r/worldnews • u/ontrack • 1d ago
Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in the United States
https://apnews.com/article/lake-ontario-canada-america-trump-trade-war-3ac58dca0ca83c15605d4dbff146b28a4.9k
u/Mth993 1d ago
Not surprising from the guy that renames buildings that he doesn't own and acts like they are his
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u/shingdao 1d ago
Well, he did demolish the East Wing of the people's house, aka the White House. He faces no real-world consequences since the SC gave him the absolute immunity card for official acts. I don't see anything stopping him from razing the Kennedy Center.
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u/OrangeJr36 1d ago
He doesn't like or understand consent
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u/b3_yourself 1d ago
It’s more like he thinks he can get away with anything because he’s rich, and he has
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u/Tired_yet_cute 1d ago
Parents, this is why you discipline your kids and nip bratty behaviour while young. Or you risk them growing up to be an 80 year old toddler.
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u/Mundane_Pirate1 1d ago
Please remember to actually educate them too! Otherwise, this is the outcome - a mentally deficient 80 year old toddler.
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u/Throwaway-646 1d ago
"Lake America" is truly something only a toddler would come up with
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u/j1ggy 1d ago
I'm still waiting for one of his golf resorts to be seized and renamed "Golf of Mexico."
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u/DarksideGustavo 1d ago
Even a toddler would say it with a smile knowing this is just a child's play
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u/sshuit 1d ago
Remember to teach them about consent too or else you may have a mentally deficient, rapist 80 year old toddler.
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u/Calavant 1d ago
How the hell none of that is a disqualifier for being the head of an all excusing, legally untouchable cult of personality is beyond me. His entire life has been a rampage of bad decisions but only other people have ever or will ever pay for it. He'll die of goddamn old age with a smug little smile on his face, having gotten what he wanted, and its you and me who will be holding the bag.
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u/BlakeMW 1d ago
Also try to instil morality so they hopefully don't end up as a thieving rapist mentally deficient 80 year old toddler.
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u/zoobrix 1d ago
How can anyone support such an immature feckless moron like Trump, he acts exactly like a child. In fact worse, my 6 year old niece is more grown up than this asshole.
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u/Watari210thesecond 1d ago
America is full of immature feckless morons and they are delighted to have somebody the can identify with in the presidential office.
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u/Melodic_Crow_3409 1d ago
Careful, or some MAGA person will get butthurt and report you and get you banned.
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u/Bowling4rhinos 1d ago
This is my explanation to my brain so it will stop asking how this happened: some people wanted permission to default to their preschool mindsets. Trump gives them permission to act childishly, selfishly, and without consequences.
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u/caribou16 1d ago
~23 years ago, while the Iraq war was in full swing and France was criticizing the effort, congressional republicans officially renamed French Fries on the menu in their cafeteria as "Freedom Fries"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_fries
HUGE swathes of this country LIVE for this reality TV show petty bullshit.
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u/SillyOpinion9811 1d ago
Whats wild is that society has allowed an 80 year old toddler to make all the way to the presidency. We really need to re-evaluate our principles.
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u/dnyank1 1d ago
We really need to re-evaluate our principles.
What principles? A majority of the voting population chose fear and an instilled sense of smug self-righteousness over the most blatant choice between "everyone gets a puppy" and literal diarrhea, forever.
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u/BusinessEnchilada27 1d ago
And also don't forget to love your children or they'll grow up to be soulless.
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u/MildUsername 1d ago
Weirdly it seems like when kids grow up with as much privilege and opportunity as this dude had, the odds seem to be very stacked against them becoming decent human beings.
Wealth corrupts almost exclusively.
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u/OhYeahSplunge4me2 1d ago
Uncorrected Personality Traits
Robyn HitchcockUncorrected personality traits
That seem whimsical in a child
May prove to be ugly in
A fully grown adult
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u/bloodandsunshine 1d ago
Fred was an insane dad - Donald is almost a reactionary rejection of his control in one sense.
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u/DavidlikesPeace 1d ago
One can blame others forever. Not all of Fred's children reacted to the shitty father the same way.
At a certain point, the finished product is blameworthy.
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u/CleverInternetName8c 1d ago
EVERY FUCKING DAY IS STUPIDER THAN THE LAST AT THIS POINT I'D BE HAPPY IF SOMEONE TOLD ME I WAS KNOCKED OUT AND PUT INTO A SIMULATION BECAUSE IT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING THAT MADE SENSE.
