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Re:Crew-9 Returns to Earth by altcognito on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @12:07PM (#43413843)
An excellent journalist recognizes that the President can't unilaterally rename internationally recognized bodies of water.

What is the complaint? You don't like the style of rebuking this ridiculous behavior?

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Re:Crew-9 Returns to Earth by FifteenthLetter on Saturday March 22, 2025 @12:47AM (#43443646)
>the President can't unilaterally rename internationally recognized bodies of water

I'm curious if you were complaining when Barack Obama renamed Mt. McKinley.

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Re:Crew-9 Returns to Earth by altcognito on Tuesday March 25, 2025 @01:21PM (#43473668)
Not even remotely the same situation.

#1 It wasn't just the President, it was literally the state of Alaska that had made the request for four decades. #2 This is within US borders.

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