Anyone else worried that the next president (even Democrat, if they manage to get one) may well let some of the name changes be?

Hey Google. Why would I ever choose to use a product administered by such abject cowards?

We need a constitutional amendment codifying the existence independent agencies like the Federal Reserve, CFPB, social security administration, and USGS.

I wish Google and others weren't telling the emperor how regal his clothes look but it seems reasonable to remain synced with the USGS.

This gave me the shove I needed to cancel some longstanding Google subscriptions.

So...thanks, Google, I guess?

Hey Google. Don't you read these comments? Let's have a serious discussion.

So now instead of using the acronym HOMES to remember the names of the Great Lakes, we will use SHAME?

Since politicians just randomly changing maps and borders is now a thing...

I heard that the US is now the 14th Canadian Province, South and True. We need to practice our politeness, learn to have gravy on our fries, and get ready to give up our guns, for the good of the people, eh.

On the plus side, Tim Hortons, here we come!

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Now that's what I'm talking about

I had been waiting to see when Google and Apple maps will make this change. I believe both now do this "Gulf of Mexico -> America" rename, however I found that Comaps (which I learned about from someone on HN, shoutout to whoever that was) never did. I'm not sure how they decide on names, but it seems better than leaving it up to whatever the POTUS feels like at the moment.

If Trump renamed the state of NY to New Trumpland, would Google and Apple go along with it? Seems like they would. It's just embarrassing.

2004: "Don't be evil"

2015: "Do the right thing"

2026: "Just press down a little harder on the neck there please, that'll do thank you."

It should be Lake America (Lake Ontario) in America and Lake Ontario elsewhere.

Blindly relying on GNIS is silly, particularly when that dependency is forced on users.

(Also, what fucking law exempts GNIS edits from the APA? Can a Democrat President just rename everything in every red state to random strings?)

Google needs to be broken up. The next democratic president will have to break them up into pieces. Future presidents will get to use trump's new powers of doing whatever he wants. With google, there is more than enough bad behavior to legally break them up that will survive the courts.

Title is: How the GNIS Lake Ontario/Lake America name change in the U.S. will appear in Maps

How do we charge the people that caused all of these expenses for the US?

This is pathetic and embarrassing by Google. They're going to hide behind some corporate policy if criticized, but it's so cowardly, there wouldn't have been any consequences for ignoring it

There's a similar issue with the Sea of Japan/East Sea. The problem is that Trump is creating these new issues by renaming bodies of water.

The enablement of this man by america is unreal.

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Craven.

Weak and pathetic