[RustyandEthel]

I think it should be renamed the Gulf of George Floyd

[Ranger71]

Totaly agree!

[Ranger71]

Originally Posted by coconutmama

I’ll take Hanks. Attenborough puts us to sleep. If you believe in democracy, then even Hollywood types are entitled to free speech & the show was very interesting. About WATER & geology. Beautiful.

As far as the name of the Gulf…if any change was to be done, it should be to the Gulf of the AmericaS. South, Central & North all border it.

Good point

[Rocksnap]

Originally Posted by Priebehouse

It IS, WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE the Gulf of Mexico. Deal with it.

I beg to differ. Was not always. Things change. It’s why we have 50 states. Started with 13. Those that fail to adapt usually fade away. You can belly ache all you want. But facts matter.

[Rocksnap]

Originally Posted by RustyandEthel

I think it should be renamed the Gulf of George Floyd

Great, a drugged out crackhead who died of a drug overdose. You probably want to change the name The United States Of America to The Fractured States Of Fruitloops.

[ChilePepper]

Originally Posted by Priebehouse

It IS, WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE the Gulf of Mexico. Deal with it.

Do you use Google Maps? See what it calls the Gulf.

[ChilePepper]

For those that don't understand what President Trump is doing......In Dec 2023 there was a decision by the World Court that gave water above land shelves to those countries and ruled they were not international water. The renaming of the Gulf of America isn't renaming the whole gulf. It is renaming the area above our land shelves as our territory. You can't exactly put signs or border walls in the middle of the ocean. So for legal reasons, we need to identify these new changes on the map, so that new borders are made clear to maritime traffic. Those new maps will set the latitude and longitudes of where our border begins, or the Gulf of America. So all maritime traffic knows when they are leaving international waters. This is where knowing what is happening in the world will help you filter out drama, and help you understand the legalities in your own country. This had nothing to do with Trump's ego, he is strengthening our borders and making sure all maritime traffic understands the changes that happened in 2023. Putting legal protections in place to help us enforce any military actions or incursion in the future. Betting most of you never realized the US grew by thousands of miles.
Likewise, some of this radical idea of buying Greenland and possibly Canada. has nothing to do with his ego. That has to do with the race for minerals in the Arctic Ocean, protecting our borders, and getting us the legal right to help Europe protect their borders from the Russian and Chinese fleets that have been doing damage to infrastructure. If Greenland is the territory of the US, but still their own country like Puerto Rico, then we have the legal right to have a base there and the legal right to protect the waters around Greenland. The whole premise right now, if we were to go help Europe it would trigger an act of war. We would have to wait for Nato action to do anything. If we have the legal right, to be there. Legal right to protect Greenland, then any response to defend our territory is not considered an act of war. It makes it easier to help our Allies. Also, like as not, Russia and China have been making plans to invade Greenland. I have been hearing they are trying to buy up land around harbors in several countries or eyeing what they can take by force.
So Trump is not crazy. Not being an egotistical dictator. He is trying to strengthen the U.S. and working to provide some checks and balances that strengthen our ability to help Allies and prevent another world war. A lot of countries are getting we are the lesser of the two evils. Media not so much, they have grown allergic to fact-checking, and understanding any complex issue, and just become about stirring drama rather than reporting facts, all of the facts.
Author: Mike Belt

[MollyJo]

Originally Posted by phylt

I would guess that anyone can call anything anything, even if it's not the case.

they/them

ridiculous/ridiculous

[MollyJo]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

Showed navigating through the fresh water aquifer through the caverns and tunnels,
which sits beneath most of FL

very excellent photography about the fresh water around the Gulf of Mexico from Texas to Florida
swamps. .

I would love to subscribe to the streaming forum to watch The Americas. Is it possible to watch the program from the first episode? TIA

[Caymus]

Originally Posted by MollyJo

I would love to subscribe to the streaming forum to watch The Americas. Is it possible to watch the program from the first episode? TIA

It's an NBC product. Have you tried Peacock?

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

Showed navigating through the fresh water aquifer through the caverns and tunnels,
which sits beneath most of FL

very excellent photography about the fresh water around the Gulf of Mexico from Texas to Florida
swamps. .

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Gulf of What?

Most accurately the "Atlantic Gulf". The gulf covers an area of approximately 1.6 million square kilometers (615,000 square miles).
It is the largest gulf in the Atlantic Ocean by surface area. It is bordered by many countries.

Don't rush to buy a new atlas soon. Talk on the street in several days the Gulf of Alaska will be renamed the Gulf of Canada.

[Danube]

Originally Posted by ChilePepper

For those that don't understand what President Trump is doing......

As far as I know the only countries calling it Gulf of America are the US and israel.

It will be corrected in four years or less.

[Sgt Ed]

Originally Posted by Priebehouse

It IS, WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE the Gulf of Mexico. Deal with it.

I'm kinda with you sir, a good portion of that "body of water" has not changed name. Something about only the "Shelf" off our coast. Nothing like splitting hairs.

[Nancy Rodriguez]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

Showed navigating through the fresh water aquifer through the caverns and tunnels,
which sits beneath most of FL

very excellent photography about the fresh water around the Gulf of Mexico from Texas to Florida
swamps. .

I really do love it. I learn something new every time.

[Taltarzac725]

Love Tom Hanks. His wife has been popping up on my Facebook page for years. He is one of our best actors. He is a national treasure.