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    Noah Veltman

    noahveltman.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2013

    Noah Veltman, a journalist-developer, builds data visualizations and small web experiments on topics like Congress bill acronyms and athlete statistics.

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    HN commenters link it for his analysis of witty acronyms in congressional bill names, such as the COVFEFE Act.

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    17HN people shared it
    16linked in comments
    554story points
    Oct 2024last shared
    2019people per year2024

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      Endorsements
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    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • FezzikFeb 2019

      They may not need them but, more and more, “witty” acronyms are being used for bills. Apparently the wordsmiths of Capital Hill have oodles of time for Scrabble-like playtime: https://noahveltman.com/acronyms/

      And my favorite, the COVFEFE ACT... just because... it’s funny: https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-acronyms-titles-trump-congress-covfefe-act-2017-6

    • screyeOct 2024

      The Venn diagram of those who'd be influenced by a WaPo endorsement and committed Kamala Harris voters is a perfect intersection. For 50 years, WaPo has endorsed the democratic candidate [1] for president. No mystery here. It's a pointless endorsement.

      [1] https://noahveltman.com/endorsements/

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