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Anger in Iceland over incoming US ambassador’s ‘52nd state’ joke (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] breezeblock@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago

What a fat fuck

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can’t they just like say “Nope, send us a different one”?

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 months ago

Indeed they can. It's called expelling an ambassador, and is usually a sign that diplomatic relations are bad and deteriorating. I have no idea if that's the right move, especially given current circumstances.