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InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months ago

The ELON MUSK Act (Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy) would ban "special government employees" from having federal contracts.

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The ELON MUSK Act (Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy) would ban "special government employees" from having federal contracts.

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The Elon Musk Act aims to ban ‘special government employees’ from having federal contracts | TechCrunch
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U.S. Democratic Representative Mark Pocan plans to introduce a bill designed to ban “special government employees” like Elon Musk from having federal
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    Do normal countries make so many dumb acronyms?

    And if so, are there any worse ones?

    The only redeeming thing of it is that it’s against musk

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      I mean sometimes yeah, but the USAs are always extra stupid sounding.

      I always hear POTUS and SCOTUS and think, oh no that sounds like an illness or some kind of slur.

      If someone called me SCOTUS I’s be like “The fuck you just call me?”

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        the POTUS and FLOTUS gave the SCOTUS a LOTUS

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          I left a FLOTUS in the toilet bowl

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        Scotus sounds like scrotum to me

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          same… i pretty much always see that

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          SCROTUS kelly

      • Robert_Kennedy_Jr [xe/xem, xey/xem]@hexbear.net
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        Got a bad case of scotus all over my ass.

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      No, normal countries do completely boring things like call bills Bill F-82: Miscellaneous statute laws related to owning extra large pairs of shorts in 2023.

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        Ours start with “C-” because Canada

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          Smart. That way if you forget what country you’re making laws for, you have an easy way to remember

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          Ooh, ours could start with “A-” for America

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        The F-82 anti JNCO Jorts bill was harsh, but not uncalled for.

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      I pulled up the most recent law on the Danish law portal. It’s title is:

      Law on independent declaration providers regarding sustainability reporting

      Very boring and bureaucratic.

      The wacky shit comes immediately after the title:

      We FREDERIK THE TENTH, by the Grace of God Denmark’s King proclaim:

      Parliament has passed and We have by Our consent ratified the following Law:

      Which seems like way too much bombast to have immediately after that title.

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        If you wanna see the real wacky stuff you gotta go to the citizens proposals. They’re always good fun

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