Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updates

[mystikincarnate@lemmy.ca]

Why would the name have any bearing on the laws that govern what can, and can't be done there?

This is so freaking dumb I can't even.

[cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

California should just change Gulf of California to Gulf of Mexico

[humanspiral@lemmy.ca]

Biden outlawed oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Trump used executive order to rename it so the Gulf of Mexico “doesn’t exist”.

I'd be very surprised if all laws/treaties cease to exist if you just rename the "counterparty"/location. Declare Mexico to be named South Texas, and laws no longer apply there?

[grumpyduckling@sh.itjust.works]

It still requires Congress to pass legislation. I think they would have to leave the organization entirely or amend the resolution to join it and recognize it's naming convention. The executive order is illegal.

[justenoughducks@feddit.nl]

Except when it is frustrating and continually tries to send you through tiny "technically paved" service roads so you know anyone unfamiliar to the area would risk car damage because there is no way to mark a road as "low priority" or "only use if you live on that road".

[rxbrad@infosec.pub]

I don't disagree.

But recent interpretation of the use of executive order is hurtling toward the president having near-monarch authority

So, until the reach of executive orders gets reigned in... here we are.

[dirthawker0@lemmy.world]

They're on this stupid renaming kick. Renaming all the "woke" names back to the "original" white slavers and racists these places originally honored. There are few enough brain cells and energy in government and this is what Trump is making them waste it on. Gulf of THE AmericaS would make sense but obviously the intent is to claim it as the US's.

[rxbrad@infosec.pub]

Probably true.

But until a court actually steps up to say it, it's the Wild West out there. And as soon as this gets shot down, another executive order will get wedged back in there to keep the rigs drilling.

[duamerthrax@lemmy.world]

If this was a different admin, it was an international agreement and the name change was to refer to the the continent, I'd be on board. As it stands, this looks like the sort of BS power play the CCP does with the South China Sea.

[eager_eagle@lemmy.world]

yeah, America was a continent long before US was a thing. Which makes the "MAGA" slogan hilarious, as if he's governing for the other countries in America too.

[witx@lemmy.sdf.org]

W.r.t Pluto then you're no better than those people denying the science. The golf of Mexico's renaming is due to ego and politics, Pluto's classification is not

[cascadiangiraffe@lemmy.world]

Do. Not. Comply.

Giving in is what gives them the power.

I absolutely will call out people who think it's ok to just go along with the new fascist regime.

[0x0@programming.dev]

gilf

I've heard of MILFs... but i've only seen GILFs in Japan. That's not the geography we're discussing here.

[odd_so_star_so_odd@lemmy.world]

iirc it was not just to troll rusians, it was because it was found kalinin was a murderous psycho killing a lot of poles for the red army.

[sirushimself@lemmy.today]

But it's not even a win, if he would have called it gulf of united states, ok... but he didn't realize that America refers to all of us, how do you not get that. It's the dumbest mistake made by the dumbest president to ever grace our country. It's laughable because it's not even offensive.

[misk@sopuli.xyz]

You underestimate our need to troll Russians.

[kingthrillgore@lemmy.ml]

I've been sitting on moving off Gmail. Not anymore.

[beardedblaze@lemmy.world]

The Cyrillic still is Kaliningrad lol

[misk@sopuli.xyz]

That’s because we never bothered to learn those moon runes.

[filcuk@lemmy.zip]

Ultimate pettiness, show of power, or misdirection from other, more concerning news.
Could be all at of those or something entirely different, but it sure is pathetic.