Florida continues to advance legislation in the Gulf of America

Renaming Reality: Trump’s Gulf Power Play and Media’s Timid Response

When NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams splashed down last week after more than nine months in space, they landed in more than just water—they landed in a live demonstration of how quickly media organizations will bend to political pressure.The body of water where their capsule touched down has been called the Gulf of Mexico for over 400 years. But since Trump signed an executive order renaming it the “Gulf of America” earlier this …

Florida continues to advance legislation in the Gulf of America

Florida is on the verge of becoming the first state to enact legislation that would follow the Trump's plan to rename the Gulf of America.

Stop mocking Gulf of America or Washington, D.C. renaming is next, congresswoman warns Democrats

“So just keep the jokes at bay ... and maybe we’ll just stick to the Gulf of America for now.”

Beyond its propagandistic dimension, what legal consequences does the change of name of a portion of the Gulf of Mexico have? The post Questions about the toponym “Golfo de América” appeared first on Free Letters.

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‘Gulf of America’ name change means decisions for map creators

With the United States now recognizing the Gulf waters as the “Gulf of America” and not the “Gulf of Mexico,” digital map creators are deciding how best to reflect the name change for their users. TomTom, for example, is introducing a U.S. geopolitical view for its users in the United States; they will see “Gulf of America.” Translations will be available in English, Spanish, French and German, and users searching for “Gulf of Mexico” will find …