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Did RFK Jr. just drop a hidden Nazi code in his tweet? [1]
['Mark Frauenfelder']
Date: 2023-07-28
RFK Jr., who goes out of his way to make antisemitic statements (like falsely suggesting COVID-19 was "targeted" to spare "Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese") while at the same time professing not to be antisemitic, today tweeted the numbers 14 and 88 close together. 14/88 is a popular code among Nazis.
Since the assassination of my father in 1968, candidates for president are provided Secret Service protection. But not me.
Typical turnaround time for pro forma protection requests from presidential candidates is 14-days. After 88-days of no response and after several… — Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) July 28, 2023
From HuffPost:
"1488" is a known white supremacist symbol, according to the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center. The "14" in the symbol is shorthand for the "14 Words" slogan that is popular with racists around the world, while the "88" stands for "Heil Hitler," since "H" is the eighth letter of the alphabet.
Could it be a coincidence? Sure. But as one Twitter user pointed out, why "use very specific numbers rather than 'two weeks' and 'almost three months?'"
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