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CCA refers to Corrections Corporation of America, a corporation that owns and manages prisons, jails, detention centers, and residential reentry centers located in twenty states. Many believe that mass incarceration is better handled by non-profit-seeking public facilities.

CCA refers to Corrections Corporation of America, a corporation that owns and manages prisons, jails, detention centers, and residential reentry centers located in twenty states. Many believe that mass incarceration is better handled by non-profit-seeking public facilities.

Mnemonic: Right to life. Used by anti-choice activists. “Activist” is not a pejorative. I’m an activist. “Anti-choice” is not a pejorative, either (at least when I use it).

We expect #WSPD to be used on September 10 of each year. That’s World Suicide Prevention Day. Otherwise, it can refer to the Winston-Salem Police Department in North Carolina.

This little-used hashtag means “free appropriate public education.” It could also mean “flash animation production education.”

A mnemonic for "No Justice For Trayvon Martin." An example of what activists have done is that many protested a boxing match slated for March 1, 2014 in commemoration of the second anniversary of Martin’s death. (His death was on February 26, 2012). Some (including his killer, George Zimmerman) would have profited from his death. As a result of the protest, the match was cancelled.

Mnemonic: Fellowship of the Ring.

Mnemonic for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.

#RJ is often used without the election year after it. It’s a mnemonic for Reproductive Justice. It deals with reproductive rights for women, and it’s sometimes used with #Abortion. In future years, #RJ2018 and #RJ2020 may be used.

#RJ is a mnemonic for Reproductive Justice. It deals with reproductive rights for women, and it’s sometimes used with #Abortion. At the time of this writing, #RJ2016 is often used rather than #RJ. Perhaps it’ll be slightly changed for future election years -- #RJ2018, #RJ2020, etc.

This hashtag isn’t used any more. For those interested in history, it came about after President Obama gave a speech on April 12 or 13, 2011. In it, he said, “They [Republicans] want to give people like me a two hundred thousand dollar tax cut that’s paid for by asking thirty three seniors to each pay six thousand dollars more in health costs? That’s not right, and it’s not going to happen as long as I’m President.” For a while after that, tweets about the safety net might use #33seniors.

#EqualPay marks the inequality of pay for women.

#11MillionStories is used when one provides a story of what would happen to the United States, and what would happen to immigrants, if mass deportation were to become the law of the land.

On the Daily Show, Trevor Noah and Hasan Minhaj dubbed Donald Trump as “White ISIS.” #whISIS then began to be used as a hashtag on tweets against Trump.

#UCSFODO refers to the University of California San Francisco, Office of Diversity and Outreach.

POTD is photo of the day, less often it is picture of the day. If the capitalization is PotD, it refers to poll of the day.

#SWTW – Stand with Texas women. States are prohibited from banning abortions early in a pregnancy. However, Texas laws have resulted in closures of most abortion clinics. It seems as if Governor Perry (and now Governor Abbott) and the legislature are working to restrict abortions even more. The hashtag comes as a result of what pro-choice activists call the Republican #WarOnWomen.

This means Twitter Illinois, and relates to Illinois Politics at the time of this writing. It could also be written TwILL. On occasion, this hashtag will have lots of use.

It's a mnemonic: Iowa Democratic Party Jefferson-Jackson dinner.

Reform Juvenile Justice for Girls.

This hashtag is used to fight those who damage the environment the most.

The goal of people using this hashtag, especially when used with #FWSW, q.v., is to stop climate profiteers.

Menomic: Flood Wall Street West. The goal of people using this hashtag is to stop climate profiteers. The hashtag is often used with #FloodTheSystem, q.v.

This hashtag is used by advocates of planned parenthood.

This hashtag is used by advocates of planned parenthood.