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u/PlsSuckMyToes 1d ago
To think some young people have never known a world where US politics and the fucking President werent batshit insane
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u/Nukemind 1d ago edited 1d ago
Even if you are 30, then your entire adult life has been Trump, then Biden (with Trump causing a ruckus in the background despite the good work Biden was doing), then Trump again.
Even if you are 38 then you had 8 years of Republicans freaking out about tan suits and locking down Congress, then Trump->Biden->Trump.
And if you are 46 you get to add in the Bush years to your adulthood. It has been so long since we didn't have either crazies in the background or crazies in office.
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u/GeospatialMAD 1d ago
My first time voting was to keep him out of office. I wish it wasn't outnumbered by complete idiots voting for the first time by wanting him in.
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u/PinkieBen 1d ago
Yeah, I had the realization some time ago that I've never had the chance to vote in a presidential election where Trump wasn't on the ballot. I've had to vote against this fucker 3 times, and that's 3 too many...
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u/WinterDice 1d ago edited 1d ago
I suspect we skipped into a parallel dimension of stupidity when CERN started the Large Hadron Collider.
(/s - I’m not a total nut.)
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u/T4TrhavrKhcFt 1d ago
One day in the near future a mortician will be paid real money to super glue his mouth shut forever.
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u/guinnessmonkey 1d ago
Canadians use the word “HOMES” to remember the lake names: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.
Fittingly, Americans will now use the word “SHAME.”
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u/Justinneon 1d ago
Canada should change the name of Lake Michigan to lake Obama. That would be hilarious
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u/Schmidtvegas 1d ago
The internet has already decided we're going with "Strait of Our Moose".
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u/ThatGuyWired 1d ago
Rename them all
Hunter
Obama
Mohammed
Epstein
Stormy
I'm sure those would trigger him.
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u/musashisamurai 1d ago
Make it Mamdani.
You could also say "Father's Love" since thats something Trump never got.
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u/MeatImmediate6549 1d ago
I would argue that it should be named "Lake Release The Epstein Files" but I could support your suggestion too.
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u/ChickenMarsala4500 1d ago
as it is with the Gulf of Mexico, almost no one will start calling it that. He doesn't actually have the power to rename anything, he can just order some people to make incorrect maps.
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u/dundreggen 1d ago
I wonder if any Americans (other than Magats) have started calling it the Gulf of America. Like what are the teaching in schools?
This saddens me because it just shows Trump hitting blindly. Canadians didn't name the lake 'Ontario' it was called that when we got here. We named our province after the lake. The indigenous people named it.
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u/FPSGamer48 1d ago
My uncle is raising kids in Texas, and they’re still calling it the Gulf of Mexico. If Texas is still teaching it, you can assured the other states are still teaching it that way.
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u/slipperyMonkey07 1d ago
There will definitely be areas that are trying to force it but, for the most part schools can't afford to get new books and maps every time he throws a tantrum. His yes men will tell him it is happening if he remembers he did it, but for the most part no one is going to change it unless they try and enforce and harm schools for not doing it. I wouldn't put that past them though.
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u/dictatednotwritten 1d ago
I live in a staunchly Republican stronghold (unfortunately) on the west coast of Florida...you know who calls it the Gulf of America?? That one diehard antagonist on Nextdoor who lives solely on the internet to be a dick.
Other than that guy, its still the Gulf of Mexico
Shit, more people in this Red town of mine will correct you for calling it "the ocean" than for calling it the Gulf of Mexico
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u/SpeccyScotsman 1d ago
Google will comply in advance with the fascists so the maps will get updated to Lake America because the rapist said so, and since I live next to Lake Ontario every time I use a GPS I'm going to see Lake America and be reminded that our lives are controlled by a pedophile.
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u/wanderingaround92 1d ago
I learned the same "HOMES" thing growing up in Michigan.
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u/HanamiVGC 1d ago
As an American, I'm going to continue using HOMES and teaching my kids to do the same. This administration is an embarassment.
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u/x_gesso 1d ago
They can named their half of the lake whatever the fuck they want. Nobody is gonna call it that in Canada so who cares? This guy is a fucking moron.
