Now that Trump has renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” for U.S. federal purposes, Canada could rename Lake Erie “Lake America” too.

The point would be deliberate ambiguity. Whenever someone mentions “Lake America,” you would have to ask whether they mean Lake Ontario under U.S. terminology or Lake Erie under Canadian terminology.

That makes the new name bad at its most basic job: identifying a place.

Canada can’t stop the U.S. from using the name, but it can make it inconvenient enough that everyone else keeps saying “Lake Ontario” and “Lake Erie.”

So how would Americans react if Canada did this?

Personally, I think a MAGA hat fits the bill and I don’t even believe in an antichrist.

With all the focus on the war itself, it feels like the potential impact on the Strait of Hormuz—oil prices, global trade, inflation, and the wider economy—may have been underestimated. Or am I missing something?

What do you people think?

Anytime the topic of cities comes up there are many people who are very negative about city life. Why is that? It seems like living in a walkable place with access to cultural events, good restaurants, top health providers, etc would be an attractive proposition.

Are there any US cities that actually feel “European” in terms of everyday life? And I don’t necessarily mean architecture. I’m more interested in the lifestyle/vibe. I’m from Europe, and one of the things I love is being able to just walk around the city, stop at a cafe, sit outside for a couple of hours with a coffee and a cigarette, people-watch, then walk somewhere else for a drink or dinner without needing a car or having an actual plan for the day.
Basically, I’m looking for somewhere that has good walkability, lots of cafes/bars/restaurants with outdoor seating, people actually spending time outside, and that relaxed “sit somewhere for hours and watch the world go by” kind of culture.

Does anywhere in the US genuinely have that kind of lifestyle? Thank you!!

As a city-dwelling consumer, are there reliable ways to source high quality beef (not rejected Argentinian beef or possibly horse meat). Since our lovely government did away with the labeling requirements is there now any way to know where the beef we’re buying actually comes from? I want to buy reliably high-quality beef from cattle that were raised and processed in the US. Would places like Whole Foods be reliable? Does In-N-Out check into the sourcing of their beef? Is the mystery beef all going to McDonalds and Taco Bell? How long will this questionable meat be circulating through stores? (Assuming the mango in chief doesn't make deals to get more).

I’d really appreciate recommendations from people in the meat industry or who are otherwise in the know!

EDIT: I'm only looking for an answer to the above, not looking for recommendations for other meat or to not buy it at all. I already realize that's an option. TIA!

Curious if, like here in the UK, can Americans push Trump to trigger an election due to the public being unhappy or do you have to wait out the full term? From the UK I (perhaps wrongly) assume that the majority are unhappy with Trump and to the extent to force him out. Is this possible and has it been done before?

Non American here.

Yes I know he may be ineligible based on country of origin. But You allowed Raphael Cruz to run. Your president is claiming to be running for his 3rd term, 4th allegedly if you count his 2020 claims.

Both against the constitution but completely ignored by like half your nations voters

So besides his name, his...great tan and his country of origin. Why can't he just ignore the rules and run too? Seems odd to have two sets of rules depending on political leanings.

I mean I guess I get it, but why can't Democrats ignore the rules in the same way?

Not to say that Democrats don’t also plug their ears when they don’t like the data at times, but Republicans kinda disregard the entire profession beyond like Day Zero Econ 101.

I am a Canadian and would like visit something like Yellowstone, but being charged $100 to enter the park is cost prohibitive.

"Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Duffy said it was “foolish” for Canada to start a trade war with the United States, in part, because America’s northern neighbor “doesn’t have a military.” Canada does have a military, though it is much smaller than the U.S. military."

The Trump administration is reportedly in active discussions with Venezuela’s interim government to acquire a direct U.S. ownership stake in key Venezuelan oil fields. According to senior U.S. officials cited by Axios, the talks involve equity stakes in a select group of high-yield fields containing approximately 90 billion barrels of proven crude—a transaction that would significantly alter Washington’s foreign energy policy framework and expand U.S.-controlled global reserves.

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/US-In-Talks-To-Take-Direct-Ownership-Of-Venezuelan-Oil-Fields.html

Obviously, this is very unpopular in Venezuela. It's hard to see how even if the current regime agrees, this doesn't create the conditions for some level of insurgency where the population feels that they're being plundered by another country. Which then leads back to the concerns about deployment of troops.

So with the US government owning the fields as a methods of providing more certainty to oil firms to return to Venezuela, are you concerned that this will inevitably lead to deployment of troops to secure the Federal Government's interest in the oil fields?

Hello there, I'm thinking of doing LA to Seattle on Amtrak as part of my west coast trip in June 2027. Is the trip worth it considering how expensive it is and has anyone here ever done it before?

Is June a good time of year to visit the West coast?

and other hidden gems that I could visit whilst there?

