... in Dallas at the “mini-convention” and while he’s campaigning for Paxton.“Breaking News” from President Trump
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 27, 2026
As of 4:30 pm today the U.S. Geological Survey has officially designated the former Lake Ontario to be renamed as Lake America in all official USGS electronic documents.
The change will begin occurring in printed documents over the next… pic.twitter.com/L6AdmHKcMl
Because people in Texas really care about the names of the Great Lakes. If they know the names of all five lakes. Or that “Ontario” is the Native American name for that lake.
So, racist and insensitive and stupid and pointless and nothing anybody asked for…and less than two months before voting starts in Texas.
Trump will be so proud of himself.
I REALLY want Trump to campaign for Paxton. Maybe for Abbott, too. 😈
🔥 @MapQuest ftw 🙌🏽 pic.twitter.com/PjqJir09eD
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 27, 2026
I was more curious than I should be how Lake Ontario/America usage would compare to Gulf of Mexico/America usage. Then I came across a Nieman analysis (https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nine-months-later-that-body-of-water-down-south-is-still-the-gulf-of-mexico-to-news-outlets) and saw Gulf of America usage was a quickly passing fad. My guess is even fewer will use Lake America.
ReplyDeleteWhich, if nothing else, underscores your observation about how stupid and pointless this all is.