I posted this once before, but it bears repeating.
And we will have our own maps, so we can rename large bodies of water. We will be the only country on earth using these maps. It will confuse everyone, but we’ll have our Freedom.
The media is doing it again. Trump is not changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico. He don’t have the authority to make such a change. He can however change that portion of the gulf that is in US waters. And that’s it!
I don't understand this. He's not legally authorised to do that. He can *suggest* it to the The U.S. Board on Geographic Names, but they ultimately make the decision.
Or just ignore it. Oh, and start changing the names of everything we want to change like for the next four years let’s call the White House the Pedo House.
But he cant though, that's the thing. I don't know why everyone is just doing what he tells them to – he's not legally authorised to change geographical names, not even by executive orders.
People are saying Nashville city council will be changing the city's name to Trumpville to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the signing of a document Trump has never read all the way through. 😀
The name "Gulf of Mexico" (Spanish: golfo de México; French: golphe du Mexique, later golfe du Mexique) first appeared on a world map in 1550 and a historical account in 1552.
This is BS. That is international waters and it is recognized as the G of M by the rest of the world. The FAA should adhere to the ICAO, International Civil Aviation Organization, charting of G of M so as not to confuse international pilots and flights. McKinley is different of course.
Aside from another example of trump & cos toxic stupidity, Gulf of Mexico rolls off of the tongue better than Gulf of America. Three syllables (Mexico) vs four syllables (America).
So very, very unhelpful. And wasteful. 3 major aircraft fatalities in ten days! What the U.S. needs is a robust, fully staffed FAA and flight safety board. Trump thinks this performative bullshit will distract from 84 avoidable deaths. Air travel is unsafe under the Trump-Musk administration!
Breaking: Trump orders Grand Canyon to now be called Trump’s Grand Crack. “I just want for everyone to look at my big, giant crack, biggest in the world, and I want everyone that sees it to think Trumps crack is an amazing crack.
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And we will have our own maps, so we can rename large bodies of water. We will be the only country on earth using these maps. It will confuse everyone, but we’ll have our Freedom.
"this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” — an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 6,705 square miles"
https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/above-average-summer-2024-dead-zone-measured-in-gulf-of-mexico/#:~:text=NCCOS%2Dsupported%20scientists%20have%20determined,to%20fish%20and%20bottom%20species.
Ridiculousness
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/google-maps-rename-gulf-mexico-gulf-america-us-users-2025-01-27/