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Tbf this is the first time I've seen Jackson's name abbreviated like that. It took me a second to get hers. But I feel like ACB is fairly common. Then again, maybe her name just jumps out at me immediately because I have a special hatred in my heart for women who turn against women. Fuckin' bitch.

    Either way, I wasn't agreeing or disagreeing with the sentiment of politicians using initials for their names or not, just stating whose initials they were.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    I personally love CFT

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  • [+] -21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Since immigrants started running for office

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