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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[–] 128 points 2 months ago* (7 children)

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.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    Really? I was under the impression that Trump had made it a law or something. If not, then what did that executive order actually do?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Executive orders only apply to the executive branch of the federal government, which is why they're called executive orders. They don't (or rather, are not supposed to) apply to anything else, including citizens and private companies.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    The EO changed the name on official government maps. Private companies don't need to adopt those changes. At one point Google even stated its policy was to use the name in common usage rather than pushing updates based on arbitrary changes by a neighboring ruler.

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  • [–] 51 points 2 months ago* (5 children)

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

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  • [–] 33 points 2 months ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 29 points 2 months ago (4 children)

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

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    I thought I was being paranoid dropping Google like a hot dog turd around 2018, but everything they've done since then has made me glad I'm no customer of theirs for the most part.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    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
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  • [–] 22 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 22 points 2 months ago (1 child)
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    [–] 16 points 2 months ago

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

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago

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

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Whatever... what about the epstein files?

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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

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  • [–] 30 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

    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).

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago

    Fuck google forever.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 months ago

    Don’t Be Evil

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    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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    I've seen that. It is close, but I think putting those names in separate places would be better, and of course this solution should be the version either for all, Americans, Canadians, and worldwide, or the version only for Americans, as, honestly, nobody else cares for the shit Trump is doing there except laughing.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago

    Yet another reason to switch to OSMAnd (OpenStreetMaps).

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Check out CoMaps. It relies on OpenStreetMap, which also has the correct name. Main downsides are a lack of business info, so it's more difficult/impossible to find somewhere to eat, and no traffic data.

    The best feature is that it's completely offline, you download everything to your device as you desire. No stupid squares to select and download like in Google Maps. I have the entire US on my phone, and don't need internet to navigate using that data.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I just downloaded CoMaps today to replace Google Maps as my default. One unexpected benefit is that they mapped the driveway to my apartment building and now directions lead to it rather than the street address.

    I think that's just good luck though as the driveway happened to end up closer to the centroid than any other driving paths. I see an open issue to use marked "entrance" points for routing which could allow people to specify where the right place to target would be.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago

    I love this

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    Ass kissing Trump servants.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 months 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
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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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

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

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Good boy Google, wuf.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

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

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

    Oh, fuck me, it is real

    …Lewis said to Clark, in the cold dark of the deep forest, on yet another relentlessly lonely night… 😉

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (3 children)

    I mean, it wasn’t that lonely.

    More intimate.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (2 children)

    And for that you downvoted Ken Burns?

    And while I admit that I totally made that poster (because I make a lot of show and movie posters), that is an absolutely legitimate Ken Burns documentary that very much exists.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago
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    Trying to find more Google services I can unsubscribe from...

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I switched to Mapquest yesterday. I should have done it a long time ago.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Time to go with century link instead of google fiber then

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