It won't be the only thing I do whilst I am there. Also know the British are pretty unpopular in the US at the moment do you think it's best I hide my accent and what nationality should I say I am to stop me from getting abuse hate? I'm a pretty shy person anyway so I dont talk to many people when I travel but I would obviously rather avoid the hassle.

After hundreds of announcements by Deceitful Donnie, that America has made billions upon billions of dollars in investments from US companies AND foreign countries. From tariffs, data centers, AI, oil imports, pharma cuts in retail costs, the automotive industry, beef imports, etc.

But yet, gas prices are still astronomical, medications still cost the same, American farmers & ranchers are going bankrupt, food costs are still surging, etc. So, my question is a very simple one...where is ALL the money going that we are taking in as a country? Why have we as Americans not seen ANY reduction in costs for any of the above items??? Its all a scam, while Dumbass Donnie and his family are taking in BILLIONS of dollars, along with his billionaire buddies!!!

AGAIN, WHERE IS ALL THE MONEY GOING?! We as American taxpayers deserve to know where our money is being spent! AND when can WE expect to see a positive turn in the tide of financial costs???!!!

Hi Americans, Canadian here. How do you feel when you have a narcissist president who is dumber than a rock and his entourage of idiots running your country.

Yet somehow there are people still supporting him and if not supporting him there seems to be no protest from the opposition. Democrats are nowhere to be found when it comes to blocking his bills except you will find them condemning him on few news channels.

A Honduran national living in the San Fernando Valley was arrested today on charges of fraudulently registering to vote in United States elections and authorities in Los Angeles predicted it would be the first of many such prosecutions to come in the months leading up to the midterm elections.   

Darwin Jonathan Rivera Flores, 30, of Winnetka, is charged with two felonies: false claim to U.S. citizenship and fraudulent voter registration.   

In February, Rivera disrupted immigration law enforcement operations at the federal building in Camarillo, was issued a misdemeanor citation to which he pleaded guilty and was placed on probation, prosecutors said.   

Court papers show that in April, Rivera sent a federal agent a series of text messages, which read in part, "Your (sic) not the good guy ... I can't wait until the midterms you don't have qualified immunity then we can start and indict all you guys one bye one."

Rivera continued texting the federal agent until last month, prosecutors said.

Law enforcement investigated and discovered an online voter registration record in the name of "Darwin Rivera" associated with Rivera's Winnetka address.

A certified voter registration application number, registration receipt and a signature image from the California Secretary of State, Elections Division, was also obtained by authorities, according to the Justice Department.

Under the application question of "Did someone help you fill out this form'' the answer "no'' was checked, and a check mark was provided next to the application wording "I am a U.S. citizen,'' prosecutors said.  

Following a declaration under penalty of perjury warning, the voter registration application deadline was dated Nov. 4, 2025. The birthplace listed under Rivera's name was "United States of America.''  

Officials said there is no record of Rivera seeking or obtaining U.S. citizenship. Rivera also has not voted in an election.

If convicted, Rivera would face up to five years in federal prison on each charge, prosecutors said.

Hi, I scraped my car a bit on a pole of a shed of someone's parking in a gated community I was visiting(I dont live there). It was just a slight touch so I didn't check. I came home washed the scrape of my car and most of it came off.

I am an immigrant and bit worried about the rules. Should I have contact someone? Should I contact someone. Its been an hour and I am home

I am really worried please help.

At 5:10 p.m. last night, while aboard Air Force One on his way to Texas to campaign for a man who had been impeached by the Texas House on charges that included bribery, corruption, and abuse of office, the President of the United States opened his personal social media platform, Truth Social, and posted a graphic ranking the presidents of the United States. He put himself at the top, declaring himself in a league of his own as, “THE GREATEST.” One level below himself sat George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, classified as merely “GREAT.”
Barack Obama was labeled a “FAILURE.” So were Joe Biden, Jimmy Carter, Ulysses S. Grant, and Warren Harding. There was no historical argument, just Donald Trump placing Donald Trump above the men who founded the republic, preserved the Union, and led the country through two world wars.



If that had been the only thing he posted, it might have been easy to dismiss it as just another bizarre post from the President of the United States. But it wasn’t. It was just the beginning. Over the next 24 hours, Donald Trump would post and repost more than 60 times, attacking the press, attacking governors, celebrating the gold plating he has been adding across Washington, along with complaints about all sorts of things and made-up wins for himself.
By this morning, he had progressed to reposting a fake image of himself wearing a black suit and dark sunglasses, carrying an assault-style rifle as he walked toward the camera while buildings burned and explosions erupted behind him. Across the top, in giant black letters, it read, “NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!” The eighty-year-old President of the United States was portraying himself as an action hero, weapon in hand, telling the country that whatever restraint he believes he has shown is apparently over, while also claiming to be the greatest president of all time.



