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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order directing the interior secretary to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as Canada trade war persists.
Trump cannot force Canada to follow his preferred naming convention, however.
The move is reminiscent of his move last year to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.”
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Canada should rename it to Epstein Files Lake
Make a note on which maps companies comply in the US and boycott them.
That’s my knee-jerk reaction too, but on further reflection I’m not sure.
Sure, Google making sure it’s Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico in Google Maps is a nice thought, but that would be a strong political stand. Simply passing through the “official” names isn’t political, and I can’t judge too harshly companies not making specific political stands.
Ultimately, we have to all know that the names of these bodies of water will revert to their real names as soon as 'ol Donny kicks the bucket, right?
We have no assurances of that, and Google and Apple have no legal obligation to do this.
We have no assurances of anything in this life, but if I’m a betting man I put money on these stupid names being reverted when/if an adult is in the White House again.
And unless you work for Google/Apple/Microsoft in the GIS departments, you really have no idea if they do or don’t have legal obligation to pass through GNIS data.
Oh no, a rapist is calling to rename a lake in a country where 1/2 the population can barely read.
I am quite happy that Canada is diverting away from this dumpster fire of a country.
He seems to think Canadians will care what they choose to call that body of water.
Doubt he does much thinking
So if the US can just randomly rename stuff that doesn’t belong to them, Canada can too. I want to see them rename the entire United States to “Trump is a Pedophile”. That’ll look great on Google maps!
The US has a long history of changing the names of things because “fuck you”, Mt McKinley is actually Denali for instance.
I’d also like to unilaterally rename Ontario, California (ie: Ontario, CA) for creating unnecessary confusion.
Maybe they’ll choose to rename it themselves? Like, maybe Manitoba, CA? That’s got a nice ring to it!
This is what I came here to say or updoot if already said. Pleeeeeease make it happen. I would absolutely love if the rest of the world just started renaming shit in and around the US.
This is like trying to make “fetch” happen. No one is going to call it that.
I haven’t met a single person who is even willing to acknowledge the name change of the SkyDome. There’s no way anyone pays any sort of attention to him trying to rename a lake.
They renamed the SkyDome?
It’s technically the Rogers Center now.
Reposting because i said it yesterday:
Open Street Map will likely ignore Donnie’s foolishness like they did with the Gulf of Mexico.
Some fucktard already tried submitting it.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/188110788
Looks like it was reverted.
I’m a little surprised anyone using OSM would also be a Trump disciple.
I worry this might be more than just him throwing a tantrum.
When the water wars start, they’ll start going, Canada is stealing water from LAKE AMERICA, OUR LAKE, OUR WATER!
setting the stage for a future war
You worry too much. Trump isn’t capable of planning. Just sit back, crack a beer, and have a laugh at his impotent rage.
It would make me proud to be a canadian if the person that takes him out is one of ours. Wipe out the whole lot of them.
Chances are the honour will befall an American McDonald’s grill cook.
The child rapist pressy throwing yet another tantrum… maybe the latest babysitter can be more diligent with diaper duties?
Oh no! Anyways……
How about them Epstein files?
BREAKING NEWS: Province of Quebec renames Mar-a-Lago to Merde-a-Lago
Pedo-a-Loto
