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DOJ sends Musk PAC letter, warning that registered voter lottery is illegal(www.24sight.news)

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ArcaneGadget@lemmy.world
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Declare your acronyms ffs. American articles love flinging them around as if everyone just know what they mean from the get go. And it makes a lot of the articles make no sense to anyone who is not American, or just doesn’t know. Nevermind that a lot of 2, 3, and 4 letter abbreviations have multiple meanings depending on context…

To help out; DOJ = Department of Justice, and PAC = Political Action Committee.

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PhilipTheBucket@ponder.catOP
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This is specifically an American politics community, though.

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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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Yup, and I recognize DOJ and PAC more easily than the non-acronym versions of those.

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Aa!@lemmy.world
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ffs = “for fuck’s sake”

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ArcaneGadget@lemmy.world
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Shit, you’re right…

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the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
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SYR

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assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works
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Bud this is a US politics community. Using standard American TLAs (three letter acronyms ;) ) in an American community when discussing an American article is completely acceptable imo.

No point in getting a little spicy when you’re the one out of place - “when in Rome”, yeah?

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otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Fun fact: DOJ is an initialization, whereas PAC is not.

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GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world
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Initialism* ;P

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pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online
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Maybe to you don’t pronounce DOJ as a word, but I do

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assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works
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That is a fun fact! What’s the difference?

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TachyonTele@lemm.ee
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Articles about every country does the same exact thing. I do agree with you though.

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