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Pxtl lemmy.ca Pxtl@lemmy.ca
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WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario "Lake America" on Thursday, escalating a feud with Canada that has already ​spawned tariffs on tens of billions of dollars in cross-border ‌trade.

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WatDabney sopuli.xyz WatDabney@sopuli.xyz
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#2 · Quote Reply

Just your daily reminder that the President of the United States is a delusional narcissist with the emotional development of a toddler.

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redlemace lemmy.world redlemace@lemmy.world
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#3 · Quote Reply

I'm sure this will work, he's great with water..... the gulf of mexico, the reflecting pool

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schipelblorp sh.itjust.works schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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#4 · Quote Reply

Let's not call it Lake America or Lake Ontario. Let's compromise. Let's call is Lake Epstein.

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one_old_coder piefed.social one_old_coder@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-02-08
#5 · (edited) Quote Reply

I'm sure this will work, he's great with water..... the gulf of mexico, the reflecting pool

the gulf of mexico

You're delusional. In East America (the old "Europe") we know it's called Gulf of America. Same for West America (Japan) or North West America (North Korea).

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AGuyAcrossTheInternet fedia.io AGuyAcrossTheInternet@fedia.io
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#6 · Quote Reply

So like Twitter and the Gulf of Mexico, it will be known as Lake Ontario from this day forward!

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AGuyAcrossTheInternet fedia.io AGuyAcrossTheInternet@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-04-10
#7 · Quote Reply

Let's not call it Lake America or Lake Ontario. Let's compromise. Let's call is Lake Epstein.

Man's got an island already. And I suppose he would've wanted a minor contribution instead.

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Scrubbles poptalk.scrubbles.tech scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
Joined: 2023-06-02
#8 · Quote Reply

Its the same I declare bankruptcy energy from Michael Scott. You took the map in your own home and wrote over it. What does he think Canadians or the rest of the world are going to do it too? They're simply laughing at us right now. Every time I think we can lose more respect on the international stage they find a way.

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Squirrelknight lemmy.world Squirrelknight@lemmy.world
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#9 · (edited) Quote Reply

I'm sure this will work, he's great with water..... the gulf of mexico, the reflecting pool

Not to mention the Strait of Hormuz. (Didn't he literally try to rename THAT the Strait of America too?)

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Dr. Wesker lemmy.sdf.org wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
Joined: 2023-06-10
#10 · Quote Reply

Not to mention the Strait of Hormuz. (Didn't he literally try to rename THAT the Strait of America too?)

Vote to rename it the Homosexual of Hormuz

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ozymandias117 lemmy.world ozymandias117@lemmy.world
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#11 · Quote Reply

Just your daily reminder that the President of the United States is a delusional narcissist with the emotional development of a toddler.

Hey now, all the toddlers I know are far more emotionally developed

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mrmisses lemmy.world mrmisses@lemmy.world
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#12 · Quote Reply

If the next president doesn't sign an EO to rename trump "little pedo bitch" I don't know what we're even doing

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DominusOfMegadeus sh.itjust.works Reverendender@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-11
#13 · Quote Reply

Hey now, all the toddlers I know are far more emotionally developed

Seriously. Let’s not besmirch the toddlers!

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qt0x40490FDB lemmy.ml qt0x40490FDB@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2025-05-07
#14 · Quote Reply

This is your reminder that the president has no enumerated power to name things. The president can say “hence forth Alice and Bob will be known as Art and Betty” and we can all still call them whatever we want. You will not be sent to jail for talking about the Gulf of Mexico since that is what everyone calls it.

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TropicalDingdong lemmy.world TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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#15 · Quote Reply

Yeah well I just signed an order calling it the Great Canadian lakes.

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huppakee lemmy.world huppakee@lemmy.world
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#16 · Quote Reply

Man's got an island already. And I suppose he would've wanted a minor contribution instead.

I'd agree on renaming Mar-a-lago, you?

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lIlIlIlIlIlIl lemmy.world lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world
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#17 · Quote Reply

OrangeNaziPedo raped those girls, and killed one of them

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middlemanSI lemmy.world middlemanSI@lemmy.world
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#18 · (edited) Quote Reply

What an idiot! edit: Make an executive order for a mandatory first child name be Donald. Why not?

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John Richard lemmy.world timewarp@lemmy.world
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#19 · Quote Reply

Let's not call it Lake America or Lake Ontario. Let's compromise. Let's call is Lake Epstein.

How is that helpful? Make it relevant to Trump. Lake Trumpedo.

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AGuyAcrossTheInternet fedia.io AGuyAcrossTheInternet@fedia.io
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#20 · Quote Reply

I'd agree on renaming Mar-a-lago, you?

You've piqued my interest alright!

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John Richard lemmy.world timewarp@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-22
#21 · Quote Reply

OrangeNaziPedo raped those girls, and killed one of them

Okay, but people are too busy watching AI brain rot to be bothered.

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SatansMaggotyCumFart piefed.world SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world
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#22 · Quote Reply

If the next president doesn't sign an EO to rename trump "little pedo bitch" I don't know what we're even doing

He's a LPB.

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notsosure sh.itjust.works notsosure@sh.itjust.works
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#23 · Quote Reply

All medical personal report to sickbay 15 immediately.

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Optional lemmy.world homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world
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#24 · Quote Reply

If the next president doesn't sign an EO to rename trump "little pedo bitch" I don't know what we're even doing

Little kremlin pedo bitch, pls kthx

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Optional lemmy.world homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world
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#25 · Quote Reply

Not even embarrassed anymore. Just tired. So very tired.

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spittingimage lemmy.world spittingimage@lemmy.world
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#26 · Quote Reply

You mean 'Creepy Uncle Touchy', the paedophile formerly known as Donald Trump.

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fake_meows sopuli.xyz fake_meows@sopuli.xyz
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#27 · (edited) Quote Reply

" Trump's executive order on Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes of North America, applies to U.S. federal usage about the lake, ‌and does not govern what Canada, international bodies or other organizations call the lake."

Its pretty much just like a tarriff that only Americans have to pay?

I think the correct response for Carney would be to rename the USA "Mexico Jr".

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BoofStroke sh.itjust.works knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-12-20
#28 · Quote Reply

I'm rather tired of this executive order nonsense. Can things really be changed so easily with an EO decree? If so, things are severely broken.

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0xDREADBEEF lemmy.dbzer0.com dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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#29 · Quote Reply

I'm rather tired of this executive order nonsense. Can things really be changed so easily with an EO decree? If so, things are severely broken.

Having the president replaced with a prime minister elected by congress may happen if the DSA gets their way

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CannonFodder lemmy.world CannonFodder@lemmy.world
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#30 · Quote Reply

How is that helpful? Make it relevant to Trump. Lake Trumpedo.

Lake Trump-fucks-children

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radiofreebc lemmy.world radiofreebc@lemmy.world
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#31 · Quote Reply

Canada should rename Trump Lake to Lake Epstein, and the island in the lake should be North Epstein Island.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Yi9W7Vz9TYhVt3vj8?g_st=ac

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Bubbaonthebeach lemmy.ca Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca
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#32 · Quote Reply

So like Twitter and the Gulf of Mexico, it will be known as Lake Ontario from this day forward!

The former Twitter is X and there's a new, improved, nothing-to-do with Musk, Twitter started.

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ProjektSpartan lemmy.world ProjektSpartan@lemmy.world
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#33 · Quote Reply

Let's not call it Lake America or Lake Ontario. Let's compromise. Let's call is Lake Epstein.

Bro, please don’t make me live next to Lake Epstein.

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corsicanguppy lemmy.ca corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-12
#34 · Quote Reply

I'm rather tired of this executive order nonsense. Can things really be changed so easily with an EO decree? If so, things are severely broken.

Scotus has been reversing lots of them. This will be as well.

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yeehaw lemmy.ca cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca
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#35 · Quote Reply

27851

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Viking_Hippie lemmy.dbzer0.com Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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#36 · Quote Reply

I'm rather tired of this executive order nonsense. Can things really be changed so easily with an EO decree? If so, things are severely broken.

Can things really be changed so easily with an EO decree?

Legally? No. Effectively? Yes.

If so, things are severely broken.

They are indeed 😮‍💨

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stoly lemmy.world stoly@lemmy.world
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#37 · Quote Reply

I'm rather tired of this executive order nonsense. Can things really be changed so easily with an EO decree? If so, things are severely broken.

EOs are meant to be policies or orders on how to manage some power or other that Congress assigns to the president to manage something. They are instructions on how to do something or an order for federal agencies to carry out some action. Trump is just blustering.

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claret lemmy.world claret@lemmy.world
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#38 · Quote Reply

I actually thought the video was ai when I saw a clip. I was thinking ha not again.

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jubilationtcornpone sh.itjust.works jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
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#39 · Quote Reply

I'm rather tired of this executive order nonsense. Can things really be changed so easily with an EO decree? If so, things are severely broken.

An executive order is a directive to the executive branch of the federal government. Nothing more. The POTUS is given broad discretion over the executive branch under the US constitution. But, executive orders are not laws and do not apply to anyone aside from the people who effectively report the president.

Not that directives from the president can't have a tangible impact. They certainly can. This particular tantrum, however, does not and will simply be ignored by everyone else.

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SaveTheTuaHawk lemmy.ca SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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#40 · Quote Reply

the gulf of mexico You're delusional. In East America (the old "Europe") we know it's called Gulf of America. Same for West America (Japan) or North West America (North Korea).

East America is right across the Right American Ocean.

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