Google changes the name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America

[Lexi Darling]

I'll think he'll rename the Internet forum SCD to CDT (Completely Donald Trump).

He'll throw his buddy Elon a bone and rename Musicbanter to Muskbanter.

[SGR]

I'll think he'll rename the Internet forum SCD to CDT (Completely Donald Trump).

[jimmy jazz]

lol ffs

[Lexi Darling]

holy shit lmaooo

[Trollheart]

Brilliant.

[Trollheart]

Microsoft will of course become MicroHard

Google will no longer use a multi-coloured/rainbow logo, but be instructed to use only red, white and blue.

The Eurovision will be changed to the Trumpovision and the Superbowl to the Trump Superbowl

The World Series will from now on only admit American tea - um. Yeah.

All churches will be instructed to replace their copies of the  Bible with a copy of Trump: The Art of the Deal.

[Lisnaholic]

It's ludicrous, offensive, unnecessary and divisive.

My guess:
(i) in the USA this namechange will become a litmus test of loyalty to Trump, so expect it to turn up soon on NOAA and CDC websites and on the lips of fawning politicos.
(ii) the rest of the planet will look on and laugh at a President and country trying to make such petty, unilateral changes - as the President of Mexico has already done, to her credit.

It's not often that my political guesses come true so promptly, so I can't let this news story pass by without comment:-

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/14/media/white-house-ap-ban-air-force-one-oval-office-gulf-of-mexico/index.html

The Trump White House said Friday that The Associated Press is banned from the Oval Office and Air Force One indefinitely.

The AP, one of the world's biggest news outlets, was singled out by the White House earlier this week over three words: "Gulf of Mexico."

President Donald Trump said last month that the US government would rename the body of water the "Gulf of America." The change has taken effect at government agencies. But other countries do not recognize the new name, and the AP has customers around the world, so it still refers to the Gulf of Mexico while also acknowledging Trump's decree.

Shortly before Trump departed the White House for Mar-a-Lago on Friday, the administration confirmed that the AP would not be allowed on Air Force One for the trip, either.

In a statement on X, deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich pointed to the Gulf dispute, saying the AP's decision "is not just divisive, but it also exposes the Associated Press' commitment to misinformation."

So, under Trump, a free and independent press takes another hit. I also notice with disgust that, as so often, a Trumpist accuses their opponent of doing the exact thing that they themselves are guilty of. In this case, the word "divisive" is being applied, not to the namechange decision, but to the AP, who, for perfectly good international reasons are not going along with it. It makes me wonder how far this petty bullying will extend on the world stage: will countries who change their maps get better treatment from Trump? Will countries who don't change their maps get frozen out and  labelled "divisive" like the AP has been?

[Trollheart]

Not only that, but he has the gall to use the word "misinformation". Who, after all, gave the US govt the right to unilaterally change the name of a body of water? I suppose we'll start hearing about "alternative facts" (and alternative maps) any day now. 

[Trollheart]

Merged these two threads as they're basically the same, and Quantum's was first, so I've merged mine with his.

[Buck_Mulligan]

It's not often that my political guesses come true so promptly, so I can't let this news story pass by without comment:-

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/14/media/white-house-ap-ban-air-force-one-oval-office-gulf-of-mexico/index.html

So, under Trump, a free and independent press takes another hit. I also notice with disgust that, as so often, a Trumpist accuses their opponent of doing the exact thing that they themselves are guilty of. In this case, the word "divisive" is being applied, not to the namechange decision, but to the AP, who, for perfectly good international reasons are not going along with it. It makes me wonder how far this petty bullying will extend on the world stage: will countries who change their maps get better treatment from Trump? Will countries who don't change their maps get frozen out and  labelled "divisive" like the AP has been?

And only yesterday at the Munich Security Conference JD Vance was lecturing europeans about censoring far right European groups. If only I Knew how to spell iron...

[QuantumSync]

[SGR]

With all this stuff, I'm reminded of the satirical cartoon map (The World According to Ronald Reagan) created by David Horsey in 1987