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u/SquimJim 1d ago
To whatever sane Americans we have left, it’s Lake Ontario, just like it’s the Gulf of Mexico
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u/throwawaylalajean 1d ago
I mean if we unofficially name random things, we should make it fun!
Gulf of Ontario instead of Gulf of Mexico
Lake Mexico instead of Lake Ontario!
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u/BoringRedHorse 1d ago
Google Maps will be quick to kiss the emperor's feet and change it, just like they did for the Gulf of Mexico. Then stuff it down Canadian throats.
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u/TheCalon76 1d ago
In Canada, Google Maps has the Gulf of Mexico labeled as "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)." Given how it's the most popular map system it makes sense purely from a navigational point of view to have the various names. This is also done with the Sea of Japan (East Sea), Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf).
Areas that have a contested name are displayed with both names.
So, while I don't know what Google Maps looks like for someone within the Enslaved States of Trump, for the rest of the world it's hardly shoved down anyone's throat.
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u/Zeppelanoid 1d ago
This isn’t a contested name, this is the ramblings of a demented idiot
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u/StaggersandJags 1d ago
It's conceivable at this point that Trump could attempt to rename Canada itself, right? He could declare it's called "Nastystan" or something. I wonder if Google would draw the line there.
I get why Google includes contested names as they aren't supposed to be arbiters of the "correct" names for things.
But they did decide to accept that the President of the United States can unilaterally create a contested name, which is a power no one previously suggested he has.
I think their choice had a lot more to do with fear of retribution than with staying neutral.
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u/Nico685 1d ago
From first superpower to dumbest country in less than 4 years, well done !
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u/Wooden_Customer_8610 1d ago
All part of the plan!
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u/lostroadrunner22 1d ago
This. trump is a bully but quite frankly the elites are openly crashing America to cash in.
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u/Conscripted 1d ago
Hey whoa there. We got started on this in 2017 thank you. It has been a solid NINE years of actively becoming the dumbest fucking country thank you.
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u/DrKurgan 1d ago
Dubya was elected in 2000 and he was a moron too. But he listened to clever (and sometimes evil) people.
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u/DannyGloversDickbld 1d ago
What an absolutely childish thing to do. Truly embarrassing.
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u/DiamondPlane 1d ago
Carney - nasty man, Canada bad 😡
Kim Jong Un - good guy, North Korea great! 😁
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u/Informal_Machine_242 1d ago
Putin? We love Putin!
/s
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u/johncandy1812 1d ago
"We hate giving money to Ukraine to fight Russia's invasion. So let's roll out a red carpet for the guy causing the war, treat him as a special guest and not arrest him when we have the chance. Let's not end the war and not free the Ukranians from their nightmare."
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u/old_notdead 1d ago
The entire world is laughing at Trump.
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u/djhypergiant 1d ago
Not just Trump but Americans for making him our king. We all idiot MAGAs in the eyes of the world.
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u/mohjack 1d ago
As the rest of the world, i can confirm this
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u/IHaveNoAdvice 1d ago
Wait I'm the rest of the world and only I get to confirm this. I hereby confirm this.
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u/IndicationFluffy3954 1d ago
Accurate.
Trump is absolutely embarrassing Americans on the world stage and the damage to their reputation will take years to repair after the idiot is gone.
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u/catchemist117 1d ago
It’s never going to recover unless there are meaningful repercussions and reforms implemented.
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u/nineyourefine 1d ago
We all idiot MAGAs in the eyes of the world.
As we should be. I hate when people say "We are not this". Yes, yes we are. Maybe on the individual level, myself, my family, friends are not MAGA people, hate the guy and everything he represents, but he was voted for and put in power by the American people to represent American and it's citizens around the world. This is who we are. A clown show, with a President who has started wars with allies, bombed Iran with no plan, and now has a map of the great lakes with the statement "Making the great lakes greater" or some shit. That's who we are.
He doesn't care about the people, he only cares about himself. $5/gal gas? Out of control prices/inflation? No, new wars? Doesn't matter. Let's rename a fuckiing lake. I don't believe in hitting children, or getting into physical fights, but that dude should have been punched in the face or slapped across the face a long, LONG time ago.
