• @mannycalavera@feddit.uk
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    284 months ago

    The Mexican president 🤣.

    “For us, it is still the Gulf of Mexico, and for the entire world it is still the Gulf of Mexico,” said Claudia Sheinbaum, the Mexican president, on Tuesday. She previously joked that Mexico should refer to the US as “Mexican America”.

    Yes!

    • @bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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      54 months ago

      At least the parts that used to be Mexican Territory, if nothing else.

      Or all of it I’m good with that too

      Although the fact that Mexico’s official name is “Estados Unidos Mexicanos”/“Mexican United States” does muddy things a bit.

  • Baggins
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    64 months ago

    What sort of person makes almost his first task something so petty? And in front of a crowd of supporters cultists. I notice he signs with a big sharpie instead of a pen like a normal president. That’ll be so it’s bigger than other signatures and everyone can see it.

  • @TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee
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    44 months ago

    tbh I really don’t care about this one, since America just refers to the whole super continent. Just start calling ppl USians

  • @mannycalavera@feddit.uk
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    34 months ago

    the name will not change on official maps in Britain unless “Gulf of America” becomes the most commonly used name for it by English speakers. Officials believe that is not likely for some time, if at all.

    I wonder what the higher bar is? This or if the UN (or another international body) recognises the name?

    • Flax
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      54 months ago

      I’m sure Trump could whisper into Sundar Pichai’s ear and get him to update it on Google maps.

  • Zagorath
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    14 months ago

    It’s not a very good article, is it? Hardly surprising, given the newspaper in question. But just repeating “the telegraph understands” without ever attributing it to any source…not even “government insiders speaking on condition on anonymity” or something like that.

      • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝
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        44 months ago

        Thanks for that but, as we are a link aggregator and everything revolves around the link, it is better to have the main URL as the original article and add the archive to the body of the text. That way, if others post the same link, Lemmy detects it and provides a link over to the other community (which also helps us spot when the same link is posted twice to the same community).