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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday afternoon to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” his latest escalation as he engages in a tense trade war with Canada.

“‘Lake of America’ was something I’ve been thinking about for a long time,” Trump said from the Oval Office. “We have a gulf and we have a lake. Now, all we need is an ocean. So, maybe we’ll have to change the name of the Atlantic and/or the Pacific. Maybe we’ll change them both.”

Surrounded by large maps of the Great Lakes, Trump said the name change was “effective immediately,” and that his staff had “filed all the necessary papers, documents, everything else.” A White House aide claimed the lake “has most of its volume in the United States” and that the “deepest parts” are in US territory.

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[–] Prairie_Madness@lemmy.world 222 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

The dumbest fucking timeline

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 68 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Often described as ignorant, he changed over 300 Wadiyan words to "Aladeen," including the words "positive" and "negative," causing mass confusion.

Doctor: Do you want the Aladeen news or the Aladeen news?

Patient: The Aladeen news?

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https://youtu.be/NYJ2w82WifU?

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 66 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Hey, remove that is= from the URL, it's leaking your Google ID.

Also, change this setting so it stops leaking your ID whenever you share a link.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago

Done. Thank you so much!

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[–] kromem@lemmy.world 136 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

You all laugh, but think for a moment about the poor cattle rancher currently sitting on the toilet with his lettuce diarrhea, worried about the pending foreclosure of all he has and when the ivermectin is finally going to kick in for little Billy Jr's case of measles.

But then upon his porcelain throne he sees his dear leader with the courage and genius to redraw the name of the lake he didn't remember existed from its communist foreign name to a name he knows and can remember, because it's the name of where he lives and also two of his daughters.

And finally, for the first time since Obama's shadow government made him wear a mask in 2020 for the hoax pandemic that doctors claimed killed his elderly parents but everyone knew was just a flu and also engineered by Fauci for maximum damage — he knows.

He knows it's going to be okay.

That when Billy Jr beats this made-up measles thing and little America One and America Too and the whole family loses the ranch, that they can go to the Lake that is now their heritage by the only name they need to learn it.

And then he'll float, staring up into the heavens, finally at peace secure in the knowledge that at long last the greatest President since Jesus is cradling his heart and interests in his diminutive bruised hands, exhausted from all the renaming of water.

[–] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

I enjoyed reading this, bravo👏

[–] BromSwolligans@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Why can't I find an obvious way to follow you and everything you post

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[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 103 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Fun fact:

The mnemonic for the Great Lakes will also change from H-O-M-E-S to S-H-A-M-E, if you replace the O for Ontario with an A for America.

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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 78 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Just fucking die already god damnit.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The wrong 80 year olds keep dying!

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[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 57 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

he can call it whatever he wants. The other 8 billion of us will still call it Lake Ontario.

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

It isn't even binding for Americans. He still doesn't have the power to do that. It's binding for his admin and some public institutions only. And he can bully some into obedience.

I'm sure google maps will be among the first to kiss his ass again. (or suck dick, whichever you prefer. verbally, I mean) Without any prodding.

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[–] bartleby1@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I really hope so but I just checked Apple and Google Maps and they both say “Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)” and I’m not even in the states… these stupid tech giants have no backbone

OpenStreetMap remains unchanged 😎

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[–] mrmisses@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

“‘Lake of America’ was something I’ve been thinking about for a long time,"

Yeah sure you were, pedo

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[–] Zier@fedia.io 41 points 2 weeks ago

Worlds stupidest man and notorious con man changes name of lake, while still managing to escape charges of child trafficking.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

Over 77 million Americans voted for this. They looked at Donald god damned Trump and said, "yeah, that's my guy." TWICE! Albeit it was non-consecutively, but I don't know if that makes it better or worse.

We live in a shit hole country, y'all. Shit-hole.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Dear leader says food and fuel is cheap! We love him!

Dear leader says it's gulf of amercia! We love him!

Dear leaders trade war isn't hurting farmers! We love him!

Dear leader says it is Lake of America now! We love him!

Dear leader says he isn't a pedophile! We love him!

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[–] catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is bait. Where are the Epstein Files? Why are we still in a failed elective war with Iran? Why are we having to use buy now, pay later for groceries? Renaming a lake is a distraction.

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[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 weeks ago

"Making the Great Lakes Even Greater"

Man, "Lake America Great Again" is right there. Fucking amateurs

[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Trump has wide latitude over how the US government refers to geographic landmarks...

This is how it worked for the "Gulf of America," too. The president can't force map publishers to use his names. He can only force the career public servants in the federal government to use his names.

Google Maps (to name one of many) changed "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" of their own accord. And that will be the case this time, too, if Google follows through.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It has no force of law. Too bad Google Maps is so sycophantic that they'll go along with it.

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[–] procrastitron@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Note that the Canadian province is named after the lake; not vice versa.

So, this isn’t even the snub he thinks it is.

Yes, Trump is a complete moron, but this is particularly idiotic even by his extraordinarily idiotic standards.

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[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can call it whatever you want you senile old shitstain, it's still Lake Ontario.

Sincerely yours, Canada.

(PS: I hope the White house fire system is up to code)

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[–] Radical_Socialist_t00t@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

"Senile old pedophile tries to rename stuff but nobody cares"

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[–] shirasho@feddit.online 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What does this asshole think executive orders are?

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[–] spacegoat@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

After this is over Republicans should all be branded as criminals

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

MAGA should be declared a Domestic Terrorist Organization, and a serious, ongoing, active National Security Threat, and prohibited from existing.

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 13 points 2 weeks ago

It's Lake Ontario, Gulf of Mexico.

[–] Moredekai@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Great, instead of HOMES we can remember the great lakes by SHAME

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[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

cry baby president, needs a new map cause his feelings were hurt. pathetic.

[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Jesus Christ. This guy has like 2 thoughts. Tariffs and renaming things.

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[–] Ironfist79@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

He's such a child.

[–] TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah that sounds like something a pedo rapist would do

[–] el_twitto@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck that orange sack of shit so hard.

[–] Alexfire@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

What a deplorably designed country that one person can do all this wasteful stuff. Way more wasted by this party than the fraud they like to point out in some places, and no peep on where it's actually worse. It's one part of the low-level thinking that high-control groups enforce, to keep people from asking questions and finding the evidence. For example that all the other rich countries pay much less for healthcare with better outcomes, get better worker benefits and satisfaction and all that makes healthier people than the usa system. It shows that they don't want that for everyone, just them and theirs, the selfish tradition is strong!

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago

Ah man I needed a laugh today 🍁

[–] nanometer1625@thelemmy.club 8 points 2 weeks ago

The United States has already failed. At this point it's just waiting for a foreign adversary to push it over.

[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Lake epstien

[–] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago

Surely this will bring prices down

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Does he think EOs are laws? That's the only explanation I can come up with.

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[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 7 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

This was a joke someone said when they tried to rename the Gulf of Mexico, and if all their jokes become true, next one will be Trump's head in Mt. Rushmore.

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