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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

United States of America (temporary). America as a country isn't making it much longer anyway so no need to think about it too much.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 15 hours ago
[–] notsure@fedia.io 2 points 15 hours ago

Columbo. Marybe Columbo's wife.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 15 hours ago (2 children)
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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

United States

[–] Contramuffin@lemmy.world -1 points 15 hours ago

There's actually debate over whether America was actually named after Amerigo Vespucci. My understanding is that it was likely just a coincidence that his name is so similar to America. As I understand it, it was actually named after a tribe of native Americans. But native Americans don't pass the Republican scale of whiteness, so they'll probably try to rename America anyways. I'm calling it now: they're going to rename it to Trumpia

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