AP - Associated Press
CCD - Colony Collapse Disorder - Honeybee phenomenon
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
CW - Conventional Wisdom - what the “so-called” experts profess to be “truth”
DMCA - Digital Millenium Copyright Act
DNC - Democratic National Committee
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
FISA - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
HMO - Health Maintenance Organization
IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
ISP - Internet Service Provider; whoever you pay for your Internet service
MDC - Movement for Democratic Change in Zimbabwe, opposition party
MPAA - Motion Picture Association of America
MSM - Mainstream Media
NIE - National Intelligence Estimate
OVP - Office of the U.S. Vice President
RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America
RNC - Republican National Committee
TOS - Terms of Service; often referring to your ISP’s rules of the road
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture