this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2026
77 points (95.3% liked)
politics
31051 readers
2068 users here now
Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!
Rules:
- Post only links to articles. Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.
Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.
Example:
- Articles must be relevant to US politics and contain quality and original content. Social Media adjacent hosts like Substack are allowed, but ONLY if they tie back to a company/subsidiary. No personal or friend group blogs and no self-promotion. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and re-hosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
- Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing other users of being bots or paid actors.
- No memes, trolling, misinformation, or low-effort posts/comments (including reposts). If you see posts like this that anger you, do not engage. Report, block, and live a happier life than they do. Any slap-fight is subject to comment removals. Fights full of rule violations will result in temporary bans to cool off.
- No manipulating votes via bots or alt accounts; this will result in permanent bans. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
- No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in an account ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be permanently banned.
We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules and use critical thinking when reading, posting, and commenting. Users that repeatedly have comments or posts removed, weaponize reports, or violate the code of conduct, will be banned.
All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users. The reason(s) behind moderator action(s) are publicly available through the Modlog.
That's all the rules!
Civic Links
• Congressional Awards Program
• Library of Congress Legislative Resources
• U.S. House of Representatives
Partnered Communities:
• News
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
Goddammit I'm in my kids bedroom waiting for them to fall asleep and you made me have to try really hard not to burst out into hard laughter. I don't know why this was so funny just now. 😂
God this guy is a cancerous tumor on this country (US). We still call it the Gulf of Mexico…this is another waste of time
This will last about as long as “freedom fries”.
I remember those times, that was popular for about a week lol
That wasn't an official order, that was some Fox News bullshit.
This will last as long as "Department of War," and "Gulf of America". Make of that what you will.
Ive now signed an executive order renaming Washington D.C to pissy pants cry cry baby land D.C
I expect this to be officially recognized as of now.
I still call the body of water between Mexico and the Southern US the "Gulf of Mexico". And I will continue to call the large lake north of New York State "Lake Ontario".
Trump can pass as many petty executive orders at he likes. They won't make a difference. Except to water time, effort, and money.
It’s like he thinks he’s punishing Canada.
The reason the lake (and the province, and the city in New York) is called Ontario is because that’s what it’s been called for the last thousand or so years.
All calling it “Lake America” does is shows the pompousness and ignorance of the person calling it that.
Of course, Canada should retaliate by renaming Lake Superior to it’s original name….
Yup; Anishinaabe Gichigami to be specific.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald starts playing
Superior is now Lac Au Canada then, fuck you
This accomplished so much. Canada must be trembling.
We're all running around in a panic, trying to figure out what on Earth to do now. How can we go on? Maybe, just possibly, exactly as before? Is it conceivable that we could just... ignore him?
It's spelled "Tremblay"
Lol sorry what a stupid joke
This pedo motherfucking shitstain. Let it rip Canada. Making me agree with goddamn Ford. Jesus fucking wept. Only silver lining i can think of is maybe this insanity hurts Constantino and Tenney enough in the midterms.
The American Ocean, and the US Ocean
Why is it still the District of Columbia and not the District of America?
Nevermind, he obviously doesn't know what DC stands for.
The day after someone tells him: "Did you know DC stands for District of Columbia? Nobody knew that."
Dude, shut the fuck up, don't want to give them any ideas!
Lock him up! Lock him up!
It’s going to be interesting to see how many aspects of American culture instantly revert go 2015 after this regime, or attempt to do so, anyway.
We can do that too!
Could have at least gone with Lake New York to stay on theme
He's a simpleton though and can only think in base terms. He's got no nuance.
Also, he hates New York.
haha yeah, that too.
I guess Canada adds a new term to the trade deal.
Actually surprised he hasn't slapped his name on literally everything, like the state names. Maybe start with Trumpexas, those salt of the earth cowboys love his orange ass down there.
How about the Canadians renaming the locks between the great lakes to "closed" in return?
I'm no longer surprised by this guy's idiocy. Nor by so many people not being able to recognize the obvious.
More performative bullshit from the orange ape spending time on (personally) gluing gold gewgaws to the White House.
MuCh wOw, sO WiNnInG. Because this totally makes an impact on the lives of everyday Americans and is not a pointless gesture only to stroke the ego of a deranged toddler-in-chief. Now let's sure we spend lots of money on new signage to reflect this new name change because that's critical infrastructure and this administration would never waste waste money on pointless things. Ya'know like stuff healthcare, supporting the power grid for anyone besides bloated data centers, road construction, wildfire prevention, etc...
Ontario CA we're coming for you next!
/s or not. Dont even know anymore.