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dobleremolque

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10. Anyone with a shred of journalism ethics will go by the precedent of
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 04:04 PM
Jan 2025

"The Artist formerly known as Prince," when he chose that unpronounceable symbol for his name;
and the social media platform formerly known as "Twitter," when Musk renamed it "X".

I'm sure there are other examples. Among the purposes of journalism is to communicate clearly, and that applies to geographic locations, too.

These re-namings are "freedom fries" silly.

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Fuck. That. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #1
just...NO markie Jan 2025 #2
Fuck that! MiHale Jan 2025 #3
To hell with that. hlthe2b Jan 2025 #4
Hell to the NO! IzzaNuDay Jan 2025 #5
Names of things are only useful in that they are used to communicate with others RockRaven Jan 2025 #6
Ugh.... LeftInTX Jan 2025 #7
2+2 equals 5 sarisataka Jan 2025 #8
That's not quite a correct summary for the Gulf of Mexico muriel_volestrangler Jan 2025 #9
Thanks. I re-read the article and you are correct. I skimmed it the first time. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #11
Anyone with a shred of journalism ethics will go by the precedent of dobleremolque Jan 2025 #10
On Bended Knee Kid Berwyn Jan 2025 #12
Motherfuck that shit. (nt) Paladin Jan 2025 #13
Fuck you, Associated Press. hunter Jan 2025 #14
cleaned up link Celerity Jan 2025 #15
Guidance! Cadence! Synergies! Lemons UK Jan 2025 #16
I'm gonna call Jesus the Queen of Sheba. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 2025 #17
Won't be long now Zorro Jan 2025 #18
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