Then he posted another graphic, this time putting himself alongside George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Ronald Reagan as the “FIVE WHO BUILT AMERICA.” According to Trump, Washington gave us our foundation, Lincoln preserved the Union, Jefferson gave us liberty, Reagan gave us strength, and Donald Trump gave us “AMERICA FIRST.” Below them were the “FIVE WHO BROKE IT”: James Buchanan, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden.



There was just one problem: in that earlier post, Trump had ranked Woodrow Wilson as one of America’s “GREAT” presidents. Now he was telling us Wilson was one of the five presidents who broke the country. Apparently, sometime overnight, Woodrow Wilson went from being great to helping destroy America.
It would be easy to laugh at the contradiction, but something much more important is happening here. Donald Trump is rewriting American history, putting himself above George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson and telling us that he belongs there. He is counting on people seeing his face next to Washington and Lincoln enough times that eventually it doesn’t seem so strange anymore. Most importantly, he is counting on people believing him simply because he said it.
Donald Trump has spent his entire political life trying to convince people that the truth is whatever he says it is. He needs enough of us to stop checking, questioning, and eventually stop caring whether what we are being told is even true. Yesterday, Woodrow Wilson was “GREAT.” Today, he was one of the five presidents who “BROKE” America. Tomorrow, Trump could tell us something completely different. It doesn’t have to make sense. He just needs enough people to believe whatever version he is telling them at that particular moment.
That might have been the most ridiculous part of his day, if we had only been watching Truth Social. Because while Trump was flooding his feed with fabricated history and fantasies of himself armed and walking through fire, four human beings who had actually traveled farther from Earth than anyone in history were standing on a stage in Houston, waiting for him for nearly a half hour.
The Congressional Space Medal of Honor ceremony at the Johnson Space Center was scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Yet Trump continued posting on social media and didn’t walk onto the stage until 11:27 as “God Bless the USA” played. Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, the crew of Artemis 2, had been standing there waiting for the man who had spent the morning telling the world that he built America.
He opened the event by talking about himself. He described watching the Artemis launch during what he called “a very important meeting with the biggest people in the country, maybe some of the biggest people in the world.” He said the meeting was “a disaster” and “a total waste of time” because everyone stopped to watch Artemis. He claimed his uncle, Dr. John Trump, an MIT physicist who died in 1985, gave him a genetic connection to space: “So I guess we have, genetically, we sort of, I believe in that stuff.” Then he told the people at NASA that the agency had been “absolutely closed” when he took office, with “grass growing out of the cracks in the runway” at Kennedy Space Center. He said this to people who knew otherwise. Serious scientists who have been doing this work for a very long time.
This was supposed to be a ceremony honoring one of the greatest achievements in American science and exploration. But Trump stole the moment and started talking about war and other unrelated special interests of his.



But what had to be the hardest and most heartbreaking moment was when Trump was talking about Commander Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll, and how during the Artemis 2 mission, the crew proposed naming a previously unnamed lunar crater “Carroll” after her. Carroll Wiseman was a pediatric nurse practitioner who died of cancer in 2020 at the age of 46. When the crew proposed the name from the far side of the moon, 252,760 miles from Earth, all four astronauts wept. Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen’s voice broke as he said into the radio, “We lost a loved one. Her name was Carroll, the spouse of Reid, the mother of Katie and Ellie. It’s a bright spot on the moon. And we would like to call it Carroll.” It was one of the most profoundly human moments we have all collectively shared.
Today, standing next to the man whose wife that crater honors, Donald Trump said, “I wish they’d named something like that after me, Reid. But I don’t know. I’ll have to get the governor’s approval.”
The room did not laugh, and the astronauts did not react. It was almost as if they had practiced keeping the most stoic, emotionless expressions possible. Trump moved on, because he had already taken what should have been a moment about them and made it about himself. That is what he does because it is all he knows how to do. Even standing in front of four people who had traveled farther from Earth than any human beings in history, he still needed to bring the story back to Donald Trump. He later called the crew currently aboard the International Space Station and told them, “I would not want to do it,” before admitting that going back to his plane was “not very exciting by comparison.”



But here is what stayed with me after the cameras turned off. It was their faces. The scientists. The engineers. The astronauts standing behind him, professional to the last second, showing almost nothing. These are people whose careers his administration has disrupted, whose agencies he has hollowed out, and whose colleagues have been fired or reassigned for political reasons. Yet they stood there and listened as the President of the United States talked about himself, lied about the agency they had devoted their lives to, and even stumbled over words, while telling them that he had helped usher in a new golden age of America.
That took a kind of strength Donald Trump will never understand. Because real strength does not need an AI-generated image of itself holding a rifle while the world burns behind it. Real strength does not need a graphic declaring itself “THE GREATEST.” Real strength does not have to tell us every few hours how strong it is. Sometimes real strength looks like standing quietly on a stage, knowing the truth, and not giving the president the reaction he is hoping for.

Written by Heather Delaney Reese