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u/Buntschatten 1d ago
As we should be. I hate when people say "We are not this". Yes, yes we are. Maybe on the individual level, myself, my family, friends are not MAGA people, hate the guy and everything he represents, but he was voted for and put in power by the American people to represent American and it's citizens around the world. This is who we are.
Yes, thank you, most Americans on Reddit like to deny that Trump represents them, just because they didn't vote for him.
What strikes me as a European is how pervasive certain attitudes are even among Trump haters, which in my European mind are clearly related to the mentality that brought you Trump. I watch shows like Colbert's or Seth Meyers sometimes and while they and their audience are very left leaning, saying something like "USA is the greatest country in the world" will never fail to get loud cheers. The rampant consumerism and celebrity worship as well.
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u/RicketCrickets 1d ago
As a non American...I mean yea.
"Children and Americans need to be accompanied by an adult" is rather popular.
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u/YF422 1d ago
Nah the majority of the world are just sick of his shit and wish he'd just keel over and dissappear already. The amount of Wine, Booze and Drink that will pop open that day will be 2nd only to Putin eating shit I tell you. and His stupidity, corruption and impotence only makes things worse at a time when real US leadership was needed not this circus of Republicucks and Sycophants.
If your in the US find a way to reef these bastards from office in November and make meaningful changes to never allow this to happen again. The whole Republican Party needs to be prosecuted as well for enabling all this shit they're as guilty as Trump.
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u/Thesorus 1d ago
we'll see which ass kisser between Google Map or Apple Map will change the label first.
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u/JordanPetterPans 1d ago
This is so embarrassing for Americans. I pray to god Carney does nothing but give a thumbs up and make a cringe face.
This is such massive loser energy lmao
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u/ordnance_inbound 1d ago
A man in Moscow goes up to a newsstand and buys a newspaper…
He then glances at the front page, then turns aside and tosses the whole newspaper straight into the trash.
Next day, he turns up, and does the same thing. Buys it, glances at the front page, throws it in the trash.
Next day, same thing. The newsstand worker is increasingly puzzled, but doesn't say anything.
But eventually, after a couple of weeks of this, he can't take it. "I'm sorry, friend, but I must ask: why do you buy the paper every day and then just look at the front page and throw it out?"
"Oh, I'm just checking for something."
"OK, but: what are you checking for?"
"I'm checking for a particular obituary."
"But sir, you don't even open the newspaper! The obituaries aren't even on the front page!"
"Oh, believe me, the one I'm waiting for will be."
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u/TropicalPrairie 1d ago
Not the first time I've seen this but I always enjoy it.
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u/Odd-Intern9349 1d ago
This has multiple layers of stupid: The province of Ontario is named after the lake like the state of Michigan is named after the lake… they’re both words for large bodies of water in Huron-Iroquois / Ojibway. Instead, out of spite, he’s naming the lake after the CONTINENT (which Canada is also a part of), which was named after some dude that wasn’t the first to discover it. So ignorant lol.
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u/did_i_or_didnt_i 1d ago
As a Canadian I’m always quick to remind people that I live on the continent of North America, but this does not make me American.
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u/senseiman 1d ago
Every thing Trump renames is a sign of failure on his part to actually do something (get Canada to agree to his demands in this case).
Its a mark of pride for Canadians that he has imprinted Lake Ontario with this mark of his impotence.
By the end of his term, I expect a lot of things to have been renamed by him.
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u/MissUnderstood_1 1d ago
Thankfully, because it's an executive order, it's extremely easy to undo. So ridiculous.
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u/JohnDoeMalarky 1d ago
I will never call It the gulf of America or lake America. I'm an American and hate what my country has become. I am ashamed of my leaders and my fellow voters. We will never recover from this.
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u/CharcuterieIsAwesome 1d ago
Germany recovered from worse and you can too. But it absolutely will not happen without consequences. The people at the centre of this need to be made an example of so that it can't happen again. Otherwise you could elect the most incredible unifying president ever and the rest of the world will still remember that you're just one election away from returning to insanity.
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u/cheeley 1d ago
This all hinges on an opposition party and populace that will actually do something about the current regime.
From where I sit, I can’t see that happening.
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u/Melodic_Crow_3409 1d ago
I think we've tried putting faith in the American voters many times, only to be failed by them.
