I still don't understand how one asshat can just decide to change a long standing geographical name without consulting and having it approved by other parties involved. If it's that easy I hereby decree that the United States shall now be known as Russia-West. Make it happen.

#google #geography #geographicnames #dictators

Google faces backlash over Donald Trump's Gulf of America order
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5153740-google-maps-gulf-of-america-controversy/?email=467cb6399cb7df64551775e431052b43a775c749&emaila=12a6d4d069cd56cfddaa391c24eb7042&emailb=054528e7403871c79f668e49dd3c44b1ec00c7f611bf9388f76bb2324d6ca5f3&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=02.20.25%20Tech%20SL

ICYMI: Gulf of America appears in Google Maps following government database update https://ppc.land/gulf-of-america-appears-in-google-maps-following-government-database-update/ #GulfOfAmerica #GeographicNames #GoogleMaps #GulfOfMexico #MappingUpdates

ICYMI: Gulf of America appears in Google Maps following government database update: Geographic Names Information System changes Gulf of Mexico designation to Gulf of America in U.S. territory digital maps. https://ppc.land/gulf-of-america-appears-in-google-maps-following-government-database-update/ #GulfOfAmerica #GeographicNames #GoogleMaps #GulfOfMexico #MappingUpdates

ICYMI: Gulf of America appears in Google Maps following government database update https://ppc.land/gulf-of-america-appears-in-google-maps-following-government-database-update/ #GulfofAmerica #GoogleMaps #GeographicNames #GulfofMexico #USATerritory

ICYMI: Gulf of America appears in Google Maps following government database update: Geographic Names Information System changes Gulf of Mexico designation to Gulf of America in U.S. territory digital maps. https://ppc.land/gulf-of-america-appears-in-google-maps-following-government-database-update/ #GulfofAmerica #GoogleMaps #GeographicNames #GulfofMexico #USATerritory

In zwei neu erschienenen Beiträgen bereite ich für Euch die Debatte über die Umbenennung des Golfs von Mexiko durch #Trump auf:

>> Bei spektrum.de geht es ausführlich um die Frage, wie geographische Namen überhaupt zustande kommen und welche Regeln es für sie gibt:
https://www.spektrum.de/news/golf-von-mexiko-wie-erhalten-orte-ihre-geografischen-namen/2252423

>> Bei @riffreporter kommentiere ich Trumps Motive und den vorauseilenden Gehorsam von #Google: https://www.riffreporter.de/de/international/trump-google-maps-geografische-namensaenderung-expansionismus-kartografie

#GolfVonMexiko #GolfVonAmerika #Science
#geography #geographicnames

Gulf of America appears in Google Maps following government database update: Geographic Names Information System changes Gulf of Mexico designation to Gulf of America in U.S. territory digital maps. https://ppc.land/gulf-of-america-appears-in-google-maps-following-government-database-update/ #GulfofAmerica #GoogleMaps #GeographicNames #GulfofMexico #DigitalMaps

Gulf of America appears in Google Maps following government database update https://ppc.land/gulf-of-america-appears-in-google-maps-following-government-database-update/ #GulfofAmerica #GoogleMaps #GeographicNames #GulfofMexico #DigitalMaps

In keeping with the proclivity of the orange shitbag to formally rename stuff to his personal liking regardless of what anyone else might wish, I'm applying to the Geographical Names Board of Canada to rename Donald Trump, President of the United States of America — wherever he goes — as the "Asshole of the World" symbolized by the image below. Because wherever he is, that's where it is.

#GeographicNames #GulfOfMexico #Trump #USpol