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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panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 53 pts · 6d
Make a note on which maps companies comply in the US and boycott them.
tea_n_typewriters@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 6d
blitzen@lemmy.ca · -2 pts · 6d
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?
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 6d
We have no assurances of that, and Google and Apple have no legal obligation to do this.
blitzen@lemmy.ca · -2 pts · 6d
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.
shittydwarf@piefed.ca · 34 pts · 6d
scrodumb@lemmy.ca · 29 pts · 6d
BREAKING NEWS: Province of Quebec renames Mar-a-Lago to Merde-a-Lago
Doomsider@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 6d
Pedo-a-Loto
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 6d
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!
cecilkorik@lemmy.ca · 29 pts · 6d
I'd also like to unilaterally rename Ontario, California (ie: Ontario, CA) for creating unnecessary confusion.
psycotica0@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 6d
Maybe they'll choose to rename it themselves? Like, maybe Manitoba, CA? That's got a nice ring to it!
Dzheyk@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 6d
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.
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 6d
The US has a long history of changing the names of things because “fuck you”, Mt McKinley is actually Denali for instance.
blitzen@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 6d
Obama reverted it's name to Denali, but of course Trump undid that.
Ultimately I think the solution is to call the mountain itself Denali (because of course that's its name), and if you have to placate all the idiots in Ohio, rename the national park (because the park is a federally administered thing) to "McKinley."
FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 6d
Canada - 🥱. We and everyone else in the world still call it Lake Ontario. 🖕
🍁True North Strong and Free 🍁
CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 6d
Im ok calling the american half 'Lake Epstein" but the canadian half is Lake Ontario.
FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 6d
Reasonable.
SubstituteTurkey@lemmy.ca · 24 pts · 6d
He seems to think Canadians will care what they choose to call that body of water.
Malyca@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 6d
Doubt he does much thinking
wirebeads@lemmy.ca · 19 pts · 6d
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.
kent_eh@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 6d
Trump cannot force anyone outside of the USA to respect his childish renaming bullshit.
He can't even force Americans to play his stupid game, though I'm sure a bunch if them will happily play along.
veeesix@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 6d
He can call it what he will, but Canadians still call the Rogers Centre the SkyDome over 20 years later.
definitemaybe@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 6d
They could have just called it the Rogers Skydome, and nobody would have cared. I'm more mad about that than I am with the orange pedo having another tantrum with Lake Ontario.
It's all just an attempted distraction from the Republicans' ruinous economic and social policy. And hoping we forget about the Epstein files. Release the full Epstein files, with only victims images and PIA redacted.
But Rogers was just being senselessly stupid. They weren't trying to cover up being pedophiles, afaik, so why did they do it?
vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 6d
Realest fucking thing in this thread honestly
Jhex@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 6d
The child rapist pressy throwing yet another tantrum... maybe the latest babysitter can be more diligent with diaper duties?
NoFearFrontier@feddit.org · 14 pts · 6d
Canada should rename it to Epstein Files Lake
reddig33@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 6d
This is like trying to make “fetch” happen. No one is going to call it that.
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 6d
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.
grey_maniac@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 6d
They renamed the SkyDome?
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 6d
It's technically the Rogers Center now.
jaemo@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 6d
Reposting because i said it yesterday:
Rentlar@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 6d
In response, the City of Toronto can propose renaming the Green Lane Landfill to the Donald J. Trump Memorial Landfill, or Donald Dump for short.
RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 6d
Open Street Map will likely ignore Donnie's foolishness like they did with the Gulf of Mexico.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 6d
Some fucktard already tried submitting it.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/188110788
Looks like it was reverted.
RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 6d
I'm a little surprised anyone using OSM would also be a Trump disciple.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 6d
Lake Epstein, it even has islands.
shirro@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 6d
No Lake Michigan is Lake Epstein. Don't need to rename Canada's great lakes and Lake Michigan is all in their borders. Also that is the one the FBI complaint alleges Trump witnessed the newborn of a 13 yr old Epstein victim murdered and dumped. If people want to get under his deathly orange skin run with that one.
Typotyper@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 6d
That would be a great jab at his ego. light him on fire lol
BC_viper@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 6d
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.
scrodumb@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 6d
Chances are the honour will befall an American McDonald's grill cook.
justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io · 7 pts · 6d
I like the AP news article that points out Trump doesn't have the power or authority to do this and it is an entirely meaningless change except to cause US schools to update books four times.
bedwyr@piefed.ca · 7 pts · 6d
Please everyone, just ignore this shit. Better yet laugh at them and call them morons then ignore it.
danielquinn@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 6d
We should rename the entire US "South Canada" or "Lesser Canada".
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 6d
Oh no! Anyways…..
How about them Epstein files?
theacharnian@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 6d
I just signed a piece of toilet paper directing my ass to rename Donald Trump to "Donald Duck".
aarch0x40@piefed.social · 3 pts · 6d
CalemitousVariantK@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 6d
Lake Superior is named that because Obama was a better president.
But don't let trump or the magat cult know.
Colalextrast@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 6d
Jfc whats the acronym for remembering the lake names supposed to be now? HAMES?
... oh, wait, no. Its SHAME. Maybe this ain't such a bad shift in that light.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 6d
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
breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 6d
You worry too much. Trump isn't capable of planning. Just sit back, crack a beer, and have a laugh at his impotent rage.
ProudCanadianCitizen@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 5d
An interesting factoid - Lake Ontario is the SMALLEST of the Great lakes.
DarkFuture@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 5d
I pissed my name into a bunch of fences as a kid. Didn't make them my fences.
SneakyWeasel@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 5d
Boy it would be nice if trump walked off a short bridge
ProudCanadianCitizen@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 5d
Just checked, Google Maps still calling it Lake Ontario.
But this is just the ammunition Vance needs to dethrone Trump after the mid-terms. "Rome burns while Nero fiddles’.
Not only are Trump’s antics the laughing stock in Canada, the laughter is spreading into America as well. Why is Trump throwing a hissy fit over the name of a Lake when the American economy is crumbing? This is his top priority?
It won’t take much for Vance to question Trump’s mental health and fitness for office when he is ready to act.
The American polls are against Trump on this issue. Just under 4 in five (79%) of Americans have a favorable impression of Canada. They may not be following the trade talks, but this message was directed at Americans, and it is hard for them to miss. Why is Trump so visibly trash-talking Canada? It has absolutely no political up side, with no hope it will be favorable to those Republicans who are facing Senate and House elections in three months. The more that Republicans distance themselves from Trump, the easier it is for Vance.
RepulsiveChicken270@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 5d
I have a feeling Vance is gonna wait until after the midterms and pull the 25th amendment card. If he does it before the midterms he can only serve 1.5 terms (if he were to win a general election), vs 2.5 terms if he waits until after.
greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 6d
Look, as an American in pretty disappointed in my president. I don't care much about renaming the lake, but I do care he came up with such a dogshit name. I propose the name "Lake Democracy Manifest"
vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 6d
"Lake Succulent Chinese Meal"
herbal_remedy@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 6d
I was going to post something witty but the neighbors dog just took a trump on my lawn and I gotta go clean it. Every day some dog or another is taking a trump on my lawn. trumps are disgusting and smelly!
PlaidBaron@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 5d
Lets rename Lake Michigan to Lake Ontario Jr.
xyro@morbier.foo · 1 pts · 6d
Should have went with Lake Retarded or Lake Epstein to stay coherent
SirMaple__@lemmy.ca · -1 pts · 6d