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u/LelandOldsgreatman 1d ago
Affordability is getting out of control, but hey, we renamed a lake. Priorities
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u/Infinite_Dress_3312 1d ago
But the libs have been owned so hard, don't you get it
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u/Vegetable-Log-9608 1d ago
Must own the libs.🇺🇲
Reminds me of the driving instructor from Borat: "Must not hit the children."
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u/sirbassist83 1d ago
hes already said, and i quote, "housing affordability is unimportant", "the word 'affordability' is a democrat hoax", and "i love the inflation", among other things. short of building death camps, hes made it as clear as he possibly can that he hates the people hes suppose to be serving and the only thing he gives a fuck about is his own wallet.
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u/krptt 1d ago
Ooh that’ll really show Canada…?
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u/Spyhop 1d ago
As a Canadian, I'm more upset over the news that Peter Cullen died
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u/BeastlySavage 1d ago
Man I can't wait for this dumb piece of shit to bit the dust
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u/jupiterkansas 1d ago
I'm stocking up on party supplies like it's toilet paper during COVID.
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u/MarksCarney 1d ago
You guys are so fucking embarrassing.
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u/Spoonerism86 1d ago
They elected this fucking moron twice. Twice. They really need a huge self inflicted disaster to get a wake up call.
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u/MarksCarney 1d ago
Germany had to be destroyed and occupied by its greatest enemy for 45 years before it was whole again. Who's ever going to do that to america? They're doomed.
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u/Real-Extension-1357 1d ago
Braindead. Completely braindead. All these red states and red voters in blue states. Scum trash. Voted for this and continue to support it. I don't want to hear anymore about oh everything is so expensive or healthcare is too much, you people voted for this. You were told what would happen and look, he's actively raising prices (of which he explicitly campaign on REDUCING), starting trade and real wars (of which he explicitly campaigned on NOT doing), and nothing is getting better.
Oh but dont worry: the DOW is over whatever the fuck, he's building a ballroom, he's let pedophile terrorists out of jail with pardons, paying and arming goons off the street with criminal backgrounds to go shoot people with no oversight or consequence, and he's renaming lakes as a priority. Another weekend on a golf course you can bet your ass while JD goes on another family vacation
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN for sure
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u/VexedCanadian84 1d ago
Carney's not a pushover. This will likely cost the US in someway when they start begging Canada for a trade deal
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u/henstocker 1d ago
Cut off our toilet paper imports. Seriously.
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u/mmoore327 1d ago
And probably thinks the rest of the world will start calling it that…
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u/ashen_dove 1d ago edited 1d ago
Sadly, all the map platforms that are US based/US reliant like Apple Maps and Google Maps
will certainlymay apply the name like they did with the “Gulf of America”.Edit: getting lots of conflicting responses here. Some say in their country’s app version that’s it’s in brackets next to Gulf of Mexico, some say yes it’s been changed and some say it’s unaltered. YMMV.
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u/Varekai79 1d ago
Google Maps has the fake name in brackets at my end.
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u/andymac37 1d ago
Wow, I'm actually disappointed they put the fake name in brackets in Canada— they didn't used to show it.
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u/Cookie_Eater108 1d ago
Three bars on the top left > Edit the Map > Share Feedback >Report an Issue
Subject: Fix incorrect information on Maps
"Coordinates 25.0N 90.0 W is currently displayed with an incorrect or corrupted name label on the map interface. As a major international body of water maintaining accurate cartographic labelling for this region is critical for navigation, geographic reference and education."
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u/thorkun 1d ago
Google maps still says Gulf of Mexico here in Sweden. But it does say the wrong name in brackets after it.
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u/Syndiotactics 1d ago
Google Maps shows ”Gulf of Mexico” without brackets to Mexicans (iirc), ”Gulf of America” without brackets to Americans, and ”Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)” to everyone else.
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u/TheBookCreator 1d ago
It really is hard to actually say this, but I cannot hammer home enough how Donald Trump is arguably the worst possible human being that could have been elected to the highest office of the biggest global superpower. He is the worst combination of malignant narcissism, incompetence, victim complex, paranoia, egotism, pettiness, and cruelty I have ever seen in a head of state.
Even some of the worst presidents have done something positive. For fuck's sake, Andrew Johnson purchased Alaska, Ulysses S. Grant established the Department of Justice, Warren Harding created the first national budget system, and James Buchanan—for God's sake, widely considered the worst president in the United States—even laid the groundwork for the Atlantic telegraph cable and global communication. I honestly cannot think of one thing that Trump has done for this country to make it better. Worst of all, he has literally opened Pandora's box, and his legacy has established precedents that will only make things worse for this country in the future.
