Amid Other Recent Pro-Trump Moves, Google Maps Makes “Gulf of America” Name Change Official
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Google also recently removed Black History Month and Pride Month from its calendar app.

Google Maps has officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” for U.S. users of the app following an executive action by President Donald Trump.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    So can a President also change street names?
    Knowing how little Trump likes California, he might change names like Hollywood Boulevard, to Asshole Boulevard, Castro Street to Pussy Street.
    How the fuck can a President decide on names at all? Is it written somewhere in law or the constitution that he has authority for that?
    Can he also rename planets like Mercury to Melania, just because he thinks it’s cool?

    I know the law isn’t intended for a toddler to become president, but really? The president can decide arbitrary shit willy-nilly? that’s a recipe for an authoritarian president to abuse it, on top of the political system not being very democratic!! It’s like adding toxic to poisonous.

    I’ve been warning against American democracy being dysfunctional for 2 decades now (and UK), and nothing has been done, Americans must have been aware of this for a long time, and yet they’ve done nothing. Those that claim the American people do not deserve the current administration are wrong IMO, they’ve accepted this could happen election after election and done NOTHING!!