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(73,680 posts) Wed Jan 8, 2025, 02:19 PM Wednesday

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Wowww ‼️ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responds to Trump on his proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico [View all]

She has a sense of humor--which is needed as she has to deal with Trumpy for the next 4 years.

David Adler
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Wowww ‼️ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responds to Trump on his proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico — and points to a 17th century map of greater México.

“We are going to call it América Mexicana. It sounds pretty, no?”

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Wowww ‼️ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responds to Trump on his proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico [View all] riversedge Wednesday OP

Good for her! She will find that she'll need that wonderful sense of humor often while he's in charge. nt CaliforniaPeggy Wednesday #1

Trump will invade Baja California, make it the 53rd state after both Canada and Greenland are annexed. sop Wednesday #2

Baja California IS Lower California JoseBalow Wednesday #4

Does the link to her press conference exist anywhere else besides Twitter/X ? h2ebits Wednesday #3

She should simply say that they're gonna rename these parts of the US as Mexico. LeftInTX Wednesday #5

I mean...if all those nations applied for statehood tomorrow, Volaris Wednesday #27

I meant, Mexico can simply rename TX, NM, AZ, CA, NV, UT, and CO as "Mexico". Who is stopping them? LeftInTX Thursday #32

Way too many people already think that soldierant Thursday #28

That's so weird LeftInTX Thursday #31

It is. Yet it keeps on happening. soldierant Thursday #34

I used to be a Master Gardener. One woman was constantly calling wanting to grow "tropical this and tropical that". LeftInTX Thursday #37

When can we start using the Spanish pronunciation for Colorado? delisen Wednesday #6

I'm ready! EmmaLee E Wednesday #11

Any time you want. soldierant Thursday #29

Take no prisoners, President Sheinbaum. Paladin Wednesday #7

President Claudia is Leader of Free World in Norteamerica. Hail to the Chief. delisen Wednesday #8

Her humor ampm Wednesday #9

¡Claro que si! notKeith Wednesday #10

I am waiting for Canada DENVERPOPS Wednesday #12

Me too!! Dem2theMax Wednesday #13

I read somewhere DENVERPOPS Wednesday #14

If I had the money, I'd have already moved. nt. Dem2theMax Wednesday #18

Canada is swinging to the rght lately. wnylib Wednesday #19

I know. The world is insane. Dem2theMax Wednesday #20

Adolf had admirers and followers outside of Germany. wnylib Wednesday #23

A whole Madison Square Garden full of Americans, just in New York, soldierant Thursday #30

I was thinking a few in comparison to the entire wnylib Thursday #33

Yes, I saw that ( still have links to it) by Rachel. soldierant Thursday #35

I can't understand why the Church did not wnylib Thursday #36

The way the church responded to Naziism was shameful all the way up to the Pope. soldierant Thursday #53

From what I've learned about that period in history, wnylib Friday #54

You are a decent person soldierant Friday #58

Decades of abuse? Much longer than that wnylib 20 hrs ago #59

Austria shouldn't have been a surprise, nor should Spain DFW Thursday #40

Yes, Hitler was Austrian by birth, but became a German citizen wnylib Thursday #41

Hitler was born in Braunau Austria. VGNonly Friday #55

Yes, but the Conservative Party in Canada is nowhere near as nutso extreme as the MAGA Republicans. Wiz Imp Thursday #43

COVID, inflation & immigration OrangeJoe Thursday #44

COVID &inflation OrangeJoe Thursday #45

A friend sent me a video catchnrelease Wednesday #24

That sounds fair. ChazInAz Thursday #42

I predict she'll soon get to join the Nasty Woman Club! tanyev Wednesday #15

Any woman the Shartfuck can't exploit B.See Wednesday #16

it actually DOES sound pretty Skittles Wednesday #17

USONA. United States of Noth America. usonian Wednesday #21

Sheinbaum, True Dough Wednesday #22

The Gulf Of Mexico coastline. VGNonly Wednesday #25

No it doesn't! Florida has over 5,000 and Texas has over 3,000. Louisiana has the most: 7,721 miles! LeftInTX Thursday #38

Those numbers are really misleading. Wiz Imp Thursday #46

Yes, but that's what NOAA says. Mexico doesn't measure coastline the way we do. LeftInTX Thursday #47

That's because the NOAA measurements have nothing to do with most people's understanding of coastline. Wiz Imp Thursday #48

So using driving distances: Mexico: 1,392 US: 1,710 LeftInTX Thursday #49

Driving distances are meaningless (and yours are wrong anyway) Wiz Imp Thursday #50

The Coastline Paradox VGNonly Thursday #52

I did learn something: It will take me 32 hr (1,648.1 mi) to drive from San Antonio to Cancun LeftInTX Friday #56

Back in the 70's VGNonly Friday #57

She's GOOD! elleng Wednesday #26

K&R William769 Thursday #39

ZINGGGGG! Jilly_in_VA Thursday #51

Each country has its own names for places marshall 20 hrs ago #60