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submitted 3 weeks ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Trumps's order affects the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which ​sets the standards for official U.S. maps.

Google Maps has changed the name of “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America” for U.S. users to reflect President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the lake, according to ​a Google statement.

Trump announced on Thursday that he was changing the name ‌of the smallest of the five Great Lakes, part of an escalating trade feud with Canada that has prompted the two countries to impose reciprocal tariffs on billions of dollars ​in goods.

The president’s order affects the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which ​sets the standards for official U.S. maps. It does not have ⁠any impact on Canadian naming conventions or how the rest of the ​world refers to the lake.

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[-] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 129 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It's important to remember that Google was not required in any shape or form to make this change. They simply decided that they'd prefer to continue sucking Trump's mushroom cock and make the change.

Stop using Google products. Also, remember this, if the fascists ever lose power. Remember that they were happy and excited to jump in bed with the fascist pedophiles, because they'll likely try to bury their actions during this administration and try to appeal to whoever is in power afterwards.

[-] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 23 points 3 weeks ago

The US tech giants are the IG Farben and Krupp of MAGA.

[-] Tango@piefed.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

That reference is a little too "inside baseball" for me, but based on the context, I assume those were companies that operated in the so-called Third Reich?

[-] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

And massively profited from it, yes. And still exist today in one way or another.

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[-] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 51 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

How did we elect an octegenarian toddler to the president's office?

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 41 points 3 weeks ago

Decades of unchecked racism.

[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago

Don't forget gutting the public education system (a process that was made easier by leveraging unchecked racism).

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago

That's really the biggest one, destroying education.

Deciding education is only for those who can pay is definitely one of the biggest crumbled pillars that sent us down a slope.

[-] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago
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[-] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 30 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Called it!

I’m sure google maps will be among the first to kiss his ass again. (or suck dick, whichever you prefer. verbally, I mean) Without any prodding.

Not that I was taking any risk predicting that.

Use Openstreetmap! (edit: any OSM-based app/site).

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Also recommend CoMaps; like OSM it's open source and privacy focused, no ads, very customizable. I prefer the cleaner interface of CoMaps but anything is better than Google.

[-] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

It, too, uses OSM.

Practically any non-Google map app does.

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[-] Ironfist79@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe it's time to get rid of all my google apps.

[-] bcgm3@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago

Well now the "HOMES" nmemonic doesn't work anymore... Gotta switch that O out for an A... I guess we could go with "SHAME:"

  • Superior
  • Huron
  • America
  • Michigan
  • Eerie
[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago

If Canada doesn't shape up its act and capitulate everything, Trump is going to order Lake Erie be called Lake America 2. The acronym then becomes HAMAS

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

Still SHOME in Canada.

[-] mercano@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

~~Don’t~~ Be Evil

[-] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 3 weeks ago

I wonder what it feels like to wield enough power to force a 4.22 trillion dollar company to bend the knee?

Keep sucking that orange shriveled pecker, Pichai. We see you.

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Makes you really wonder exactly how many Alphabet, Inc. executives are in the files.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Makes me assume every last one is.

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[-] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago
[-] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 weeks ago

Dear America,

You are literally living in the western version of North Korea. So maybe do something.

  • All your old friends that are new enemies
[-] goobersmash@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 weeks ago

OpenStreetMap still showing Lake Ontario.

[-] Escape13@slrpnk.net 16 points 3 weeks ago

So uhh, can we rename the country to ‘pedophile states of America’ for Canadian users then?

[-] analfabeto@lemmy.eco.br 15 points 3 weeks ago

Whatever... what about the epstein files?

[-] tyo_ukko@sopuli.xyz 15 points 3 weeks ago

They're now renamed to America files.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago

Okay so about the contents of those America files...

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Reminder that a lot of German businesses were happy to bend the knee to the Nazis.

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

It's been showing Lake America for me and my partner. We live in Canada.

[-] SailorFuzz@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

do you and your partner adopt rescues? I'm house trained.

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[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

Fuck google forever.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 weeks ago

I love this

[-] lemmyng@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Yet another reason to switch to OSMAnd (OpenStreetMaps).

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

They should label it "Lake America" (with the quotes) below the border line, and Lake Ontario (without any quotes, and maybe in a bigger font) above it.

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[-] 0tan0d@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

I gave mapquest a chance because of this. I loved the UI but Sadly they had the restaurant I wanted to go to marked on the wrong building. Fuck google. To all the laid off Google map devs please use your skills to help make an alternative.

[-] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 weeks ago

Sadly, making accurate maps isn't about skills so much as access to lots of high-accuracy data. The reason Google maps are so good is because they're constantly pulling in fresh data from phone telemetry.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 6 points 3 weeks ago

Reminds me of the time someone dragged a wagon of cheap Android phones to a sidewalk and it claimed there was a traffic jam. LOL

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[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 9 points 3 weeks ago

Canada should announce that they've changed the names of all the Great Lakes to Canadian names, like Lake Toronto, and Lake Ottawa. Make sure there's a Lake Saskatchewan, because there is no way Trump can read or pronounce it, so that will really piss him off. Maybe he'll painfully stroke out and croak, and we can all read about it the Big Beautiful Obituary.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I’ve signed a presidential order to rename Mar-a-lago to Turd-o-lardo Google has six days to comply.

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[-] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Also in Australia.

Edit: Hmm, it's the search results for "Lake Ontario" that return "Lake America" spam, the underlying map currently shows "Lake Ontario" here in Australia.

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[-] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Ass kissing Trump servants.

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[-] eurodyne@piefed.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Apple Maps still showing “Lake Ontario“… for now…

Edit: Monday, August 31, 2026: still Lake Ontario

[-] gezginorman@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago

i think it's lake america only to american ips. try with a vpn and private tab

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[-] axx@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

Good boy Google, wuf.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four."

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