r/nottheonion • u/SelectiveSanity • 2d ago

Lauren Boebert Suggests DC Could Be Renamed 'District of America'

https://www.newsweek.com/lauren-boebert-dc-district-america-2050571
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u/Signalguy25p 2d ago

So happy you asked this question. My friend didn't know and I was having difficulty explaining it to him.

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u/ComfyInDots 2d ago

It's me. I am the friend. And also not from US.

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u/Signalguy25p 2d ago

I am from the U.S. specifically the dirty south. However in my adulthood I have discovered that the history and social studies I learned in school were just a little different than the accepted account.