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Google quickly bows to Trump order and renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America'
- ChrisArchitect 26d ago[dupe] Discussion on source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495947 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495947
- anon7000 26d agoDoes the executive office actually have the authority to do this, or should Google be waiting for congress.
- FannyJoeStyles 26d ago1) Yes and 2) Sundar Pichai already gave Trump millions for his ballroom. Does foot dragging on this make sense?
- pseudohadamard 26d agoIt's "the palace", not "the executive office". The US first got rid of a king, and then 250 years later elected an emperor.
- kdkfkfmgnh 26d ago[flagged]
- jethronethro 26d agoDid the American people want to rename a lake? Do you really believe it was their "will" and not the temper tantrum of an insecure little man who's a sore loser?
- dc396 26d agoElections have consequences. I doubt anyone rational would have thought it would be a useful expenditure of time to get into this particular pissing match, but here we are. Maybe in the next presidential election the 87 million eligible voters who chose not to vote in 2024 might choose to participate.