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SomewhereInTheMiddle

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58. How would this even work?

Reply to HereForTheParty (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 02:24 AM

Jan 8

When I heard this, I asked myself what the actual mechanism for changing the name of an international body of water is.

From what little I can find it seems like it would have to go through the UN Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) to be internationally recognized.

Given Trump’s proven views on international organizations and cooperation therewith I don’t see him being able to push this through. Of course, he might be able to get a law passed saying all publications in the US are required to use the name, which would suck and make us more of a laughingstock, but that would have little impact on the rest of the world.
I just hope he forgets the idea by tomorrow morning and we never here about it again, except perhaps in late night talk show monologs.

At this point hope may be all we have left.

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