Donald Trump, in his first month as Potus, froze a wave of boring executive orders, a temporary critical federal fund, presented by Elon Musk as the de facto city of federal employees. His policy announcements cover the LGBTQ community, so-called “DEI” policies, and federal agencies tasked with humanitarian aid and the public. health and safety. In addition to these surprising moves, Trump also targeted the lesser-known evil: names of waters off the southeast coast of the United States.
Once (for centuries) the Gulf of Mexico is now featured 1984– Style Double Speech As the “Gulf of America.”
The tech companies did little to push back the name change. Google announced that it would change the title of Google Maps almost immediately, and Apple soon followed suit. However, the new extension for Chrome users titled “fixthegulf”may help users fight back instead.
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Created and uploaded to Modder and iOS developer Bryce Bostwick github On February 15th, the extension will restore Gulf of Mexico titles in Google Maps with the click of a button (or as Bostwick says “Reclaims”). The simple but influential use of digital tools to ignore the Trump administration’s aggressive policy push.
“There are now many horrifying executive orders being issued,” reads the extension’s download page. “This isn’t one of the most important things. But it might be the easiest to ignore.” Bostwick explains how it works and how interested developers can do it themselves. Decompose exactly what you can build on.