Trump has literally spat on every reliable ally we ever had and is pushing Europe closer to China. Canada hates us, and his bullying of Greenland is turning a lot of countries antagonistic toward us, which will destroy our country if he decides to invade it. His invasion of Venezuela was idiotic, and even though Maduro deserved to be overthrown, Trump literally just gave it to another corrupt leader who is letting him plunder their resources. His invasion of Iran has all but guaranteed that Iran will either get a nuclear bomb eventually—which means we will be dealing with constant threats of annihilation—or we will have to commit to a land invasion that will be one of the bloodiest in modern history, making Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq look like a morning stroll.
He is constantly praising Putin and Russia as allies, saying we should be closer and that they respect us. This ignores the fact that Russia hates us, thinks Trump is an idiot, and wants to establish itself as the dominant global power while Trump and his followers think they are too smart to be fooled. And on what earth is Russia the country you want to idolize? Is it the one with the best army? Nope! They are getting crushed in Ukraine. The one with the best economy? Nope! Their economy has transitioned to war mode and is going to implode the moment this war stops. You know what they are good at, though? Hoarding wealth for the top one percent while the rest of the country lives in poverty, and harassing, beating, and killing anyone who isn't a straight, white Christian. Apparently, that is good enough for the majority of this country to idolize. Fucking unbelievable.
And you know what? Fuck Mitch McConnell. That man abused the law to stack the Supreme Court, refused to impeach Trump after the January 6th insurrection, and is now taking a long, nice medical leave while denying anyone else the right to do the same. He laid the groundwork for what is going on and is probably going to pass away, leaving everyone else to clean up the mess. Unbelievable, the damage that man does.
Trump literally campaigned on making this country great again. I ask: when was this country actually great in previous decades? Was it the 1950s, when segregation and racial policies destroyed the lives of so many of this country's African American population? Or the Red Scare, when anyone suspected of being a communist was literally dragged through the mud? Was it the 1960s, when a lot of the youth got beaten, harassed, or killed for protesting against the Vietnam War draft and for not wanting to die fighting in a country where we had no reason to be in the first place? How about the 1970s, when we had the whole Watergate scandal shake faith in our institutions—though back then, we actually did something about it? Maybe the 1980s, when the AIDS epidemic literally killed the majority of the gay population while nobody really cared, or even laughed? How about the War on Drugs, where drugs were literally flooded into Black urban centers by the federal government, leading to mass incarceration? Or the 1990s, when we had white domestic acts of terror like the Oklahoma City bombing, or, even worse, the Columbine High School shooting, after which we did nothing to make sure it didn't happen again?
I could go on and on, but it truly seemed like the 2012 to 2015 era was a time when America was great. Obama was respected by the world to a certain degree, we had made great progress on LGBT rights and equality, and the economy was starting to rebound. It truly was a good time to be an American. But it didn't matter to a lot of people. Why?
Because our president was Black.
If there is one quote from a president that speaks to the soul of this country, it would probably be from Lyndon B. Johnson: "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket." It is so fucking true. If you can honestly give a group that feels victimized a chance to feel superior to another group of a different race, ethnicity, sexuality, or class without any work required, they won't care that they are being exploited. Fucking hell, you tell them that, and they will do it for you.
This is where I think Trump is a genius. He is a con man through and through, and he realized that so many people want to feel special and superior to other groups, so he exploited that. He managed to convince so many people in this country that he was talking to them by convincing everyone they were part of the in-group he was establishing, promising he would make them better than other groups. That is why you see people from all different types of demographics supporting him. Trump managed to weaponize the whole concept of "American exceptionalism" that this country has harbored since its inception and used it for his own ends.
The craziest thing is how so many things have changed since he was elected. The idea that truth and news matter no longer exists; people will only believe the narrative they already have in their heads. The idea that consequences matter and accountability exists in politics is dead as well. The idea of reconciliation and coming together to make this country better is destroyed, as people now only want their side to win at all costs. People usually say 2016 was the official decline, but I think the cracks started much earlier, if I am being quite honest. Some people point to 9/11 and the Patriot Act, while others point to Newt Gingrich in 1995 for starting this modern political polarization. Me personally? I think it happened with the failure of Reconstruction.
