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Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps. (www.commondreams.org)

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The president of Mexico on Thursday expressed hope that Google "reconsiders" its decision to change its online maps to reflect U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that he has the authority to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico.

Shortly after taking office, Trump issued an executive order announcing he was changing the name of the body of water to the Gulf of America.

For U.S. users of Google Maps, the gulf was listed as the Gulf of America as of Thursday. Google, whose CEO attended Trump's inauguration along with other tech moguls, said last month it has "a long-standing practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources."

But Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warned Thursday that her government "will file a civil suit" against Google if it does not revert back to labeling the international body of water the Gulf of Mexico.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Save your old maps for when this shit has to be reversed in 4 years unless the voters elect another republican troglodyte.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I hope they're so screwed over and see no real progress come next election because many are being affected, that's for sure. They'll reap the shittier half of what they sowed.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I used to be a "let's find some mutual understanding" guy but now that they've dumped this disaster on the nation I have no sympathy for them. Lost your healthcare? Cuts in services? Sucks to be you...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Apparently a lot of them are losing their farms. Which tells me that the US had too many farms.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

Thing is, the next MAGA/QAnon nutter will just tell people that it's the lib's fault and they will eat it up and vote for the next unhinged, cleptocratic sociopath. Or maybe by then the US will have gone full Russia and just openly manipulate the elections

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Hey! What did I ever do to you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He was into a girl, but you beat her over the head with a club and dragged her back to your cave by her hair before he could make the first move (and beat her over he head with a club and drag her back to his cave by her hair).

You trog-blocked him, dude.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Oops. My bad