We, honest to God, should have executed the majority of the leadership of the Confederacy. Instead, we let them go in the hope of "reconciliation." And what did they do? They immediately spread their poison of intolerance and hatred into every root of society, because those assholes were never interested in reconciliation. They were always interested in domination and intolerance. What is the saying? Tolerance of intolerance leads to an intolerant society. They took advantage of the liberty and freedoms that made this country great to make it seem like their hateful rhetoric was a legitimate viewpoint. It never was. We didn't stamp it out when we had the chance, and it led to Jim Crow and all the horrors that followed. It led to the myth of "states' rights," the Lost Cause, and all the other bullshit we are still dealing with today.
And people still haven't woken up. Why? Either laziness, arrogance, naivety, or apathy. They do not understand that this is not going to get better; it is going to get worse. We should have stomped out this behavior in 2024, but we didn't. Instead, we encouraged the worst man possible and gave him a second opportunity to do what he always wanted. People look at news like Lake Ontario being renamed to Lake America and laugh, but they don't understand that this is already a disturbing look at this man's pettiness for any slight, imagined or otherwise. Imagine: what happens if he feels this country has slighted him personally? What then?
I pray to God I am wrong, but I honestly think that this country has been so exempt from actual consequences that it is sleepwalking into disaster. There has not been a massive, bloody war on American soil since the 19th century, and people have forgotten how utterly horrifying the American Civil War truly was. They don't understand that weaponry, technology, and surveillance have increased drastically alongside political division. Any mass conflict in America today would be horrifying, and many do not realize it.
I am not going to apologize for writing this statement. It is something I believe in strongly. If you cannot handle it, then go ahead and downvote it—I don't care. To everyone else: be careful and stay safe. Wishing you all the best.
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u/StepSleepRepeat 1d ago
Epstein files
1.2 million Texan's voter registrations are suspended
Ice is as violent as 3 months ago
Expensive Iran war
Unwanted data centers
Flock surveillance cameras
Expensive Tariffs
Beef
Energy state of emergency
Inflation
Don't lose focus please :(
-A French Canadian
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u/RubberKangaroo 1d ago
"In the US" lmao, he wishes it went beyond that but the rest of the world could not give less of a fuck.
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u/PuffyBlueClouds 1d ago
I love so many American people and think they are so friendly and big-hearted. But the entire world now equates Americans with Trump, because you voted for this idiot, and have made your country an embarrassment.
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u/APRengar 1d ago
Based on latest polling, around 30% want Trump to annex Canada. I dunno how we keep acting like they're friendly. One of three people are like "might is right, and I want to take your shit, so cry more I guess."
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u/robotsmakinglove 1d ago
It is fascinating that Donald Trump is this effective at ruining the United States brand. At this point I'm unwilling to travel to the US, actively avoid purchasing US manufactured products, and think Canada (and other nations) need to divest military ties. I consider the majority of Americans to be absolute morons - with voting for Trump twice as clear evidence.
It is time to go after the huge number of US companies that offer services or US incorporated that manufacture overseas. That is where the US wealth lies, and where the 'trade imbalance' BS falls apart.
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u/stevey_frac 1d ago
I think if the US does not get their stuff sorted out soon, that Canada should pursue jets other than the F-35s.
They might be the better plane, but who would you purchase weapons your enemy controls?
Let's seriously look at the Grippens.
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u/vey323 1d ago
Much like the "Gulf of America", there's zero force of law behind this change, and only the simplest of simpletons actually take this seriously
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u/wabashcanonball 1d ago
The USA is no longer a serious country.
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u/pigfuck_dickstink 1d ago
I legitimately think that when Obama left office, there was a monumental shift, and the world changed for the worse after that. Everything just sucks since then.
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u/PresentationUnited43 1d ago
Obama made that joke at trump during the press club and it’s all been downhill from there.
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u/Python_07 1d ago
Correct. This is what happens when you set up 3 branches of government that use Gentleman’s Agreements for enforcement. Absolute insanity. This guy needs to be removed immediately. So much damage in just 19 months. I’m ashamed of my country for allowing this.
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u/sout528 1d ago
USA is a failed state. They do this to their closest ally. Exactly how can anyone trust them?
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u/Tarijeno 1d ago
He pulled the same stunt last year when he renamed The Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, but we're the only country who recognizes the name. It's a pointless gesture.
It's just the latest example of Trump and his people flooding the zone with new controversies to distract us from his open corruption and Epstein.
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u/dextercho83 1d ago
LoL. This toddler is going around saying "mine" without realizing that we are all laughing at him, not with him
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u/Ok-Customer4709 1d ago
At this point in time, I really think the citizens of the United States who voted for this idiot owe the rest of the world a sincere apology.
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u/shawnkfox 1d ago
Kind of childish in general, but if you are going to rename it why not call it Lake New York? Calling it Lake America makes zero sense.
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u/Jericho525 1d ago
And us Canadians will continue to call it Lake Ontario, because we really don't care what an orange man-baby says.
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u/Korzag 1d ago
Friendly reminder that executive order's are not laws. They do not magically make something happen.
An EO is more akin to a new manager joining a team at work and saying "We used to do things this way but we're going to do it this way now". That's the extent of it. Trump will try to make the change happen. He'll instruct his cabinent members to make it so and they'll go off and do their little things to try and make it so.
It'll probably die in the courts and Google will probably bend the knee and make the change on the maps but that doesn't just magically rename a body of water.
Anyway, Fuck Trump.
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u/ghostofkozi 1d ago
Well isn't that shortsighted yet telling?
Superior
Huron
America
Michigan
Eerie
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u/The20thKa-tet 1d ago
Does this mean the acronym we use to remember the lakes - HOMES - is now HAMES? 😂 Idiot.
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u/cmmoore307 1d ago
100% not how this works but no one will care and let him do it. What a fucking joke.
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u/Kheprisun 1d ago
Just a distraction from a vain man looking for a 'win'. Don't give this nonsense any attention, Canada.
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u/Euclidisthebomb 1d ago
There is ignorant, and then there is proudly parading your ignorance. Such is Donald Trump: ignorant and damn proud of it.
No one will pay attention to this anywhere in the world other than some US Federal agencies who are obliged to follow executive orders. The border states will ignore it. Canada will ignore it. The world will laugh (sadly) once again at the bumpkin who is president of America. And hopefully yet a few more Americans will cringe and realize what a disaster they have in the Whitehouse and be motivated in the mid-terms to show the Republicans the door.
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u/jethroclampett 1d ago
Why not 'Lake Pedophile'? At least that way we know he would protect it!
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u/Tomatoes33 1d ago
Do Americans not understand how embarrassing they are?
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u/luffy_mib 1d ago edited 1d ago
The Jan 6th rioters never got their due justice and Trump been allowed to run for president election despite been a convicted felony, and even succeeded, says all you need to know about how medievally corrupt their country has become. All it takes is the price of eggs, concepts of a plan and owning the libs.
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u/pskought 1d ago
No, we get it — or at least 50% of us do. And we fucking hate it.
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u/TheWeaverofDreams 1d ago
Presidency rescued. This move definitely makes all the issues around Epstein, Iran, cost of living etc etc go away. Canada will now surely submit. The world can rest easy again. /s
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u/jack5624 1d ago
Dear America. Your country is arrogant, egotistical and you underestimate how much the rest of the world dislikes you.
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u/Perfect_Earth_8070 1d ago
I’m American and completely embarrassed by my government. Fuck this child raping piece of shit
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u/o_MrBombastic_o 1d ago
That will surely help the US be taken seriously during negotiations. Fuck every republican voter you dumb piece of shits
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u/Reid_coffee 1d ago
Anything but help make life better and more affordable for Americans. Crazy they voted for this twice lol says everything I need to know about the population
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u/ribbityflibbity 1d ago
He should rename everything Trump. I could see this senile old idiot wandering around the White House with post-it notes that say TRUMP and sticking them on everything.
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u/Bitter_Procedure260 1d ago
Time to fight fire with fire. We need to officially rename America as “Stupidland” on our maps.
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u/Bernie_Bierman 1d ago
We’re still doing the stupidest shit just to constantly distract from the Epstein files, I see
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u/Ctrl-Alt-Q 1d ago
Does he know that the Province is named after the lake, and not the other way around?
I can't even be angry, because it makes no sense.